The benefits of Cu Kβ radiation for the single-crystal X-ray structure determination of crystalline sponges

Meurer, Florian; von Essen, Carolina; Kühn, Clemens; Puschmann, Horst; Bodensteiner, Michael

Abstract

The crystalline sponge method facilitates the X-ray structure determination of samples that do not crystallize or are too sparsely available to afford viable crystallization. By including these materials in a metal–organic framework, the structure of the guest molecules can be determined. Some of the inherent difficulties of this method are discussed and the use of Cu Kβ radiation is presented as a simple and effective means to improve the quality of the diffraction data that can be obtained from a sponge crystal.

Citation

Meurer, F., von Essen, C., Kühn, C., Puschmann, H., & Bodensteiner, M. (2022). The benefits of Cu Kβ radiation for the single-crystal X-ray structure determination of crystalline sponges. IUCrJ, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.1107/s2052252522002147

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 23, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Mar 10, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Jul 26, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 26, 2022
• Journal: IUCrJ
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2525
• Publisher: International Union of Crystallography
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/s2052252522002147
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1196834