Special Issue "Photochemistry in Organic Synthesis"

Guest Editor
Dr. Joaquim Luís Faria
Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Doutor Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
E-Mail: jlfaria@fe.up.pt
Phone: +351 225 081 645
Fax: +351 225 081 449
Interests: photochemistry and photocatalysis: photoinduced electron and energy transfer processes; heterogeneous photocatalysis and photocatalytic reactor engineering; photocatalytic processes (homogeneous and heterogeneous); catalysis and kinetics: selective hydrogenation in liquid phase; catalytic wet air oxidation; advanced oxidation processes for air and water treatments; spectroscopy: time resolved analysis of short lived intermediates; materials characterization; surface reactions; interface analysis by non-linear spectroscopy

Dear Colleagues,

Photochemistry in Organic Synthesis concerns any type of useful chemical reaction that can by initiated by one electronic excited state of an organic molecule, generated after irradiation of a suitable system in the UV or visible region. In our days, because of environmental concerns, conversion to a highly functional compound by a photochemical useful reaction needs to be encompassed with a high selectivity to minimize waste. Thus, in this issue in addition to the traditional fields of electronic excited state reactivity and conventional photoinduced electron transfer activation, attention will be given to the enormous potential of photocatalysis as a tool for sustainable organic synthesis. Since radiation sources, optical materials and spectroscopic analytical tools are rapidly evolving, technological aspects as photochemical reactor engineering will be also covered.

Dr. Joaquim Luís Faria
Guest Editor

Submission

• electronic photo-excited states
• energy transfer
• photocatalysis
• photochemical organic synthesis
• photochemistry
• photoinduced electron transfer
• selective photo-oxidation
• selective photo-reduction
• semiconductor photocatalysis