Structural and Stereochemical Effects in Photochemistry. Preparation of Novel Ring Systems

这个有机动力学项目的奖项为洛克菲勒大学威廉·c·阿戈斯塔博士的持续研究提供了支持。Agosta博士的研究将集中在一种名为fenestranes的独特的、高度紧张的有机分子的制备上，以及通过紫外线照射有机分子产生的高能物质的特征。阿戈斯塔博士将继续致力于合成新的窗内酯，这将有助于更好地了解具有不同键长和角度的分子的化学反应性。他还将继续研究光化学生成的双自由基的反应性，并将研究氮芳烃的光化学，特别强调在照射下形成的不同三重态的表征。

This award in the Organic Dynamics Program provides support for the continuing research of Dr. William C. Agosta at The Rockefeller University. Dr. Agosta's investigation will focus on the preparation of unique, highly strained organic molecules called fenestranes and on the characterizaiton of high-energy species that are generated by the irradiation of organic molecules with ultraviolet light. Dr. Agosta will continue his efforts at the synthesis of new fenestranes, which will provide a better understanding of chemical reactivity in molecules with unusual bond lengths and angles. Work will also continue on the reactivity of photochemically generated biradicals, and he will study the photochemistry of nitrogen aromatics, placing particular emphasis on the characterization of the different triplet states that are formed upon irradiation.