I currently synthesised a heteronuclear complex which I expected should have same powder XRD pattern with previously reported work. However, the PXRD pattern shows low crystallinity compared to previous work in which they where able to obtain crystal for SXRD. My sample pattern mimics the reported with little shift in some peaks and drastic reduction in peak intensity which suggest low crystallinity. So, a colleague told me about DASH software which I could use to index my PXRD pattern and be able to solve the structure of the new compound since I already have a reported crystal similar to my compound. He suggested I get the DASH software from CCDC database, but it's not free, I needed an access to a free version, can anyone help? Thanks.
I am not sure if there is any free version, but your best bet is asking the CCDC directly. They are generally quite helpful (as they are a nonprofit organization) and they may be able to direct you to someone in your university that has access to DASH.
Thanks @ Nitda. I got your recommendation but sometimes it's better to use a software people around you can handle incase you run into problems. However, I just got fullprof as well hoping to find my way around it. Thanks alot.
Lets put it in another way: Is there any free software analogous to DASH? Hope somebody will answer
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