Photochemistry Past, Present and Future [Hardcover]

This anthological description of the history and applications of photochemistry provides photochemistry practitioners with complementary information about the field, currently not covered in existing textbooks and handbooks. The first part focuses on the historical development of the field, including light-matter interaction, the discovery of photochemical reactions and the development of modern photochemical mechanisms. This section provides useful background to the second part which outlines applications of photochemistry in the present day, such as in synthesis, green chemistry, diagnostics, medicine and nanotechnology. Furthermore, the author provides an outlook on promising areas for future developments. The broad scope of Photochemistry: Past, Present and Future is also of interest to the wider chemical audience and it makes a pleasant read while not compromising on scientific rigor.Early Times of Photochemistry.- The Framework of Photochemistry: The Laws.- The Framework of Photochemistry: State Diagram.- Some Paradigmatic Topics.- The Role of Photochemistry in Chemistry.- Photochemistry, a?Powerful Science.- Of Excited States, Again.- Photochemical and Photocatalyzed Synthesis.- Medicinal and Diagnostic Applications.- Solar Energy Conversion.- Actuators.- Photochemistry and Green Chemistry.

Supported by ample references, the book is readable, well illustrated, engaging, and important. It could be used as an attractive text for a photochemistry course & . It is also accessible to well-motivated general readers with some background in chemistry. & Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; informed general audiences. (A. Viste, Choice, Vol. 53 (8), April, 2016)

Angelo Albini is?a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Pavia, Italy.?After postdoctoral work at the Max-Plank Institute for Radiation Chemistry in Muelheim, Germany (1973-74), he joined the Faculty at Palóc