NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 02/23/04 #04_04

Kinetics	Optical Spectra	Thermodynamics
ESR Studies	Excited States	Photochemistry
Radiation Chemistry	Related Experimental Studies	Multiphase Systems
Polymers	Biological & Medical Aspects	Solar Energy
Industrial & Environmental Applications	Theoretical Studies	Reviews

Kinetics

Electron transfer and singlet oxygen mechanisms in the photooxygenation of dibutyl sulfide and thioanisole in MeCN sensitized by N-methylquinolinium tetrafluoborate and 9,10-dicyanoanthracene. The probable involvement of a thiadioxirane intermediate in electron transfer photooxygenations.
Baciocchi, E., Del Giacco, T., Elisei, F., Gerini, M.F., Guerra, M., Lapi, A., Liberali, P., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(52): 16444-54 (2003).

Reductive PET cycloreversion of oxetanes: Singlet multiplicity, regioselectivity, and detection of olefin radical anion.
Perez-Ruiz, R., Izquierdo, M.A., Miranda, M.A., J. Org. Chem. 68(26): 10103-8 (2003).

Energetics and dynamics of naphthalene polyaminic derivatives. Influence of structural design in the balance static vs dynamic excimer formation.
de Melo, J.S., Pina, J., Pina, F., Lodeiro, C., Parola, A.J., Lima, J.C., Albelda, M.T., Clares, M.P., Garcia-Espana, E., Soriano, C., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11307-18 (2003).

Anion of tetrachloroethane (tetra): Fragmentation and geminate ion kinetics in liquid methylcyclohexane (MCH).
Buhler, R.E., Quadir, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11354-60 (2003).

Geminate ion kinetics for hexa-, penta- and tetrachloroethane in liquid methylcyclohexane (MCH): Effect of the anion lifetimes.
Quadir, M.A., Azuma, T., Domazou, A.S., Katsumura, Y., Buhler, R.E., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11361-70 (2003).

Photoprocesses of p-benzoquinones in aqueous solution.
Gorner, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11587-95 (2003).

Effect of temperature on processes of radiation-induced generation of primary defects in MgF₂ crystals.
Lisitsyna, L.A., Korepanov, V.I., Grechkina, T.V., Opt. Spectrosc. (Transl. of Opt. Spektrosk.) 95(5): 746-50 (2003).

Carbomethoxyfluorocarbene.
Tippmann, E.M., Holinga, G., Platz, M.S., Org. Lett. 5(26): 4919-22 (2003).

Direct detection of ion pair formation and collapse in a migration reaction of a [beta]-phosphate radical.
Bagnol, L., Horner, J.H., Newcomb, M., Org. Lett. 5(26): 5055-8 (2003).

Photooxygenation of allylic alcohols: kinetic comparison of unfunctionalized alkenes with prenol-type allylic alcohols, ethers and acetates.
Griesbeck, A.G., Adam, W., Bartoschek, A., El-Idreesy, T.T., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(8): 877-81 (2003).

Kinetics and products of the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with selected volatile organic compounds, including oxygenated compounds.
Bethel, H.L. Ph.D., Thesis, University of California, Riverside, 2002, 188p.

Investigations of thermochemistry and the kinetics of hydrogen atom radical reactions.
Peebles, L.R. Ph.D., Thesis, University of North Texas, Denton, 2002, 156p.

Optical Spectra

A novel bisthienylethene as acidichromic and photochromic yellow dye.
Luo, Q.F., Li, X.C., Jing, S.P., Zhu, W.H., Tian, H., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1116-7 (2003).

New donor-acceptor 2-aryl-3-(4-pyridyl)-2,5-norbornadienes as thermally reversible photochromic systems.
Elangovan, A., Wang, C.J., Ho, T.I., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1180-1 (2003).

Effect of heavy ion irradiation on self-supported diamond sheets.
Palnitkar, U., Shirodkar, V.S., Singh, M.K., Titus, E., Tyagi, P.K., Unni, K.N., Misra, D.S., Ayuub, R., Avasthi, D.K., Diamond Relat. Mater. 12(10-11): 1771-5 (2003).

Infrared spectroscopy of neutral C₇H₇ isomers: Benzyl and tropyl.
Satink, R.G., Meijer, G., von Helden, G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15714-5 (2003).

Intervalence (charge-resonance) transitions in organic mixed-valence systems. Through-space versus through-bond electron transfer between bridged aromatic (redox) centers.
Sun, D.L., Rosokha, S.V., Lindeman, S.V., Kochi, J.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15950-63 (2003).

Hole transfer in a C-shaped molecule: Conformational freedom versus solvent-mediated coupling.
Nadeau, J.M., Liu, M., Waldeck, D.H., Zimmt, M.B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15964-73 (2003).

Spectroscopic characterization of the [Fe(His)₄(Cys)] site in 2Fe-superoxide reductase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris.
Clay, M.D., Emerson, J.P., Coulter, E.D., Kurtz, D.M., Johnson, M.K., JBIC, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 8(6): 671-82 (2003).

Specific electron transfer mechanism from the photoexcited tetrasulfonated Zn(II)-tetraphenylporphyrin to methylviologen via self-assembled ionic complex.
Kaneko, M., Suzuki, K., Ebel, E., Wohrle, D., Macromol. Symp. 204: 71-7 (2003).

Aryloxy radicals from diaryloxydiazirines: [alpha]-cleavage of diaryloxycarbenes or excited diazirines?
Fede, J.M., Jockusch, S., Lin, N., Moss, R.A., Turro, N.J., Org. Lett. 5(26): 5027-30 (2003).

Color center formation in sapphire by swift heavy ion irradiation.
Mohanty, T., Mishra, N.C., Singh, F., Bhat, S.V., Kanjilal, D., Radiat. Meas. 36(1-6): 723-7 (2003).

Synthesis, spectroscopic and photophysical properties of phthalocyanines bearing dendritic fragments.
Ng, C.H.A. Ph.D., Thesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2002, 261p.

ESR Studies

EPR study of photoinduced electron transfer between adsorbent and adsorbed species in photo-SCR with NH₃.
Teramura, K., Tanaka, T., Funabiki, T., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1184-5 (2003).

Synthesis and ESR spectrum study of C₆₀-polystyrene by direct reaction of polystyrene and C₆₀ under UV photoinitiator.
Shen, J.Z., Chen, S.M., Guo, C.D., Cai, R.F., Huaxue Xuebao 61(6): 954-8 (2003).

Muon spin rotation and Mossbauer investigations of the spin transition in [Fe(ptz)₆](ClO₄)₂.
Campbell, S.J., Ksenofontov, V., Garcia, Y., Lord, J.S., Boland, Y., Gutlich, P., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14289-95 (2003).

Retrospective dosimetry after criticality accidents using low-frequency EPR: A study of whole human teeth irradiated in a mixed neutron and gamma-radiation field.
Zdravkova, M., Crokart, N., Trompier, F., Asselineau, B., Gallez, B., Gaillard-Lecanu, E., Debuyst, R., Radiat. Res. 160(2): 168-73 (2003).

Electron spin resonance study of DNA irradiated with an argon-ion beam: Evidence for formation of sugar phosphate backbone radicals.
Becker, D., Bryant-Friedrich, A., Trzasko, C., Sevilla, M.D., Radiat. Res. 160(2): 174-85 (2003).

EPR study of the stability of cellulose radicals produced in irradiated spices.
Lehner, K., Stachowicz, W., Rap. IChTJ. Ser. B (4): 1-14 (2003).

EPR of gamma irradiation damage centers in single crystals of some phosphonates and derivatives.
Aras, E., Acar, N., Birey, M., Z. Naturforsch., A: Phys. Sci. 58(5/6): 299-302 (2003).

Excited States

Stereochemical features of the physical and chemical interactions of singlet oxygen with enecarbamates.
Poon, T., Turro, N.J., Chapman, J., Lakshminarasimhan, P., Lei, X.G., Jockusch, S., Franz, R., Washington, I., Adam, W., Bosio, S.G., Org. Lett. 5(26): 4951-3 (2003).

Photosensitizer-controlled regioselectivity in the electron-transfer cycloreversion of 2,3-diphenyloxetanes.
Miranda, M.A., Izquierdo, M.A., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(8): 848-50 (2003).

Photochemistry

Very high cyclization quantum yields of diarylethene having two N-methylpyridinium ions.
Matsuda, K., Shinkai, Y., Yamaguchi, T., Nomiyama, K., Isayama, M., Irie, M., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1178-9 (2003).

Refractive index changes of amorphous diarylethenes containing 2,4-diphenylphenyl substituents.
Kim, M.-S., Maruyama, H., Kawai, T., Irie, M., Chem. Mater. 15(24): 4539-43 (2003).

Novel photochromism of propargylallene in the solid state.
Tanaka, K., Tomomori, A., Scott, J.L., CrystEngComm 5: 147-9 (2003).

Photochemical and thermal synthesis and characterization of polypyridine ruthenium(II) complexes containing different monodentate ligands.
Bonnet, S., Collin, J.P., Gruber, N., Sauvage, J.P., Schofield, E.R., Dalton Trans. (24): 4654-62 (2003).

Synthesis of erythro-[alpha]-amino [beta]-hydroxy carboxylic acid esters by diastereoselective photocycloaddition of 5-methoxyoxazoles with aldehydes.
Griesbeck, A.G., Bondock, S., Lex, J., J. Org. Chem. 68(26): 9899-906 (2003).

Polythiophenylene synthesis through multi-electron transfer process.
Oyaizu, K., Tsuchida, E., Macromol. Symp. 204: 19-25 (2003).

Base-induced photocyclization of 1,2-diaryl-1-tosylethenes. A mechanistically novel approach to phenanthrenes and phenanthrenoids.
Almeida, J.F., Castedo, L., Fernandez, D., Neo, A.G., Romero, V., Tojo, G., Org. Lett. 5(26): 4939-41 (2003).

The quenching of indolic compounds by monosubstituted benzenes and the photoreaction with chlorobenzene.
Rivarola, C.R., Chesta, C.A., Previtali, C.M., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(8): 893-7 (2003).

Photo-conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbons using 355 nm laser radiation.
Gondal, M.A., Yamani, Z.H., Dastgeer, A., Ali, M.A., Arfaj, A., Spectrosc. Lett. 36(4): 313-26 (2003).

Discontinuous change in the helical pitch of cholesteric liquid crystals by photoisomerization of a chiral azobenzene molecule.
Yoshioka, T., Ogata, T., Zahangir, A.M., Nonaka, T., Kurihara, S., Liq. Cryst. 31(1): 15-9 (2004).

I. Photochemistry of 2-pyridone and (-)-crinipellin a synthesis studies. ii. Beta-keto amide and enantioselective allylsilane syntheses.
Chen, Y. Ph.D., Thesis, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2002, 206p.

[2+2]-photocycloaddition/thermal fragmentation strategy toward 5-8-5 ring systems.
Lo, P.C.-K. Ph.D., Thesis, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2002, 204p.

Characterization of photocycloaddition products in the cyclobutane family using mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance.
Powe, A.M. Ph.D., Thesis, American University, Washington, DC, 2002, 147p.

Synthetic approaches to red-shifted cobalamin analogues and photochemical studies on alkylcobalamins.
Boothroyd, S.R. Ph.D., Thesis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2003, 233p.

Radiation Chemistry

Self-radiolysis of tritiated water.
Stolz, T., Ducret, D., Heinze, S., Baldacchino, G., Colson, J.-C., Dedieu, B., Pelletier, T., Fusion Eng. Des. 69(1-4): 57-60 (2003).

Gamma radiolysis of a heavy petroleum fraction.
Cataldo, F., Keheyan, Y., Baccaro, S., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 258(3): 537-41 (2003).

Tri-iso-amyl phosphate (TAP): An alternative extractant to tri-butyl phosphate (TBP) for reactor fuel reprocessing.
Hasan, S.H., Shukla, J.P., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 258(3): 563-73 (2003).

Experimental Studies

Anodic oxidation of methyl [alpha]-dimethylsilyldihydrocinnamate. A novel silicon [gamma]-aryl effect.
Kaimakliotis, C., Fry, A.J., J. Org. Chem. 68(26): 9893-8 (2003).

Low-energy electron attachment by chloroalkanes.
Barszczewska, W., Kopyra, J., Wnorowska, J., Szamrej, I., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11427-32 (2003).

Radical cyclization cascade involving ynamides: An original access to nitrogen-containing heterocycles.
Marion, F., Courillon, C., Malacria, M., Org. Lett. 5(26): 5095-7 (2003).

Thermolysis of organic peroxides in solution.
Antonovskii, V.L., Khursan, S.L., Usp. Khim. 72(11): 1055-80 (2003).

How enzymes work: Analysis by modern rate theory and computer simulations.
Garcia-Viloca, M., Gao, J., Karplus, M., Truhlar, D.G., Science (Washington, D. C.) 303(5655): 186-95 (2004).

Gas-phase ion-molecule reaction studies of pi-type radicals and biradicals: description and characterization of a novel tandem flowing afterglow - guided ion beam apparatus.
Tichy, S.E. Ph.D., Thesis, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 2001, 176p.

Role of hydroxyl radicals and hypobromous acid reactions on bromate formation during ozonation.
Chao, P.-F. Ph.D., Thesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, 2002, 258p.

Multiphase Systems

Time-resolved chemiluminescence study of photocatalytic reaction of TiO₂.
Wu, Z.Z., Akiyama, K., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1108-9 (2003).

Fabrication of silica/polystyrene nanocomposite microspheres by [gamma]-ray irradiation.
Wu, D.Z., Ge, X.W., Chu, S.N., Zhang, Z.C., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1134-5 (2003).

Study on the photocatalytic hydrolysis of methylacetylene under UV light irradiation. I. Performance of nano-titania photocatalyst.
Zhang, J., Xu, H., Anpo, M., Cuihua Xuebao 24(11): 845-8 (2003).

A study on photophysical behavior of silica gel nano-particles modified by organic molecule in different mediums.
Wang, H., Zhang, X.H., Wu, S.K., Huaxue Xuebao 61(12): 1921-5 (2003).

Effects of UV irradiation on the intensity, structure and hydrophilicity of sol-gel TiO₂ films in high-humidity.
Guan, Z.S., Huaxue Xuebao 61(12): 2025-8 (2003).

Semiconductor quantum dots for photodynamic therapy.
Samia, A.C.S., Chen, X.B., Burda, C., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15736-7 (2003).

Probing photoelectrochemical processes in Au-CdS nanoparticle arrays by surface plasmon resonance: Application for the detection of acetylcholine esterase inhibitors.
Zayats, M., Kharitonov, A.B., Pogorelova, S.P., Lioubashevski, O., Katz, E., Willner, I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 16006-14 (2003).

Multiscale ice fluidity in NO_x photodesorption from frozen nitrate solutions.
Boxe, C.S., Colussi, A.J., Hoffmann, M.R., Tan, D., Mastromarino, J., Case, A.T., Sandholm, S.T., Davis, D.D., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11409-13 (2003).

Electron transfer dynamics in quantum dot/titanium dioxide composites formed by in situ chemical bath deposition.
Blackburn, J.L., Selmarten, D.C., Nozik, A.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14154-7 (2003).

Bridge-assisted ultrafast interfacial electron transfer to nanocrystalline SnO₂ thin films.
Anderson, N.A., Ai, X., Chen, D.T., Mohler, D.L., Lian, T.Q., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14231-9 (2003).

Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of AgInW₂O₈.
Tang, J.W., Zou, Z.G., Ye, J.H., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14265-9 (2003).

Photochemistry of a dumbbell-shaped multicomponent system hosted inside the mesopores of Al/MCM-41 aluminosilicate. Generation of long-lived viologen radicals.
Alvaro, M., Ferrer, B., Garcia, H., Palomares, E.J., Balzani, V., Credi, A., Venturi, M., Stoddart, J.F., Wenger, S., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14319-25 (2003).

Photodynamics of NaTaO₃ catalysts for efficient water splitting.
Yamakata, A., Ishibashi, T., Kato, H., Kudo, A., Onishi, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14383-7 (2003).

Radiocatalytic H₂ production with gamma-irradiation and TiO₂ catalysts.
Jung, J., Jeong, H.S., Chung, H.H., Lee, M.J., Jin, J.H., Park, K.B., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 258(3): 543-6 (2003).

Photoresponsive surfactants exhibiting unusually large, reversible surface tension changes under varying illumination conditions.
Shang, T.G., Smith, K.A., Hatton, T.A., Langmuir 19(26): 10764-73 (2003).

Direct observation of photoswitching in tethered spiropyrans using the interfacial force microscope.
Bunker, B.C., Kim, B.I., Houston, J.E., Rosario, R., Garcia, A.A., Hayes, M., Gust, D., Picraux, S.T., Nano Lett. 3(12): 1723-7 (2003).

Zeolite-promoted oxidations of 1,1-diarylethylenes.
Clennan, E.L., Pan, G.L., Org. Lett. 5(26): 4979-82 (2003).

Influence of negatively charged interfaces on the ground and excited state properties of Methylene blue.
Severino, D., Junqueira, H.C., Gugliotti, M., Gabrielli, D.S., Baptista, M.S., Photochem. Photobiol. 77(5): 459-68 (2003).

Luminescent studies of the nature of photosensitivity centers in sulfur-sensitized photographic emulsions.
Belous, V.M., Zh. Nauchn. Prikl. Fotogr. 48(4): 7-15 (2003).

Photoinduced electron transfer in silica-supported self-assembled thin films containing a 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide and cytochrome.
Campos, I.B., Nantes, I.L., Rodrigues, F.A., Brochsztain, S., J. Mater. Chem. 14(1): 54-60 (2004).

Polymers

Photoinduced birefringence of azodye-doped materials by a femtosecond laser.
Si, J.H., Qiu, J.R., Guo, J.Y., Qian, G.D., Wang, M.Q., Hirao, K., Appl. Opt. 42(36): 7170-3 (2003).

Phototunable lasing in dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystals.
Chanishvili, A., Chilaya, G., Petriashvili, G., Barberi, R., Bartolino, R., Cipparrone, G., Mazzulla, A., Oriol, L., Appl. Phys. Lett. 83(26): 5353-5 (2003).

Surface modification of polypropylene microporous membrane by plasma and its application for the in situ oligonucleotide synthesis.
Tang, J.X., Li, S., Liu, Z.C., Nie, L.B., Xiao, P.F., Lu, Z.H., He, N.Y., Huaxue Xuebao 61(4): 641-5 (2003).

Photoinitiated polymerization of columnar stacks of self-assembled trialkyl-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide derivatives.
Masuda, M., Jonkheijm, P., Sijbesma, R.P., Meijer, E.W., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15935-40 (2003).

Photoinduced electron transfer dynamics in aromatic vinyl polymers and related systems: time-resolved detection of primary events.
Miyasaka, H., Khan, S.R., Itaya, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol. C 4(3): 195-214 (2003).

Probing the local pH of polymer photoresist films using a two-color single molecule nanoprobe.
Mason, M.A., Ray, K., Pohlers, G., Cameron, J.F., Grober, R.D., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14219-24 (2003).

Photoelectrochemical generation of electronically conducting polymer-based hybrid junctions on modified Si(1 1 1) surfaces.
Fabre, B., Lopinski, G.P., Wayner, D.D.M., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14326-35 (2003).

Photopolymerization-induced phase separation process of thin composite films of liquid crystal and polymer fiber networks.
Murashige, T., Fujikake, H., Ikehata, S., Sato, F., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 42(11B): L1380-L3 (2003).

Mechanism of radiation-induced doping.
Koizumi, H., Dougauchi, H., Yamano, T., Ichikawa, T., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 42(11): 7122-3 (2003).

Photo-cross-linkable PNIPAAm copolymers. 4. Effects of copolymerization and cross-linking on the volume-phase transition in constrained hydrogel layers.
Harmon, M.E., Kuckling, D., Pareek, P., Frank, C.W., Langmuir 19(26): 10947-56 (2003).

Intra-molecular energy transfer characteristics of novel oligo(thienylphenyl)amine derivatives having a gradient structure.
Cho, J.S., Kojima, Y., Norifusa, S., Higuchi, M., Yamamoto, K., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204(18): 2175-82 (2003).

Thermal properties and SSA fractionation of metallocene ethylene-oct-1-ene copolymers with high comonomer content cross-linked by dicumyl peroxide or [beta]-radiation.
Nicolas, J., Villarreal, N., Gobernado-Mitre, I., Merino, J.C., Pastor, J.M., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204(18): 2212-21 (2003).

Pyrromethene 567 dye as visible light photoinitiator for free radical polymerization.
Garcia, O., Costela, A., Garcia-Moreno, I., Sastre, R., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204(18): 2233-9 (2003).

Simulation-assisted evaluation of acetylene effect on macromolecular crosslinking rate under polyethylene irradiation.
Shyichuk, A., Tokaryk, G., Macromol. Theory Simul. 12(8): 599-603 (2003).

Effect of irradiation on chemiluminescence of EPDM and EPR rubbers.
Gorghiu, L.M., Jipa, S., Dumitrescu, C., Zaharescu, T., Setnescu, R., Mater. Plast. (Bucharest, Rom.) 40(4): 182-5 (2003).

Thermally enhanced photoinduced molecular reorientation in a photo-crosslinkable polymer liquid crystal based on polarization triplet energy transfer.
Kawatsuki, N., An, M.X., Matsuura, Y., Sakai, T., Takatsuka, H., Liq. Cryst. 31(1): 55-60 (2004).

Photoinduction of surface-relief gratings during all-optical poling of polymer films.
Apostoluk, A., Nunzi, J.M., FioriniDebuisschert, C., Opt. Lett. 29(1): 98-100 (2004).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Correlation of proton release and electrochromic shifts of the optical spectrum due to oxidation of tyrosine in reaction centers from Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
Kalman, L., Lo Brutto, R., Narvaez, A.J., Williams, J.C., Allen, J.P., Biochemistry 42(45): 13280-6 (2003).

Role of p53 in regulating constitutive and X-radiation-inducible CD95 expression and function in carcinoma cells.
Sheard, M.A., Uldrijan, S., Vojtesek, B., Cancer Res. 63(21): 7176-84 (2003).

Synergistic effect of the two azobenzenes in the promoter on the photo-regulation of transcription reaction with SP6 RNA polymerase.
Liu, M.Z., Tamaru, D., Asanuma, H., Komiyama, M., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1174-5 (2003).

Enhanced conversion of DNA radical damage to double strand breaks by 1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-dioxides linked to a DNA binder compared to tirapazamine.
Anderson, R.F., Harris, T.A., Hay, M.P., Denny, W.A., Chem. Res. Toxicol. 16(11): 1477-83 (2003).

Study on molecule energy transfer from core antenna to reaction center.
Wang, S., Cai, X., He, J., Liu, X., Peng, J., Li, L., Kuang, T., Guangzi Xuebao 32(7): 848-52 (2003).

Seasonal and diurnal variations in Martian surface ultraviolet irradiation: biological and chemical implications for the Martian regolith.
Patel, M.R., Berces, A., Kolb, C., Lammer, H., Rettberg, P., Zarnecki, J.C., Selsis, F., Int. J. Astrobiol. 2(1): 21-34 (2003).

Expression of phosphorylated histone H2AX in cultured cell lines following exposure to X-rays.
Macphail, S.H., Banath, J.P., Yu, T.Y., Chu, E.H.M., Lambur, H., Olive, P.L., Int. J. Radiat. Biol. 79(5): 351-8 (2003).

Collagen-protein interactions mapped by phototriggered thiol introduction.
Yasui, N., Koide, T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15728-9 (2003).

Long-distance radical cation migration in duplex DNA: The effect of contiguous A•A and T•T mismatches on efficiency and mechanism.
Schlientz, N.W., Schuster, G.B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15732-3 (2003).

Long-lived charge-separated state leading to DNA damage through hole transfer.
Kawai, K., Takada, T., Nagai, T., Cai, X.C., Sugimoto, A., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(52): 16198-9 (2003).

Energy dissipations in chlorosomes: Emission from the Qy state following singlet-singlet and triplet-triplet annihilation reactions in the cylindrical aggregate and its reversible dissociation into the piggy-back dimers.
Kakitani, Y., Rondonuwu, F.S., Mizoguchi, T., Watanabe, Y., Koyama, Y., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14545-55 (2003).

Effect of protein environment on pK_a shifts in the active site of photoactive yellow protein.
Yoda, M., Inoue, Y., Sakurai, M., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14569-75 (2003).

Characterization of expressed pigmented core light harvesting complex (LH 1) in a reaction center-deficient mutant of Blastochloris viridis.
Ostafin, A.E., Ponomarenko, N.S., Popova, J.A., Jaeger, M., Bylina, E.J., Norris, J.R., Jr., Photosynthesis Research 77(1): 53-68 (2003).

ERRATUM: Conformation-dependent hydrophobic photolabeling of the nicotinic receptor: Electrophysiology-coordinated photochemistry and mass spectrometry. (Vol. 100(22), 13043, 2003).
Leite, J.F., Blanton, M.P., Shahgholi, M., Dougherty, D.A., Lester, H.A., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100(26): 16144 (2003).

The effect of melatonin against oxidative damage during total-body irradiation in rats.
Koc, M., Taysi, S., Buyukokuroglu, M.E., Bakan, N., Radiat. Res. 160(2): 251-5 (2003).

Transgene expression is increased by photochemically mediated transduction of polycation-complexed adenoviruses.
Bonsted, A., Engesaeter, B.O., Hogset, A., Maelandsmo, G.M., Prasmickaite, L., Kaalhus, O., Berg, K., Gene Ther. 11(2): 152-60 (2004).

Solar Energy

Photovoltaic devices based on photo induced charge transfer in polythiophene:CN-PPV blends.
Roman, L.S., Arias, A.C., Theander, M., Andersson, M.R., Inganas, O., Braz. J. Phys. 33(2): 376-81 (2003).

Water-based dye-sensitized solar cells: Interfacial activation of TiO₂ mesopores in contact with aqueous electrolyte for efficiency development.
Murakami, T.N., Saito, H., Uegusa, S., Kawashima, N., Miyasaka, T., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1154-5 (2003).

Dye-sensitized solar cells: A successful combination of materials.
Longo, C., DePaoli, M.A., J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 14(6): 889-901 (2003).

Enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells by co-grafting amphiphilic sensitizer and hexadecylmalonic acid on TiO₂ nanocrystals.
Wang, P., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Comte, P., Charvet, R., Humphry-Baker, R., Gratzel, M., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14336-41 (2003).

Donor-acceptor polythiophene copolymers with tunable acceptor content for photoelectric conversion devices.
Catellani, M., Luzzati, S., Lupsac, N.O., Mendichi, R., Consonni, R., Famulari, A., Meille, S.V., Giacalone, F., Segura, J.L., Martin, N., J. Mater. Chem. 14(1): 67-74 (2004).

A computational and experimental study of alternative energy technologies: constructing photochemical electron-transfer cascades and the development of computational methods for understanding fuel cell electrocatalysts.
Waraksa, C.C. Ph.D., Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2002, 189p.

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Photocatalytic decomposition of acetaldehyde under visible light irradiation over La³⁺ and N co-doped TiO₂.
Sakatani, Y., Nunoshige, J., Ando, H., Okusako, K., Koike, H., Takata, T., Kondo, J.N., Hara, M., Domen, K., Chem. Lett. 32(12): 1156-7 (2003).

Importance of using solid lipid microspheres as carriers for UV filters on the example octyl methoxy cinnamate.
Yener, G., Incegul, T., Yener, N., Int. J. Pharm. 258(1-2): 203-7 (2003).

Photodegradation of phenol and salicylic acid by coated rutile-based pigments: a new approach for the assessment of sunscreen treatment efficiency.
Vione, D., Picatonotto, T., Carlotti, M.E., J. Cosmet. Sci. 54(5): 513-24 (2003).

Ozonation and H₂O₂/UV treatment of clofibric acid in water: a kinetic investigation.
Andreozzi, R., Caprio, V., Marotta, R., Radovnikovic, A., J. Hazard. Mater. 103(3): 233-46 (2003).

A new plasma process for surface treatment prior to wire bonding that utilizes the sublimation effect of alkyl group radicals.
Honsho, K., Terai, H., Yamazoe, H., Tatsuta, T., Tsuji, O., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 42(11): 7112-5 (2003).

Encapsulation of p-THPP into nanoparticles: Cellular uptake, subcellular localization and effect of serum on photodynamic activity.
Konan, Y.N., Chevallier, J., Gurny, R., Allemann, E., Photochem. Photobiol. 77(6): 638-44 (2003).

Evaluation of the stability of vitamins C, B₁, B₂, B₆ and calcium pantothenate in irradiated or non-irradiated infant formulas.
Moreschi, E.C.P., Presoto, A.E.F., Vizeu, D., De Almeida Muradian, L.B., Rev. Bras. Cienc. Farm. 39(Supl. 3): 134-6 (2003).

Photochemical internalisation in drug and gene delivery.
Hogset, A., Prasmickaite, L., Selbo, P.K., Hellum, M., Engesaeter, B.O., Bonsted, A., Berg, K., Adv. Drug Delivery Rev. 56(1): 95-115 (2004).

Photocatalytic properties of TiO₂ modified with gold nanoparticles in the degradation of 4-chlorophenol in aqueous solution.
Orlov, A., Jefferson, D.A., Macleod, N., Lambert, R.M., Catal. Lett. 92(1-2): 41-7 (2004).

Photocatalytic decomposition of organic contaminants by Bi₂WO₆ under visible light irradiation.
Tang, J., Zou, Z., Ye, J., Catal. Lett. 92(1-2): 53-6 (2004).

Selectivity of photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous ethanol over pure and modified TiO₂.
Vorontsov, A.V., Dubovitskaya, V.P., J. Catal. 221(1): 102-9 (2004).

Highly sensitive two-photon chromophores applied to three-dimensional lithographic microfabrication: design, synthesis and characterization towards two-photon absorption cross section.
Lu, Y.M., Hasegawa, F., Goto, T., Ohkuma, S., Fukuhara, S., Kawazu, Y., Totani, K., Yamashita, T., Watanabe, T., J. Mater. Chem. 14(1): 75-80 (2004).

Photocatalytic oxidation of microcystin-LR in a fluidized bed reactor having TiO₂-coated activated carbon.
Lee, D.-K., Kim, S.-C., Cho, I.-C., Kim, S.-J., Kim, S.-W., Sep. Purif. Technol. 34(1-3): 59-66 (2004).

Photocatalytic treatment of water containing dinitrophenol and city water over TiO₂/SiO₂.
Nakano, K., Obuchi, E., Takagi, S., Yamamoto, R., Tanizaki, T., Taketomi, M., Eguchi, M., Ichida, K., Suzuki, M., Hashimoto, A., Sep. Purif. Technol. 34(1-3): 67-72 (2004).

Theoretical Studies

Role of ligand bending in the photodissociation of O₂ vs CO-heme: A time-dependent density functional study.
De Angelis, F., Car, R., Spiro, T.G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 15710-1 (2003).

A CASSCF/MR-Cl study toward the understanding of wavelength-dependent and geometrically memorized photodissociation of formic acid.
He, H.Y., Fang, W.H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(51): 16139-47 (2003).

Rational classification of a series of aromatic donor-acceptor systems within the twisting intramolecular charge transfer model, a time-dependent density-functional theory investigation.
Jamorski, C.J., Luthi, H.P., J. Chem. Phys. 119(24): 12852-65 (2003).

On the dissociation of aromatic radical anions in solution. 1. Formulation and application to p-cyanochlorobenzene radical anion.
Laage, D., Burghardt, I., Sommerfeld, T., Hynes, J.T., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11271-91 (2003).

On the dissociation of aromatic radical anions in solution. 2. Reaction path and rate constant analysis.
Burghardt, I., Laage, D., Hynes, J.T., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(51): 11292-306 (2003).

Understanding nonequilibrium solute and solvent motions through molecular projections: Computer simulations of solvation dynamics in liquid tetrahydrofuran (THF).
Bedard-Hearn, M.J., Larsen, R.E., Schwartz, B.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14464-75 (2003).

Solvent reorganization energy of charge transfer in DNA hairpins.
Le Bard, D.N., Lilichenko, M., Matyushov, D.V., Berlin, Y.A., Ratner, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 107(51): 14509-20 (2003).

The influence of electronic and structural factors on the photoinduced electron transfer in sterically strained meso-nitrophenyl-substituted porphyrins.
Avilov, I.V., Zenkevich, E.I., Sagun, E.I., Shulga, A.M., Filatov, I.V., Opt. Spectrosc. (Transl. of Opt. Spektrosk.) 95(5): 696-706 (2003).

Theoretical study on the excited states of psoralen compounds bonded to a thymine residue.
Nakata, A., Baba, T., Takahashi, H., Nakai, H., J. Comput. Chem. 25(2): 179-88 (2004).

Density functional theory calculations of the EPR parameters for transition metal complexes.
Saladino, A.C. Ph.D., Thesis, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 2002, 206p.

Reviews

Microwave photochemistry.
Klan, P., Cirkva, V., Microwaves in Organic Synthesis, A. Loupy, (ed.), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Weinheim, Germany, 2002, p.463-486.

Femtosecond absorption spectroscopy of transition metal charge-transfer complexes.
McCusker, J.K., Acc. Chem. Res. 36(12): 876-87 (2003).

Chromophore-functionalized gold nanoparticles.
Thomas, K.G., Kamat, P.V., Acc. Chem. Res. 36(12): 888-98 (2003).

The role of radicals in metal-assisted oxygenation reactions.
Limberg, C., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 42(48): 5932-54 (2003).

Porous hybrid photocatalysts based on polyoxometalates.
Guo, Y.-H., Hu, C.-W., J. Cluster Sci. 14(4): 505-26 (2003).

Hybridization model of photo-induced metastable atomic states in chalcogenides.
Tsendin, K.D., Barygin, I.A., J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 5(5): 1155-9 (2003).

Tuning the color and excited state properties of the azulenic chromophore: NIR absorbing pigments and materials.
Liu, R.S.H., Asato, A.E., J. Photochem. Photobiol. C 4(3): 179-94 (2003).

Radiation-induced bystander effects, carcinogenesis and models.
Mothersill, C., Seymour, C., Oncogene 22(45): 7028-33 (2003).

Bystander responses induced by low LET radiation.
Prise, K.M., Folkard, M., Michael, B.D., Oncogene 22(45): 7043-9 (2003).

Photochemical reactivity of polyenes: from dienes to rhodopsin, from microseconds to femtoseconds.
Liu, R.S.H., Hammond, G.S., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(8): 835-44 (2003).

Water ice on outer solar system surfaces: Basic properties and radiation effects.
Baragiola, R.A., Planet. Space Sci. 51(14-15): 953-61 (2003).

Needs and market trends of gamma-radiation sterilization of plastic materials.
Takahashi, T., Porima Daijesuto 55(10/11): 24-32 (2003).

The photophysical properties of phthalocyanines and related compounds.
Ishii, K., Kobayashi, N., Porphyrin Handb. 16: 1-42 (2003).

Chiral photochemistry - entropy control of asymmetric reaction.
Inoue, Y., Sentan Kagaku Shirizu 1: 77-83 (2003).

Electron spin resonance characterization of microporous and mesoporous oxide materials.
Kevan, L., Handbook of Zeolite Science and Technology, S. M. Auerbach, K. A. Carrado and P. K. Dutta (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003, p.257-90

Photocatalysis on zeolites and ordered mesoporous materials.
Zholobenko, V.L., Evans, A.J., Tang, S.L.Y., Nanoclusters Nanocryst., H. S. Nalwa (ed.), American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, CA, 2003, p.179-210

Photoswitching spiropyrans and related compounds.
Hobley, J., Lear, M.J., Fukumura, H., Photochemistry of Organic Molecules in Isotropic and Anisotropic Media, V. Ramamurthy and K. S. Schanze (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003,

Photoinduced-electron-transfer initiated reactions in organic chemistry.
Schmoldt, P., Rinderhagen, H., Mattay, J., Photochemistry of Organic Molecules in Isotropic and Anisotropic Media, V. Ramamurthy and K. S. Schanze (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003, p.185-225

Design and fine control of photoinduced electron transfer.
Fukuzumi, S., Imahori, H., Photochemistry of Organic Molecules in Isotropic and Anisotropic Media, V. Ramamurthy and K. S. Schanze (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003, p.227-73

Molecular oxygenations in zeolites.
Clennan, E.L., Photochemistry of Organic Molecules in Isotropic and Anisotropic Media, V. Ramamurthy and K. S. Schanze (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003, p.275-308