U.S.-Australia Cooperative Workshop: The Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates; 13-17 July 1991; Queensland, Australia

该奖项将用于资助将于1991年7月13日至17日在澳大利亚昆士兰大学举办的“美国-澳大利亚合作研讨会：反应中间体化学”，该研讨会将由俄亥俄州立大学的马修·普拉兹博士和昆士兰大学的科特·温特鲁普博士组织。反应中间体是几乎所有化学反应所必需的分子，目前在反应中间体领域存在着极大的兴奋。它们被认为有潜力发现新类型的分子、新结构、新材料，提高对化学反应性的理解，以及发现新的化学反应。反应性中间体的进展对化学工业以及生物化学、医学、制药、新材料、石油化学、大气污染控制和射电天文学等不同领域也很重要。20世纪80年代是反应性中间体取得巨大科学进步的十年，这可归因于合成方法的改进和复杂新技术的引入。因此，美国-澳大利亚研讨会的时机似乎特别成熟，有利于对这些发展和应用进行深入讨论，并由具有互补兴趣但具有不同技能和专业知识的科学家参加。现有的任何替代办法，例如戈登会议，都没有提供推进这一领域所需的小组讨论的机会。特别是，本次研讨会将为在该领域有浓厚兴趣的美国和澳大利亚科学家提供难得的接触机会。研讨会将允许大约25名美国和澳大利亚的研究人员回顾最近的研究进展并讨论该领域的关键问题。大约六名第三国国民（来自日本和德国）也将参加。研讨会的一个目标是确定美国和澳大利亚联合进行的跨学科实验，以推进对这些分子的结构和反应机制的了解。将出版一本研讨会的摘要和会议记录，以及合作研究论文。

This award will support a "U.S.-Australian Cooperative Workshop: The Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates" to be held 13-17 July, 1991 at the University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, and to be organized by Dr. Matthew Platz of Ohio State University and Dr. Curt Wentrup of the University of Queensland. Great excitement currently exists in the field of reactive intermediates, those molecules essential to almost all chemical reactions. They are seen as having potential for the discovery of new types of molecules, new structures, new materials,improved understanding of chemical reactivity, and the discovery of new chemical reactions. Progress in reactive intermediates is also seen as important for the chemical industry, as well as for areas as diverse as biochemistry, medicine, pharmaceuticals, new materials, petroleum chemistry, atmospheric pollution control, and radio astronomy. The 1980s was a decade for dramatic scientific advance in reactive intermediates, which can be attributed to both improvements in synthetic methodology and the introduc- tion of sophisticated new technology. Consequently, the time appears particularly ripe for a U.S.- Australian workshop, condusive to intensive discussion of these developments and applications, and participated in by scientists with complementary interests, but with different skills and expertise. No existing alternatives, such as The Gordan Conferences, present the opportunity for discussion in small groups needed to advance this field. In particular, this workshop will provide a rare opportunity for contact between expert U.S. and Australian scientists with strong interests in this area. The workshop will allow approximately twenty-five U.S. and Australian researchers to review recent research developments and discuss critical issues in this area. About six third country nationals (from Japan and Germany) will also participate. One goal of the workshop will be to define joint U.S.-Australian interdiscipliary experiments to advance knowledge of the structure and reaction mechanisms of these molecules. A book of abstracts and the proceedings of the workshop will be published, as well as collaborative research papers.