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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Department of Chemistry

Center for Crystallographic Research

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.

NEWS

December 3, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Manipulating nitration and stabilization to achieve high energy. J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Science Advances , 2023, 9(46) eadk3754 .
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November 28, 2023
Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
Ortho-Alkoxy-benzamide Directed Formation of a Single Crystalline Hydrogen-bonded Crosslinked Organic Framework and Its Boron Trifluoride Uptake and Catalysis." F. Li, E. Li, K. Samanta, Z. Zheng, L. Wu, A.D. Chen, O.K. Farha, R.J. Staples, J. Niu, K. Schmidt-Rohr, C. Ke Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2023, e20311601.
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October 12, 2023
Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
Tripodal Organic cages with Unconventional CH---O Interactions for Perchlorate Remediation in Water J. Samanta, M. Tang, M. Zhang, R.P. Hughes, R.J. Staples, C. Ke J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2023, 145(4), 21723-21728.
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September 15, 2023
Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
Influence of metal on coordination geometry and solution dynamics in complexes of cis-ethylenebis(diphenylphosphine oxide) and Ln(OTf)3 (Ln = La, Sm, Lu) X-ray crystal structures and NMR titration studies G.G. Sands, G. Ertle, J. Mugemana, R.J. Staples, J. E. Binder, S.M. Biros Polyhedron , 2023, 245,116659 .
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September 15, 2023
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Crystal structure of a (carboxymethyl)tyriethylazanium bromide-2-(triethylazaniumyl) acetate (1/1) hydrogen-bonded dimer. F.M. Carlson, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros ACTA E. , 2023, 79(9) 800-6803, .
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August 30, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Energetic performance of trinitromethyl nitrotriazole (TNMNT) and its energetic salts S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Comm. , 2023, 52, 12341-123461.
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August 24 , 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Trinitromethyl-trazolone (TNMTO): a highly dense oxidizer S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans. , 2023, 52, 12341-12346.
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August 14, 2023
Publication in conjunction with MSU Engineering and Material Science
C-H···π Interactions disrupt Electrostatic interactions between non-aqueous electrolyte solubility S. Samaroo1, C. Hengesbach, C. Bruggeman, N.G.G. Carducci, L. Mtemeri, R.J. Staples, T. Guarr, D.P. Hickey1 Nature , 2023 15, 1365-1373.
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MSU News Release

August 9 , 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
A Dihydrazone as a remarkably nitrogen-rich thermostable and insensitive energetic material J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett. , 2023, 25(32, 6082-6088.
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July 20, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Design and Synthesis of High-Performance Planar Explosives and Solid Propellants with Tetrazole Moieties S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 5100-5104.
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May 24, 2023
Publication in conjunction with MSU CHEMISTRY
Thiol and H2S-Mediated NO Generation from Nitrate at Copper(II) P. Ghosh, M. Stauffer, M.E. Ahmed, J.A. Bertke, R.J. Staples, T.H. Warren JACS , 2023, 145(22), 12007-12012.
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May25, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
FOX-7 derived nitramines: Novel propellants and oxidizers for solid rocket propulsion. S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. Journal, 2023, 468, 143737.
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January , 2023
Publication Of First protien Collected on New Synergy Diffractometer
A Crosslinked Ionic Organic Framework for Efficient Iodine and Iodide Remediation in Water. Maity, S., Bingham, C., Sheng, W., Ehyaei, N., Chakraborty, D., Tahmasebi-Nick, S., Kimmel, T.E., Vasileiou, C., Geiger, J.H., Borhan, B. Analysis , 2023, 148, 1085.
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March 21, 2023
Publication in conjunction with MSU CHEMISTRY
A rare isocyanide derived from an unprecedented neutral yttrium(ii) bis(amide) complex R. Jena, F. Benner, F. Delano (IV), D. Holmes, J. McCracken, S. Demir, A. Odom Chem. Science , 2023,14, 4257-4264.
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March 22, 2023
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
A mixed phosphine sulfide/selenide structure as an instructional example for how to evaluate the quality of a model S. Parkin. J. Cunningham, B. Rawls, J.E. Bender, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros ACTA E , 2023, E79, 28-32.
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March 8, 2023
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Crystal structure of tert-butyl 3,6-diiodocarbazole-9-carboxylate E.N. Sielaff, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros ACTA E , 2023, E79, 345-348.
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February 27, 2023, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Bisnitramide-Bridged N-Substituted Tetrazoles with Balanced Sensitivity and High Performance A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 1481-1485 .
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February 22, 2023, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Design and synthesis of phenylene-bridged isoxazole and tetrazole-1-ol based energetic materials of low sensitivity S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans. , 2023, 52(11), 3449-3457.
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February 8, 2023
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Increasing the limits of energy and safety in tetrazoles: dioximes as unusual precursors to very thermostable and insensitive energetic materials J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A , 2023.
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January 30, 2023
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Guanidinate Rare-Earth Tetraphenylborate Complexes and Their Prospects in Single-Molecule Magnetism F. Delano IV, S. Demir Cryst. Growth Des. , 2023, ASAP.
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January 23, 2023
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Linear, Electron-Rich, Homoleptic Rare Earth Metallocene and Its Redox Activity E. Castellanos, S. Demir Inorg. Chem. , 2023, ASAP.
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January 19, 2023
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Molecular Switch Cobalt Redox Shuttle with a Tunable Hexadentate Ligand A.L. Raithel, W.E. Meador, T-Y Kim, R.J. Staples, J.H. Delcamp, T.W. Hamann J. Amer. Chem. Soc. , 2023, 145(2), 1367-1377.
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