Reactions of Atomic Carbon and Related High Energy Intermediates

该奖项由有机动力学项目颁发，将为奥本大学 Philip Shevlin 博士关于原子碳和相关高能中间体（如亚甲基、卡宾和氮宾）反应的研究提供持续支持。许多这些高能中间体具有与传统路线制备的不同的反应活性和特异性。具体来说，Shevlin 博士将重点研究原子碳与环烯烃、N-取代吡咯、咪唑、取代呋喃和环戊二烯的反应。在每种情况下，我们都会研究产物形成的机制并分离反应中间体。 原子碳和小碳分子已被观察到生长成大型笼状富勒烯簇，为理解原子碳的反应性以及从中衍生的反应性中间体提供了额外的动力。

This award, made in the Organic Dynamics Program, will provide continued support for the research of Dr. Philip Shevlin at Auburn University on the reactions of atomic carbon and related high-energy intermediates such methylidynes, carbenes and nitrenes. Many of these high energy intermediates have reactivities and specificities different from those prepared by traditional routes. Specifically, Dr. Shevlin will focus on the reactions of atomic carbon with cycloalkenes, N-substituted pyrroles, imidazoles, substituted furans, and cyclopentadienes. In each case, the mechanism of product formation will be studied and reactive intermediates isolated. Atomic carbon and small carbon molecules have been observed to grow into large caged fullerene-like clusters, providing additional impetus for understanding the reactivity of atomic carbon and the reactive intermediates that can be derived from it.