Conjugated and Highly Strained Fluorocarbons

本研究的重点是一个数组的合成 具有四至六个碳原子的骨架的全氟化化合物 十二个碳原子。 代表性分子含有 共轭π电子体系和多环骨架 由小的张力环组成。 化合物的研究 将包括产品组成、动力学和 热力学测量和量子力学计算。 氟碳化合物与碳氢化合物的比较 同行将阐明氟的性质， 有机化学中取代基。 %%% 有了这个奖项，合成有机计划正在支持 大卫M.勒马尔 在达特茅斯学院学化学。 勒莫教授将专注于 致力于深入了解 碳氟化合物

The focus of this research is the synthesis of of an array of fully fluorinated compounds having skeletons with four to twelve carbon atoms. Representative molecules contain conjugated pi-electron systems and polycyclic skeletons composed of small strained rings. Studies of the compounds will include determination of product composition, kinetic and thermodynamic measurements and quantum mechanical calculations. Comparison of the fluorocarbons with their hydrocarbon counterparts will shed light on the nature of fluorine as a substituent in organic chemistry. %%% With this award, the Synthetic Organic Program is supporting the research of Dr. David M. Lemal of the Department of Chemistry at Dartmouth College. Professor Lemal will focus his work on gaining insight into the nature and chemistry of fluorocarbons.