MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Benchtop Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)资助的。利用重大研究仪器(MRI)项目授予的这一奖项，田纳西大学查塔努加分校的Gregory J.Grant教授及其同事Jisook Kim和Kyle Knight将获得一台自动化台式X射线衍射仪。该仪器将用于支持如下研究活动：1)过渡金属介导的分子正方形和六边形分子的自组装；2)立体选择性有机反应的有机金属催化；3)有机合成中还原方法的研究。X射线衍射仪可以准确和精确地测量分子的全部三维结构，包括键长和角度，并提供关于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一些领域，包括但不限于化学和材料化学。该仪器将成为教学和研究不可或缺的一部分。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program Professor Gregory J. Grant and colleagues Jisook Kim and Kyle Knight from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga will acquire an automated benchtop X-ray diffractometer. The instrument will be used to support research activities such as:1) transition metal mediated self-assembly of molecular squares and hexagons using thiacrown ligands, 2) organometallic catalysis of stereoselective organic reactions, and 3) study of reduction methods in organic synthesis.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 but not limited to chemistry and materials chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.