Acquisition of CCD-Based X-Ray Diffractometer

Suny At Albany, Albany NY

Investigators

Abstract

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at SUNY Albany will acquire an X-ray diffractometer with CCD detector for small molecule diffractometry. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas: a) investigations of catalyst systems for efficient syndiotactic polymerization of styrene (Welch); b) studies on the calcium affinity of coordinated polyphosphonates (Dikarev); c) synthesis and study of acyclic and heterocyclic organic compounds of sulfur, selenium and silicon, including natural products from garlic, onions, and mushrooms, and the use of sulfur compounds in organic synthesis and as ligands (Block); d) design of novel supramolecular materials (Petrukhina); e) structural studies on the folding and unfolding of small globular proteins (Scholesz); and f) synthesis, structural characterization and physicochemical evaluation of metal complexes containing silylated and germylated beta-diketonates and related ancillary ligands (Toscano). The X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and it provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of the molecule relative to the neighboring molecules. The diverse research programs that will benefit from this diffractometer include those in inorganic, organometallic, organic, materials, biophysical and bioorganic chemistry.