Photochemistry

  1. Light Absorption by Molecules
    1. Beer-Lambert Law
      1. Mathematical Formulation
        1. Absorbance and Transmittance
          1. Path Length Dependence
            1. Concentration Dependence
              1. Limitations and Deviations
                1. High Concentration Effects
                  1. Scattering Effects
                    1. Fluorescence Effects
                      1. Chemical Reactions
                    2. Molar Absorptivity
                      1. Definition and Units
                        1. Factors Affecting Absorptivity
                          1. Relationship to Transition Probability
                            1. Typical Values for Different Transitions
                            2. Chromophores and Light Absorption
                              1. Definition of Chromophores
                                1. Common Chromophoric Groups
                                  1. Carbonyl Group
                                    1. Aromatic Systems
                                      1. Conjugated Systems
                                        1. Azo Groups
                                          1. Nitro Groups
                                          2. Auxochromes
                                            1. Definition and Role
                                              1. Bathochromic Shift
                                                1. Hypsochromic Shift
                                                  1. Hyperchromic Effect
                                                    1. Hypochromic Effect
                                                  2. Selection Rules for Electronic Transitions
                                                    1. Spin Selection Rule
                                                      1. Orbital Symmetry Selection Rule
                                                        1. Laporte Selection Rule
                                                          1. Vibronic Coupling
                                                            1. Forbidden and Allowed Transitions
                                                            2. Franck-Condon Principle
                                                              1. Vertical Transitions
                                                                1. Vibrational Overlap Integrals
                                                                  1. Franck-Condon Factors
                                                                    1. Mirror Image Rule
                                                                      1. Implications for Spectral Shape

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                                                                    3. Molecular Electronic Structure

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                                                                    5. Photophysical Processes