CHM614A - Organic Photochemistry
Prerequisites: CHM402 or equivalent
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Course Contents
An overview of basic concepts of photochemistry
Energy transfer; theoretical aspects of organic photochemistry; reaction mechanisms; photoreduction and photosubstitution reactions; photocycloadditions; photoisomerizations; photofragmentation and elimination reactions; photolytic deprotection and activation of functional groups.
Singlet oxygen: generation and reactions; photoinduced electron transferbasic concepts, illustrative examples of application to organic synthesis; photochemistry in organized media. Nanosecond and picoseconds studies of organic photoreactions.
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Books and References
Modern Molecular Photochemistry by N. J. Turro
Organic Photochemistry by J. M. Coxan and B. Halton
Essentials of Molecular Photochemistry by A. Gilbert and J. Baggot
Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, CRC Handbook, Edited by W. M. Horspool and P. S. Song.