Structural and Stereochemical Effects in Photochemistry. Preparation of Novel Ring Systems

有机动力学项目的这一奖项为威廉·C·阿戈斯塔博士在洛克菲勒大学的继续研究提供了支持。阿戈斯塔博士的研究将集中在独特的、高度应变的有机分子的制备上，这些分子被称为窗烷，以及通过紫外光照射有机分子产生的高能物种的特征。阿戈斯塔博士将继续努力合成新的窗口烷，这将使人们更好地了解键长和键角不同寻常的分子中的化学反应。他还将继续研究光化学生成的双自由基的反应性，他将研究氮芳烃的光化学，特别强调在辐射时形成的不同三重态的表征。

This award in the Organic Dynamics Program provides support for the continuing research of Dr. William C. Agosta at The Rockefeller University. Dr. Agosta's investigation will focus on the preparation of unique, highly strained organic molecules called fenestranes and on the characterizaiton of high-energy species that are generated by the irradiation of organic molecules with ultraviolet light. Dr. Agosta will continue his efforts at the synthesis of new fenestranes, which will provide a better understanding of chemical reactivity in molecules with unusual bond lengths and angles. Work will also continue on the reactivity of photochemically generated biradicals, and he will study the photochemistry of nitrogen aromatics, placing particular emphasis on the characterization of the different triplet states that are formed upon irradiation.