CHM626: Photochemistry - concepts, techniques and applications
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Course Outline
• Fundamentals of Photochemistry: Introduction to photochemistry, Photophysical and pho-
tochemical Processes, Internal Conversion, Intersystem Crossing, El Sayed rules, Quantum
Yield, Kasha and Vavilov rules, Kashas Exciton models: H and J molecular aggregates, se-
lection rules, optical properties, Excimer and exciplexes, Photophysics of aromatics, Terms
and definitions associated with photochemistry.
• Conceptual and Theoretical Aspects: E x c i t a t i o n Energy transfer (Forster and Dexter),
Electron transfer, Proton transfer, Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT),
Aggregate induced emission (AIE), Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF),
upconversion, triplet- triplet annihilation, phosphorescence, Chemiluminescence and
bioluminescence, Sensitiza- tion and quenching, Stern-Volmer analysis, Chemistry of excited
molecules and photochem- ical intermediates, Radical ions, Radical pairs, Biradicals,
Predicting ground state spin multiplicity, Classification of photochemical pathways, State
energy diagrams, Correlation diagrams, Diabatic and Adiabatic reactions, Concerted and
non-concerted photochemical reactions, Mechanistic aspects in photochemical reactions,
Potential energy surfaces, Hot reactions, Conical intersections, Excitations in metals and
semiconductors, Frenkel and Wannier-mot excitons, Photophysics of quantum dots and
metal nanoparticles.
• Techniques: Light Sources, Filters, Detectors, LASERs, Steady state photolysis, Photoreac-
tors, Flow reactors, Flash photolysis and time resolved spectroscopic techniques, Organic
glasses and low temperature trapping techniques, Pump-probe techniques, Two photon
and single molecular spectroscopy, Quantum yield determination using different techniques
(Relative methods and absolute method, Solution phase and solid phase), Actinometers.
• Light in Organic Chemistry: Photoisomerization , Photodissociation, Rearrangement, Pho-
tooxidation reactions, Photochromism, Photochemical reactions and asymmetric synthesis,
Photocatalysis, Photoremovable protecting groups in chemistry and biology, Photoredox
chemistry and its application in organic synthesis, Photochemistry in cages or confined
area, medium, Photochemistry of biomolecules, Photochemistry in atmosphere.
• Applications: Photoswitchable functional materials and molecular machines, Photoaffinity
labeling, Photodynamic therapy, Phototherapy, Photochemotherapy, Phototoxicity, Or-
ganic light emitting diodes (OLED) (link to concepts of Phosphorescence, upconversion,
AIE), Organic photovoltaics (link to concept of photoinduced electron transfer), Artificial
photosynthesis (link to concept of PET and EET), Artificial photosynthesis, Photoconduc-
tivity, Photolithography and UV curing.
Recommended Reading
• Nicholas J. Turro, V. Ramamurthy, J. C. Scaiano, Principles of Molecular Photchemistry- An
Introduction.
• Nicholas J. Turro, Modern Molecular Photochemistry of Organic Molecules.
• Petr Klan, Jacob Wirz, Wiley, Photochemistry of organic compounds: From Concepts to
Practice.
• Joseph R. Lakowicz, Springer, Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Third Edition, 2006.
Suggested Reading
• Bernard Valeur Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications, 2nd Edition, Mario Nuno Berberan-
Santos, Wiley-VCH, 2002.
• Vincenzo Balzani, Paola Ceroni, Alberto Juris,Photochemistry and Photophysics: Concepts, Research,
Applications, Wiley-VCH, 2014.