Photogenerated Intermediates: Spectral Capture, Theoretical Characterization and Chemical Reactivity

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Dear Colleagues,

Photochemical reactions represent a core area of modern chemical research, with broad applications in energy conversion, environmental remediation, and synthetic chemistry. The transient intermediates generated during photoexcitation—such as radicals, triplet states, or excited-state species—often determine reaction pathways and final products. However, due to their extremely short lifetimes and high reactivity, capturing and characterizing these intermediates remains challenging for both experimental and theoretical studies. This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge research related to photogenerated intermediates, aiming to explore their real-time detection through ultrafast spectroscopy, time-resolved techniques, and other advanced methods, including low-temperature and cryogenic approaches such as matrix isolation and cryospectroscopy that enable the trapping and stabilization of highly reactive species. It also seeks to combine theoretical calculations and simulations to elucidate their electronic structures, energy evolution, and dynamic behaviors, both under ambient and cryogenic conditions, while further investigating the chemical reactivity and functions of these intermediates in catalysis, organic synthesis, and biological systems. We welcome original research on experimental innovations, theoretical model development, and reaction mechanism exploration to advance the field of photochemistry and its interdisciplinary applications.

Prof. Dr. Rui Fausto
Dr. Licinia L. G. Justino
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Sci sci	-	5.2	2019	26.7 Days	CHF 1400	Submit
Spectroscopy Journal spectroscj	-	-	2023	23.4 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Chemistry chemistry	2.4	3.9	2019	15 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Organics organics	1.6	2.8	2020	22.3 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Catalysts catalysts	4.0	7.6	2011	15.9 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Molecules molecules	4.6	8.6	1996	15.1 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Photochem photochem	2.3	5.0	2021	19.2 Days	CHF 1200	Submit

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