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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

Reductive modification of a methionine residue in the amyloid-[beta] peptide.
Kadlcik, V., Sicard-Roselli, C., Houee-Levin, C., Kodicek, M., Ferreri, C., Chatgilialoglu, C., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(16): 2595-8 (2006).

Relaxation of excited states of Tm3+ and Tm3+-Eu3+ energy transfer in YVO4 crystal.
Lisiecki, R., Ryba-Romanowski, W., Lukasiewicz, T., Appl. Phys. B: Lasers Opt. 83(2): 255-9 (2006).

Vibrational relaxation of pure liquid water.
Lindner, J., Vohringer, P., Pshenichnikov, M.S., Cringus, D., Wiersma, D.A., Mostovoy, M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 329-33 (2006).

Evidence for exciton fission and fusion in a covalently linked tetracene dimer.
Muller, A.M., Avlasevich, Y.S., Mullen, K., Bardeen, C.J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 518-22 (2006).

Measurement of magnetic field effects on radical recombination reactions using triplet-triplet energy transfer.
Henbest, K.B., Maeda, K., Athanassiades, E., Hore, P.J., Timmel, C.R., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 571-6 (2006).

Primary reaction dynamics of halorhodopsin, observed by sub-picosecond IR - vibrational spectroscopy.
Peters, F., Herbst, J., Tittor, J., Oesterhelt, D., Diller, R., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 109-16 (2006).

Fast folding dynamics of [alpha]-helical peptides - Effect of solvent additives and pH.
Ramajo, A.P., Petty, S.A., Volk, M., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 11-20 (2006).

Nonequilibrium protein folding dynamics: laser-induced pH-jump studies of the helix-coil transition.
Causgrove, T.P., Dyer, R.B., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 2-10 (2006).

Strange temperature dependence of the folding rate of a 16-residue [beta]-hairpin.
Xu, Y., Wang, T., Gai, F., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 21-7 (2006).

Ultrafast spectroscopy of a photoswitchable 30-amino acid de novo synthesized peptide.
Rehm, S., Lenz, M.O., Mensch, S., Schwalbe, H., Wachtveitl, J., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 28-35 (2006).

Stretched versus compressed exponential kinetics in [alpha]-helix folding.
Hamm, P., Helbing, J., Bredenbeck, J., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 54-65 (2006).

Multidimensional infrared spectroscopy of a peptide intramolecular hydrogen bond.
Park, J., Hochstrasser, R.M., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 78-86 (2006).

Binding modes in metal ion complexes of quinones and semiquinone radical anions: Electron-transfer reactivity.
Yuasa, J., Suenobu, T., Fukuzumi, S., ChemPhysChem 7(4): 942-54 (2006).

Synthesis, photochromic kinetics, fluorescence and structure of a new 1,2-diarylcyclopentene.
Pu, S.Z., Xiao, Q., Xu, J.K., Shen, L., Li, G.Z., Chen, B., Chin. J. Chem. 24(4): 463-7 (2006).

Crystal structure and photochromism of a novel organic compound condensed by pyrazolone with thiosemicarbazide.
Liu, G.F., Liu, L., Jia, D.Z., Zhang, L., Chin. J. Chem. 24(4): 569-72 (2006).

Assemblies of supramolecular porphyrin dimers in pentagonal and hexagonal arrays exhibiting light-harvesting antenna function.
Hajjaj, F., Yoon, Z.S., Yoon, M.C., Park, J., Satake, A., Kim, D.H., Kobuke, Y., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4612-23 (2006).

Intramolecular electron transfer through the 20-position of a chlorophyll a derivative: An unexpectedly efficient conduit for charge transport.
Kelley, R.F., Tauber, M.J., Wasielewski, M.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4779-91 (2006).

Dynamics and mechanism of bridge-dependent charge separation in pyrenylurea-nitrobenzene [pi]-stacked protophanes.
Lewis, F.D., Daublain, P., Delos-Santos, G.B., Liu, W.Z., Asatryan, A.M., Markarian, S.A., Fiebig, T., Raytchev, M., Wang, Q.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4792-801 (2006).

Oxygen acidity of ring methoxylated 1,1-diarylalkanol radical cations bearing [alpha]-cyclopropyl groups. The competition between O-neophyl shift and Ccyclopropyl [beta]-scission in the intermediate 1,1-diarylalkoxyl radicals.
Bietti, M., Fiorentini, S., Pato, I.P., Salamone, M., J. Org. Chem. 71(8): 3167-75 (2006).

Fluorescence emission properties of 8-azaxanthine and its N-alkyl derivatives: Excited-state proton transfer, and potential applications in enzymology.
Wierzchowski, J., Sepiol, J., Sulikowski, D., Kierdaszuk, B., Shugar, D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 276-82 (2006).

On the parallel formation of long-lived excited states of dipyridil[3,2-a:23-c]phenazine, dppz - A contrast between the electrochemically and photochemically induced reduction of dppz.
Ruiz, G.T., Juliarena, M.P., Lezna, R.O., Feliz, M.R., Ferraudi, G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 289-97 (2006).

Kinetics and mechanisms of the reactions of hydroxyl radicals and hydrated electrons with nitrosamines and nitramines in water.
Mezyk, S.P., Ewing, D.B., Kiddle, J.J., Madden, K.P., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4732-7 (2006).

Time-resolved spectroscopic studies of the reactivities of dimethylgermylene and tetramethyldigermene in solution.
Leigh, W.J., Lollmahomed, F., Harrington, C.R., Organometallics 25(8): 2055-65 (2006).


Optical Spectra

Structure and photochromic properties of a single-crystalline spiro[indolinepyranopyridinium] salt.
Aldoshin, S.M., Nikonova, L.A., Smirnov, V.A., Shilov, G.V., Nagaeva, N.K., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(9): 2113-8 (2005).

Photoinduced phase transition of the coordinationally unsaturated d9 metal centers of bis(N,N-diethylethylenediamine)copper(II) perchlorate within the thermal hysteresis of the spin-exchange interaction.
Naumov, P., Sakurai, K., Asaka, T., Belik, A.A., Adachi, S., Takahashi, J., Koshihara, S., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (7): 1345-7 (2006).

Photochemistry of 1-phenyl-tetrazolone isolated in solid argon.
Gomez-Zavaglia, A., Reva, I.D., Frija, L., Cristiano, M.L., Fausto, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 243-55 (2006).


Thermodynamics

Electrochemical and homogeneous proton-coupled electron transfers: Concerted pathways in the one-electron oxidation of a phenol coupled with an intramolecular amine-driven proton transfer.
Costentin, C., Robert, M., Saveant, J.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4552-3 (2006).

Solvent reorganization of electron transitions in viscous solvents - art. no. 144510.
Ghorai, P.K., Matyushov, D.V., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 144510 (2006).

Isocyanate-, isothiocyanate-, urea-, and thiourea-substituted boron dipyrromethene dyes as fluorescent probes.
Ziessel, R., Bonardi, L., Retailleau, P., Ulrich, G., J. Org. Chem. 71(8): 3093-102 (2006).

Circular dichroism of intra- and intermolecular charge-transfer complexes. Enhancement of anisotropy factors by dimer formation and by confinement.
Mori, T., Ko, Y.H., Kim, K., Inoue, Y., J. Org. Chem. 71(8): 3232-47 (2006).


ESR Studies

Thiophene-thiophene versus phenyl-phenyl coupling in 2-(diphenylamino)-thiophenes: An ESR-UV/Vis/NIR spectroelectrochemical study.
Rapta, P., Zeika, O., Rohde, D., Hartmann, H., Dunsch, L., ChemPhysChem 7(4): 863-70 (2006).

Electron paramagnetic resonance and optical absorption spectra of Rh impurity ion in KTiOAsO4 single crystal.
Mashkovtsev, R.I., Isaenko, L.I., Ferroelectrics 330: 85-92 (2006).

Effect of radiation on solid paracetamol: ESR identification and dosimetric features of [gamma]-irradiated paracetamol.
Polat, M., Korkmaz, M., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 51-62 (2006).

Electron paramagnetic resonance of [gamma]-irradiation damage centers in fumaric acid dipotassium salt dihydrate.
Birey, M., Asik, B., Murathan, A., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 63-8 (2006).

EPR spectroscopy of [gamma]-irradiated single crystals of 5-methyl-2-nitrophenol.
Aras, E., Asik, B., Buyum, M., Birey, M., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 69-73 (2006).


Excited States

Photobehaviour of some 1-heteroaryl-2-(1-methylpyridinium-2-yl)ethene iodides (free and complexed with DNA).
Marri, E., Mazzucato, U., Fortuna, C.G., Musumarra, G., Spalletti, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 314-9 (2006).

Chemistry of dioxine-annelated cycloheptatriene endoperoxides and their conversion into tropolone derivatives: an unusual non-benzenoid singlet oxygen source.
Dastan, A., Balci, M., Tetrahedron 62(17): 4003-10 (2006).


Photochemistry

Synthesis, complexation, and photochemistry of benzobisthiazole-based bis(crown ether).
Fedorov, Y.V., Fedorova, O.A., Shepel, N.E., Gromov, S.P., Alfimov, M.V., Kuzmina, L.G., Howard, J.A.K., Saltiel, J., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(9): 2119-28 (2005).

Bistable molecular orientation of a fluorene derivative with an intramolecular charge transfer in a poly(methyl methacrylate) host.
Apostoluk, A., Nunzi, J.M., Perepichka, I.F., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 478-82 (2006).

Fluorine segregation in crystalline materials: Structural control and solid-state [2+2] cycloaddition in CF3-substituted tetrathiafulvalene derivatives.
Jeannin, O., Fourmigue, M., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(11): 2994-3005 (2006).

The first end-on bonded superoxo complexes of Ga and In: The oxygen-rich compounds GaO4 and InO4.
Gaertner, B., Kohn, A., Himmel, H.J., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (7): 1496-504 (2006).

Light-driven OR and XOR programmable chemical logic gates.
Szacilowski, K., Macyk, W., Stochel, G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4550-1 (2006).

Cycloaddition between electron-deficient [pi]-systems, photochemical and radical-induced reactions: A novel, general, and stereoselective route to polyfunctionalized bridged bicyclo[2.2.2]octanes, bicyclo[3.3.0]octanes, bicyclo[4.2.0]octanes, and tricyclo[4.3.1.03,7]decanes.
Singh, V., Pal, S., Mobin, S.M., J. Org. Chem. 71(8): 3014-25 (2006).

Pressure and temperature-controlled enantiodifferentiating [4+4] photocyclodimerization of 2-anthracenecarboxylate mediated by secondary face- and skeleton-modified [gamma]-cyclodextrins.
Yang, C., Nakamura, A., Fukuhara, G., Origane, Y., Mori, T., Wada, T., Inoue, Y., J. Org. Chem. 71(8): 3126-36 (2006).

Fluorescence detection of conversion of phenolic Schiff bases to benzoxazoles.
Chen, Y., Xie, N., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 320-3 (2006).

Selenothiocarbonate complexes of iron: Structure of CpFe(CO)2SeC(S)O-4-C6H4Cl.
El-khateeb, M., Polyhedron 25(6): 1386-90 (2006).

Activation of the Si-H bond of silanes in photochemical reactions with W(CO)6: Hydrosilylation of ketones and dehydrosilylation of alcohol by H2SiPh2.
Gadek, A., Szymanska-Buzar, T., Polyhedron 25(6): 1441-8 (2006).

Synthesis and X-ray analysis of a new [6]helicene.
Aloui, F., El-Abed, R., Guerfel, T., Ben-Hassine, B., Synth. Commun. 36(11): 1557-67 (2006).

Synthesis of bridged nicotinates having [n](2,5)pyridinophane skeletons (n=8-14).
Kanomata, N., Yamada, S., Ohhama, T., Fusano, A., Ochiai, Y., Oikawa, J., Yamaguchi, M., Sudo, F., Tetrahedron 62(17): 4128-38 (2006).

ERRATUM: Photoinduced cycloadditions of N-methyl-1,8-naphthalenedicarboximides with alkynes (Vol 62, pg 1131, 2006).
Liu, Q.J., Shen, Y.M., An, H.Y., Grampp, G., Landgraf, S., Xu, J.H., Tetrahedron 62(17): 4272 (2006).


Radiation Chemistry

Effects induced by chemical non-stoichiometry and [gamma]-irradiation on the habit and unit cell parameters of ammonium tetrachlorozincate.
Gaffar, M.A., El-Fadl, A.A., Bin-Anooz, S., Cryst. Res. Technol. 41(4): 379-87 (2006).

Effects of temperature and flux on oxygen bubble formation in Li borosilicate glass under electron beam irradiation - art. no. 073511.
Ollier, N., Rizza, G., Boizot, B., Petite, G., J. Appl. Phys. 99: 073511 (2006).

Effect of [gamma]-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of NdFeB and Fe-Cr-Co permanent magnets.
Gao, R.S., Zhen, L., Li, G.A., Xu, C.Y., Shao, W.Z., J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 302(1): 156-9 (2006).

Radiation effects in SnO2-Si sensor structures.
Golovanov, V., Khirunenko, L., Kiv, A., Fuks, D., Soshin, M., Korotchenkov, G., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(2): 85-9 (2006).


Experimental Studies

Long-lived electron capture dissociation product ions experience radical migration via hydrogen abstraction.
O'Connor, P.B., Lin, C., Cournoyer, J.J., Pittman, J.L., Belyayev, M., Budnik, B.A., J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 17(4): 576-85 (2006).


Multiphase Systems

Activation energy of the photo induced Q2 oxygen ordered phase in the La2CuO4.08 superconductor.
Fratini, M., Campi, G., Simonelli, L., Palmisano, V., Agrestini, S., Filippi, M., Saini, N.L., Bianconi, A., J. Supercond. 18(5-6): 671-4 (2005).

Deep-UV photochemistry and patterning of (aminoethylaminomethyl)phenethylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers.
Chen, M.S., Dulcey, C.S., Chrisey, L.A., Dressick, W.J., Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(6): 774-83 (2006).

Real-time measurement of oligomeric species in secondary organic aerosol with the aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer.
Gross, D.S., Galli, M.E., Kalberer, M., Prevot, A.S.H., Dommen, J., Alfarra, M.R., Duplissy, J., Gaeggeler, K., Gascho, A., Metzger, A., Baltensperger, U., Anal. Chem. 78(7): 2130-7 (2006).

Photothermally assisted solution-phase synthesis of microscale tubes, rods, shuttles, and an urchin-like assembly of single-crystalline trigonal selenium.
Zhang, B., Dai, W., Ye, X.C., Zuo, F., Xie, Y., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(16): 2571-4 (2006).

Interaction of gold clusters with color centers on MgO(001) films.
Sterrer, M., Yulikov, M., Fischbach, E., Heyde, M., Rust, H.P., Pacchioni, G., Risse, T., Freund, H.J., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(16): 2630-2 (2006).

The first supramolecular photosensitization of enantiodifferentiating bimolecular reaction: anti-Markovnikov photoaddition of methanol to 1,1-diphenylpropene sensitized by modified [beta]-cyclodextrin.
Fukuhara, G., Mori, T., Wada, T., Inoue, Y., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (16): 1712-4 (2006).

One-electron redox processes during polyoxometalate-mediated photocatalytic reactions of TiO2 studied by two-color two-laser flash photolysis.
Tachikawa, T., Tojo, S., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(11): 3124-31 (2006).

para-Dialkylaminophenyl dyes for efficient nanocrystalline TiO2 sensitization in far-red region.
Li, C., Zhou, J.H., Chen, J.R., Chen, Y.S., Zhang, X.H., Ding, H.Y., Wang, W.B., Wang, X.S., Zhang, B.W., Chin. J. Chem. 24(4): 537-45 (2006).

Composite WO3-TiO2 films: Pulsed electrodeposition from a mixed bath versus sequential deposition from twin baths.
Somasundaram, S., Chenthamarakshan, C.R., de Tacconi, N.R., Basit, N.A., Rajeshwar, K., Electrochem. Commun. 8(4): 539-43 (2006).

N-Doping of anodic TiO2 nanotubes using heat treatment in ammonia.
Vitiello, R.P., Macak, J.M., Ghicov, A., Tsuchiya, H., Dick, L.F.P., Schmuki, P., Electrochem. Commun. 8(4): 544-8 (2006).

Electronic and geometric structure of doped rare-gas clusters: surface, site and size effects studied with luminescence spectroscopy.
von Pietrowski, R., von Haeften, K., Laarmann, T., Moller, T., Museur, L., Kanaev, A.V., Eur. Phys. J. D 38(2): 323-36 (2006).

A unidirectional energy transfer cascade process in a ruthenium junction self-assembled by [alpha]- and [beta]-cyclodextrins.
Faiz, J.A., Williams, R.M., Silva, M.J.J.P., De Cola, L., Pikramenou, Z., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4520-1 (2006).

Preparation of superparamagnetic [gamma]-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in nonaqueous medium by [gamma]-irradiation.
Du, J.H., Liu, H.R., J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 302(1): 263-6 (2006).

Design and evaluation of photocatalytic micro-channel reactors using TiO2-coated porous ceramics.
Teekateerawej, S., Nishino, J., Nosaka, Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 263-8 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical characterisation of TiO2 thin films derived from microwave hydrothermally processed nanocrystalline colloids.
Zhang, S.Q., Wen, W., Jiang, D.L., Zhao, H.J., John, R., Wilson, G.J., Will, G.D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 305-13 (2006).

Probing of photocatalytic surface sites on SO4 2-/TiO2 solid acids by in situ FT-IR spectroscopy and pyridine adsorption.
Wang, X.C., Yu, J.C., Liu, P., Wang, X.X., Su, W.Y., Fu, X.Z., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 339-47 (2006).

Laser-assisted synthesis of superparamagnetic Fe@Au core-shell nanoparticles.
Zhang, J., Post, M., Veres, T., Jakubek, Z.J., Guan, J.W., Wang, D.S., Normandin, F., Deslandes, Y., Simard, B., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7122-8 (2006).

Preferential destruction of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes by laser irradiation.
Huang, H.J., Maruyama, R., Noda, K., Kajiura, H., Kadono, K., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7316-20 (2006).

Application of a "Black body" like reactor for measurements of quantum yields of photochemical reactions in heterogeneous systems.
Emeline, A.V., Zhang, X., Jin, M., Murakami, T., Fujishima, A., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7409-13 (2006).

Control of a surface photochemical process by fractal electron transport across the surface: O2 photodesorption from TiO2(110).
Thompson, T.L., Yates, J.T., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7431-5 (2006).

Formation of organic monolayers on silicon via gas-phase photochemical reactions.
Eves, B.J., Lopinski, G.P., Langmuir 22(7): 3180-5 (2006).

Zinc chelation and photofluorochromic behavior of spironaphthoxazine intercalated into hydrophobically modified montmorillonite.
Nishikiori, H., Sasai, R., Takagi, K., Fujii, T., Langmuir 22(7): 3376-80 (2006).

DNA micropatterning on polycrystalline diamond via one-step direct amination.
Zhang, G.J., Song, K.S., Nakamura, Y., Ueno, T., Funatsu, T., Ohdomari, I., Kawarada, H., Langmuir 22(8): 3728-34 (2006).

Photocatalytic decomposition of an alkylammonium cation in a Langmuir-Blodgett film of a titania nanosheet.
Umemura, Y., Shinohara, E., Koura, A., Nishioka, T., Sasaki, T., Langmuir 22(8): 3870-7 (2006).

Photoinduced phenomena in thin films of chalcogenide system Ga-Ge-S: a role of oxidation.
Povolotskiy, A.V., Borisov, E.N., Ivanova, T.Y., Manshina, A.A., Laser Phys. Lett. 3(4): 190-4 (2006).

Preparation of well-defined PVOH/C60 nanohybrids by cobalt-mediated radical polymerization of vinyl acetate.
Detrembleur, C., Stoilova, O., Bryaskova, R., Debuigne, A., Mouithys-Mickalad, A., Jerome, R., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 27(7): 498-504 (2006).

Catalytic and optical behavior of polymer embedded metal nanoparticles.
Ciardelli, F., Pertici, P., Vitulli, G., Giaiacopi, S., Ruggeri, G., Pucci, A., Macromol. Symp. 231: 125-33 (2006).


Polymers

Synthesis, properties, and photopolymerization of liquid-crystalline oxetanes: Application in transflective liquid-crystal displays.
van der Zande, B.M.I., Roosendaal, S.J., Doornkamp, C., Steenbakkers, J., Lub, J., Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(6): 791-8 (2006).

Efficient preparation and improved sensitivity of molecularly imprinted polymers using room temperature ionic liquids.
Booker, K., Bowyer, M.C., Holdsworth, C.I., McCluskey, A., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (16): 1730-2 (2006).

Studies on photoreactive polyesters containing [alpha],[beta]-unsaturated carbonyl group in the main chain.
Muthusamy, A., Murugavel, S.C., High Perform. Polym. 18(2): 227-40 (2006).

Polymer micelles as building blocks for the incorporation of azobenzene: Enhancing the photochromic properties in layer-by-layer films.
Ma, N., Wang, Y.P., Wang, Z.Q., Zhang, X., Langmuir 22(8): 3906-9 (2006).

Polymeric side chain thioxanthone photoinitiator for free radical polymerization.
Temel, G., Arsu, N., Yagci, Y., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 57(1): 51-6 (2006).

Radiation modification of functional properties in PVC/mica electrical insulations.
Zaharescu, T., Nemes, E., Rapa, M., Grosu, E., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 57(1): 83-90 (2006).

Stimuli-responsive conjugated polymers. Synthesis and chiroptical properties of polyacetylene carrying L-glutamic acid and azobenzene in the side chain.
Zhao, H.C., Sanda, F., Masuda, T., Polymer 47(8): 2596-602 (2006).

Novel monolithic materials using poly(ethylene glycol) as porogen for protein separation.
Courtois, J., Bystrom, E., Irgum, K., Polymer 47(8): 2603-11 (2006).

Fluorescence polarization and rheological studies of the poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) hydrogels produced by UV radiation.
Fechine, G.J.M., Barros, J.A.G., Alcantara, M.R., Catalani, L.H., Polymer 47(8): 2629-33 (2006).

One photon-two radical-electron transfer photoinitiators. 2-(o-, m-, or p-methoxypyridine)-p-pyrrolidinestyrilium methyl sulfates as photoinitiators of free radical polymerization.
Kabatc, J., Paczkowski, J., Polymer 47(8): 2699-705 (2006).

Measurements of gas diffusion in polyethylene irradiated by 5 MeV electron beams.
Torrisi, L., Ilacqua, A., Caridi, F., Campo, N., Picciotto, A., Barna, R., De Pasquale, D., Trimarchi, M., Trifiro, A., Auditore, L., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 3-13 (2006).

Temperature and dose dependency of free radicals in irradiated poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Rao, B.S., Sridhar, V., Indira, S., Punnaiah, G., Venkatapparao, T., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 31-9 (2006).

Thermally stimulated discharge current studies of corona polarized pristine and swift heavy ion irradiated kapton-H polyimide.
Sharama, A., Garg, M., Quamara, J.K., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 41-9 (2006).

Gamma-irradiation effects on track etching characteristics of polyester nuclear track detector.
Agarwal, C., Kalsi, P.C., Ramaswami, A., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(2): 131-5 (2006).


Biological & Medical Aspects

Dissociative electron attachment to DNA basic constituents: The phosphate group.
Pan, X., Sanche, L., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 404-8 (2006).

A photoactivated trans-diammine platinum complex as cytotoxic as cisplatin.
Mackay, F.S., Woods, J.A., Moseley, H., Ferguson, J., Dawson, A., Parsons, S., Sadler, P.J., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(11): 3155-61 (2006).

Understanding GFP posttranslational chemistry: Structures of designed variants that achieve backbone fragmentation, hydrolysis, and decarboxylation.
Barondeau, D.P., Kassmann, C.J., Tainer, J.A., Getzoff, E.D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4685-93 (2006).

Direct hydrogen-atom abstraction by activated bleomycin: An experimental and computational study.
Decker, A., Chow, M.S., Kemsley, J.N., Lehnert, N., Solomon, E.I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4719-33 (2006).

Design and synthesis of a photocleavable fluorescent nucleotide 3-O-allyl-dGTP-PC-bodipy-FL-510 as a reversible terminator for DNA sequencing by synthesis.
Meng, Q.L., Kim, D.H., Bai, X.P., Bi, L.R., Turro, N.J., Ju, J.Y., J. Org. Chem. 71(8): 3248-52 (2006).

A triplet mechanism for the formation of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in UV-irradiated DNA.
Zhang, R.B., Eriksson, L.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7556-62 (2006).

Quantification of ion-induced molecular fragmentation of isolated 2-deoxy-D-ribose molecules.
Alvarado, F., Bari, S., Hoekstra, R., Schlatholter, T., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(16): 1922-8 (2006).


Solar Energy

Optimizing dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Robertson, N., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(15): 2338-45 (2006).

Conductive polymer-carbon-imidazolium composite: a simple means for constructing solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
Ikeda, N., Teshima, K., Miyasaka, T., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (16): 1733-5 (2006).

Translucent thin film Fe2O3 photoanodes for efficient water splitting by sunlight: Nanostructure-directing effect of Si-doping.
Cesar, I., Kay, A., Martinez, J.A.G., Gratzel, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4582-3 (2006).

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional conjugated polythiophenes with bi(thienylenevinylene) side chains.
Hou, J.H., Tan, Z.A., Yan, Y., He, Y.J., Yang, C.H., Li, Y.F., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(14): 4911-6 (2006).

Quantum size effect on surface photovoltage spectra: Alpha-Fe2O3 nanocrystals on the surface of monodispersed silica microsphere.
Cheng, K., He, Y.P., Miao, Y.M., Zou, B.S., Wang, Y.G., Wang, T.H., Zhang, X.T., Du, Z.L., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7259-64 (2006).

Band structure and photocatalytic properties of perovskite-type compound Ca2NiWO6 for water splitting.
Li, D.F., Zheng, J., Zou, Z.G., J. Phys. Chem. Solids 67(4): 801-6 (2006).

Use of a ruthenium-containing conjugated polymer as a photosensitizer in photovoltaic devices fabricated by a layer-by-layer deposition process.
Man, K.Y.K., Wong, H.L., Chan, W.K., Djurisic, A.B., Beach, E., Rozeveld, S., Langmuir 22(7): 3368-75 (2006).

Morphology evolution of ZnO thin films from aqueous solutions and their application to solar cells.
Gao, Y.F., Nagai, M., Langmuir 22(8): 3936-40 (2006).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Analysis of WWER-440 and PWR RPV welds surveillance data to compare irradiation damage evolution.
Debarberis, L., Acosta, B., Zeman, A., Sevini, F., Ballesteros, A., Kryukov, A., Gillemot, F., Brumovsky, M., J. Nucl. Mater. 350(2): 173-81 (2006).

Modeling the growth of a polymer microtip on an optical fiber end.
Hocine, M., Fressengeas, N., Kugel, G., Carre, C., Lougnot, D.J., Bachelot, R., Royer, P., J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23(4): 611-20 (2006).

Kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of phenols with multiple substituent groups.
Priya, M.H., Madras, G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 256-62 (2006).

Study of kinetic parameters related to the degradation of an industrial effluent using Fenton-like reactions.
de Souza, D.R., Duarte, E.T.F.M., Girardi, G.D., Velani, V., Machado, A.E.D., Sattler, C., de Oliveira, L., de Miranda, J.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 269-75 (2006).

Investigation of the photochemical decomposition of nitrate, hydrogen peroxide, and formaldehyde in artificial snow.
Jacobi, H.W., Annor, T., Quansah, E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 179(3): 330-8 (2006).

Phenol photodegradation on platinized-TiO2 photocatalysts related to charge-carrier dynamics.
Emilio, C.A., Litter, M.I., Kunst, M., Bouchard, M., Colbeau-Justin, C., Langmuir 22(8): 3606-13 (2006).

Chemical analysis applied to the radiation sterilization of solid ketoprofen.
Colak, S., Maquille, A., Tilquin, B., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 161(1): 75-82 (2006).


Theoretical Studies

The electronic spectroscopy of transition metal carbonyls: The tough case of Cr(CO)6.
Amor, N.B., Villaume, S., Maynau, D., Daniel, C., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 378-82 (2006).

Quantum chemical analysis of the excited state dynamics of hydrated electrons.
Scherer, P.O.J., Fischer, S.F., Chem. Phys. Lett. 421(4-6): 427-32 (2006).

Influence of subunit structure on the oligomerization state of light-harvesting complexes: A free energy calculation study.
Janosi, L., Keer, H., Kosztin, I., Ritz, T., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 117-28 (2006).

Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation of a photoswitchable peptide.
Nguyen, P.H., Stock, G., Chem. Phys. 323(1): 36-44 (2006).

Mechanism of cysteine oxidation by a hydroxyl radical: A theoretical study.
Enescu, M., Cardey, B., ChemPhysChem 7(4): 912-9 (2006).

Spin-orbit ab initio investigation of the photolysis of bromoiodomethane.
Liu, Y.J., Ajitha, D., Krogh, J.W., Tarnovsky, A.N., Lindh, R., ChemPhysChem 7(4): 955-63 (2006).

Charge migration in DNA: A double stranded model.
Bao, H., Lu, J., Fan, K.N., Chin. J. Chem. 24(4): 481-6 (2006).

Photo-induced deformations in azobenzene-containing side-chain polymers: molecular dynamics study.
Ilnytskyi, J., Saphiannikova, M., Neher, D., Condens. Matter Phys. 9(1): 87-94 (2006).

Binding of 3O2 and 1O2 to dyes used in photodynamic therapy in gas phase and aqueous media.
Kushwaha, P.S., Mishra, P.C., Int. J. Quantum Chem. 106(7): 1683-96 (2006).

Calculation of excitation energies of open-shell molecules with spatially degenerate ground states. II. Transformed reference via intermediate configuration Kohn-Sham time dependent density functional theory oscillator strengths and magnetic circular dichroism C terms - art. no. 144105.
Seth, M., Ziegler, T., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 144105 (2006).

Excited state geometry optimizations by analytical energy gradient of long-range corrected time-dependent density functional theory - art. no. 144106.
Chiba, M., Tsuneda, T., Hirao, K., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 144106 (2006).

Optimal control of ultrafast laser driven many-electron dynamics in a polyatomic molecule: N-methyl-6-quinolone - art. no. 144310.
Klamroth, T., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 144310 (2006).

In search of excited-state proton transfer in the lumichrome dimer in the solid state: Theoretical and experimental approach.
Sikorska, E., Khmelinskii, I., Kubicki, M., Prukala, W., Hoffmann, M., Machado, I.F., Ferreira, L.F.V., Karolczak, J., Worrall, D.R., Krawczyk, A., Insinska-Rak, M., Sikorski, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4638-48 (2006).

Theoretical study on the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer in the aromatic Schiff base salicylidene methylamine: an electronic structure and quantum dynamical approach.
Ortiz-Sanchez, J.M., Gelabert, R., Moreno, M., Lluch, J.M., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4649-56 (2006).

Competitive diffusion-influenced reaction of a reactive particle with two static sinks.
Bluett, V.M., Green, N.J.B., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4738-52 (2006).

Quantum chemical study of the photocoloration reaction in the napthoxazine series.
Maurel, F., Aubard, J., Millie, P., Dognon, J.P., Rajzmann, M., Guglielmetti, R., Samat, A., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4759-71 (2006).

Spectroscopy of the cyano radical in an aqueous environment.
Pieniazek, P.A., Bradforth, S.E., Krylov, A.I., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4854-65 (2006).

Investigation of the influence of hydroxy groups on the radical scavenging ability of polyphenols.
Thavasi, V., Leong, L.P., Bettens, R.P.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(14): 4918-23 (2006).

The role of excited Rydberg states in electron transfer dissociation.
Sobczyk, M., Simons, J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(14): 7519-27 (2006).


Reviews

Strategies in synthetic radical organic chemistry. Recent advances on cyclization and SRN1 reactions.
Rossi, R.A., Penenory, A.B., Curr. Org. Synth. 3(2): 121-58 (2006).

Synthetic chemistry of quadricyclane.
Petrov, V.A., Vasilev, N.V., Curr. Org. Synth. 3(2): 215-59 (2006).

High-performance polymer recording materials for holographic data storage.
Dhar, L., MRS Bull. 31(4): 324-8 (2006).

Diaryl ketones as photoactivators.
Perez-Prieto, J., Galian, R.E., Miranda, M.A., Mini-Rev. Org. Chem. 3(2): 117-35 (2006).


E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 10/17/2006