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Dai E H L and Ho W 1995 Laser Spectroscopy and Photochemistry at Metal Surfaces (Singapore World Scientific)... 

Hasselbrink E 1994 State-resolved probes of moleoular desorption dynamios induoed by short-lived eleotronio exoitations Laser Spectroscopy and Photochemistry at Metal Surfaces ed E H L Dai and W Ho (Hong Kong World Soientifio) p 685... 

Sandorfy C (ed) 1999 The Role of Rydberg States in Spectroscopy and Photochemistry (London Kluwer Academic)... 

The combination of electrochemistry and photochemistry is a fonn of dual-activation process. Evidence for a photochemical effect in addition to an electrochemical one is nonnally seen m the fonn of photocurrent, which is extra current that flows in the presence of light [, 89 and 90]. In photoelectrochemistry, light is absorbed into the electrode (typically a semiconductor) and this can induce changes in the electrode s conduction properties, thus altering its electrochemical activity. Alternatively, the light is absorbed in solution by electroactive molecules or their reduced/oxidized products inducing photochemical reactions or modifications of the electrode reaction. In the latter case electrochemical cells (RDE or chaimel-flow cells) are constmcted to allow irradiation of the electrode area with UV/VIS light to excite species involved in electrochemical processes and thus promote fiirther reactions. 

M. Klessinger and J, Michl, Excited states and photochemistry of organic molecules, VCH New York, 1994. 

M. Klessinger, J. Michl, Excited States and Photochemistry of Organic Molecules VCH, New York (1995). 

The physical properties of the xanthene type dye stmcture in general have been considered. For example, the aggregation phenomena of xanthene dyes has been reviewed (3), as has then photochemistry (4), electron transfer (5), triplet absorption spectra (6), and photodegradation (7). For the fluoresceins in particular, spectral properties and photochemistry have been reviewed (8), and the photochemistry of rhodamines has been investigated (9). 

The gas phase thermal chemistry and photochemistry of oxiranes is reviewed in (77CRV473). References to thermal reactions of oxiranes are given in (B-80MI50502) and ref. 10 in (76TL1449). 

The photochemical reactions of organic compounds attracted great interest in the 1960s. As a result, many useful and fascinating reactions were uncovered, and photochemistry is now an important synthetic tool in organic chemistry. A firm basis for mechanistic description of many photochemical reactions has been developed. Some of the more general types of photochemical reactions will be discussed in this chapter. In Section 13.2, the relationship of photochemical reactions to the principles of orbital symmetry will be considered. In later sections, characteristic photochemical reactions of alkenes, dienes, carbonyl compounds, and aromatic rings will be introduced. 

The first three chapters discuss fundamental bonding theory, stereochemistry, and conformation, respectively. Chapter 4 discusses the means of study and description of reaction mechanisms. Chapter 9 focuses on aromaticity and aromatic stabilization and can be used at an earlier stage of a course if an instructor desires to do so. The other chapters discuss specific mechanistic types, including nucleophilic substitution, polar additions and eliminations, carbon acids and enolates, carbonyl chemistry, aromatic substitution, concerted reactions, free-radical reactions, and photochemistry. 

Until recent years only a relatively few studies had been reported on the amphiphilic polyelectrolytes. However, several years ago attention began to be directed to the microphase structure as a reaction medium that modifies photophysics and photochemistry [50 — 64], redox processes [65 — 67], and chemical reactions [68, 69]. Since then the number of reports on amphiphilic polyelectrolyte systems have increased sharply. 

Guillet J (1985) In Polymer photophysics and photochemistry. Cambridge University Press, London, p 241... 

His researches and those of his pupils led to his formulation in the twenties of the concept of active catalytic centers and the heterogeneity of catalytic and adsorptive surfaces. His catalytic studies were supplemented by researches carried out simultaneously on kinetics of homogeneous gas reactions and photochemistry. The thirties saw Hugh Taylor utilizing more and more of the techniques developed by physicists. Thermal conductivity for ortho-para hydrogen analysis resulted in his use of these species for surface characterization. The discovery of deuterium prompted him to set up production of this isotope by electrolysis on a large scale of several cubic centimeters. This gave him and others a supply of this valuable tracer for catalytic studies. For analysis he invoked not only thermal conductivity, but infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. To ex-... 

Electronic spectra and photochemistry of complexes containing quadruple metal-metal bonds. W. C. Trogler and H. B. Gray, Acc. Chem. Res., 1978,11,232-239 (43). 

Laser-induced fluorescence has proven to be the key to these pioneering studies of transuranic hexafluoride electronic state photophysics and photochemistry. This is a research area of unique opportunity in which fundamental and technical research interests strongly converge. 

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