US-Turkey Cooperative Research: Investigations of the Chemistry of Carbon Vapor

0138234舍夫林描述：该奖项是为了支持由阿拉巴马州奥本奥本大学化学教授菲利普·舍夫林博士和安卡拉哈特特佩大学化学教授法特玛·塞文博士共同开展的一个项目。他们计划对碳蒸气与羟基和烷氧基取代的有机物种的反应进行研究，目的是更深入地了解碳原子化学和卡宾重排。碳蒸气的化学构成了各种主题的知识基础，如富勒烯/纳米管/烟尘的形成、燃烧过程和星际云的反应化学反应。碳原子是少数几种可以研究几种激发态反应的化学物种之一。这些研究旨在扩大我们对极端电子缺乏对化学反应活性的影响的了解。许多不寻常的分子是由碳原子反应的产物形成的，例如本项目要研究的高度应变的小环积雨烯，否则就无法获得。碳蒸气反应研究的实际好处包括新材料的前景，如改性富勒烯和富勒烷。范围：该项目汇集了该领域的一位领先的美国专家和一位年轻的精力充沛的土耳其(女)科学家，他们在一个重要的研究领域工作。舍夫林是美国研究碳蒸气有机化学的领先化学家，他将提供复杂的原子碳生成方面的专业知识。塞文博士通过之前在奥本谢夫林教授的实验室中的合作，发展出了一些实验专业知识，而且还拥有相当多的理论专业知识。这可能会给教育和发展带来巨大的好处。碳蒸气化学的研究涉及非常复杂的想法，但所需的设备，既然已经由舍夫林教授有效地开发出来，就是坚固耐用和可运输的。因此，在土耳其的哈特特佩大学建立一个进行这些实验的设施是非常可行的。这将使塞文博士能够为她的学生提供尖端的研究机会，并加强对土耳其年轻化学家的培训。谢夫林博士和他的大学将受益于土耳其科学家作为研究生和博士后研究助理。这一建议符合INT支持在共同感兴趣的领域进行合作研究的目标。该项目由国际科学与工程办公室和化学部联合资助。

0138234ShevlinDescription: This award is to support a collaborative project by Dr. Philip Shevlin, Professor of Chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, and Dr. Fatma Sevin, Professor of Chemistry at Hacettepe University in Ankara. They plan to conduct studies of the reactions of carbon vapor with hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted organic species with the objective of having deeper understanding of both carbon atom chemistry and carbene rearrangements. The chemistry of carbon vapor forms the intellectual foundation for topics as diverse as the formation of fullerenes / nanotubes / soot, combustion processes, and the reaction chemistry of interstellar clouds. Carbon atoms are among the few chemical species whose reactions from several excited states can be studied. These studies are intended to extend our knowledge of the effects of extreme electron deficiency on chemical reactivity. Many of the unusual molecules that are formed as products of carbon atom reactions, for instance the highly strained small-ring cumulenes to be studied in this project, are otherwise inaccessible. Practical benefits from carbon vapor reaction studies include the prospects for new materials such as modified fullerenes and fulleroids.Scope: The project brings together a leading US expert in the field and a young energetic Turkish (female) scientist to work in an important research area. Shevlin is the leading chemist in the US in studying the organic chemistry of carbon vapor, and will provide expertise in the intricacies of atomic carbon generation. Dr. Sevin has developed some experimental expertise through previous collaborations in Professor Shevlin's lab at Auburn, and also has considerable theoretical expertise. There is a potential for significant educational and developmental benefits. The investigation of carbon vapor chemistry involves extremely sophisticated ideas but the equipment required, now that it has been effectively developed by Professor Shevlin, is robust and transportable. Thus it is quite feasible to set up a facility at Hacettepe University in Turkey for these experiments. This will enable Dr. Sevin to provide cutting edge research opportunities to her students, and to enhance the training of young chemists in Turkey. Dr. Shevlin and his university will benefit from having Turkish scientists as graduate students and postdoctoral research associates. This proposal meets the INT objective of supporting collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. The project is being funded jointly by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Chemistry.