Welcome to the Center for Crystallographic Research. Formed in July of 2007, to support the research endeavors at Michigan State University, with resources for Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction (SCXRD), Powder X-ray Diffraction (PWXRD) and X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF). The Faculty has acquired instrumentation from various sources which include Bruker and a Rigaku SCXRD instruments, a Bruker PWXRD and a Bruker XRF. Please check out the links and information within these pages and I hope that they provide a useful tool to discover the great advantages that X-ray diffraction can have on the research performed here at
Michigan State University and surrounding academic institutions.
2021 the CENTER ADDED HIGH PRESSURE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES TO ITS LIST OF RESEARCH OPTIONS.
Analytical services provided using x-ray diffraction. Single Crystal, Powder Diffraction and High Pressure Crystallography.
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October 18, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
An Organometallic Erbium Bismuth Cluster Complex Comprising a Bi66- Zintl Ion.
F. Benner, E.R. Pugliese, R.Q. Marsden, R.J. Staples, N.F. Chilton, S. Demir Inorg. Chem., 2024,63(43),20250-20256.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Sandwiching high energy frameworks by taking advantage of π-philic molecular recognition.
J. Singh, R.J. Staples, M. Fabin, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12(28), 17501-17509.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Energetic multifunctionalized nitro/nitramino isomeric pyrazole-tetrazole hybrids: enhancing density and detonation properties through hydrogen bonding and pi-pi interactions.
V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12(27), 16729-16734.
Publication in conjunction with Washington University, St. Louis.
Porous Organic Crystals Crosslinked by Free-radical Reactions
K. Samanta, J. Mi, A. Chen, F. Li, R.J. Staples, A. Rossini, C. Ke, Chem. Comm., 2024, 60, 7311-7314.
Publication in conjunction with Washington University, St. Louis.
Ultra-dynamic Isoreticularly Expanded Porous Crystals
Y. Zhang, R-R. Liang, B. Atterberry, F. Fangzhou, R.J. Staples, J. Zhang, J. Samanta, C. Ke JACS, 2024, 146(22) 15525-15537.
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
Iridium-CatalyzedAnti-MarkovnikovHydrosilylationofVinylbenzeneswitha Bis-Silane-CappedDouble-DeckerSilsesquioxane.
Sean P. Walsh, Andre Lee,*and Robert E. Maleczka,Jr Organometallics, 2024,43(10), 1085-1094.
Publication in conjunction with University of Michigan
Green Light Promoted Iridium(III)/Copper(I)-Catalyzed Addition of Alkynes to Aziridinoquinoxalines Through the Intermediacy of Azomethine Ylides
O. Zhelavskyi, S. Parikh, Y.-J. Jhang, R.J. Staples, P.M. Zimmerman, P. Nagorny Agnew. Chem. 2024, 63, e202318876.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
A domino reaction from a sensitive azide: the impact of positional isomerism on chemical reactivity featuring ortho azido/nitro substituted derivatives.
V. Thaltiri, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Material Chem. A, 2024, 12, 9546-9551.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Highly stable poly-nitro components achieved through supramolecular encapsulation.
J. Zhang, J. Zhang, J. Singh, W. Wu., R.J. Staples, J. Zhang, J.M. Shreeve J. Material Chem. A, 2024, 12, 5918-5923.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Manipulating sensitivities of planar oxadiazole-based high performing energetic materials.
A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2024, 506-513.