Photochemical activation

Photochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies light-induced chemical reactions. It plays an increasingly important role in organic synthesis, offering alternative and often gentler routes to chemical bond formation, echoing Giacomo Ciamician's 1912 prophecy. The Photochemical Activation lecture will first review the basic principles of photochemistry. It will cover the major photochemical reactions in organic synthesis, photocatalytic processes (electron transfer, energy transfer) and their applications in various contexts. Organometallic chemistry under irradiation as well as various molecular and macromolecular photostimulated processes will be discussed. Seminars will illustrate the lectures and cover the latest developments in a wide range of photochemical quests, from advanced mechanistic determination to molecular machines, including advances in photocatalysis.