Rigaku presents latest X-ray diffraction technologies at 2018 SWRM meeting

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rigaku Corporation a global leader in analytical X-ray technology, is pleased to announce its attendance at the 74th Annual Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SWRM). The Central Arkansas Chapter of ACS is hosting SWRM 2018 at the Little Rock Marriott and Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, Wednesday, November 7 through Saturday, November 10, 2018. The theme of this year's meeting is "The Natural State of Chemistry."

The event features presentations, poster sessions, an exposition, receptions and an educators' day, including an assortment of symposia topics chosen from Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, Physical, Polymer and Chemistry.

Rigaku Oxford Diffraction (ROD) is representing its single crystal X-ray diffraction instrumentation at Table #8. Three dimensional atomic structures of small molecules can be determined by employing single crystal X-ray diffraction. This technique is applied across a wide range of areas, including new synthetic chemicals, catalysts, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), pharmaceuticals, and natural products.

The Rigaku Oxford Diffraction division offers a diverse range of small molecule crystallography systems — combinations of area detector, goniometer, generator, optics, and software — to address a wide variety small molecule crystallographic needs.

About Rigaku Oxford Diffraction (ROD)

ROD was formed as the global single crystal business unit of Rigaku Corporation after the acquisition of the former Oxford Diffraction organization from Agilent Technologies in 2015. ROD is a leader in the field of single crystal analysis, both in the field of chemical crystallography as well as well as macromolecular crystallography. Formed in 1951, Rigaku Corporation is a leading analytical instrumentation company based out of Tokyo, Japan.

For further information, contact:
Michael Nelson
Rigaku Global Marketing Group
tel: +1. 512-225-1796
michael.nelson@rigaku.com

SOURCE Rigaku