Description
Book SynopsisPrinciples of Molecular Photochemistry: An Introduction develops photochemical and photophysical concepts from a small set of familiar principles. Developed from Nick Turro’s best-selling text for three decades – Modern Molecular Photochemistry – this updated primer introduces an initial paradigm that relates the photon and a reactant molecular structure to photochemistry through the structure and dynamics of electronically excited states, reactive intermediates and products. The same paradigm is readily adapted to incorporate the photon and a reactant molecular structure to photophysics. The book provides brilliantly clear descriptions in pictorial terms that can be readily understood by the student and applied to systems of interest. This text will be of interest to not only practicing photochemists and their students, but also to biological scientists, polymer scientists, material scientists and nanoscientists who use photochemistry and photophysics in their research and teaching.Trade Review"Exceptionally thorough and well written, Principles of Molecular Photochemistry will be useful to every active researcher in the field. Filled with reference material for experts, the book also gives an excellent introduction to photochemical reactivity for students." -Malcolm Forbes, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA "...the very best resource on photochemistry for students and experts alike. It's comprehensive, current and exceptionally well written. This book belongs on every chemist's bookshelf!" -Jacqueline K. Barton, California Institute of Technology
Table of Contents1. Introduction and Overview
2. Electronic, nuclear and spin state of electronically excited states
3. Transitions between states
4. Radiative transitions between states
5. Radiationless transitions between states
6. Theoretical organic photochemistry
7. Energy and electron transfer processes
Index
