Submitting Single Crystal Samples

Forms and Vials

Samples should be submitted in room 317 Chemistry Building Annex, along with a completed Structure Analysis Request Form. Samples should be left in their "mother liquor", and sealed in a suitable vial. The sample vial(s) should be properly labeled with your family name and the sample name as indicated on the Structure Analysis Request Form. The sample name is typically the name for the sample listed in your research notebook. Fees are charged for many services performed in the lab.

A pdf version of the Structure Analysis Request Form is available.

Samples from off-campus locations may also be mailed to:

Doug Powell
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Oklahoma
620 Parrington Hall, Room 208
Norman, OK 73019 USA

Samples mailed to the lab should also include the submission form above. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the lab director at (405)325-4542, or at d-powell@ou.edu.

Pre X-ray Testing

Samples should be tested for sensitivities to oxygen, water, light, temperature, etc., before being submitted for analysis. Remember that solids are usually much more stable than solutions. Samples exhibiting one or more of these sensitivities should be submitted in two or more properly sealed containers (Schlenk glassware or sealed ampoules). Air or moisture sensitive samples should be submitted with a small layer of solvent covering the material. Please discuss samples requiring special handling with the crystallography lab staff to assure the best quality results.

Before submitting any sample for crystal structure analysis, a small portion of the crystals should be tested by some independent means (NMR, MS, IR, etc.) to be sure that the sample is not really a reactant or an unwanted side product such as NaCl or S₈.

Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry | University of Oklahoma

Please send comments or questions to the lab manager.
Last modified December 13, 2007
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