Award Abstract #0521062
MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-User Single-Crystal/Powder X-ray Diffractometer

NSF Org:	CHE Division of Chemistry
Initial Amendment Date:	July 13, 2005
Latest Amendment Date:	July 13, 2005
Award Number:	0521062
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Carlos A. Murillo CHE Division of Chemistry MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2005
Expires:	August 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$323876
Investigator(s):	William Kassel scott.kassel@villanova.edu (Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Villanova University 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 610/519-6000
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	AMPP, 9161, 7237
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Villanova University will acquire a single-crystal/powder X-ray diffractometer. This instrument will facilitate studies in the following areas: a) optical and chemical properties of nanoparticles and their assembly; b) the synthesis, structural characterization, and reactivity of trans-spanning ligands on octahedral complexes; c) Organic Synthesis and Carbohydrate Chemistry; d) Chiral transition metal complexes for asymmetric catalysis; e) the structure of cytoplasmic fragments of TRPV1; and f) homogeneous Ziegler-Natta polymerization

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 polymer synthesis and nanoscience.

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