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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

Laser flash photolysis study of the decay kinetics of carbocations of 1,2,2,4-tetramethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline in the porous glass in the presence of methanole.
Levin, P.P., Nekipelova, T.D., Khodot, E.N., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(10): 2312-6 (2005).

Photochromic transformations in solutions of 8,8-diquinolyl disulfide and di(mercaptoquinolinato)nickel(II).
Vorobyey, D.Y., Plyusnin, V.F., Ivanova, Y.V., Grivina, V.P., Larionov, S.V., Lemmetyinen, H., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(10): 2364-73 (2005).

The kinetics of the 2[pi]+2[pi] photodimerisation reactions of single-crystalline derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid: A study by infrared micro spectroscopy.
Jenkins, S.L., Almond, M.J., Atkinson, S.D.M., Drew, M.G.B., Hollins, P., Mortimore, J.L., Tobin, M.J., J. Mol. Struct. 786(2-3): 220-6 (2006).

Peroxyl radical clocks.
Roschek, B., Tallman, K.A., Rector, C.L., Gillmore, J.G., Pratt, D.A., Punta, C., Porter, N.A., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3527-32 (2006).

Photodecomposition of peroxides containing a 1,4-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene chromophore.
Polyansky, D.E., Danilov, E.O., Voskresensky, S.V., Rodgers, M.A.J., Neckers, D.C., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(15): 4969-78 (2006).

Excited mixed-valence states of symmetrical donor-acceptor-donor [pi] systems.
Amthor, S., Lambert, C., Dummler, S., Fischer, I., Schelter, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(15): 5204-14 (2006).

Synthesis and photophysical properties of silicon phthalocyanines with axial siloxy ligands bearing alkylamine termini.
Anula, H.M., Berlin, J.C., Wu, H.Q., Li, Y.S., Peng, X.Z., Kenney, M.E., Rodgers, M.A.J., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(15): 5215-23 (2006).

ERRATUM: Kinetic studies on the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with cyclic ethers and aliphatic diethers (Vol 107, pg 1499, 2003).
Moriarty, J., Sidebottom, H., Wenger, J., Mellouki, A., LeBras, G., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(15): 5224 (2006).

Direct observation of the ultrafast intersystem crossing in tris(2,2-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) using femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy.
Yoon, S., Kukura, P., Stuart, C.M., Mathies, R.A., Mol. Phys. 104(8): 1275-82 (2006).

An efficient carbonyl-alkene metathesis of bicyclic oxetanes: photoinduced electron transfer reduction of the Paterno-Buchi adducts from 2,3-dihydrofuran and aromatic aldehydes.
Perez-Ruiz, R., Miranda, M.A., Alle, R., Meerholz, K., Griesbeck, A.G., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 51-5 (2006).

Picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopic investigation into electron localisation in the excited states of Re(I) polypyridyl complexes with bridging ligands.
Kuimova, M.K., Gordon, K.C., Howell, S.L., Matousek, P., Parker, A.W., Sun, X.Z., Towrie, M., George, M.W., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 82-7 (2006).

Photochemistry of 6-chloro and 6-bromopicolinic acids in water. Heterolytic vs. homolytic photodehalogenation.
Rollet, F., Richard, C., Pilichowski, J.F., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 88-94 (2006).

Photochemistry of 1,3,2,4-benzodithiadiazines: formation and oxidation of 1,2,3-benzodithiazolyl radicals.
Gritsan, N.P., Kim, S.N., Makarov, A.Y., Chesnokova, E.N., Zibarev, A.V., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 95-101 (2006).

Ultraviolet photoionization of the photosensitizers khellin and visnagin in aqueous solution and in micelles: one-photon ionization is a minor process.
El-Gogary, S., Grabner, G., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(3): 311-6 (2006).

Primary steps of the photochemical reactions of 2-cyano-10-(3-[dimethylamino, N-oxide]-2-methylpropyl)-5-oxide-phenothiazine, the photoproduct of cyamemazine, a phototoxic neuroleptic: comparison with the sulfoxide.
Bosca, F., Morliere, P., Miranda, M.A., Castell, J.V., Santus, R., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(3): 336-42 (2006).

The first femtosecond in the life of a chemical reaction.
Bucksbaum, P.H., Science (Washington, D. C.) 312(5772): 373-4 (2006).

Synthesis and characterization of porphyrin-ferrocene-fullerene triads.
Li, Y.J., Gan, Z.H., Wang, N., He, X.R., Li, Y.L., Wang, S., Liu, H.B., Araki, Y., Ito, O., Zhu, D.B., Tetrahedron 62(18): 4285-93 (2006).


Optical Spectra

Photochromic properties of indoline spiropyrans of the coumarin series.
Barachevsky, V.A., Karpov, R.E., Venidiktova, O.V., Valova, T.M., Strokach, Y.P., Miroshnikov, V.S., Chibisova, T.A., Traven, V.F., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(10): 2425-31 (2005).

Synthesis of new spirobenzopyrans with two long-chain substituents.
Zaichenko, N.L., Koltsova, L.S., Shiyonok, A.I., Venidiktova, O.V., Barachevsky, V.A., Marevtsev, V.S., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(11): 2612-5 (2005).

Optical processing with photochromic switches.
Raymo, F.M., Tomasulo, M., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(12): 3186-93 (2006).

Infrared-spectroscopic and density-functional-theory investigations of the LaCO, La2[[eta]2([mu]2-C,O)], and c-La2([mu]-C)([mu]-O) molecules in solid argon.
Xu, Q., Jiang, L., Zou, R.Q., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(12): 3226-32 (2006).

Wire-type ruthenium(II) complexes with terpyridine-containing [2]rotaxanes as ligands: Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties.
Davidson, G.J.E., Loeb, S.J., Passaniti, P., Silvi, S., Credi, A., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(12): 3233-42 (2006).

Novel chromium and molybdenum complexes of a dimerized isonicotinic acid hydrazide.
Ali, S.A., Mohamed, H.A., Ramadan, R.M., J. Coord. Chem. 59(5): 467-73 (2006).

Synthesis of chiral salen Mn(III) complexes covalently linked to Re(I)-based photosensitizers.
Chen, Y.G., Wang, M., Jin, K., Wang, D.P., Na, Y., Sun, L.C., J. Coord. Chem. 59(5): 475-84 (2006).

Mono- and biphotonic photochemistry in glass matrices.
Kaupp, G., J. Mol. Struct. 786(2-3): 140-56 (2006).

Molecular structure, vibrational spectra and photochemistry of 5-mercapto-1-methyltetrazole.
Gomez-Zavaglia, A., Reva, I.D., Frija, L., Cristiano, M.L., Fausto, R., J. Mol. Struct. 786(2-3): 182-92 (2006).

Infrared spectra of pyrazine, pyrimidine and pyridazine in solid argon.
Breda, S., Reva, I.D., Lapinski, L., Nowak, M.J., Fausto, R., J. Mol. Struct. 786(2-3): 193-206 (2006).

Prying apart a water molecule with anionic H-bonding: A comparative spectroscopic study of the X-H2O (X = OH, O, F, Cl, and Br) binary complexes in the 600-3800 cm-1 region.
Roscioli, J.R., Diken, E.G., Johnson, M.A., Horvath, S., McCoy, A.B., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(15): 4943-52 (2006).

Photoisomerizations of N4-hydroxycytosines.
Lapinski, L., Nowak, M.J., Sobolewski, A.L., Kierdaszuk, B., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(15): 5038-46 (2006).

A multistate ensemble of molecular switches.
Sortino, S., Petralia, S., Di Bella, S., Tomasulo, M., Raymo, F.M., New J. Chem. 30(4): 515-7 (2006).

Physical and chemical properties of pyropheophorbide-a methyl ester in ethanol, phosphate buffer and aqueous dispersion of small unilamellar dimyristoyl-L-[alpha]-phosphatidylcholine vesicles.
Delanaye, L., Bahri, M.A., Tfibel, F., Fontaine-Aupart, M.P., Mouithys-Mickalad, A., Heine, B., Piette, J., Hoebeke, M., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(3): 317-25 (2006).

Intramolecular energy-transfer processes in a bis(porphyrin)-ruthenium(II) bis(2,2: 62-terpyridine) molecular array.
Benniston, A.C., Harriman, A., Pariani, C., Sams, C.A., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(17): 2051-7 (2006).

Synthesis of new photoresponsive stilbene dendrons and dendrimers.
Rajakumar, P., Dhanasekaran, M., Selvam, S., Synthesis (8): 1257-62 (2006).


Thermodynamics

Tracer diffusion of viologen dications in aqueous NaCl, KBr, NaDS, and DTABr solutions.
Tominaga, T., Ohtaka-Saiki, H., Nogami, Y., Iwata, H., J. Mol. Liq. 125(2-3): 147-50 (2006).

A strategy for the synthesis of metal bis(2,2: 6,2-terpyridine)-terminated molecular dyads having controlled torsion angles at the central biphenyl linker.
Benniston, A.C., Harriman, A., Li, P.Y., Patel, P.V., Sams, C.A., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3481-93 (2006).

Photorelease of carboxylic and amino acids from N-methyl-4-picolinium esters by mediated electron transfer.
Sundararajan, C., Falvey, D.E., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 116-21 (2006).


ESR Studies

Some properties of Ti-related paramagnetic centres relevant for electron spin resonance dating of single sedimentary quartz grains.
Beerten, K., Stesmans, A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 64(5): 594-602 (2006).

ESR study of H6+ and H4D2+ produced in irradiated solid hydrogens.
Kumada, T., Takayanagi, T., Kumagai, J., J. Mol. Struct. 786(2-3): 130-3 (2006).


Excited States

The photo SN1 reaction via phenyl cation.
Fagnoni, M., Lett. Org. Chem. 3(4): 253-9 (2006).


Photochemistry

Photoinduced phase transition of coordinationally unsaturated d9 metal centers within the thermal hysteresis of the spin exchange interaction.
Naumov, P., Sakurai, K., Asaka, T., Belik, A.A., Adachi, S., Takahashi, J., Koshihara, S., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (14): 1491-3 (2006).

Photoisomerization of cis,cis-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene in glassy media at 77 K: the bicycle-pedal mechanism.
Saltiel, J., Krishna, T.S.R., Turek, A.M., Clark, R.J., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (14): 1506-8 (2006).

Synthesis, stability and optimized photolytic cleavage of 4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzyl backbone-protected peptides.
Johnson, E.C.B., Kent, S.B.H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (14): 1557-9 (2006).

Crystallographic observation of an olefin photodimerization reaction that takes place via thermal molecular tumbling within a self-assembled host.
Takaoka, K., Kawano, M., Ozeki, T., Fujita, M., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (15): 1625-7 (2006).

Butterfly diradical intermediates in photochemical reactions of Fe2(CO)6([mu]-S2).
Silaghi-Dumitrescu, I., Bitterwolf, T.E., King, R.B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(16): 5342-3 (2006).

Entropy effects in conformational distribution and conformationally dependent UV-induced photolysis of serine monomer isolated in solid argon.
Jarmelo, S., Fausto, R., J. Mol. Struct. 786(2-3): 175-81 (2006).

Electron-acceptor-induced isomerization of aryl [6,5] open fulleroids to [6,6] closed methanofullerenes and the electrochemical evaluation of their free energy difference.
Hall, M.H., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3357-63 (2006).

Mechanistic investigations into the photochemistry of 4-allyl-tetrazolones in solution: A new approach to the synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-pyrimidinones.
Frija, L.M.T., Khmelinskii, I.V., Cristiano, M.L.S., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3583-91 (2006).

Unsymmetrical photodimerization of a 9-aminomethylanthracene in the crystalline salt.
Horiguchi, M., Ito, Y., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3608-11 (2006).

Decarboxylation is a significant reaction pathway for photolabile calcium chelators and related compounds.
Barth, A., Martin, S.R., Corrie, J.E.T., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 107-15 (2006).


Radiation Chemistry

Electron-beam (5-10 keV) damage in triplite-group phosphates: Consequences for electron-microprobe analysis of fluorine.
Fialin, M., Chopin, C., Am. Mineral. 91(4): 503-10 (2006).

SIMS investigation of electron-beam damage to hydrous, rhyolitic glasses: Implications for melt inclusion analysis.
Humphreys, M.C.S., Kearns, S.L., Blundy, J.D., Am. Mineral. 91(4): 667-79 (2006).

Atomic-scale study of dislocation-stacking fault tetrahedron interactions. Part I: mechanisms.
Osetsky, Y.N., Rodney, D., Bacon, D.J., Philos. Mag. 86(16): 2295-313 (2006).


Experimental Studies

4,6-O-[1-cyano-2-(2-iodophenyl)ethylidene] acetals. Improved second-generation acetals for the stereoselective formation of [beta]-D-mannopyranosides and regioselective reductive radical fragmentation to [beta]-D-rhamnopyranosides. Scope and limitations.
Crich, D., Bowers, A.A., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3452-63 (2006).

Laser-driven particle accelerators.
Dunne, M., Science (Washington, D. C.) 312(5772): 374-6 (2006).


Multiphase Systems

Light sensitivity of phenol hydroxylation with TS-1.
Klaewkla, R., Rirksomboon, T., Kulprathipanja, S., Nemeth, L., Rangsunvigit, P., Catal. Commun. 7(5): 260-3 (2006).

ERRATUM: Synthesis of anatase nanostructured TiO2 particles at low temperature using ionic liquid for photocatalysis (Vol 6, pg 259, 2005).
Yoo, K.S., Choi, H., Dionysiou, D.D., Catal. Commun. 7(5): 323 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical study of nanostructured TiO2 film electrode with Ru(II) sensitizer and poly(3-methylthiophene) composite sensitization.
Hao, Y.Z., Wu, W.J., Dai, S.Y., Huaxue Xuebao 64(7): 667-71 (2006).

Role of interstitial voids in oxides on formation and stabilization of reactive radicals: Interstitial HO2 radicals in F2-laser-irradiated amorphous SiO2.
Kajihara, K., Hirano, M., Skuja, L., Hosono, H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(16): 5371-4 (2006).

Surface modification on nanoscale titanium dioxide by radiation: Preparation and characterization.
Jiang, B., Zu, X.T., Tang, F.Y., Wu, Z.H., Lu, J., Wei, Q.R., Zhang, X.D., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 3510-8 (2006).

Transformation of brookite-type TiO2 nanocrystals to rutile: correlation between microstructure and photoactivity.
Bakardjieva, S., Stengl, V., Szatmary, L., Subrt, J., Lukac, J., Murafa, N., Niznansky, D., Cizek, K., Jirkovsky, J., Petrova, N., J. Mater. Chem. 16(18): 1709-16 (2006).

Temperature dependence of the photochromism of naphthopyrans in functionalized sol-gel thin films.
Pardo, R., Zayat, M., Levy, D., J. Mater. Chem. 16(18): 1734-40 (2006).

Tuning of morphology of Ag nanoparticles in the Ag/polyaniline nanocomposites prepared by [gamma]-ray irradiation.
Kang, Y.O., Choi, S.H., Gopalan, A., Lee, K.P., Kang, H.D., Song, Y.S., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(5): 463-8 (2006).

Nanostructure of silver metal produced photocatalytically in TiO2 films and the mechanism of the resulting photochromic behavior.
Kelly, K.L., Yamashita, K., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(15): 7743-9 (2006).

Physical insights into the photoactivated Ullmann coupling process producing highly conjugated oligothiophene films on a copper substrate.
Natarajan, S., Liu, G.M., Kim, S.H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(15): 8047-51 (2006).

Activity evaluation of carbon paste electrodes loaded with pt nanoparticles prepared in different radiolytic conditions.
Remita, H., Siril, P.F., Mbomekalle, I.M., Keita, B., Nadjo, L., J. Solid State Electrochem. 10(7): 506-11 (2006).


Polymers

Core/shell SiOx@PAM nanospheres from UV-assisted surface-initiated free radical polymerization.
Liu, P., Zhang, L.X., Su, Z.X., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 3433-8 (2006).

Fluorinated-plasma modification of polyetherimide films.
Kaba, M., Essamri, A., Mas, A., Schue, F., George, G.A., Cardona, F., Rintoul, L., Wood, B.J., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 3579-88 (2006).

Synthesis and characterization of radiation grafted copolymer for removal of nonionic organic contaminants.
Sokker, H.H., Ghaffar, A.M.A., Nada, A.M.A., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 3589-95 (2006).

Effect of water absorption, freezing and thawing, and photo-aging on flexural properties of extruded HDPE/rice husk composites.
Panthapulakkal, S., Law, S., Sain, M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 3619-25 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of poly(ethylene oxide) and polyacrylamide.
Vijayalakshmi, S.P., Madras, G., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 3997-4003 (2006).

Thermodynamic and sorption behavior of U(VI) and Th(IV) on unsaturated polyester-styrene polymeric beads.
El-Gammal, B., Ibrahim, G.M., El-Nahas, H.H., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 4098-106 (2006).

A novel positive-type photosensitive polyimide based on soluble block copolyimide showing low dielectric constant with a low-temperature curing process.
Jin, X.Z., Ishii, H., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(5): 4240-6 (2006).

Studies of photoinduced electron transfer and energy migration in a conjugated polymer system for fluorescence "turn-on" chemosensor applications.
Fan, L.J., Jones, W.E., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(15): 7777-82 (2006).

Self-assembly of a diblock copolymer on a patterned surface with low-energy electron beam.
Kim, C.O., Kim, D.H., Kim, J.S., Park, J.W., Langmuir 22(9): 4131-5 (2006).

Photoresponsive properties of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel partly modified with spirobenzopyran.
Sumaru, K., Ohi, K., Takagi, T., Kanamori, T., Shinbo, T., Langmuir 22(9): 4353-6 (2006).

Poly ([epsilon]-caprolactone) biomaterial sterilized by E-beam irradiation.
Filipczak, K., Wozniak, M., Ulanski, P., Olah, L., Przybytniak, G., Olkowski, R.M., Lewandowska-Szumiel, M., Rosiak, J.M., Macromol. Biosci. 6(4): 261-73 (2006).

Optically active methacrylic polymers bearing in the side chain the (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidinyl group linked to trans-bisazoaromatic chromophore: Synthesis and characterization.
Angiolini, L., Benelli, T., Giorgini, L., Mauriello, F., Salatelli, E., Macromol. Symp. 234: 68-75 (2006).

Copolymers of acrylic acid with N-vinylpyrrolidinone and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate as pH-responsive hydrogels synthesized through a photoinitiator-free photopolymerization technique.
Ng, L.T., Swami, S., Polym. Int. 55(5): 535-44 (2006).

Photochromic properties of azo dye polymer thin films: evidence of an additional reversible mechanism of molecular behaviour.
Rodriguez, A., Vitrant, G., Rev. Mex. Fis. 52(2): 135-8 (2006).


Biological & Medical Aspects

One-electron oxidation of DNA oligomers that lack guanine: Reaction and strand cleavage at remote thymines by long-distance radical cation hopping.
Joy, A., Ghosh, A.K., Schuster, G.B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(16): 5346-7 (2006).

Resonant electron capture by some amino acids and their methyl esters.
Vasilev, Y.V., Figard, B.J., Voinov, V.G., Barofsky, D.F., Deinzer, M.L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(16): 5506-15 (2006).

Studies in chlorin chemistry. 3. A practical synthesis of C,D-ring symmetric chlorins of potential utility in photodynamic therapy.
O'Neal, W.G., Roberts, W.P., Ghosh, I., Wang, H., Jacobi, P.A., J. Org. Chem. 71(9): 3472-80 (2006).

Enhancement of the photodynamic activity of tri-cationic porphyrins towards proliferating keratinocytes by conjugation to poly-S-lysine.
Silva, J.N., Haigle, J., Tome, J.P.C., Neves, M.G.P.M.S., Tome, A.C., Maziere, J.C., Maziere, C., Santus, R., Cavaleiro, J.A.S., Filipe, P., Morliere, P., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 126-33 (2006).

Generation of ROS in cells on exposure to CW and pulsed near-infrared laser tweezers.
Mohanty, S.K., Sharma, M., Gupta, P.K., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 134-9 (2006).

Photodynamic inactivation of Escherichia coli by novel meso-substituted porphyrins by 4-(3-N,N,N-trimethylammoniumpropoxy)phenyl and 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl groups.
Caminos, D.A., Spesia, M.B., Durantini, E.N., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 56-65 (2006).

Photobleaching kinetics, photoproduct formation, and dose estimation during ALA induced PpIX PDT of MLL cells under well oxygenated and hypoxic conditions.
Dysart, J.S., Patterson, M.S., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 73-81 (2006).

Endogenous UVA-photosensitizers: mediators of skin photodamage and novel targets for skin photoprotection.
Wondrak, G.T., Jacobson, M.K., Jacobson, E.L., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(2): 215-37 (2006).

Lycopene-rich products and dietary photoprotection.
Stahl, W., Heinrich, U., Aust, O., Tronnier, H., Sies, H., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(2): 238-42 (2006).

Sunscreens with an absorption maximum of > 360 nm provide optimal protection against UVA1-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6 in human dermal fibroblasts.
Vielhaber, G., Grether-Beck, S., Koch, O., Johncock, W., Krutmann, J., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(3): 275-82 (2006).

Stereochemical determination of chlorophyll-d molecule from Acaryochloris marina and its modification to a self-aggregative chlorophyll as a model of green photosynthetic bacterial antennae.
Mizoguchi, T., Shoji, A., Kunieda, M., Miyashita, H., Tsuchiya, T., Mimuro, M., Tamiaki, H., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(3): 291-9 (2006).

A simple procedure for the photoregulation of chymotrypsin activity.
Thompson, S., Fawcett, M.C., Pulman, L.B., Self, C.H., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(3): 326-30 (2006).


Solar Energy

A supramolecular photosynthetic triad of slipped cofacial porphyrin dimer, ferrocene, and fullerene.
Nakagawa, H., Ogawa, K., Satake, A., Kobuke, Y., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (14): 1560-2 (2006).

Hybrid polymer/zinc oxide photovoltaic devices with vertically oriented ZnO nanorods and an amphiphilic molecular interface layer.
Ravirajan, P., Peiro, A.M., Nazeeruddin, M.K., Graetzel, M., Bradley, D.D.C., Durrant, J.R., Nelson, J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(15): 7635-9 (2006).

X-shaped oligothiophenes as a new class of electron donors for bulk-heterojunction solar cells.
Sun, X.B., Zhou, Y.H., Wu, W.C., Liu, Y.Q., Tian, W.J., Yu, G., Qiu, W.F., Chen, S.Y., Zhu, D.B., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(15): 7702-7 (2006).

Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of K3Ta3B2O12 photocatalysts for water splitting.
Ikeda, T., Fujiyoshi, S., Kato, H., Kudo, A., Onishi, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(15): 7883-6 (2006).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Continuous flow PCB radiolysis with real-time assessment by gas chromatography.
Ruhter, A., Rodriguez, R.G., Mincher, B.J., Brey, R.R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 64(5): 532-5 (2006).

Using nanoparticles to enable simultaneous radiation and photodynamic therapies for cancer treatment.
Chen, W., Zhang, J., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6(4): 1159-66 (2006).

Synthesis and photopolymerizations of new crosslinkers for dental applications.
Yagci, B., Ayfer, B., Albayrak, A.Z., Avci, D., Macromol. Mater. Eng. 291(4): 336-44 (2006).

A novel 10B-enriched carboranyl-containing phthalocyanine as a radio- and photo-sensitising agent for boron neutron capture therapy and photodynamic therapy of tumours: in vitro and in vivo studies.
Friso, E., Roncucci, G., Dei, D., Soncin, M., Fabris, C., Chiti, G., Colautti, P., Esposito, J., De Nardo, L., Rossi, C.R., Nitti, D., Giuntini, F., Borsetto, L., Jori, G., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(1): 39-50 (2006).


Theoretical Studies

O-H bond dissociation energies in hydroquinones and 4-hydroxyphenoxyl radicals and effect of solvation on the kinetics of reactions involving hydroquinones and semiquinone radicals.
Varlamov, V.T., Krisyuk, B.E., Antonov, A.V., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(10): 2317-24 (2005).

Quantum mechanical modeling of self-assembly and photoinduced electron transfer in PNA-based artificial living organisms.
Tamulis, A., Tamulis, V., Graja, A., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6(4): 965-73 (2006).

Wavepacket dynamics study of Cr(CO)5 after formation by photodissociation: relaxation through an (E A) circled times e Jahn-Teller conical intersection.
Worth, G.A., Welch, G., Paterson, M.J., Mol. Phys. 104(5-7): 1095-105 (2006).


Reviews

Large-area nanoscale patterning: Chemistry meets fabrication.
Henzie, J., Barton, J.E., Stender, C.L., Odom, T.W., Acc. Chem. Res. 39(4): 249-57 (2006).

Photochemical reactions in the tropospheric aqueous phase and on particulate matter.
Vione, D., Maurino, V., Minero, C., Pelizzetti, E., Harrison, M.A.J., Olariu, R.I., Arsene, C., Chem. Soc. Rev. 35(5): 441-53 (2006).

Multifunctional molecular carbon materials - from fullerenes to carbon nanotubes.
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Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 11/13/2006