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Small Molecule X-ray diffraction I

Methods IAAC, Krossing

Small Molecule X-Ray Diffraction I Model: Bruker Smart-APEX II CCD Diffractometer
Unit and Room: Inorg. Chemistry, basement, R..-137
Responsible: Dr. Daniel Kratzert
Diffraction Methods
Further information: http://portal.uni-freiburg.de/molchem/equipment

Short Description:

CCD plate diffractometer equipped with molybdenum sealed-tube source and focussing collimator. High contrast and fast readout. Allows fast routine structure determination. Data reduction software is ideally suited for superstructure and twinning problems.

Picture of the Equipment

Small Molecule X-Ray Diffraction I
 

Available Experiments/Techniques:

Single crystal X-Ray diffraction (routine)
Single crystal X-Ray diffraction (high angle&charge density)
Fast unit cell determination .

Special Equipment:

Equipped with an Oxford Cryostream 600 crystal cooling device (100 - 350K).
Custom apparatus for low-temperature (-120°C to RT) crystal mounting under inert conditions is available.
Binocular polarizing microscope with digital camera is available for crystal mounting/evaluation. 

Measurements on the equipment are currently done by: Students after extensive training
Trained scientific service personal
 
Recent Publications, where this instrument was
important (citation):
Angew. Chem. 2009,48, 1133-1137.
Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 1966-1976.
 
Typical problems that may be solved with this instrument: - Structure determination in the solid state
- Bonding information
- Twinned crystals
- Fast crystal screening

 

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