Bruker AXS, company
designs and manufactures analytical X-ray systems for elemental analysis, materials
research and structural investigations, today announced the first publications
of X-ray crystal structures determined automatically using the SMART™
X2S benchtop system.
X-ray crystal structures determined automatically using the Bruker SMART X2S benchtop system: A) Structure-Property Relationships of Stable Free Radicals: Verdazyls with Electron-Rich Aryl Substituents. Victoria Chemistruck, Dallas Chambers, and David J. R. Brook, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 1850–1857 B) 1,2-Dimethyl-4,5-diphenylbenzene determined on a Bruker SMART X2S benchtop crystallographic system. J. B. Briggs, M. D. Jazdzyk and G. P. Miller, Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o1171 C) ê3(Bis(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)phenylphosphine)-chloro-platinium(II) hexafluorophosphate. Scott A. Heston, Bruce C. Noll, Monte L. Helm, Acta Cryst. (2009). E, submitted for publication, May, 2009 (Graphic: Business Wire)
The SMART X2S was developed to provide automated, unambiguous 3D molecular
structure information to chemists in an easy-to-use, affordable and low cost-of-ownership
package. The SMART X2S is a true benchtop system that requires only low power
and is air-cooled for easy placement in any chemistry lab. The system provides
access to X-ray structures for non-crystallographer chemistry researchers in
industry and academia, and addresses the need for a lower cost crystallography
system in undergraduate teaching. The SMART X2S does not compromise on data
quality and can produce publication quality structures on routine samples automatically.
Professor Monte Helm of the Chemistry Department at Fort Lewis College in Durango,
Colorado commented: “As an inorganic chemist at an undergraduate institution,
I have always had to rely on collaborations with larger universities for X-ray
crystallography. This made research challenging, as I often had to wait long
periods of time and pay fees to obtain structures of compounds relevant to our
research.”
Professor Helm added: “Until the SMART X2S, I never thought it was even
a possibility to do X-ray crystallography at Fort Lewis College. My teaching
load made it impractical to have a large instrument that requires daily maintenance,
attention and experienced hands to operate. The small footprint and low operating
cost of the SMART X2S has made in-house research quality X-ray crystallography
a reality for Fort Lewis College. I anticipate my research will progress much
quicker and more efficiently because of this instrument. As an added benefit,
most of our undergraduate chemistry students will now get hands-on experience
with X-ray crystallography as part of their degree training - a real bonus to
their education.”
Professor Glen Miller, an organic chemist at the Department of Chemistry of
the University of New Hampshire, stated: “We are thrilled to have a SMART
X2S system in our lab. The instrument is fully automated and easy to use and
significantly extends the reach of our materials chemistry program by giving
us instant access to 3D crystal data. We now quickly and easily collect our
own structural information. The SMART X2S is part of our standard protocol for
small molecule characterization along with NMR and mass spec. Bruker provides
great customer service. We couldn't be happier!”