Single Crystal X-ray Crystallography

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This course will focus on both the theory and practice of small molecule X-ray crystallography. Students will become acquainted with the use of single crystal X-ray diffraction to solve and refine small molecule crystal structures. Students will learn basic crystallographic theory and terminology, which will allow for an understanding of the diffractometer operation and the data collection process, as well as the structure solution and refinement procedures. Topics such as Bravais lattices, Bragg's law, crystallographic point groups and space groups, as well as the concept of reciprocal space will be discussed.