Covalent Fluoride, Oxofluoride and Nonmetal Main Group Chemistry at the Limits of Oxidation and Coordination

南加州大学化学系Karl O. Christe博士得到化学系无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的支持，研究共价氟化物、氧化氟化物和具有高配位和氧化值的非金属主基团化合物。该项目将针对新的同感多氮化合物的制备，新型二硝基酰胺的合成，包括氙-氧-氙桥化合物，高价化合物在内的体系的结构研究，以及理论和实验明显矛盾的例子。理论从头计算将与实验工作一起进行，以分析键合关系。这个项目将理论与极其困难的实验工作和物理表征结合起来，旨在对高能分子有一个基本的了解。这对生产和理解用于推进和储能的高能量密度材料具有潜在的意义。

Dr. Karl O. Christe, Chemistry Department, University of Southern California, is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division for studies of covalent fluoride, oxyfluoride, and non-metal main group compounds with high coordination and oxidation numbers. The project will target the preparation of new homoleptic polynitrogen compounds, the synthesis of novel dinitramides, structural studies on systems including xenon-oxygen-xenon bridged compounds, hypervalent compounds, and examples where theory and experiment are in apparent contradiction. Theoretical ab initio calculations will be done along with the experimental work to analyze bonding relationships. This project joins theory with exceedingly difficult experimental work and physical characterization and aims at a fundamental understanding of high-energy molecules. It has potential significance to the production and understanding of high energy density materials for propulsion and energy storage.