MicroED Characterization of a Robust Cationic σ-Alkane Complex Stabilized by the [B(3,5-(SF5)2C6H3)4]– Anion, via On-Grid Solid/Gas Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Reactivity.

3DED/MicroED datasets collected using a Thermo Fisher Scientific Glacios microscope equipped with a Ceta-D Camera associated with the publication "MicroED Characterization of a Robust Cationic σ-Alkane Complex Stabilized by the [B(3,5- (SF5)2C6H3)4]– Anion, via On-Grid Solid/Gas Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Reactivity." published in Dalton Transactions. 

Data collection details: 

200kV, microprobe, gun lens 4, spot size 11, 30 µm C2 aperture. Illuminated area was ~4 µm and a 40 µm SA aperture was used. Under these conditions flux is ~0.01 e-/Å^2/s. Camera length calibrated from Al powder was 958.5 mm. Data acquired using EPU-D with following settings: 2x binning, 0.5 °/s, 2s exposure, rolling shutter, noise reduction mode enabled. 

MRC format images can be processed with DIALS using the FormatMRC dxtbx format (distributed with DIALS from version 3.5 onwards), use goniometer.axes=1,0,0. Some processing notes for the σ-alkane Complex ([1-NBA][S-BArF4] in the paper) can be found here.