Unusual Bonding Mechanisms and Reactions in Clusters

在这个由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，迈克尔·C·埃默里大学的Heaven和他的博士后、本科生和研究生将通过各种光谱方法研究（1）不寻常的键合机制和（2）簇内反应。 前者研究的最终目的是更好地了解一些化合物，这些化合物表现出在传统模型中没有很好表征的键合模式，而后者则是研究预对准反应物的能力。 这些研究的结果将有助于化学家更深入地了解键合，包括传统的键合模型以及本研究的主题之一的不寻常的相互作用。 这两个研究项目将为从事这些研究的年轻研究人员提供先进的实验和理论方法。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Michael C. Heaven of Emory University and his post-doctoral, undergraduate and graduate research students will investigate (1) unusual bonding mechanisms and (2) intra-cluster reactions via a variety of spectroscopic methods. The ultimate aim of the former studies is to develop a better understanding of some compounds that exhibit modes of bonding that are not well-characterized in terms of conventional models while that for the latter is to investigate the ability to prealign reactants. The results from these studies will help chemists to develop a deeper understanding of bonding that encompasses the traditional models of bonding as well as the unusual interactions that are one of the themes of the present study. Both research projects will provide the young researchers working on them with significant exposure to advanced experimental and theoretical methods.