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Principles of Crystal Structure Determination

Grundlagen der Kristallstrukturanalyse

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Volker Gramlich, Dr. Anthony Linden
oder n.V. gemeinsam mit der Universität Zürich
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:55:03

Abstract

X-ray diffraction, crystallography and single crystal structure analysis

Objective

To gain an understanding of the principles of crystal structure determination by X-ray diffraction.

Content

Basic crystallographic concepts: Unit cells, Bravais lattices, Laue symmetry, crystal classes (point groups), space groups, crystal growth, instrumentation, diffraction of x-rays by crystals: physical and geometric basics, powder and single crystal methods, structure solution and modelling, interpretation of crystal structure data; internal co-ordinates for structure description: atom spacing, co-ordination polyhedra, bond angles, torsion angles; intermolecular interactions, absolute configuration determination.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Will be distributed in loose form

Literature

W. Massa "Crystal Structure Determination", 1999, Springer Verlag. J.P. Glusker & K.N. Trueblood, "Crystal Structure Analysis - A Primer", 2nd Ed., 1985, Oxford University Press. W. Clegg, A.J. Blake, R.O. Gould & P. Main, "Crystal Structure Analysis - Principles and Practice", edited by W. Clegg, 2001, International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography 6, Oxford University Press. C. Hammond, "The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction", 2nd Ed., 2001, International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography 5, Oxford University Press. J.P. Glusker, M. Lewis & M. Rossi, "Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists", 1994, VCH Publishers. D. Blow, "Outline of Crystallography for Biologists", 2002 Oxford University Press. J.D. Dunitz, "X-ray Analysis and the Structure of Organic Molecules", 1995, Verlag HCA. D. Schwarzenbach, "Kristallographie", 2001, Springer Verlag.

General Information

Language
German
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Grundlagen der Kristallstrukturanalyse
Gemeinsam mit der Universität Zürich. Festlegung der Stunden evt. nach Vereinbarung
  • Tue 10:45-12:30 (HCI E 2)
3 h weekly

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