Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Organic Reaction Rates and Mechanisms

有了这项更新提案，有机和高分子化学项目支持了加州大学洛杉矶分校化学系Kendall N.Houk博士正在进行的工作。这项工作旨在发展有机化学、生物化学和材料科学中的有机反应性的一般理论-使用理论方法，并辅之以在胡克博士的实验室或合作者的实验室进行的实验研究。这项研究为本科生、研究生和博士后提供了宝贵的经验。该研究涵盖了广泛的领域，包括：周环反应(包括涉及双自由基途径和抗体催化的反应)、降冰片二烯和1，4-环己二烯的催化化学、裂解芳烃和其他有机电子材料的性质，以及乙烯基和苯基对COPE重排的影响。

With this renewal proposal the Organic and macromolecular Chemistry Program supports the ongoing work of Dr. Kendall N. Houk in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. The work is aimed at developing a general theory of organic reactivity in organic chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science - using theoretical methods complemented by experimental studies carried out in Dr. Houk's laboratories or those of collaborators. The research provides valuable experience for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.The research proposed covers a wide range of areas including: pericyclic reactions (both those involving diradical pathways, and antibody catalysis), the femptochemistry of norbornadiene and 1,4-cyclohexadiene, the properties of schizo-aromatics and other organic electronic materials, and the effects of vinyl and phenyl substituents on Cope rearrangements.