Photochemical Studies in Flash Photolysis. III. Photolysis of Acetone in Different Wavelength Regions

Flash photolysis of caged compounds

Photolabile ‘caged’ compounds are biologically inert precursors of active molecules, which when irradiated with a pulse of light free the active species at its site of action (see Fig. 1). Speed is the principal advantage offered by these probes; photochemical reactions can be very fast, with release of the active species often complete within a millisecond. The method can thus be used to study...

Wavelength-orthogonal photolysis of neurotransmitters in vitro.

Irradiation of a mixture of 4-methoxyphenacyl-caged (S)-glutamate and 4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl-caged γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) on neurons, at ~260 nm, evokes selective photorelease of (S)-glutamate (Glu) whereas photolysis at 405 nm causes selective photorelease of GABA.

Flash photolysis and some of its applications.

Wavelength-controlled orthogonal photolysis of protecting groups.

The selective control of a chemical process by the use of an electromagnetic wave has been a challenging goal for several decades. In this article, we describe for the first time the use of a monochromatic light beam to differentiate two different reactive centers. A direct application of this concept is found in the chemistry of protecting groups. Two different photolabile protecting groups we...

Laser-flash-photolysis-spectroscopy: a nondestructive method?

Herein, we report the effect of the laser illumination during the diffuse-reflectance laser-flash-photolysis measurements on the morphological and optical properties of TiO2 powders. A grey-blue coloration of the TiO2 nanoparticles has been observed after intense laser illumination. This is explained by the formation of nonreactive trapped electrons accompanied by the release of oxygen atoms fr...