Resumen de Integrating Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction in the Undergraduate Curriculum
Aspects of single crystal X-ray crystallography have been introduced into all four years of the chemistry curriculum at Santa Clara University. The laboratory components consist of (a) the determination of a molecular structure from a data set in year one, (b) the redetermination of that molecular structure and the determination of an ionic structure in year two, (c) the determination of another ionic structure from a data set in year three, along with the experimental determination of unit cell dimensions for crystals synthesized by students, and (d) a complete experimental structure determination in year four. Together with supporting lecture components, this program attempts, in part, to address problems in spatial reasoning skills common to chemistry students.
