Crystal structure determination of Rh6(CO)14(dppm) using intensity data from synchrotron radiation laue diffraction photographs

Abstract

Laue diffraction patterns, using the full white beam from a synchrotron source, can be recorded on film with exposure times of 1s or less; a comparatively small number of photographs taken with the crystal in different orientations can record a large proportion of the unique reflections, allowing a crystal structure to be determined fully from a set of films recorded within a period of 1–10 minutes.