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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

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Authors

Florian Meurer

Carolina von Essen

Clemens Kühn

Michael Bodensteiner



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
Publisher International Union of Crystallography
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1107/s2052252522002147

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