Born December 13, 1944 in Shanghai, China.
Professor, School of Chemistry,
University of Sydney, Sydney Australia.
Email: radom@chem.usyd.edu.au
WWW: www.chem.usyd.edu.au/~radom
PhD (1969) University of Sydney; DSc (1982) Australian National
University; University Medal in Chemistry (1965); Fulbright Fellowship
(1969-1972); Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (1972-1974); Rennie Medal
(1977); Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
(1979); H.G. Smith Medal (1988); Fellow of the Australian Academy
of Science (FAA) (1988); International Academy of Quantum Molecular
Science (1989); Maccoll Prize (1991); Archibald Olle Prize (1992);
Schrödinger Medal (1994)
Author of:
Approximately 380 papers.
Important Contributions:
Generally concerned with the mechanistic and structural applications
of ab initio molecular orbital theory. Conformational analysis
including Fourier component analysis of rotational potential functions.
Substituent effects in prototypical organic systems including cations,
radicals, anions, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, benzenes. Hyperconjugation
including structural and energetic consequences. Strained-ring systems
including small rings, spiro compounds, propellanes. Aromatic chemistry
including substituted benzenes, pyrroles, furans, thiophenes. Benzynes
and hetarynes. Reactive intermediates including carbocations, carbanions.
Structural chemistry including prediction of accurate re
and r0 structures through systematic
correction procedures. Interstellar chemistry including predictions
of new interstellar molecules. Reaction potential surfaces. Analogue
of the Hammond Postulate for molecular complexes. Gas-phase ion
chemistry including identification of new species, e.g. distonic
radical cations. Gas-phase acidities and basicities. Theoretical
thermochemistry. Ion-cluster chemistry including hemi-bonded systems.
Noble-gas chemistry. Multiply-charged ions including species with
remarkably tight binding. Convergence of the Møller-Plesset
perturbation series. Radical addiotion and radical transfer reactions.
Nucleophilic substitution. Planar tetracoordinate carbon. Enzyme-catalyzed
reactions, particularly those involving coenzyme B12.
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