Collaborative Research: Reactions of Atomic Carbon and Related High Energy Intermediates

有机动力学计划的这笔赠款支持 Philip B博士的工作奥本大学的舍夫林， 他正在研究单碳的化学反应 原子的 这项工作将提供新的见解的性质 一类不寻常的化学中间体， 分子结构，但反应性非常高。 舍夫林教授将要进行的实验 我将集中讨论单个原子的原子碳的抽象 从碳氢化合物和卤代烃中产生相应的 单价次甲基炔，C-H和C-X。 的反应 具有小稠环的芳烃和芳族化合物的次甲基炔 将被用来研究和描述这种鲜为人知的 中间体类。 债券的大规模发行 形成原子碳将用于氧 氧合有机化合物的提取反应， 一氧化碳和新的高能中间体。

This grant from the Organic Dynamics Program supports the continuing work of Dr. Philip B. Shevlin at Auburn University, who is investigating the chemical reactions of single carbon atoms. This work will provide new insights into the nature of an unusual class of chemical intermediates having simple molecular structures but very high reactivity. The experiments that will be carried out by Professor Shevlin will focus on the abstraction by atomic carbon of single atoms from hydrocarbons and halocarbons to generate the corresponding monovalent methylidynes, C-H and C-X. The reactions of methylidynes with arenes and aromatics having small fused rings will be used to study and characterize this little-understood class of intermediates. The large exothermicity of bond formation to atomic carbon will be employed in oxygen abstraction reactions of oxygenated organic compounds to form carbon monoxide and novel, high energy intermediates.