Organic Photochemistry and Photophysics (Hardcover)

Photochemistry and Photophysics of Highly Excited Valence States of Polyatomic Molecules: Nonalternant Aromatics, Thioketones, and Metalloporphyrins; G. Burdzinski, J. Kubicki, A. Maciejewski, R.P. Steer, S. Velate, and E.K.L. Yeow
Introduction
Azulene and Other Nonalternant Aromatic Hydrocarbons and
Their Derivatives
Thioketones
Porphyrins and Metalloporphyrins
Conclusion

Proton Transfer Reactions in the Excited States; H. Shizuka and S. Tobita
Introduction
Determination of pKa * Values in the Excited State
Proton-Induced Quenching
Effect of Electronic Structures on Proton Transfer Reactions
Environmental Effects on Excited-State Proton Transfer Reactions
Proton and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions
Ultrafast Proton Transfer in the Excited States
Applications of Excited-State Proton Transfer Reactions
Conclusions

Photoreactivity of n,p*-Excited Azoalkanes and Ketones; W.M. Nau and U. Pischel
Introduction
Photophysical Properties
Factors Affecting Photochemical Reactivity
Quenching Rate Constants

Photonucleophilic Substitution Reactions; M. Fagnoni and A. Albini
Introduction
Mechanism
Formation of a C-C or Other C-IV Group Elements Bond
Formation of a C-V Group Elements Bond
Formation of a C-VI Group Elements Bond, Except Oxygen
Formation of a C-Halogen Bond
Formation of a C-O Bond
Synthetic Significance of Photonucleophilic Substitutions

Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects of SET-Promoted Photocyclization Reactions of Silicon Substituted Phthalimides; U.C. Yoon and P.S. Mariano
Introduction
SET-Photochemistry of Silicon Containing Phthalimides
Summary

Photoamination with Ammonia and Amines; M. Yasuda, T. Shiragami, J. Matsumoto, T. Yamashita, and K. Shima
Introduction and Background
Photochemical Polar Addition
Photoamination via Category III: General Aspects
Photoamination via Category III: Products Analysis
Photoamination via Category III: Mechanistic Aspects
Scope and Limitation
Conclusion

DNA-Templated Assembly of Helical Multichromophore Aggregates; B.A. Armitage
Introduction
DNA-Templated Aggregation of Cyanine Dyes
DNA-Templated Assembly of Stacked Porphyrin Aggregates
Applications
Covalently Linked Dye Aggregates: DNA-Based Foldamers
Conclusion