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
May , 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, xxx, ASAP.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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, ASAP .
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.
Publication in conjunction with Western New Englang University
Photoswitching Properties of 5-Methoxy-2-(2-phenyldiazenyl) Pyridine.
J.T. Foy, N. Ta, J. Hoyt, R.J. Staples, C. Ehm, Chemistry Select , 2022, 7(47), e202204517.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Balancing Energy and Stability of Nitroamino-1,2,4-Oxadiazoles through a Planar Bridge.
J. Singh, Staples, Richard, J. J.M. Shreeve Organic Letters, 2022, 24(48), 8832-8836..
New HIGH Pressure Synergy Diffractometer is operational in the CCR, Professor Weiwei Xie purchased athis system to perfrom Hign Pressure Crystallography here at MSU.
A Crosslinked Ionic Organic Framework for Efficient Iodine and Iodide Remediation in Water.
M. Zhang, J Samanta, B.A. Atterberry, R.J. Staples, Richard, A.J. Rossini, C. Ke Angew Chem. Int. Ed. , 2022,61, e20221489.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Effects of nitric acid concentration for nitration of fused [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-5,7-diamine
A.K. Chinnam, Y. Tang, R.J. Staples, Richard, J. J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans., 2022, 51(47), 17987-17993.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Highly Selective Nitroamino Isomerization Guided by Proton Transport Dynamics: Full-Nitroamino Imidazole[4,5-d]pyridazine Fused-Ring System
Y. Wang, L. Hu, R.J. Staples, Richard, S. Pang, J. J.M. Shreeve Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14(47), 52971-52978.
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University, Chemistry Department
Crystal structure of chlorido[diphenyl(thiophen-2-yl)phosphine-κP]gold(I)
T. Neils, A. LaDuca, J.E. Bender, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros Acta Cryst E., 2022, 78(10), 1044-11047.
Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth University, Chemistry Department
Construction of Highly Thermostable and Insensitive Three-Dimensional Energetic Salts Based on [1,2,5]Oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine
J. Samanta, R.W. Dorn, W. Zhang, X. Jiang, M. Zhang, R.J. Staples, A.J. Rosini, C. Ke. Organic letters, 2022, 8(10), 2678-2687.
Synthesis of Ester-Substituted Indolizines from 2-Propargyloxypyridines and 1,3-Dicarbonyls
H. Bos, D. Dreher, C. Hartgernink, C. Colin, R.J. Staples, C. Anderson The Journal Of Organic Chemistry , 2022, 87(15), 10241-10249.
Publication in conjunction with Univeristy of Idaho
Synthesis of a high-energy-density material through rapid replacement of crystal water of hydrates.
J. Zhang, Y. Feng, Y. Bo, A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh , R.J. Staples, X. He, K. Wang, J. Zhang, J.M. Shreeve Chem , 2022, 8(1), 2678-2687.
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Ligand-Field Spectroscopy of Co(III) Complexes and the Development of a Spectrochemical Series for Low-Spin d6 Charge-Transfer Chromophores
J.T. Yarranton, J.K. McCusker J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2022, 144(27), 12488-12500.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
Engineering bistetrazoles:(E)-5,5’-(ethene-1,2-diyl)bis(1H-tetrazol-1-ol) as a new planar high-energy-density material
J. Singh , R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Material advances , 2022, 3(14), 6062-6068.
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Synthesis of diphenyl-(2-Thienyl)phosphine, its chalcogenide derivatives and a series of novel complexes of lanthanide nitrates and triflates.
T. Luster, H.J. Van de Roovaart, K.J. Korman, G. G. Sands, K.M. Dunn, A. Spyker, R.J. Staples, S. M. Biros, J.E. Bender Dalton Tran. Front., 2022, 51, 9103-9115.
Asymmetric De Novo Synthesis of a Cucurbitane Triterpenoid: Total Synthesis of Octanorcucurbitacin B
Bucknam, AR and Micalizio, GC J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2022, 144(19), 5818-5829..
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Nitro-based and nitro-free tri-cationic azole salts: a unique class of energetic green tri-ionic salts obtained from the reaction with nitrogen-rich bases
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, G. Zhao, J.M. Shreeve Materials Advances, 2022, 3(12), 5012-5018.
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Isolation of the elusive bisbenzimidazole Bbim(3-center dot) radical anion and its employment in a metal complex
Benner, F and Demir, S Chemical Science , 2022, 13(20), 5818-5829..
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
pH-Controlled forms of 1-amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethylene (HFOX): selective reactivity of amine and hydrazinyl groups with aldehydes or ketones
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Materials Advances , 2022, 3(10), 4289-4294.
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
Functionalized planar aromatic rings as precursors to energetic N,N′-(4,6-dinitro-1,3-phenylene)dinitramide and its salts
J. Singh, S. Sohan, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2022, 6(7), 933-938.
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Steric Shielding Effects Induced by Intramolecular C–H···O Hydrogen Bonding: Remote Borylation Directed by Bpin Groups
J.R.M.Bastidas, A. Chhabra, Y. Feng,T.J. Oleskey, M.R. Smith III, and R.E. Maleczka Jr. ACS Catal. , 2022, 12(4), 2694-2705.
Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
Heteroleptic Rare-Earth Tris(metallocenes) Containing a Dibenzocyclooctatetraene Dianion.
E.R. Pugliese, F. Benner, E. Castellano, F. Delano IV, S. Demir Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 2444-2454.