US-Turkey Cooperative Research: Investigations of the Chemistry of Carbon Vapor

描述：该奖项是为了支持由阿拉巴马州奥本大学化学教授Philip Shevlin博士和安卡拉Hacettepe大学化学教授Fatma Sevin博士合作的一个项目。他们计划对碳蒸气与羟基和烷氧基取代的有机物质的反应进行研究，以期对碳原子化学和碳重排有更深入的了解。碳蒸汽的化学构成了各种主题的知识基础，如富勒烯/纳米管/烟灰的形成，燃烧过程和星际云的反应化学。碳原子是少数几种能从几个激发态进行反应的化学物质之一。这些研究旨在扩展我们对极端电子缺乏对化学反应性影响的认识。许多不寻常的分子是作为碳原子反应的产物形成的，例如在这个项目中研究的高度应变的小环积云，否则是无法接近的。碳气相反应研究的实际效益包括新材料的前景，如改性富勒烯和富勒化物。项目范围：该项目汇集了一位在该领域领先的美国专家和一位年轻而充满活力的土耳其（女性）科学家，在一个重要的研究领域工作。舍夫林是美国研究碳蒸汽有机化学的领先化学家，并将在复杂的原子碳生成方面提供专业知识。Sevin博士通过之前在奥本大学舍夫林教授实验室的合作发展了一些实验专业知识，也有相当多的理论专业知识。这有可能带来重大的教育和发展效益。碳蒸汽化学的研究涉及到非常复杂的想法，但是所需的设备，现在已经由舍夫林教授有效地开发出来，是坚固的和可运输的。因此，在土耳其的Hacettepe大学建立一个设施进行这些实验是非常可行的。这将使塞文博士能够为她的学生提供最前沿的研究机会，并加强对土耳其年轻化学家的培训。舍夫林博士和他的大学将受益于土耳其科学家作为研究生和博士后研究助理。该提案符合INT在共同感兴趣的领域支持合作研究的目标。该项目由国际科学与工程办公室和化学司联合资助。

0138234ShevlinDescription: This award is to support a collaborative project by Dr. Philip Shevlin, Professor of Chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, and Dr. Fatma Sevin, Professor of Chemistry at Hacettepe University in Ankara. They plan to conduct studies of the reactions of carbon vapor with hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted organic species with the objective of having deeper understanding of both carbon atom chemistry and carbene rearrangements. The chemistry of carbon vapor forms the intellectual foundation for topics as diverse as the formation of fullerenes / nanotubes / soot, combustion processes, and the reaction chemistry of interstellar clouds. Carbon atoms are among the few chemical species whose reactions from several excited states can be studied. These studies are intended to extend our knowledge of the effects of extreme electron deficiency on chemical reactivity. Many of the unusual molecules that are formed as products of carbon atom reactions, for instance the highly strained small-ring cumulenes to be studied in this project, are otherwise inaccessible. Practical benefits from carbon vapor reaction studies include the prospects for new materials such as modified fullerenes and fulleroids.Scope: The project brings together a leading US expert in the field and a young energetic Turkish (female) scientist to work in an important research area. Shevlin is the leading chemist in the US in studying the organic chemistry of carbon vapor, and will provide expertise in the intricacies of atomic carbon generation. Dr. Sevin has developed some experimental expertise through previous collaborations in Professor Shevlin's lab at Auburn, and also has considerable theoretical expertise. There is a potential for significant educational and developmental benefits. The investigation of carbon vapor chemistry involves extremely sophisticated ideas but the equipment required, now that it has been effectively developed by Professor Shevlin, is robust and transportable. Thus it is quite feasible to set up a facility at Hacettepe University in Turkey for these experiments. This will enable Dr. Sevin to provide cutting edge research opportunities to her students, and to enhance the training of young chemists in Turkey. Dr. Shevlin and his university will benefit from having Turkish scientists as graduate students and postdoctoral research associates. This proposal meets the INT objective of supporting collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. The project is being funded jointly by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Chemistry.