Collaborative Research: Reactions of Atomic Carbon and Related High Energy Intermediates

这项来自有机动力学计划的拨款支持奥本大学菲利普·b·舍夫林博士的持续工作，他正在研究单个碳原子的化学反应。这项工作将为一类具有简单分子结构但具有很高反应活性的不寻常化学中间体的性质提供新的见解。舍夫林教授将进行的实验将集中在原子碳从碳氢化合物和卤代烃中提取单原子，生成相应的单价甲基醚，C-H和C-X。甲基苯胺与芳烃和具有小熔合环的芳烃的反应将用于研究和表征这类鲜为人知的中间体。原子碳键形成的大放热性将被用于含氧有机化合物的吸氧反应，生成一氧化碳和新的高能中间体。

This grant from the Organic Dynamics Program supports the continuing work of Dr. Philip B. Shevlin at Auburn University, who is investigating the chemical reactions of single carbon atoms. This work will provide new insights into the nature of an unusual class of chemical intermediates having simple molecular structures but very high reactivity. The experiments that will be carried out by Professor Shevlin will focus on the abstraction by atomic carbon of single atoms from hydrocarbons and halocarbons to generate the corresponding monovalent methylidynes, C-H and C-X. The reactions of methylidynes with arenes and aromatics having small fused rings will be used to study and characterize this little-understood class of intermediates. The large exothermicity of bond formation to atomic carbon will be employed in oxygen abstraction reactions of oxygenated organic compounds to form carbon monoxide and novel, high energy intermediates.