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Award Abstract #0215950
Acquisition of a CCD X-ray Diffractometer for Chemical Crystallography Research and Education
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CHE
Division of Chemistry
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
July 25, 2002 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
July 25, 2002 |
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| Award Number: |
0215950 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Robert L. Kuczkowski
CHE Division of Chemistry
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
September 1, 2002 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2005 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$216000 |
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| Investigator(s): |
R. Marshall Wilson rmw@bgsu.edu (Principal Investigator)
William Connick (Co-Principal Investigator)
Anna Gudmundsdottir (Co-Principal Investigator)
Jeanette Krause-Bauer (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
University Hall, Suite 530
Cincinnati, OH 45221 513/556-2870
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
BIOT, AMPP, 9184, 9161
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati will acquire an X-ray diffractometer with CCD detector for small molecule diffractometry. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: a) the study of reactive intermediates in crystals; b) design of novel complexes as photodynamic therapeutic agents in the treatment of cancers; c) the study of unusual covalent and hydrogen-bonded geometries of promising catalysts and composite structures; d) the study of host-guest chemistry and molecular recognition; e) investigations on polymorphism and its role in drug interaction and design; and f) the design of supramolecular solids that can function as molecular machines, magnets and coordination polymers .
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, including the preparation of more efficient catalysts, drug development, and materials sciences.
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