X-Ray Crystallographic Facility
The X-Ray Crystallographic Facility of the
Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry conducts characterizations by X-Ray diffraction
of small-molecule organic or inorganic single crystals submitted primarily
by the
Department. As
an extension service, the facility also accepts sample submissions from
other departments of the
University,
and from local, national, and international collaborators of academe and
industry. The facility also serves as a graduate research laboratory for
selected graduate students pursuing studies in inorganic chemistry leading
to a doctorate degree.
Currently, structural studies are performed on a CCD-detector-equipped
Bruker P4 diffractometer (a four-circle
SMART
system) and a conventional, P4 four-circle X-Ray diffractometer. Both are run at low (< - 40 C) temperatures,
and equipped with molybdenum-target tubes. Structures are solved with SHELXTL
software. A microscope-equipped dry box is kept under nitrogen for mounting
air-sensitive crystals. Typical turn-around times under average conditions,
from start of data-collection to completely refined structure, range from
under a day to three days. We also maintain an ftp site
for the convenience of our collaborators. Visit our
gallery
to view several structures and other pictures.
Personnel:
- Prof. Arnold L. Rheingold (arnrhein@udel.edu), Professor & Facility Director.
- Roger Sommer, (sommerr@chem.udel.edu), Post-Doctoral Fellow, Crystallographer.
- Chris Incarvito, (cdi@wotan.duch.udel.edu), Graduate student.
- Adam Hock, (morpheus@udel.edu), Undergraduate student.
- Gene Rossi, (komodo@udel.edu), Undergraduate student.
Former Personnel:
- Dr. Louise M. Liable-Sands (lliable@wotan.duch.udel.edu), Visiting Asst. Professor, Rowen University.
- Dr. Steve Bennett (sbennett@shawnee.edu), Asst. Professor, Shawnee State University
- Dr. Ilia Guzei, (iguzei@chem.wisc.edu), Staff Crystallographer, University of Wisconsin.
- Dr. Omar Kekia , (okekia@yahoo.com) R & D Chemist, Ultrafine Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE
- Dr. Glenn Yap (gyap@palladium.chem.uottawa.ca), Staff Crystallographer, University of Ottawa, Canada
Resources:
- How to grow crystals!
- X-Ray Diffraction Explained
- Crystallography 101 (Intro.)
- American Chemical Society
- World-wide Directory of Crystallographers
- X-ray diffraction tutorial. A pictoral guide to crystal structures
- American Crystallographic Association W3VL - Crystallography
- Oak Ridge Thermal Ellipsoid Plot Program
- DIFABS [Read the FAQ]
- All about SHELXL
- Platon
- Internat. Union of Crystallography (incl. CIF)
- Cambridge Stuctural Database
- Institute Laue-Langevin: Making Matter
- Indiana University Molecular Structure Center
- X-Ray Crystallography Newsgroup
Collaborators:
University
of Delaware home page
Department
Chemistry
Home Page
Note: This page is never finished. Please report any errors and/or suitable links to arnrhein@udel.edu or cdi@wotan.duch.udel.edu.
updated: 12/6/2000