Chemical Crystallography

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Outline: This course will cover the theoretical and practical aspects of Small Molecule X-ray Crystallography. There will be both lecture and laboratory sessions with this course. Topics covered include: crystal growth, the diffraction experiment, space group analysis, symmetry, structure solution and refinement, powder diffraction, use of typical software for diffraction studies. The laboratory session will cover the practical aspects of crystal selection and the use of X-ray diffractometers.