Application of Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques to the Study of Key Reactive Chemical Intermediates

在这个由化学学部实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，俄亥俄州立大学的Terry a . Miller教授及其博士后和研究生将研究一系列烷氧基和过氧自由基的光谱。此外，他们还将对少量分子的锥形交叉进行广泛的实验研究。第一个实验的目标是为在燃烧和大气化学中重要的自由基分子提供诊断标记，而后一个实验将提供数据，帮助化学家理解锥形交叉影响化学反应的方式。除了拟议研究的更广泛的科学影响外，从事这些项目的年轻研究人员将获得物理化学方面的良好培训-在复杂的实验和理论方法方面获得宝贵的经验。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Terry A. Miller of Ohio State University and his post-doctoral and graduate research students will investigate the spectroscopy of a series of alkoxy and peroxy radicals. In addition, they will carry out extensive experimental investigations of conical intersections in a small number of molecules. The goals of the first experiments are to provide diagnostic markers for radical molecules that are important in combustion and atmospheric chemistry, while the latter experiments will provide data that will help chemists understand the ways in which conical intersections influence chemical reactions.Besides the broader scientific impacts of the proposed studies, the young researchers working on these projects will acquire excellent training in physical chemistry - gaining invaluable experience in both sophisticated experimental and theoretical methods.