Visible light is an abundant source of energy. While the conversion of light energy into electrical energy (photovoltaics) is highly developed and commercialized, the use of visible light in chemical synthesis is far less explored. Chemical photocatalysts that mimic principles of biological photosynthesis utilize visible light to drive endothermic or kinetically hindered reactions. This work summarizes in 16 chapters the state of the art and the challenges of this emerging future technology.
1. Introduction
2. Giacommo Chiamician, an early pioneer of visible light photochemistry
3. Flavin photocatalysis
4. Templated enantioselective photocatalysis
5. Photocatalysis using DNA and peptides
6. Photoorganoredox catalysis
7. Transition metal catalysis with visible light
8. Theory for the description of excited states in photocatalysis
9. Time resolved 2D spectroscopy analyzing reaction intermediates in photocatalysis
10. Ultrafast spectroscopy in photocatalysis
11. Metal complexes for photohydrogenation and hydrogen evolution
12. Inorganic semiconductors in photocatalysis
13. Photocatalysis with cadmiunsulfid
14. Polyoxometallates in photocatalysis
15. Organic semiconductors in photocatalysis
15. Porphyrin-based photocatalysis
16. Enantioselective chemical photocatalysis
Index
König, Burkhard
| ISBN | 9783110269161 |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9783110269161 |
| Media type | Book |
| Copyright year | 2013 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Length | XIV, 386 pages |
| Illustrations | 70 b/w and 80 col. ill. |
| Language | English |
