Gas Phase Photolysis with Matrix Isolation: A Quest for Novel Reactive Intermediates

该奖项将支持北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的马尔科姆·福布斯博士的研究。该奖项是福布斯博士化学博士后研究奖学金的起始资助部分，涉及通过气相光解制备的活性中间体的基质分离和表征。通过对最近发展的电子顺磁共振/基质隔离装置的改进和成熟的气相光化学的使用，将研究一系列小的烷基双自由基和刚性的笼状金刚烷基双自由基。将获得有关结构、反应性和自旋多重性的信息。应用质谱学和光学技术将提供动力学和结构分析。将对许多建议研究的化合物和中间体进行分子轨道计算。

This award will support the research of Dr. Malcolm Forbes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The award is the starter grant portion of Dr. Forbes Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Chemistry and deals with the matrix isolation and characterization of reactive intermediates prepared by gas-phase photolysis. With the modification of a recently developed Electron Paramagnetic Resonance/Matrix Isolation apparatus and the use of well-established gas-phase photochemistry, a series of small alkyl biradicals and rigid, caged adamantyl biradicals will be investigated. Information regarding structure, reactivity and spin multiplicity will be obtained. Application of mass spectrometric and optical techniques will provide kinetic and structural analyses. Molecular orbital calculations will be performed on many of the compounds and intermediates proposed for study.