Chem 590
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Modules
1. Structure-based
inhibitor design
2. Magnetism
3. Mass
spectrometry
4. EPR
spectroscopy
5. Heteronuclear
NMR
6. Metals
in organic synthesis
7. X-ray
crystallography
8. Practical
computer programming for chemists
Syllabus
X-ray crystallography
Instructor: Penelope Codding
Content: The course will provide an overview of the principles of acquiring, processing and analyzing diffraction data to obtain atomic scale structural information. The objective will be to understand the strengths and limitations of molecular structural information provided by diffraction experiments. Students will develop an ability to evaluate crystallographic reports.
Delivery: Five 90-minute classroom
sessions, which will be a combination of lecture
and student presentations from assigned readings.
The course will use the Oxford Chemistry Primer, “Crystal
Structure Determination” by William Clegg for
basic information.
This module will be offered late in the Spring 2008
term. Exact timing will be determined by consultation
with students who have signed up for this module.
Assessment: Preparation for classroom discussion (10%), student presentation (20%) and a referee report on an assigned crystallographic paper (70%).
© JS McIndoe, Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria. Updated 3 January, 2008.