1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. List of contributing authors v
3. Contents ix
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 Early pioneers of organic photochemistry 3
6. 3 Photophysics of Photocatalysts 19
7. 4 Flavin photocatalysis 45
8. 5 Templated Enantioselective Photocatalysis 67
9. 6 Photocatalysis with nucleic acids and peptides 91
10. 7 Visible light photoredox catalysis with [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺: General principles and the twentieth century roots 111
11. 8 Homogeneous visible light-mediated transition metal photoredox catalysis other than ruthenium and iridium 139
12. 9 Synergistic Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis 151
13. 10 Photoredox catalyzed α-functionalization of amines – Visible light mediated carbon-carbon and carbon-hetero bond forming reactions 169
14. 11 Metal complexes for photohydrogenation and hydrogen evolution 185
15. 12 Heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalysis 211
16. 13 Polyoxometalates in photocatalysis 247
17. 14 Description of excited states in photocatalysis with theoretical methods 263
18. 15 Transient Absorption 295
19. 16 Time resolved spectroscopy in photocatalysis 319
20. Index 379