CRC: Atom and Group Transfer Reactions: A Combined Synthetic, Structural, Theoretical, Kinetic, and Solution Calorimetry Investigation.

Christopher C.麻省理工学院的康明斯、迈阿密大学的卡尔霍夫和塔夫茨大学的埃琳娜·V·雷巴克-阿基莫娃得到了数学和物理科学理事会化学部和多学科活动办公室的支持，他们进行了跨学科合作，旨在获得几个原子和基团转移反应的完整机理描述。这些模型反应是快速和定量的，使他们适合研究停流动力学和溶液量热法。单个原子（氧、硫、磷、氮）或小基团如NCN的受控转移为商品化学品、药物、塑料添加剂和其他特种化学品的环境友好合成提供了极大的可能性。这类重要的反应的重点研究应该提供更多的理解的驱动力和动力学障碍，原子转移反应，以及如何将这些知识纳入新的催化体系的设计。化学合作研究奖（CRC）授予致力于广泛化学兴趣问题的跨学科科学家团队。这些奖项的重点是研究和培训的新合作模式。

Christopher C. Cummins of MIT, Carl Hoff of the University of Miami and Elena V. Rybak-Akimova of Tufts University are supported by the Division of Chemistry and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate for their interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at obtaining a complete mechanistic description of several atom and group transfer reactions. These model reactions are rapid and quantitative, making them amenable to study by stopped-flow kinetics and solution calorimetry. The controlled transfer of a single atom (oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, nitrogen) or a small group such as NCN offers great possibilities for environmentally benign synthesis of commodity chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics additives and other specialty chemicals. This focused study of this important class of reactions should provide increased understanding of the driving force and kinetic barriers to atom transfer reactions as well as how to incorporate this knowledge into design of new catalytic systems. Collaborative Research in Chemistry (CRC) awards are given to interdisciplinary teams of scientists working on problems of broad chemical interest. The emphasis in these awards is on new collaborative modes of research and training.