{"product_id":"photochemistry-of-organic-compounds-isbn-9781405161732","title":"Photochemistry of Organic Compounds","description":"\u003ci\u003ePhotochemistry of Organic Compounds: From Concepts to Practice\u003c\/i\u003e provides a hands-on guide demonstrating the underlying principles of photochemistry and, by reference to a range of organic reaction types, its effective use in the synthesis of new organic compounds and in various applications.  \u003cp\u003eThe book presents a complete and methodical approach to the topic,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorking from basic principles, discussing key techniques and studies of reactive intermediates, and illustrating synthetic photochemical procedures.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporating special topics and case studies covering various applications of photochemistry in chemistry, environmental sciences, biochemistry, physics, medicine, and industry.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProviding extensive references to the original literature and to review articles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcluding with a chapter on retrosynthetic photochemistry, listing key reactions to aid the reader in designing their own synthetic pathways. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be a valuable source of information and inspiration for postgraduates as well as professionals from a wide range of chemical and natural sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1 Who’s Afraid Of Photochemistry?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Electromagnetic Radiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Perception Of Colour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Electronic States: Elements Of Molecular Quantum Mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. A Crash Course In Photophysics And A Classification Of Primary Photoreactions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Photophysical Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Energy Transfer, Quenching and Sensitization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 A Classification of Photochemical Reaction Pathways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Techniques And Methods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Light Sources, Filters, and Detectors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Preparative Irradiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Absorption Spectra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Steady-State Emission Spectra and Their Correction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Time-Resolved Luminescence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Absorption And Emission Spectroscopy With Polarized Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Flash Photolysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Time-Resolved IR and Raman Spectroscopy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Quantum Yields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Low-Temperature Studies; Matrix Isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Photoacoustic Calorimetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 Two-Photon Absorption Spectroscopy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.13 Single-Molecule Spectroscopy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Quantum Mechanical Models of Electronic Excitation and Photochemical Reactivity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Boiling Down The Schr™Dinger Equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Hšckel Molecular Orbital Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 HMO Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Symmetry Considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Simple Quantum Chemical Models of Electronic Excitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Pairing Theorems and Dewar’s PMO Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 The Need for Improvement; SCF, CI And DFT Calculations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Spin-Orbit Coupling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Theoretical Models of Photoreactivity, Correlation Diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11 Appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Photochemical Reaction Mechanisms and Reaction Intermediates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 What is a Reaction Mechanism?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Electron Transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Proton Transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Primary Photochemical Intermediates: Examples and Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Photoisomerization of Double Bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Chemiluminescence and Bioluminescence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Chemistry Of Excited Molecules.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Alkenes And Alkynes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Aromatic Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Oxygen Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Nitrogen Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Sulphur Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Halogen Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Molecular Oxygen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Photosensitizers, Photoinitiators and Photocatalysts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Retrosynthetic Photochemistry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Information Sources, Tables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. References.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Petr Klán is Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eJakob Wirz is Professor of Physical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e  Organic Photochemistry can broadly be divided into two, covering either the physical organic chemistry aspects of the subject or the practical application of photochemistry in the synthesis of new molecules. Photochemistry can offer the synthetic organic chemist a high yielding, clean and efficient reaction process, and can give access to structures or stereochemistry that are difficult to prepare in other ways. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new volume in the Postgraduate Chemistry Series covers synthetic organic photochemistry at postgraduate student and research level. 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