Purchase of an X-ray Diffractometer

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。通过化学研究仪器和设施多用户计划（CRIF:MU）的奖励，来自加州大学戴维斯分校的R. David Britt教授及其同事Alan L. Balch, Susan M. Kauzlarich, Mark J. Kurth和Philip P. Power将获得一台带有低温装置的x射线衍射仪。该仪器将支持富勒烯、锌离子、金属对金属键合物、无机和有机金属化合物、卟啉相关装置和组合药物化学等领域的研究和教育。x射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和角度，并提供有关分子相对于邻近分子的空间排列的准确信息。这里描述的研究将影响许多领域，包括化学、材料化学和生物化学。该仪器将成为教学和研究的一个组成部分。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Multiuser Program (CRIF:MU), Professor R. David Britt and colleagues Alan L. Balch, Susan M. Kauzlarich, Mark J. Kurth, and Philip P. Power from the University of California-Davis will acquire an X-ray diffractometer with a low temperature device. This instrument will support research and education in areas such as the study of fullerenes, Zintl ions, metal-to-metal bonded species, inorganic and organometallic compounds, porphyrin related devices, and combinatorial medicinal chemistry.An X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of a molecule relative to neighboring molecules. The studies described here will impact a number of areas, including chemistry, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.