Organic Photochemistry

Principles and Applications

Jacques Kagan

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9780123943200
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080984414
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Organic Chemistry

Organic Photochemistry outlines the principles, techniques and well-known reactions occurring in organic molecules and also illustrates more complex photochemical transformations occurring in organic chemistry. Many photochemical transformations convert simple molecules into extremely complex products with an ease not approached by the standard synthetic chemistry practiced in the laboratory. In the earlier chapters, the author outlines the principles, techniques and some of the well-known reactions occurring in organic molecules and later illustrates more complex photochemical transformations occuring in organic chemistry. Experimental techniques are included to encourage novices. Topics are emphasized where structural transformations can be formulated chemically. Practical applications are collected together. The book starts at a comfortably simple level with enough examples to provide an introduction to the diversity of photochemical reactions. - Includes experimental techniques to encourage novices - Emphasizes topics where structural transformations can be formulated chemically - Collects and presents practical applications - Written in a simple style including enough examples to serve as an introduction to the diversity of photochemical reactions

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Organic Photochemistry: Principles and Applications
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. The fundamentals
• Chapter 2. Experimental techniques
• Chapter 3. Photochemistry of the carboncarbon double bond
• Chapter 4. Photochemistry of the carbonyl group
• Chapter 5. Fragmentation reactions
• Chapter 6. Photochemistry with oxygen
• Chapter 7. Electron transfers in photochemistry
• Chapter 8. Synthetic applications
• Chapter 9. Photochemistry in biochemistry
• Chapter 10. Photochemistry and biology
• Chapter 11. Photochemistry and medicine
• Chapter 12. Applied photochemistry
• Chapter 13. Conclusion
• Index