Light-Driven Organic Chemistry: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Photochemical Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Photochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 126
Special Issue Editors
Interests: reaction mechanisms; computational chemistry; electronic structure; photophysics; molecular materials; physical organic chemistry
Interests: photophysics; photochemistry; chemiluminescence; excited state; organic synthesis; heterocycles; multicomponent reactions; aggregation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue titled “Light-Driven Organic Chemistry: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Photochemical Applications”.
The interaction between organic molecules and light has become a central theme in contemporary chemical research, spanning fundamental studies to advanced technological applications. In addition to enabling unique and previously inaccessible reaction pathways, light also serves as a sustainable energy source for chemical transformations. As such, light-driven processes are increasingly shaping modern organic synthesis, catalysis, materials science, and molecular technologies aligned with global sustainability goals, including affordable and clean energy initiatives.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality contributions that advance both fundamental and applied aspects of Organic Photochemistry. We welcome studies addressing light-driven synthetic methodologies, mechanistic investigations (experimental and theoretical), structure–reactivity relationships, photophysical characterization, and innovative photochemical applications.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and synthesis of photoactive and photoresponsive organic molecules;
- Mechanistic studies of light-induced organic transformations;
- Experimental and computational insights into photochemical reaction pathways;
- Photocatalysis and light-mediated organic synthesis;
- Photophysical property investigation and excited-state analysis;
- Biological, environmental, and technological applications of photoresponsive systems.
Both original research articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome.
Dr. Rodolfo G. Fiorot
Dr. Fernando Heering Bartoloni
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- organic photochemistry
- light-driven synthesis
- photocatalysis
- excited-state chemistry
- photophysical properties
- mechanistic investigations
- photoresponsive molecules
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