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Small Molecule X-ray diffraction I

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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