Issue 3, 2012

Changing and challenging times for service crystallography

Abstract

Crystallography is no longer solely the preserve of the specialist, a situation that has implications for the operation of crystallographic service facilities. This mini-review provides an overview of the challenges in operating a crystallographic facility from the perspective and experience of the UK National Crystallography Service – a modern mid-range facility. Examples of chemical research generating the greatest challenges for the modern crystallography service and the state-of-the-art tools, hardware, facilities and expertise that are required to address them are highlighted. An overview of current research trends in single crystal diffraction research, which will ensure the future development of the technique, is presented. The remit of the service crystallographer is examined, together with proposed examples of best practice.

Graphical abstract: Changing and challenging times for service crystallography

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Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
21 Nov 2011
Accepted
08 Dec 2011
First published
09 Dec 2011
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry

Chem. Sci., 2012,3, 683-689

Changing and challenging times for service crystallography

S. J. Coles and P. A. Gale, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 683 DOI: 10.1039/C2SC00955B

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