Acqusition of an X-ray Diffractometer with CCD Capability

San Diego State University Foundation, San Diego CA

Investigators

Abstract

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at San Diego State University will acquire an X-ray diffractometer with CCD detector. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: a) inorganic site directed mutagenesis; b) ketene-carbene chemistry and applications; c) biologically inspired organometallic chemistry - proton transfer and hydrogen bonding; and d) water-soluble N-donor ligands and corresponding complexes. 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. These studies will have an impact in a number of areas, especially biochemistry.