Crystallography Course
This course equips you with essential skills in single-crystal X-ray diffraction for solving real-world chemistry challenges. Master crystal selection and preparation, data collection optimisation, space group determination, structure solving and refinement, validation checks, and producing publication-standard reports for small-molecule and organometallic compounds, ensuring confident and accurate results.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on training in single-crystal X-ray diffraction, covering crystal selection, mounting, data collection strategies, unit cell determination, space group assignment, structure solution, refinement techniques, validation methods, and preparation of publication-ready CIF files for reliable structural analysis.
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Develop skills
- Solve crystal structures using direct, Patterson, and dual-space methods efficiently.
- Refine intricate models managing twinning, disorder, atomic displacement parameters, and hydrogen atoms.
- Optimise data collection by choosing crystals, planning strategies, and ensuring data quality.
- Determine space groups through cell indexing, systematic absences analysis, and pseudosymmetry resolution.
- Validate structures with PLATON/checkCIF and generate publication-ready CIF files.
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