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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.

Analytical services provided using x-ray diffraction.

NEWS

February, 4, 2021
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
One-step synthesis to an insensitive explosive: N,N”-bis(1H-tetrazol-5yl)methyl)nitramide (BTMNA) Y. Tang, K. Li, A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. Journal, 2021, 412, 128697.
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January, 25, 2021
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Mono-N-oxidation of Heterocycle-Fused Pyrimidines. Y. Tang, K. Li, A. K. Chinnam, R. J. Staples, J. M. Shreeve Dalton trans., 2021, 50(6), 2143-2148.
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December 28, 2020 300th For Dr Richard J. Staples
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University, Chemistry Department
Long-range Stereodirecting Participation across a Glycosidic Linkage om Glycosylation Reactions W. Yang, J. Zhang, C.-W. Yang, S. Ramadan, R.J. Staples, X. Huang OrgLett., 2021, 23(4), 11553-1156.
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December 22, 2020
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Hydrogen bond system generated by nitroamino rearrangement:new character for designing next generation energetic materials. L. Hu, R. J. Staples, J. M. Shreeve ChemComm., 2021, 57(5), 603-606.
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December 16, 2020
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
HFOX ‒ 1-Amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethylene as a precursor to trifluoromethyl, dinitro or trinitro-based energetic 1,2,4-triazoles A.K. Chinnanni, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett. , 2021, 23, 76-80.
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December 9, 2020
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University, Chemistry Department
Ritter-Enabled Catalytic Asymmetric Chloroamidation of Olefins D. C. Steigerwald, B. Soltanzadeh, A. Sarkar, C. C. Morgenstern, R.J. Staples, B. Borhan Chemical Science, 2021, 12(5), 1834-1842.
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December 1, 2020
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Very thermostable energetic materials based on a fused-triazole. Y. Tang, Z. An, A. K. Chinnam, R. J. Staples, J. M. Shreeve New J. Chem , 2021, 45, 85-91.
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November 24, 2020
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
A Duo and a Trio of Triazoles as Very Thermostable and Insensitive Energetic Materials. Y. Tang, Z. Yin, A.K. Chinnanni, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59(23), 1776-1774.
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November 12, 2020
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
An Azo-bridged Triazole Derived from Tetrazine. Q. Yu, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2020, 646(22), 1799-17804.
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October 20, 2020
X-ray Diffraction Course to be offered MSU Chemistry Depeartment Spring 2021
Using X-ray Diffraction to Provide Answers; Theory and Practice
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October 8, 2020
Publication in conjunction with School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Silver(I) Bis(phosphanylamino)naphthalene Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations. F.S.W. Potwana, M.N. Pillay, R.J.Staples, P.Singh, W.v. Zyl Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2021, 515, 12004.
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October 6, 2020
Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Aluminum-Based Initiators from Thiols for Epoxide Polymerizations Niloofar Safaie, Bandana Rawal, Kohji Ohno*, and Robert C. Ferrier Jr.* Macromolecules, 2020, 19, 8181–8191.
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October 8, 2020
Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Extraordinary Phase Coherence Length in Epitaxial Halide Perovskites. K. Nasyedkin, I. King, L. Shang, P. Chen, L.Wang, R.J. Staples, K. Sun, R.R. Lunt, J. Pollanen Condensed Matter , 2020, 1-23.
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AUGUST 18, 2020
New Microscope Funded By Almuni!.
NEW Zeiss Discovery Microscope V20 was purchased with Funds from Dr. James Hoeschele, former MSU Researcher working on cis-Platinum system. Please join us in thanking Dr. James Hoeschele for his generosity!
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