Rigaku XtaLAB mini II benchtop chemical crystallography system

The next-generation Rigaku XtaLAB mini II benchtop chemical crystallography system is a research-grade, compact, single-crystal X-ray diffractometer designed to produce ready-to-publish 3D structures with good quality. A suitable addition to any synthetic chemistry laboratory, the device enhances research productivity by offering economical structure analysis capability. Compounds can be rapidly analysed as they are synthesised in the lab.

The X-ray tube life span is extended by running at 600 W. To countervail running at lower power, a special curved monochromator is used to produce usable X-ray flux comparable to a standard X-ray system and provide the same quality data as a larger 3 kW X-ray system. The instrument also includes a low-noise hybrid pixel array detector, as well as CrysAlisPro software from Rigaku Oxford Diffraction for instrument control and data analysis.

The detector is based on hybrid photon counting technology (HPC). The low-noise, high-dynamic range and fast frame rate allow precise, shutterless data collection — a technique that is effective at reducing data measurement time.

CrysAlisPro is a combined instrument control and data processing package that links seamlessly to the Olex2 small molecule structure analysis program. The product combines automated crystal screening, strategy software, concurrent data reduction and automatic structure solution to give the operator visual feedback a short period of time. In addition to its automatic routines, it includes tools and functions for dealing with non-standard or problematic data.