The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first edition, this edition includes 66 new chapters that reflect recent developments, new applications, and emerging areas of interest. Within the handbook's 145 critically reviewed chapters, leading experts from around the world present fundamental concepts, cutting-edge research, and up-to-date tables of physical data. The CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, Second Edition is simply the most authoritative and complete resource available for these fields.
New or updated topics in the Second Edition include:
Organic Photochemistry
Photobehavior of Alkyl Halides, P.J. Kropp
Photochemical Generation of Glycosyl Radicals and Its Applications in Carbohydrate Synthesis, S. Yamago and J.-I Yoshida
Comparison between Reactions Induced by UV/Vis Photons and Ionizing Radiation in Hydrocarbon-Like Media, G.O. Brown and R.G. Weiss
Oxidative SET Induced Fragmentation Reactions, A. Albini and M. Fagnoni
New! Photochemistry in Ionic Liquids, R.M. Pagni and C.M. Gordon
Photochemically Induced Alkylation Reactions, N. Huther and A.F. Parsons
SET Addition of Amines to Alkenes, F.D. Lewis and E.M. Crompton
Ene-Reactions with Singlet Oxygen, A.G. Griesbeck, T.T. El-Idreesy, W. Adam, and O. Krebs
Photoreactions of Alkenes in Protic Media, P.J. Kropp
Silyl Enol Ether Radical Cations: Generation and Recent Synthetic Applications, J.O. Bunte and J. Mattay
C-X Bond Fission in Alkene Systems, T. Kitamura
New! Low Temperature Matrix Photochemistry of Alkenes, I.R. Dunkin
Photorearrangement and Fragmentation of Alkenes, Paul J. Kropp
New! Matrix Photochemistry, I.R. Dunkin
Matrix Photochemistry of Small Ring Compounds, I.R. Dunkin
Photochemical Isomerization of Cycloalkenes, T. Mori and Y. Inoue
The Photochemical Reactivity of the Norbornadiene-Quadricyclane System, A.D. Dubonosov, V.A. Bren, and V.I. Minkin
Copper(I)-Catalyzed Inter- and Intramolecular (2+2)-Photocycloaddition Reactions of Alkenes, S. Ghosh
Photochemical Synthesis of Cyclophanes, J. Nishimura, Y. Nakamura, T. Yamazaki, and S. Inokuma
The Dimerization of Cinnamic Acid Derivatives, D.M. Bassani
Photochemical Dimerization of Acenaphthylene and Related Compounds, N. Haga and K. Tokumaru
Photochemical Synthesis of Cage Compounds, T. Shinmyozu, R. Nogita, M. Akita, and C. Lim
Photochemical Approaches to the Synthesis of (n)Prismanes, T. Shinmyozu, R. Nogita, M. Akita, and C. Lim
New! Photochemistry of Alkenes, T. Shimizu
Photooxygenation of 1,3-Dienes, W. Adam, S. Bosio, A. Bartoschek, and A.G. Griesbeck
New! Hula-Twist, a Photochemical Reaction Mechanism Involving Simultaneous Configurational and Conformational Isomerisation, R.S.H. Liu and G.S. Hammond
Conformer Specific Photochemistry in the Vitamin D Field, J. Saltiel, L. Cires, and A.M. Turek
New! Photochemical Reaction of Fullerenes and Fullerene Derivatives, A. Sotzmann and J. Mattay
The Photo-Bergman Cycloaromatization of Enediynes, G.B. Jones and K.C. Russell
The Photochemical Reactivity of the Allenyl-Vinyl Methane System, T. Tsuno and K. Sugiyama
New! Photochemistry of Vinylidenecyclopropanes, K. Mizuno and H. Maeda
Photochemistry of Heteroarene-Fused Barrelenes, C.-C. Liao and R.K. Peddinti
Cyclization of Stilbene and its Derivatives, A. Gilbert
Synthesis of Heterocycles by Photocyclization of Arenes, N. Hoffmann
Photochromism of Diarylethene Derivatives, K. Uchido and M. Irie
New! Photoprocesses in Polymethine Dyes: Cyanines and Spiropyrane-Derived Merocyanines, H. Goerner and A.K. Chibisov
Photochemical Aromatic Substitution, C. Karapire and S. Icli
Photodehalogenation of Aryl Halides, L. Schutt and N.J. Bunce
Photochemistry of Hydroxyarenes, M. Lukeman and P. Wan
The Photochemical Nucleophile-Olefin Combination, Aromatic Substitution (Photo-NOCAS) Reaction, D. Mangion and D.R. Arnold
Intra- and Inter-Molecular Cycloadditions of Benzene Derivatives, A. Gilbert
Photo-Fries Reaction and Related Processes, M.A. Miranda and F. Galindo
Photochemistry of Aryl Diazonium Slats, Triazoles and Tetrazoles, J. Grimshaw
Photochemical Reactivity of Azides, G. Bucher
Oxidation of Aromatics, A. Albini and M. Fagnoni
New! The Photochemistry of Substituted Benzenes: Phototranspositions and the Photoadditions of Alcohols, J. A. Pincock
The Photostimulated Srn1 Process. Reaction of Haloarenes with Carbanions, R.A. Rossi and A.B. Penenory
Photochemical Decarbonylation of Ketones: Recent Advances and Reactions in Crystalline Solids, M.A. Garcia-Garibay and L.M. Campos
Carbene Formation in the Photochemistry of Cyclic Ketones, S.M. Roberts
Photochemistry of Vicinal Polycarbonyl Compounds, M.B. Rubin
Photochemical Routes to Cyclophanes Involving Decarbonylation Reactions and Related Process, T. Shinmyozu, R. Nogita, M. Akita, and C. Lim
Norrish Type II Photoelimination of Ketones: Cleavage of 1,4-Biradicals Formed by y-Hydrogen Abstraction, P.J. Wagner and P. Klan
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reactions of Oxiranes and Epoxy Ketones, E. Hasegawa and M. Kamata
Crystal Structure-Solid State Reactivity Relationships: Toward a Greater Understanding of Norrish-Yang Type II Photochemistry, J.R. Scheffer and C. Scott
Norrish Type II Processes of Ketones: Influence of Environment, T. Hasegawa
Photochemical Reactions of []-Halocyclic Ketones and Related Systems, C.A. Horiuchi and S.-J. Ji
Regioselective Photochemical Synthesis of Carbo-and Heterocyclic Compounds: The Norrish-Yang Reaction, P. Wessig
Yang Photocyclisation: Coupling of Biradicals Formed by Intramolecular Hydrogen Abstraction of Ketones, P.J. Wagner
Oxetane Formation: Stereocontrol, A.G. Griesbeck and S. Bondock
Oxetane Formation: Intermolecular Addition, A.G. Griesbeck and S. Bondock
Enantioselective Photocycloaddition Reactions in Solution, B. Grosch and T. Bach
Photochemical Oxetane Formation: Addition to Heterocycles, M. Abe
New! Mechanistic Studies on the Photochemistry and the Phototoxicity of Diuretic Drugs, F. Vargas and C. Rivas
Photodecarboxylation of Acids and Lactones. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, F. Bosca, M.L. Marin, and M.A. Miranda
Induced Diastereoselectivity in Photodecarboxylation Reactions, K. Pitchumani and D. Madhavan
The Photochemistry of Esters of Carboxylic Acids, J.A. Pincock
The Photochemistry of Barton Esters, P.I. Dalko
Photochemically Induced Tautomerism of Salicylic Acid and its Related Derivatives, M. Yoon
Photoremovable Protecting Groups, R.S. Givens, P.G. Conrad, A.L. Yousef, and J.-I. Lee
Photodeconjugation of Enones and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, O. Piva
(2+2)-Photocycloaddition Reactions of Cyclopentenones with Alkenes, J.-P. Pete
Mechanistic Issues in [2+2]-Photocycloaddtions of Cyclic Enones to Alkenes, D.I. Schuster
(2+2)-Photocycloadditions in the Solid State, Y. Sonoda
Photochemistry of Homoquinones, K. Kokubo and T. Oshima
New! The Quantitative Cavity Concept in Crystal Lattice Organic Photochemistry; Mechanistic and Exploratory Organic Photochemistry, H.E. Zimmerman
Photorearrangement Reactions of Cyclohex-2-Enones, P. Margaretha
New Results on the Triplet Reactivity of b, g-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, Diego Armesto, Maria J. Ortiz, and Antonia R. Agarrabeitia
Photochemical Rearrangements in b, g-Unsaturated Enones: The Oxa-Di-p-Methane Rearrangement, V. Singh
1,3-Acyl Migrations in b, g-Unsaturated Ketones, V. Singh
Photochemical Rearrangements of 6/6- and 6/5-Fused Cross-Conjugated Cyclohexadienones, G. Blay
Photocycloaddition/Trapping Reactions of Cross-Conjugated Cyclic Dienones: Capture of Oxyallyl Intermediates, A.R. Matlin
Photocycloaddition Reactions of 2-Pyrones, T. Shimo and K. Somekawa
Photochemical Rearrangement and Trapping Reaction of 4-Pyrones, F.G. West
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes of Phthalimides, M. Oelgemoeller and A.G. Griesbeck
The Photochemistry of Silicon Substituted Phthalimides, U.C. Yoon and P.S. Mariano
Fulgides and Related Systems, Y. Yokoyama and M. Koese
1,4-Quinone Cycloaddition Reactions with Alkenes, Alkynes and Related Compounds, A. Gilbert
New! The "Photochemical Friedel-Crafts Acylation" of Quinines-from the Beginnings of Organic Photochemistry to Modern Solar Chemical Applications, M. Oelgemoeller and J. Mattay
Photoisomerism of Azobenzenes, H. Knoll
Photochemical Reactivity of a- Diazocarbonyl Compounds, T.C. Celius, Y. Wang, and J.P. Toscano
Carbene Formation by Extrusion of Nitrogen, A.-M.A. Abdel-Wahab, S.A. Ahmed, and H. Duerr
The Photochemistry of Diazirines, T.C. Celius and J.P. Toscano
New! Photomechanistic Aspects of Bicyclic Azoalkanes: Triplet States, Photoreduction and Double Inversion, W. Adam and A.V. Trofimov
E,Z-Isomerisation and Accompanying Photoreactions of Oximes, Oxime Ethers, Nitrones, Hydrazones, Imines, as well as Azo- and Azoxy-Compounds and Various Applications, H. Suginome
Novel Di-~~-Methane Rearrangements Promoted by Photoelectron Transfer and Triplet Sensitization, Diego Armesto, Maria J. Ortiz, and Antonia R. Agarrabeitia
Photochromic Nitrogen-Containing Compounds, S.A. Ahmed, A.-M.A. Abdel-Wahab, and H. Durr
Photoisomerization of some Nitrogen-Containing Hetero-Aromatic Compounds, J.W. Pavlik
New! Photochemistry of Thiazoles, Isothiazoles and 1,2,4-Thiadiazoles, J.W. Pavlik
Photochemistry of N-Oxides, A. Albini and M. Fagnoni
A New Look at Pyridinium Salt Photochemistry, P.S. Mariano
The Dynamics and Photochemical Consequences of Aminium Radical Reactions, U.C. Yoon, Z. Su, and P.S. Mariano
Remote Functionalisation by Alkoxyl Radicals Generated by the Photolysis of Nitrite Esters-the Barton Reaction and Related Reactions of Nitrite Esters, H. Suginome
Photochemical Reactivity of Pyridones, S.McN. Sieburth
Reversible Photodimerisation of Pyrimidine Bases, Y. Inaki
Photocycloaddition of Halogenated Pyrimidines to Benzene and its Related Compounds: Cycloaddition and the Electrocyclic Rearrangement of the Adducts, K.-I. Seki and K. Ohkura
Photochemistry of Thioamides and Thioimides, M. Sakamoto and T. Nishio
New! Manipulating Photochemical Reactions, Arunkumar Natarajan, L.S. Kaanumalle and V. Ramamurthy
EndoPeroxides: Thermal and Photochemcial Reactions and Spectroscopy, A.G. Griesbeck and M.S. Gudipati
Reaction and Synthetic Application of Oxygen-Centered Radicals Photochemically Generated from Alkyl Hypohalites, H. Suginome
Photochemistry of Hypervalent Iodine Compounds, T. Kitamura
Photolysis of Short-Lived Transient Species in Solutions: Product AnalysisStudies, A. Ouchi
Photobiology
Action Spectroscopy: General Problems, E.D. Lipson
Action Spectroscopy: Ultraviolet Radiation, T.P. Coohill
New! Environmental UV Action Spectroscopy, F. Ghetti and C. Bagnoli
Action Spectroscopy for Photosensory Processes, M. Watanabe
Photoecology and Environmental Photobiology, D.-P. Häder
Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Chlorophylls, H. Scheer
Photosynthetic Reaction Centers, P. Mathis
Biological Incorporation of Alternative Quinones into Photosystem I, T.W. Johnson and J.H. Goldbeck
Photomovements of Microorganisms: An Introduction, G. Checcucci, A. Sgarbossa, and F. Lenci
New! Photoreception in Microalgae, L. Barsanti, V. Evangelista, P. Gualtieri, and V. Passarelli
New! Photomovements in Ciliates, R. Marangoni, S. Lucia, and G. Colombetti
New! Photoactive Yellow Protein, The Prototype Xanthopsin, J. Hendricks and K.J. Hellingwerf
New! Microbial Rhodopsins: Transport and Sensory Proteins Throughout the Three Domains of Life, K.-H. Jung and J.L. Spudich
Photochemical Aspect of Rhodopsin, Y. Shichida and T. Yoshizawa
The Bleaching of Visual Pigments, T.G. Ebrey
Studies of the Phosphorylation of Visual Pigments, Z. Ablonczy, D. Knapp, and R.K. Crouch
The Early Receptor Potential and its Analog in Bacteriorhodopsin Membranes, F. T. Hong
Phytochrome: Molecular Properties, S.H. Bhoo and P.-S. Song
Phytochrome Genealogy, M. Furuya and N. Kuno
New! Photomorphogenic Mutants of Tomato, B. Lercari and L. Bertram
Phototropism, P.A. Galland
Building Photonic Proteins, K.J. Rothschild, S. Gite, S. Mamaev, and J. Olejnik
Molecular Electronic Switches in Photobiology, F.T. Hong
Biomolecular Photonics Based on Bacteriorhodopsin, K.J. Wise and R.R. Birge
Bacterial Bioluminescence: Biochemistry, S.-C. Tu
Photobiology of Circadian Rhythms, D. E. Somers
New! Cryptochrome: Discovery of a Circadian Photopigment, C.L. Thompson and A. Sancar
New! Green Fluorescent Proteins and Their Applications to Cell Biology and Bioelectronics, V. Tozzini, V. Pellegrini, and F. Beltram
DNA Damage and Repair, D.L. Mitchell
DNA-Damage and Repair: Photochemistry, M.G. Friedel, M.K. Cichon, and T. Carell
Molecular Basis of Psoralen Photochemotherapy, F. Dall'Acqua, G. Viola, and D. Vedaldi
New! Photosensitization with Emphasis on the Cardiovascular System, D.P. Valenzeno, J.G. Wood, N.C. Gonzalez, and M. Tarr
New! Synthetic Strategies in Designing Porphyrin-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, R.K. Pandey
New! Mechanistic Principles of Photodynamic Therapy, B.W. Henderson and S.O. Gollnick
Photodynamic Therapy: Basic and Pre-Clinical Aspects, Giulio Jori
Clinical Applications of Photodynamic Therapy, Thomas J. Dougherty and Julia G. Levy
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