Interactions | Reactions | Processes

Classified as: Photochemical Excitation

Photons of the correct energy promote atomic and molecular electrons from ground state AOs and MOs to excited state orbitals.

Photoexcited species may adsorb more photons until the species photoionises to the cation and electron, or it may relax by one of many possible mechanisms. Reaction chemists are particularly interested in photoinduced radical fragmentation.

For more information look in the Chemogenesis webbook section on photochemistry.
(C6H5COO)2
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Cl2
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2
Cl•

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Br2
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Br•
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Br•

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CH3CH2•

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(CH3)3C•

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Br–

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hν
         
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Br–

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hν
         
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Br–

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hν
         
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CH3•

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2
Fe(CO)5
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hν
         
Fe2(CO)9
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CO

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4
HNO3
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4
NO2
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O2
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2
H2O

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O2
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hν
         
1ΔO2

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H2C=C=O
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hν
         
CH2
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CO

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CH2N2
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hν
         
CH2
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N2

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HN3
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hν
         
NH
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N2

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CO2
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hν
         
O
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CO

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R2C=C=O
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hν
         
R–C–R
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CO

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hν
         

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hν
         

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hν
         

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2
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hν
         

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NO2
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hν
         
NO
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O

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H2O
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hν
         
H•
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HO•

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H2O
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hν
         
H2
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O

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HOOH
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hν
         
2
HO•

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CO2
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hν
         
CO
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O

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H2C=CH2
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hν
         
HC≡CH
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H2

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hν
         
H2C=CH2
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RCHO
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hν
         
R–H
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CO

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hν
         
2
H2C=CH2
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CO

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hν
         
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CO

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O3
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hν
         
O
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O2

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H2
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hν
         
[H2]+•
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e–

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SO2
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Cl2
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hν
         

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SO2
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O2
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hν
         

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NOCl
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HCl
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hν
         
  +  
HCl

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2
H2O
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2
Cl2
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hν
         
O2
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4
HCl

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