ABSTRACT

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 r

chapter 1|32 pages

Photobehavior of Alkyl Halides

chapter 5|22 pages

Photochemistry in Ionic Liquids

chapter 7|18 pages

SET Addition of Amines to Alkenes

chapter 8|20 pages

Ene-Reactions with Singlet Oxygen

chapter 9|12 pages

Photoreactions of Alkenes in Protic Media

chapter 11|10 pages

C-X Bond Fission in Alkene Systems

chapter 14|28 pages

Matrix Photochemistry

chapter 16|26 pages

Photochemical Isomerization of Cycloalkenes

chapter 19|16 pages

Photochemical Synthesis of Cyclophanes

chapter 22|22 pages

Photochemical Synthesis of Cage Compounds

chapter 24|14 pages

Photochemistry of Allenes

chapter 25|20 pages

Photooxygenation of 1,3-Dienes

chapter 31|12 pages

Photochemistry of Vinylidenecyclopropanes

chapter 33|12 pages

Cyclization of Stilbene and its Derivatives

chapter 35|14 pages

Photochromism of Diarylethene Derivatives

chapter 37|14 pages

Photochemical Aromatic Substitution

chapter 38|18 pages

Photodehalogenation of Aryl Halides

chapter 39|20 pages

Photochemistry of Hydroxyarenes

chapter 42|12 pages

Photo-Fries Reaction and Related Processes

chapter 44|32 pages

Photochemical Reactivity of Azides

chapter 45|20 pages

Oxidation of Aromatics

chapter 59|20 pages

Oxetane Formation: Stereocontrol

chapter 60|22 pages

Oxetane Formation: Intermolecular Additions

chapter 67|25 pages

The Photochemistry of Barton Esters

chapter 69|46 pages

Photoremovable Protecting Groups

chapter 73|16 pages

[2+2]-Photocycloadditions in the Solid State

chapter 74|18 pages

Photochemistry of Homoquinones

chapter 82|20 pages

Photocycloaddition Reactions of 2-Pyrones

chapter 86|14 pages

Fulgides and Related Systems

chapter 89|16 pages

Photoisomerism of Azobenzenes

chapter 91|40 pages

Carbene Formation by Extrusion of Nitrogen

chapter 92|10 pages

The Photochemistry of Diazirines

chapter 96|26 pages

Photochromic Nitrogen-Containing Compounds

chapter 99|22 pages

Photochemistry of N-Oxides

chapter 100|10 pages

A New Look at Pyridinium Salt Photochemistry

chapter 103|18 pages

Photochemical Reactivity of Pyridones

chapter 107|24 pages

Manipulating Photochemical Reactions

chapter 112|12 pages

Action Spectroscopy: General Problems

chapter 113|8 pages

Action Spectroscopy: Ultraviolet Radiation

chapter 114|6 pages

Environmental UV Action Spectroscopy

chapter 117|16 pages

Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Chlorophylls

chapter 118|12 pages

Photosynthetic Reaction Centers

chapter 121|14 pages

Photoreception in Microalgae

chapter 122|20 pages

Photomovements in Ciliates

chapter 125|10 pages

Photochemical Aspect of Rhodopsin

chapter 126|10 pages

The Bleaching of Visual Pigments

chapter 129|8 pages

Phytochrome: Molecular Properties

chapter 130|8 pages

Phytochrome Genealogy

chapter 131|20 pages

Photomorphogenic Mutants of Tomato

chapter 132|18 pages

Phototropism

chapter 133|22 pages

Building Photonic Proteins

chapter 134|25 pages

Molecular Electronic Switches in Photobiology

chapter 136|18 pages

Bacterial Bioluminescence: Biochemistry

chapter 137|14 pages

Photobiology of Circadian Rhythms

chapter 140|8 pages

DNA Damage and Repair

chapter 141|22 pages

DNA Damage and Repair: Photochemistry

chapter 142|18 pages

Molecular Basis of Psoralen Photochemotherapy

chapter 147|18 pages

Clinical Applications of Photodynamic Therapy