Crystal Structure Analysis: Principles and Practice (International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography) - Hardcover

Main, Peter; William, Clegg; Blake, Alexander J.; Gould, Robert O.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019850618X ISBN 13: 9780198506188

Publisher: International Union of Crystallography, 2002

Synopsis

This text focuses on the practical aspects of crystal structure analysis, and provides the necessary conceptual framework for understanding and applying the technique. By choosing an approach that does not put too much emphasis on the mathematics involved, the book gives practical advice on topics such as growing crystals, solving and refining structures, and understanding and using the results. The technique described is a core experimental method in modern structural chemistry, and plays an ever more important role in the careers of graduate students, postdoctoral and academic staff in chemistry, and final-year undergraduates.

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About the Author

Alexander J. Blake is at the School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham. Robert O. Gould is in the Structural Biochemistry Unit, University of Edinburgh. Peter Main is in the Department of Physics, University of York. William Clegg is in the Department of Chemistry, University of
Newcastle.

Review

"Explains the theory and methods behind the techniques of x-ray scattering structure analysis of crystals. Downplaying, but not eliminating, the mathematics involved, chapters discuss: crystal growth, evaluation, and mounting; symmetry and space group determination, data collection using four-circle diffractometers, area detectors, Fourier syntheses, structure determination by Patterson methods, direct methods of crystal structure determination, maximum entropy, least-squares fitting of parameters, structure refinement, the derivation and interpretation of results, the crystallographic information file, and crystallographic databases. Originating in an intensive course in x-ray structure analysis organized on behalf of the Chemical Crystallography Group of the British Crystallographic Association, this text assumes basic knowledge of crystal structure determination."--SciTech Book News

Edition details

• Publisher: International Union of Crystallography
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 019850618X
• ISBN 13: 9780198506188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280