Crystallography Course
This course equips you with essential expertise in single-crystal X-ray diffraction to tackle real-world chemistry challenges. You will learn crystal selection, data collection, space group determination, structure solving, refinement, validation, and preparing reports suitable for publication, focusing on small-molecule and organometallic compounds. It provides practical training from basics to advanced techniques for producing dependable results.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills in single-crystal X-ray diffraction through this detailed course. Master crystal selection, mounting, data collection strategies, unit cell determination, space group assignment, structure solution, refinement methods, validation techniques, and standards for creating reliable structures, clear diagrams, and publication-ready CIF files confidently.
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Develop skills
- Solve crystal structures quickly using direct, Patterson, and dual-space techniques.
- Refine intricate models by managing twinning, disorder, atomic displacement parameters, and hydrogen atoms.
- Optimize data collection through crystal selection, strategy planning, and quality monitoring.
- Assign space groups accurately by indexing unit cells, checking systematic absences, and addressing pseudosymmetry.
- Validate structures and prepare reports using PLATON/checkCIF tools and generating publication-ready CIF files.
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