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罗尔德·霍夫曼博士的主要兴趣集中在寻找和发现潜藏在化学世界中的美感,无论它们厝埋于分子之间,还是在日常应用中悄悄隐伏。在他看来,寻求美几乎不可避免会对科学产生兴趣。分子之所以必不可少,是因为它对工业有用,或是日常生活所必需。“但描绘分子的最好办法,可能是跟着一个人的美感走,而不是按照某种机械的处方。”霍夫曼说。霍夫曼博士的学生都清楚,他对复杂分子中电子轨道的微妙对称性和不对称性形态尤为迷恋,并从中得出“化学转变可以从这些对称性近似预测”的创见性观点。这不仅为化学家预测化学反应走向提供了一种可遵循的方法,1981年瑞典皇家科学院更以诺贝尔化学奖的荣誉给予了他最强有力的肯定。
Dr. Rolf Hoffman’s main interest has been in finding and discovering beauty hidden in the chemical world, whether they are buried between molecules or quietly hidden in daily use. In his view, the search for beauty is almost inevitable and will have an interest in science. The reason why a molecule is essential is that it is useful to industry or necessary in daily life. “But the best way to portray a molecule may be to follow a person’s beauty instead of following a mechanical prescription,” Huffman said. Dr. Hoffman’s students are well aware that he is particularly fascinated by the subtle symmetry and asymmetry of the electron orbits in complex molecules and draws on the notion of a transcendental “chemical shift from which these symmetries can be approximated”. This not only provided a feasible method for chemists to predict the trend of chemical reaction, but also gave him the most powerful affirmation in 1981 in honor of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.