Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer

• Subject Area: Molecular Chemistry
• Term: Funded in 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 423268549

Single-crystal X-ray diffractometry serves to elucidate the three-dimensional structure of compounds and is an immensely important and indispensable method of investigation for all research projects of the two applicant groups (Meyer and Siewert groups). X-ray crystallographic structure determination is of outstanding significance, since the new molecular materials to be synthesized and studied are predominantly paramagnetic and/or multinuclear metal complexes, so that methods such as NMR spectroscopy are usually only of very limited value for their characterization. Especially for the crystallization and structural analysis of highly reactive, air- and temperature-sensitive intermediates, which is a key target of the applicants’ research lines, single-crystal X-ray diffraction is an essential tool and provides valuable insight. The new device requested here is a replacement for a now 18-year-old diffractometer with low X-ray output, which has been used in continuous operation but inherently requires long measurement times and no longer represents the state of the art. The new diffractometer is thus needed to meet the current requirements in terms of performance and measurement capacity.

• DFG Programme: Major Research Instrumentation
• Major Instrumentation: Einkristall-Röntgendiffraktometer
• Instrumentation Group: 4010 Einkristall-Diffraktometer
• Applicant Institution: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Leader: Professor Dr. Franc Meyer