What Is Single Crystal Diffraction?

Determine the three-dimensional structure of molecules

When chemical or biological substances crystallize into single crystals, the technique of X-ray or electron diffraction can be used to determine their three dimensional structure. The technique provides accurate and precise measurements of molecular dimensions in a way that no other method can approach and is the only method for determining absolute structure unambiguously. A frequent use is the identification of natural products, or of the products of synthetic chemistry experiments; however, detailed molecular geometry, intermolecular interactions and absolute configuration can also be studied.

• Crystal structure determination
• Molecular structure and geometry
• Absolute structure and configuration
• Single crystal diffraction
• Powder diffraction,
• Ambient and non-ambient conditions
• Displacement parameters
• Charge density
• Intermolecular interactions
• Structure correlation

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