U.S.-Australia Cooperative Workshop: The Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates; 13-17 July 1991; Queensland, Australia

该奖项将支持将于1991年7月13-17日在澳大利亚昆士兰大学举行的“美澳合作研讨会：活性中间体的化学”，该研讨会将由俄亥俄州立大学的Matthew Platz博士和昆士兰大学的Curt Wentup博士组织。目前在活性中间体领域存在着巨大的兴奋，这些分子对几乎所有的化学反应都是必不可少的。它们被认为具有发现新类型的分子、新的结构、新的材料、改进对化学反应的理解以及发现新的化学反应的潜力。活性中间体的进展对化学工业以及生物化学、医药、制药、新材料、石油化学、大气污染控制和射电天文学等领域也被视为重要的。20世纪80年代是活性中间体科学取得巨大进步的十年，这可以归功于合成方法学的改进和尖端新技术的引入。因此，举办美澳研讨会的时机似乎特别成熟，有助于对这些发展和应用进行深入讨论，并由兴趣互补但技能和专业知识不同的科学家参加。没有任何现有的替代办法，如戈尔丹会议，为推动这一领域所需的小组讨论提供了机会。特别是，这次研讨会将提供一个难得的机会，让对这一领域有浓厚兴趣的美国和澳大利亚的专家科学家进行接触。研讨会将允许大约25名美国和澳大利亚的研究人员回顾最近的研究进展，并讨论这一领域的关键问题。约六名第三国国民(来自日本和德国)也将参加。研讨会的目标之一将是确定美国和澳大利亚的联合跨学科实验，以促进对这些分子的结构和反应机制的了解。将出版一本摘要书和研讨会会议记录，以及合作研究论文。

This award will support a "U.S.-Australian Cooperative Workshop: The Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates" to be held 13-17 July, 1991 at the University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, and to be organized by Dr. Matthew Platz of Ohio State University and Dr. Curt Wentrup of the University of Queensland. Great excitement currently exists in the field of reactive intermediates, those molecules essential to almost all chemical reactions. They are seen as having potential for the discovery of new types of molecules, new structures, new materials,improved understanding of chemical reactivity, and the discovery of new chemical reactions. Progress in reactive intermediates is also seen as important for the chemical industry, as well as for areas as diverse as biochemistry, medicine, pharmaceuticals, new materials, petroleum chemistry, atmospheric pollution control, and radio astronomy. The 1980s was a decade for dramatic scientific advance in reactive intermediates, which can be attributed to both improvements in synthetic methodology and the introduc- tion of sophisticated new technology. Consequently, the time appears particularly ripe for a U.S.- Australian workshop, condusive to intensive discussion of these developments and applications, and participated in by scientists with complementary interests, but with different skills and expertise. No existing alternatives, such as The Gordan Conferences, present the opportunity for discussion in small groups needed to advance this field. In particular, this workshop will provide a rare opportunity for contact between expert U.S. and Australian scientists with strong interests in this area. The workshop will allow approximately twenty-five U.S. and Australian researchers to review recent research developments and discuss critical issues in this area. About six third country nationals (from Japan and Germany) will also participate. One goal of the workshop will be to define joint U.S.-Australian interdiscipliary experiments to advance knowledge of the structure and reaction mechanisms of these molecules. A book of abstracts and the proceedings of the workshop will be published, as well as collaborative research papers.