C8780 Organic Photochemistry

Faculty of Science
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D.
Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Organic chemistry; physical organic chemistry; physical chemistry; kinetics; quantum chemistry; physics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
1. Overview: The electronic excitation and deexcitation of organic molecules. State energy diagrams. Potential energy surfaces. Lambert-Beer low. Quantum yield. 2. Theoretical photochemistry: Electronic orbitals and configurations. Transitions between states. Singlet-triplet splitting. Jablonski diagram. Franck-Condon principle. Nuclear geometry of excited molecules. 3. Radiative transitions: Fluorescence and phosphorescence. Excimers and exciplexes. Laser spectroscopy. 4. Radiationless transitions: Internal conversion. Intersystem crossing. Spin-orbital coupling. Vibrational relaxation. Heavy atom effect. 5. Mechanistic photochemistry: Kinetics and energetics. Stern-Volmer plot. Actinometry. Photosensitization. Reactive intermediates. Biradicals. 6. Energy transfer. Electron transfer. Marcus theory. 7. Cycloadditions and photoadditions. 8. Photofragmentation reactios. 9. Isomerizations and rearrangements. 10. Photochemical aromatic substitution. Photoreductions. 11. Reactions of singlet ogygen. Chemiluminiscence. Solid state photochemistry. 12. Experimental photochemistry. Safety procedures.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2000, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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