Conjugated and Highly Strained Fluorocarbons

这项研究的重点是合成一系列具有4到12个碳原子骨架的全氟化合物。代表性分子包含共轭pi-电子系统和由小应变环组成的多环骨架。对这些化合物的研究将包括测定产品组成、动力学和热力学测量以及量子力学计算。将氟碳化合物与相应的碳氢化合物进行比较，将阐明氟在有机化学中作为取代基的性质。有了这个奖，合成有机项目就支持了达特茅斯学院化学系的大卫·m·勒马尔博士的研究。勒马尔教授的工作重点是深入了解碳氟化合物的性质和化学性质。

The focus of this research is the synthesis of of an array of fully fluorinated compounds having skeletons with four to twelve carbon atoms. Representative molecules contain conjugated pi-electron systems and polycyclic skeletons composed of small strained rings. Studies of the compounds will include determination of product composition, kinetic and thermodynamic measurements and quantum mechanical calculations. Comparison of the fluorocarbons with their hydrocarbon counterparts will shed light on the nature of fluorine as a substituent in organic chemistry. %%% With this award, the Synthetic Organic Program is supporting the research of Dr. David M. Lemal of the Department of Chemistry at Dartmouth College. Professor Lemal will focus his work on gaining insight into the nature and chemistry of fluorocarbons.