Course: X-Ray Structural Analysis

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Course title X-Ray Structural Analysis
Course code AFC/RTGAX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nemec Ivan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- crystallography and the Internet, crystallographic journals - symmetry, crystal properties, methods for the single crystal preparation, selection of single crystal - sources of X-ray beam - conventional sources vs. rotational anode-like sources, synchrotron radiation, monochromators and collimators - diffraction of X-ray beam on crystal, interaction of X-ray beam with crystal, interference of scattered waves - single crystal diffractometers, detectors, data reduction, corrections, orientational matrix - structure solution, phase problem, Patterson function, direct methods - data refinement and their interpretation, R-factors, wR-factors, goodness-of-fit, - crystallographic, visualisation and conversion software (SHELX, SIR2002, CRYSTALS, ORTEP, XP, WinGX, BABEL, ) - examples of data collection, reduction and crystal structure determination - comparison of results following from single crystal X-ray analysis and DFT calculations (Gaussian03, PC Spartan Pro, HyperChem, ) - Crystallographic Structural Database - how does it work?

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course acquaints students with modern trends in X-ray technique.
Recall basic concepts of crystallography. Describe the method of X-Ray structural analysis applied to study of the structure of compounds.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Exam according syllabus.
Recommended literature
  • Fázový problém.
  • (1983). International Tables for Crystallography, Vol. A, Space Group Symmety. Dordrecht.
  • (1993). International Tables for Crystallography, Vol. B, Reciprocal Space. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
  • (1995). International Tables for Crystallography, Vol. C, Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Tables. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
  • Krystalografie malých molekul.
  • Všeobecně krystalograficky zaměřená.
  • C. Giacivazzo. (1992). Fundamentals of Crystallography,. Oxford University Press, IUCr.
  • G. H. Stout & L. H. Jensen. (1989). X-Ray Structure Determination : A Practical Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
  • H. Schenk. (1991). Direct Methods of Solving Crystal Structures. Plenum Press, New York.
  • J. P. Glusker, M. Lewis & M. Rossi. (1994). Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists. VCH Publishers, New York.
  • Kraus, I. (1995). Úvod do strukturní rentgenografie. Academia, Praha.
  • L. A. Aslanov, G. V. Fetisov and J. A. K. Howard, Edited by J.A.K Howard. (1998). Crystallographic Instrumentation. International Union of Crystallography, Oxford University Press.
  • V. Valvoda, M. Polcarová a P. Lukáč. (1992). Základy strukturní analýzy. Univerzita Karlova, Praha.
  • W. Borchardt-Ott. (1995). Crystallography. Springer.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Physical Chemistry (2021) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Analytical Chemistry (2021) Category: Chemistry courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter