CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, Third Edition - Two Volume Set

The only combined organic photochemistry and photobiology handbook

As spectroscopic, synthetic and biological tools become more and more sophisticated, photochemistry and photobiology are merging—making interdisciplinary research essential. Following in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessors, the CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, Third Edition has evolved into a state-of-the-art collection on modern aspects of photochemistry and photobiology.

A compilation 67 of topical reviews by leading experts, this compilation provides cutting-edge information on the applications of photochemical and photobiological principles, techniques, and methodologies.

New and updated topics in this edition include


Industrial photochemistry
Photocatalyic water splitting
Photocatalysis
Photostability of drugs
Photochemistry in microreactors
Photochemical key-steps in organic synthesis
Photochirogenesis
Photolabile protecting groups
Solar photochemistry
Computational photochemistry and photobiology
Spin-center shift reactions
Sustainable photochemistry
Artificial photosynthetic systems
Biology of UV-A radiation
UV radiation and vitamin D
Photodynamic drug delivery
Photoimmunology
Photodermatology
Endogenous antioxidant photoprotection and its enhancement in human skin
Phototoxicity of drugs
Photodynamic approaches to water disinfection
This high-quality and concise collection bridges traditional topics, current trends, and future directions to provide you with the most authoritative and complete resource available on the subject. The IUPAC glossary of photochemistry is included as a CD-ROM.

Axel G. Griesbeck studied political science and chemistry at the University of Munich, Germany, where he received his doctoral degree in 1984 for work on singlet oxygen. After postdoctoral positions in Würzburg, ETH Zürich, and the Weizmann-Institute in Rehovot, he finished his habilitation in 1991 at the University of Würzburg. Since 1995, he has been a professor of organic chemistry and photochemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. He was a visiting professor at Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin), Tsukuba (Japan), and Tapei (Taiwan) and received the Grammaticakis-Neumann prize in 1997 and the Honda-Fujishima award in 2009. His current research activities are focused on using organic molecules as substrates and as catalysts for photoinduced reactions, either directly excited or generated by energy transfer as well as by electron transfer processes. The reactions are performed in solution phase, in gas phase, or in nanocompartments. Recent applications of these processes are the syntheses of antimalaria-active peroxides by photooxygenation.
Michael Oelgemöller received his diploma from the University of Münster, Germany in 1995 and his PhD from the University of Cologne, Germany in 1999. He was a researcher at the Photochirogenesis Project in Osaka (1999–2001) and at Bayer CropScience Japan in Yuki (2001–2004). From 2004 to 2008 he held a position as a lecturer in organic and medicinal chemistry at Dublin City University in Ireland. In February 2009, he joined James Cook University in Australia as an associate professor in organic chemistry. In 2000, he received the Kurt-Alder award of the University of Cologne. He was a visiting professor at the University of Pau in France in 2009, Osaka Prefecture University in Japan in 2011 and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in 2012. His research activities include synthetic organic photochemistry, solar photochemistry, the development of new photochemical synthesis tools, and photochemical water treatment.
Francesco Ghetti graduated in physics from Pisa University in 1980 and has been a researcher at the Institute of Biophysics (Pisa section) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) since 1985. His main research topics are photomotile reactions in microorganisms and related primary events of phototransduction and biological effects of environmental ultraviolet radiation on microorganisms and plants. He has served as treasurer of the European Society for Photobiology (1999–present), as president of the Italian Society for Photobiology (2002–2007), and as one of the vice presidents of the International Union for Photobiology (2004–2009). He has also organized several international photobiology congresses, directed NATO advanced study institutes, and chaired numerous symposia.

Industrial PhotochemistryAndré M. Braun, Günther H. Peschl, and Esther OliverosExcilamp PhotochemistryThomas OppenländerMicrophotochemistryOksana Shvydkiv and Michael OelgemöllerPhotolabile Protecting Groups in Organic SynthesisChristian G. Bochet and Aurélien BlancPhotochemical Key Steps in Organic SynthesisNorbert HoffmannPhotochirogenesisCheng Yang and Yoshihisa InoueEnantioselective Photoreactions in SolutionKerrie A.B. Austin and Thorsten BachSpin-Center Shift ReactionsPablo WessigPhotochemistry in Ecosustainable SynthesesValentina Dichiarante and Stefano ProttiSolar PhotochemistryEmma E. Coyle and Michael OelgemöllerPhotochemistry in Alternative MediaTadashi Mori and Yoshihisa InoueCryogenic Matrix PhotochemistryGoetz BucherPreparative and Mechanistic Semiconductor PhotocatalysisHorst Kisch and Dariusz MitorajRadical PhotochemistryUta WilleRecent Advances in the Photoinduced Radical Nucleophilic Substitution ReactionsMaria E. Budén, Sandra E. Martín, and Roberto A. RossiPhotochemistry of Aryl HalidesLuca Pretali and Angelo AlbiniPhotochemistry of Phosphate and Sulfonate EstersDavide Ravelli and Maurizio FagnoniStabilized Carbocations Generated by PhotoheterolysisW. AbrahamIntermolecular Photochemical Hydrogen AbstractionNiall W.A. Geraghty and Mary Treasa LohanInter- and Intramolecular Photocycloaddition of Aromatic CompoundsHajime Maeda and Kazuhiko MizunoDi-π-Methane Rearrangement Howard E. ZimmermanOxa-Di-π-Methane Rearrangement of β,γ-Unsaturated Ketones V. Jayathirtha Rao and Kolupula SrinivasPhotochemical Bergman Cyclization and Related Photoreactions of EnediynesIgor V. Alabugin, Wang-Yong Yang, and Runa PalScope and Limitations of Hula-Twist Mechanism of PhotoisomerizationRobert S.H. Liu, Yao-Peng Zhao, and Lan-Ying YangFulgimidesKarola Rück-Braun, Kerstin Mayer, Andreas Hebert, and Fabian MichalikPhotoenolization and Its ApplicationsPetr Klán, Jakob Wirz, and Anna D. GudmundsdottirPaternò–Büchi ReactionMaurizio D’AuriaQuinone PhotochemistryH. GörnerPhotodecarboxylation of Arylacetic AcidsMatthew LukemanPhotooxygenation, [2+2] and [4+2]Maria Rosaria Iesce and Flavio CermolaSinglet Oxygen-Mediated Allylic OxidationMariza N. Alberti and Michael OrfanopoulosPhotooxygenations of Sulfur CompoundsEdward L. ClennanPorphycenesJacek WalukPhotochemical Transformations Involving Porphyrins and PhthalocyaninesNatalia N. Sergeeva and Mathias O. SengePhotochemical Routes for Metal Nanoparticle SynthesisKatherine L. McGilvray and J.C. ScaianoPhotocatalytic Water SplittingJunwang Tang and Alexander J. CowanOverview of the Development of Integrated Photocatalytic Adsorbents (IPCAs) for Water Treatment Using Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and Activated CarbonDavid Keane, Kieran Nolan, Anne Morrissey, Michael Oelgemöller, Shaik Basha, and John TobinMolecular Logic Based on Optical SignalingUwe Pischel and Joakim AndréassonApplication of Photophysics to the Study of Supramolecular DynamicsTamara C.S. Pace and Cornelia BohnePhotostability of Drugs and Drug ProductsBeverley GlassComputational Photochemistry and PhotobiologyPatrick Z. El-Khoury, Igor Schapiro, Mark Huntress, Federico Melaccio, Samer Gozem, Luis Manuel Frutos, and Massimo OlivucciDNA FluorescenceDimitra Markovitsi, Thomas Gustavsson, and Akos BanyaszAction SpectroscopyEdward D. LipsonAction SpectroscopyThomas P. Coohill and Francesco GhettiPhotosensitizationGiulio JoriPhotoecology and Environmental PhotobiologyDonat-P. HäderPhotoactive Yellow Protein, the Prototype XanthopsinJohnny Hendriks, Marijke Hospes, and Klaas J. HellingwerfPhotomovements in Eukaryotic MicroorganismsGiovanni Checcucci and Francesco GhettiTransport and Sensory Rhodopsins in MicroorganismsYuki SudoNonvisual Photosensitivity and Circadian VisionCarlo Musio and Silvia SantilloThe Essential Role of Retinoids as Ligands for Visual Pigment Formation in and Survival of Cone PhotoreceptorsPeter H. Tang and Rosalie K. CrouchPhytochrome: Molecular Mechanisms for Light Signaling in PlantsJeong-Il Kim, Yun-Jeong Han, and Pill-Soon SongBlue Light Regulation in Plants and MicroorganismsAba Losi and Wolfgang GärtnerBioluminescenceVadim R. VivianiArtificial Photosynthetic SystemsPéter Maróti and Massimo TrottaFluorescent Proteins Ranieri Bizzarri and Riccardo NifosiFormation and Repair of UV-Induced DNA DamageThierry DoukiThe Biology of UVA RadiationRex M. Tyrrell and Evelyne SageUltraviolet Radiation and Vitamin DLesley E. Rhodes and Ann R. WebbEndogenous Antioxidant Photoprotection and Its Enhancement in Human SkinMaryam Afshar and Antony R. YoungThe Acute and Chronic Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, and InfraredSaroj M. Verma and Gillian M. MurphyPhototherapy and Photochemotherapy in DermatologyCalzavara-Pinton Piergiacomo, Arisi Mariachiara, Ortel Bernhard, and Rossi MariateresaPhotoimmunologyVivienne E. ReevePhotodynamic TherapyClare Conway and Stanley B. BrownPhotodynamic Drug DeliveryJulie Tzu-Wen Wang, Josephine H. Woodhams, Alexander J. MacRobert, Stephen G. Bown, and Kristian BergPhototoxicity of DrugsVirginie Lhiaubet-Vallet and Miguel Angel MirandaPhotodynamic Approaches to Water DisinfectionMichela Magaraggia and Giulio JoriIndex