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EPSRC Reference: GR/R24760/01
Title: Molecular Structures of Inorganic Compounds By Electron Diffraction
Principal Investigator: Greatrex, Dr R
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Department: Sch of Chemistry
Organisation: University of Leeds
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 10 September 2001 Ends: 09 March 2005 Value (£): 2,517
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Chemical Structure
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Electronics No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Related Grants:
GR/R19663/01 GR/R22636/01 GR/R20373/01 GR/R20441/01
GR/R17768/01
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Recent and continuing developments in experimental and data-analysis aspects of gas electron diffraction will be exploited by application to key areas of inorganic chemistry. Investments in hardware ( enhancing experimental capacity ), software for scanning ( yielding dramatic savings in scanning costs ) and computers ( for data analysis and computational chemistry ) will increase efficiency. These are recent advances allow study of larger, more complex and less volatile compounds than was previously possible. Applications will therefore concentrate on four areas:1) MOCVD precursors, including amido and imido compounds, correlating properties of molecular precursors with those of their ultimate thermal or photochemical decomposition products;2) Metal complexes, particularly phospha-organometallic compounds and sandwich compounds;3) Intramolecular interactions, including steric effects in crowded molecules and donor-acceptor bonds;4) Boranes and derivatives - carbaboranes and other heteroboranes, including metallaboranes.The research has been planned to involve members of the research groups of the collaborators, so that training in the techniques of electron diffraction is a significant part of the work.
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