CHE-580 section 001 (Spring 2007)
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
CHE-580_001 Chemical Crystallography
Course Description: An introduction to x-ray crystallography with an emphasis on applications of interest to synthetic chemists. The fundamentals of x-ray crystallography, including symmetry and diffraction physics are illustrated using actual structure determinations. The modern language and methods of crystallography are given in their correct context. The course has both lecture and laboratory components that are taught concurrently.
Textbooks: The course does not follow any particular text per se, but the following would likely prove to be quite useful.
"Crystal Structure Determination" by Werner Massa (English translation by Bob Gould). Springer
: ISBN 3-540-65970-6.
"Fundamentals of Crystallography" by Carmelo Giaccovazzo (and others). Oxford University Press: ISBN 0-19-855578-4.
Notes: These will be added here as needed.
Links: A list of some useful websites.
Homework: These will be added as needed.
Exams: These will be added as needed.
Extras: Additional stuff that may be of use will be put here.