NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 03/10/99 # 99_04

Kinetics	Optical Spectra	Thermodynamics
ESR Studies	Excited States	Photochemistry
Radiation Chemistry	Related Experimental Studies	Multiphase Systems
Polymers	Biological and Medical Aspects	Solar Energy
Industrial and Environmental Applications	Theoretical Studies	Reviews

Kinetics

Kinetics of the Birch reduction.
Greenfield, A., Schindewolf, U., Ber. Bunsen-Ges. 102(12): 1808-14 (1998).

Direct investigations of reactions of 2-butoxy radicals using laser pulse initiated oxidation: Reaction with O₂ and unimolecular decomposition at 293 K and 50 mbar.
Hein, H., Hoffmann, A., Zellner, R., Ber. Bunsen-Ges. 102(12): 1840-9 (1998).

Nuclear spin state relaxation of formaldehyde in mixtures with inert gases.
Peters, G., Schramm, B., Ber. Bunsen-Ges. 102(12): 1857-64 (1998).

High enantioselectivity in the electron transfer reaction between a Ru(II) complex of menbpy anion radical, [Ru(menbpy)₃]⁺ [menbpy = 4,4 '-di{(1R,2S,5R)-(-)-menthoxycarbonyl}-2,2 '-bipyridine] and [Co(acac)₃]: A pulse radiolysis study.
Hamada, T., Sakaki, S., Brunschwig, B.S., Fujita, E., Wishart, J.F., Chem. Lett. (12): 1259-60 (1998).

Ultrafast dynamics of transition metal carbonyls. II. Picosecond evaporation after photodissociation of Cr(CO)₆•(CH₃OH)_n heteroclusters at 280 nm.
Gutmann, M., Janello, J.M., Dickebohm, M.S., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 317-29 (1998).

Stability and reactivity of hydrated magnesium cations.
Berg, C., Beyer, M., Achatz, U., Joos, S., Niedner-Schatteburg, G., Bondybey, V.E., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 379-92 (1998).

Femtosecond dynamics of photodetachment of the iodide anion in solution: resonant excitation into the charge-transfer-to-solvent state.
Kloepfer, J.A., Vilchiz, V.H., Lenchenkov, V.A., Bradforth, S.E., Chem. Phys. Lett. 298(1-3): 120-8 (1998).

Femtosecond dynamics of valence-bond isomers of azines: transition states and conical intersections.
Zhong, D.P., Diau, E.W.G., Bernhardt, T.M., De Feyter, S., Roberts, J.D., Zewail, A.H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 298(1-3): 129-40 (1998).

Formation of [sigma]- and [pi]-type dimer radical cations by the photochemical one-electron oxidation of aromatic sulfides.
Yokoi, H., Hatta, A., Ishiguro, K., Sawaki, Y., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12728-33 (1998).

Time-resolved absorption spectrum of singlet oxygen in solution.
Weldon, D., Ogilby, P.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12978-9 (1998).

A gas-phase kinetic study of the reaction of silylene with germane: absolute rate constants, temperature dependence and mechanism.
Becerra, R., Boganov, S., Walsh, R., J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 94(24): 3569-72 (1998).

Formation of hydrated electron and BrO₃• radical from laser photolysis of BrO₃^- aqueous solution.
Zuo, Z.H., Katsumura, Y., J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 94(24): 3577-80 (1998).

Ultrafast dynamics of photogenerated styrylpyridinyl radical and its dimer radical cation with styrylpyridinium cation studied by femtosecond laser flash photolysis.
Kawai, H., Nagamura, T., J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 94(24): 3581-6 (1998).

The mechanism of the photo-decarboxylation of alkyl- and arylmethyl-carboxylates using visible light and iron(III) tetra(2-N-methylpyridyl)porphyrin pentachloride in aqueous solution.
Hanson, P., Smith, J.R.L., Osborne, V.A., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2653-8 (1998).

Radical ion probes. Part 10. Ceric(IV) ammonium nitrate oxidation of cyclopropylarenes.
Wang, Y.H., Tanko, J.M., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2705-11 (1998).

Laser flash photolysis of aziridines. Spectroscopic and kinetic characterization of azomethine ylides. Their [3+2] cyclization with alkenes and protonation by water-alcohols to yield iminium ions.
Gaebert, C., Siegner, C., Mattay, J., Toubartz, M., Steenken, S., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2735-9 (1998).

Ground and excited state prototropic reactions in 2-(2 '-methoxyphenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine.
Das, S.K., Dogra, S.K., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2765-71 (1998).

The development of strong covalent interactions in inner sphere electron transfer reactions between cation radicals and neutral molecules.
Bauld, N.L., Aplin, J.T., Yueh, W., Loving, A., Endo, S., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2773-6 (1998).

Rate study for electron transfer of SmI₂ to the carbonyl compounds and the sulfoxides.
Lin, T.Y., Fuh, M.R.S., Chang, S.C., Lin, Y.S., J. Chin. Chem. Soc. (Taipei) 45(6): 811-4 (1998).

Further study on intramolecular hydrogen-atom transfer originating from the lowest excited triplet state of 2-methylbenzophenone.
Nakayama, T., Torii, Y., Nagahara, T., Hamanoue, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 1-7 (1998).

Oxidation of (carboxyalkyl)thiopropionic acid derivatives by hydroxyl radicals. Mechanisms and kinetics of competitive inter- and intramolecular formation of [sigma]- and [sigma]*-type sulfuranyl radicals.
Bobrowski, K., Pogocki, D., Schoneich, C., J. Phys. Chem. A 102(51): 10512-21 (1998).

Mechanistic and kinetic study of the gas-phase reaction of hydroxyl radical with dimethyl sulfoxide.
Urbanski, S.P., Stickel, R.E., Wine, P.H., J. Phys. Chem. A 102(51): 10522-9 (1998).

Rate constants for the abstraction of hydrogen from alkyl aromatics by alkoxyl radicals and excited state ketones: relevance to the photodegradation of the water-soluble fraction of crude oil.
Belt, S.T., Rowland, S., Scaiano, J.C., Mar. Chem. 61(3-4): 157-62 (1998).

Intermolecular electron self exchange kinetics measured by electron paramagnetic resonance linebroadening effects: useful rate constants for the application of Marcus theory.
Grampp, G., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2349-58 (1998).

Nonlinear emission and recombination in conjugated polymer waveguides.
Haugeneder, A., Neges, M., Kallinger, C., Spirkl, W., Lemmer, U., Feldmann, J., Amann, M.C., Scherf, U., J. Appl. Phys. 85(2): 1124-30 (1999).

Ultrafast dissociation dynamics of acetone: A revisit to the S₁ state and 3s Rydberg state.
Zhong, Q., Poth, L., Castleman, A.W., J. Chem. Phys. 110(1): 192-6 (1999).

Optical Spectra

Synthesis of p-phenylene sulfide molecular asterisks.
Gingras, M., Pinchart, A., Dallaire, C., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 37(22): 3149-51 (1998).

Photoelectron spectra of toluene rare gas and toluene diethylether 1 : 1 complexes.
Eisenhardt, C.G., Baumgaertel, H., Ber. Bunsen-Ges. 102(12): 1803-7 (1998).

Double resonance spectroscopy of phenol(H₂O)_1-12: evidence for ice-like structures in aromate-water clusters?
Roth, W., Schmitt, M., Jacoby, C., Spangenberg, D., Janzen, C., Kleinermanns, K., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 1-9 (1998).

Investigations of OH-N- and NH-O-type hydrogen-bonded clusters by UV laser spectroscopy.
Jacoby, C., Hering, P., Schmitt, M., Roth, W., Kleinermanns, K., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 23-32 (1998).

Solvent effects on metal to ligand charge transfer excitations.
Hush, N.S., Reimers, J.R., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 37-60 (1998).

Absorption and fluorescence phenomena of optical fibers under heavy neutron irradiation.
Kakuta, T., Sakasai, K., Shikama, T., Narui, M., Sagawa, T., J. Nucl. Mater. 258-263(Pt. B): 1893-6 (1998).

Dynamic effects in energetic particle-induced luminescence of SiO₂.
Tanabe, T., Omori, A., Fujiwara, M., J. Nucl. Mater. 258-263(Pt. B): 1914-8 (1998).

Matrix infrared study of O-initiated atomic oxidation of CH₃Cl: Identification of the triplet CH₃Cl•••O complex.
Schriver-Mazzuoli, L., Schriver, A., Hannachi, Y., J. Phys. Chem. A 102(50): 10221-9 (1998).

From tellurophenes to siloles. Synthesis, structures, and photophysical properties of 3,4-unsubstituted 2,5-diarylsiloles.
Katkevics, M., Yamaguchi, S., Toshimitsu, A., Tamao, K., Organometallics 17(26): 5796-800 (1998).

Optical functions and luminescence quantum yield of lead tungstate.
Shpinkov, I.N., Kamenskikh, I.A., Kirm, M., Kolobanov, V.N., Mikhailin, V.V., Vasilev, A.N., Zimmerer, G., Phys. Status Solidi A 170(1): 167-73 (1998).

Ruthenium(II/III)-bipyridine complexes with four-membered sulphur donor co-ligands: synthesis, metal valence preference, spectroscopic and electron-transfer properties.
Kulkarni, S.S., Santra, B.K., Munshi, P., Lahiri, G.K., Polyhedron 17(25-26): 4365-77 (1998).

Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies of the copper(II) complexes with some aminodiphosphonic acids in aqueous solution.
Kurzak, B., Kamecka, A., Kurzak, K., Jezierska, J., Kafarski, P., Polyhedron 17(25-26): 4403-13 (1998).

Thermal and photochemical reactions of copper(II) dithiocarbamate mixed-ligand complexes with chloroalkanes.
Jeliazkova, B.G., Doicheva, M.A., Miltchovska, K., Polyhedron 17(25-26): 4553-66 (1998).

Spectroscopy of [alpha],[omega]-dithienyl polyenes: evidence for two photon absorption states from fluorescence studies.
Natarajan, L.V., Kirkpatrick, S.M., Sutherland, R.L., Sowards, L., Spangler, C.W., Fleitz, P.A., Cooper, T.M., Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 3472(Nonlinear Optical Liquids for Power Limiting and Imaging): 151-6 (1998).

Thermodynamics

Terpyridines functionalised with ferrocenyl groups of different redox potential.
Siemeling, U., Vorfeld, U., Neumann, B., Stammler, H.G., Zanello, P., de Biani, F.F., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (1): 1-5 (1999).

ESR Studies

Hydroxyl and 1-hydroxyethyl free radical detection using spin traps followed by derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Castro, G.D., De Layno, A.M.A.D., Castro, J.A., Redox Rep. 3(5/6): 343-7 (1997).

EPR detection of oxygen radical anion in aqueous solution at room temperature.
Vieira, A.J.S.C., Telo, J.P., Redox Rep. 3(5/6): 349-50 (1997).

Electron spin resonance identification of irradiated ascorbic acid. Dosimetry and influence of powder fineness.
Basly, J.P., Basly, I., Bernard, M., Anal. Chim. Acta : 372(3): 373-8 (1998).

Solid-state photochemical generation of stable radical pairs from bis(aryloxy)phosphine azide precursors.
Lazarev, G., Pilbrow, J.R., Kouskov, V.L., Lahti, P.M., Kalgutkar, R., Appl. Magn. Reson. 15(2): 173-80 (1998).

FT-EPR study of alkyl radicals formed in the photochemical reaction of Re(alkyl)([alpha]-diimine) and Ru(alkyl)([alpha]-diimine) complexes.
Kleverlaan, C.J., Martino, D.M., van Slageren, J., van Willigen, H., Stufkens, D.J., Oskam, A., Appl. Magn. Reson. 15(2): 203-14 (1998).

Dissymmetrization in X-irradiated RbTiOPO₄ crystal.
Laruhin, M.A., Efimov, V.N., Nazarova, V.A., Bulka, G.R., Appl. Magn. Reson. 15(2): 247-58 (1998).

The CIDNP effect in plastic crystals.
Obynochny, A.A., Maryasov, A.G., Purtov, P.A., Salikhov, K.M., Appl. Magn. Reson. 15(2): 259-68 (1998).

Evaluation of some parameters which influence the ESR measurements for the fading study of alanine dosimeters.
Dolo, J.M., Pichot, E., Feaugas, V., Appl. Magn. Reson. 15(2): 269-77 (1998).

Enhancement of hydroxyl radical generation in the Fenton reaction by alpha-hydroxy acid.
Ali, M.A., Konishi, T., Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int. 46(1): 137-45 (1998).

An EPR study of electron transfer reactions involving arenes and mercury(II) or thallium(III) salts.
Davies, A.G., Ng, K.M., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2599-607 (1998).

Conformational inversion in dihydrobenzodioxine radical cations.
Avila, D.V., Davies, A.G., Lapouyade, R., Ng, K.M., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2609-15 (1998).

EPR studies on the selectivity of hydroxyl radical attack on amino acids and peptides.
Hawkins, C.L., Davies, M.J., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2617-22 (1998).

Generation of F centers and hole centers in the nonstoichiometric x-ray storage phosphor BaFBr.
Schweizer, S., Spaeth, J.-M., Bastow, T.J., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 10(40): 9111-22 (1998).

Experimental determinations of beta attenuation in planar dose geometry and application to ESR dating of tooth enamel.
Yang, Q., Rink, W.J., Brennan, B.J., Radiat. Meas. 29(6): 663-71 (1998).

The effect of high-linear energy transfer ions on the electron paramagnetic resonance signal induced in alanine.
Ciesielski, B., Stuglik, Z., Wielopolski, L., Zvara, I., Radiat. Res. 150(4): 469-74 (1998).

The nuts and bolts of distance determination and zero- and double-quantum coherence in photoinduced radical pairs.
Hoff, A.J., Gast, P., Dzuba, S.A., Timmel, C.R., Fursman, C.E., Hore, P.J., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2283-93 (1998).

Structure-reactivity relationships in reactions of alkane radical cations - Study of the proton transfer from alkane radical cations to alkane molecules in [gamma]-irradiated disordered CCl₃F/alkane systems by ESR spectroscopy at cryogenic temperatures.
Ceulemans, J., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2359-72 (1998).

The effect of chloroalkane/alcohol solvent composition on the photochemical properties of copper(II) dithiocarbamate mixed-ligand complexes. EPR study.
Doicheva, M.A., Jeliazkova, B.G., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2373-83 (1998).

EPR study on the charge-transfer photochemistry of the bromide mixed-ligand dithiocarbamate complex of copper(II).
Doicheva, M., Jeliazkova, B., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2385-92 (1998).

Permanent photoreduction of Sm³⁺ to Sm²⁺ inside a sodium aluminoborate glass by an infrared femtosecond pulsed laser.
Qiu, J.R., Miura, K., Suzuki, T., Mitsuyu, T., Hirao, K., Appl. Phys. Lett. 74(1): 10-2 (1999).

Role of silicon impurities in the trapping of holes in KTiOPO₄ crystals.
Stevens, K.T., Setzler, S.D., Halliburton, L.E., Scripsick, M.P., Rottenberg, J., J. Appl. Phys. 85(2): 1063-8 (1999).

Excited States

Time-resolved excited state dynamics of a cyanine dye.
Zhang, T.Q., Chen, C.P., Gong, Q.H., Yan, W.P., Wang, S.F., Yang, H., Jian, H.H., Xu, G.Z., Chem. Phys. Lett. 298(1-3): 236-40 (1998).

Rotaxanes and other transition metal-assembled porphyrin arrays for long-range photoinduced charge separation.
Chambron, J.C., Collin, J.P., Dalbavie, J.O., Dietrich-Buchecker, C.O., Heitz, V., Odobel, F., Solladie, N., Sauvage, J.-P., Coord. Chem. Rev. 180: 1299-312 (1998).

Synthesis and nonlinear optical, photophysical, and electrochemical properties of subphthalocyanines.
del Rey, B., Keller, U., Torres, T., Rojo, G., Agullo-Lopez, F., Nonell, S., Marti, C., Brasselet, S., Ledoux, I., Zyss, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12808-17 (1998).

Ground-state reverse double proton transfer of 7-azaindole.
Chou, P.T., Yu, W.S., Chen, Y.C., Wei, C.Y., Martinez, S.S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12927-34 (1998).

Interactions between a surface-active cationic 3H-indole molecular probe and micellar environments.
Shen, X.H., Belletete, M., Durocher, G., J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 94(24): 3649-53 (1998).

Energy transfer mechanisms in the NaBr : Sn²⁺: Mn²⁺ phosphor.
Mendez, A., Ramos, F., Guerrero, R., Camarillo, E., Garcia, U.C., J. Lumin. 79(4): 269-74 (1998).

Global analysis of time-resolved emission - a powerful tool for the analytical discrimination of chemically similar Zn-II and Cd-II complexes.
Rurack, K., Resch-Genger, U., Rettig, W., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 118(3): 143-9 (1998).

Adiabatic structural relaxation in heterocyclic nitrogen-containing cations - The structure, absorption and fluorescence of the 2,4,6-triarylsubstituted pyridinium cations.
Knyazhansky, M.I., Kharlanov, V.A., Tymiansky, Y.R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 118(3): 151-6 (1998).

Evidence for nonemissive exciplexes in the singlet quenching of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by polychlorobenzenes in cyclohexane.
Grosso, V.N., Chesta, C.A., Previtali, C.M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 118(3): 157-63 (1998).

Specific emission and quenching of photoexcited tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives incorporated in a Nafion film.
Zhao, F., Zhang, J., Kaneko, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 53-60 (1998).

Photosensitized cycloreversion of the dimer of methyl 2-naphthoate via reversible electron transfer and exciplex.
Tung, C.H., Ying, Y.M., Yuan, Z.Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(2): 93-9 (1998).

Spectroscopic studies of the complexes formed between lanthanide ions and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid in solution.
Hnatejko, Z., Lis, S., Stryla, Z., Elbanowski, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(2): 109-14 (1998).

Photoluminescence and photoejection of hydrated electrons in SnCl₃^- in aqueous solution induced by 266 nm laser flash photolysis.
Stevenson, K.L., Emley, M.G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(3): 171-5 (1998).

Complex formation between symmetrical thiacyanine dyes and aromatic heterocycles: evidence for molecular recognition.
Bruce, A.C., Chadha, R., Marks, A.F., Sahyun, M.R.V., Hill, S.E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(3): 191-203 (1998).

Ultrafast charge transfer in amino-substituted boron dipyrromethene dyes and its inhibition by cation complexation: A new design concept for highly sensitive fluorescent probes.
Kollmannsberger, M., Rurack, K., Resch-Genger, U., Daub, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 102(50): 10211-20 (1998).

Analysis of the third-order susceptibilities of triplet excited molecules using nanosecond time-resolved resonance CARS.
Funk, J.M., Materny, A., J. Raman Spectrosc. 29(12): 1071-8 (1998).

Temperature dependence of the collisional removal of O₂(b ¹[Sigma]_g⁺, v = 1 and 2) at 110-260 K, and atmospheric applications.
Hwang, E.S., Bergman, A., Copeland, R.A., Slanger, T.G., J. Chem. Phys. 110(1): 18-24 (1999).

Photochemistry

Crystal-to-crystal diastereoselective transformation of 2,4,6-triisopropyl-4'-(S)-phenylalaninocarbonylbenzophenone methyl ester.
Hosomi, H., Ito, Y., Ohba, S., Acta Crystallogr., Sect. B: Struct. Sci. 54: 907-11 (1998).

Nucleophilic substitution of halobicycloalkanes and halopolycycloalkanes by electron transfer reactions.
Lukach, A.F., Santiago, A.N., Szeimies, G., Rossi, R.A., An. Asoc. Quim. Argent. 86(3-6): 281-90 (1998).

Acrylate-assisted arene-chromium bond cleavage: Generation of a [Cr(CO)₂] fragment under mild conditions.
Kundig, E.P., Kondratenko, M., Romanens, P., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 37(22): 3146-8 (1998).

Synthesis and characterization of diphenylamine diazonium salts and diazoresins.
Zhao, C., Chen, J.Y., Cao, W.X., Angew. Makromol. Chem. 259: 77-82 (1998).

The influence of UV light on the dissolution and passive behavior of copper-containing alloys in chloride solutions.
Breslin, C.B., Macdonald, D.D., Electrochim. Acta 44(4): 643-51 (1998).

Synthesis of 2,6-dichloropyridine by photo-chlorination and characterization of its structure.
Zhao, Z., Zhang, H., Wang, G., Hao, J., Huaxue Tongbao (9): 35-6 (1998).

Vacuum ultraviolet photoionization and photodissociation of ferrocene.
Han, S.J., Yang, M.C., Hwang, C.H., Woo, D.H., Hahn, J.R., Kang, H., Chung, Y., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 181: 59-66 (1998).

An investigation of the yang photocyclization reaction in the solid state: Asymmetric induction studies and crystal structure-reactivity relationships.
Leibovitch, M., Olovsson, G., Scheffer, J.R., Trotter, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12755-69 (1998).

The effect of radical size and mass on the cage recombination efficiency of photochemically generated radical cage pairs.
Male, J.L., Lindfors, B.E., Covert, K.J., Tyler, D.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(50): 13176-86 (1998).

Thermal and photofragmentation of N-benzoylhydrazone derivatives.
Gaber, A.E.A.M., Mohamed, S.K., J. Chin. Chem. Soc. (Taipei) 45(6): 767-72 (1998).

Chlorpromazine photosensitivity and interaction with polyvinyl chloride for intravenous infusions.
Demange, C., Vailleau, J.L., Wacquier, S., Tourgeron, T., Coutret, S., J. Pharm. Clin. 17(2): 77-82 (1998).

Kinetic study of the singlet molecular oxygen-mediated photodegradation of monohydroxylated N-heteroaromatic compounds.
Pajares, A., Gianotti, J., Haggi, E., Stettler, G., Amat-Guerri, F., Criado, S., Miskoski, S., Garcia, N.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 9-14 (1998).

Effect of solvents and a substituent group on photooxidation of fluorene.
Moeini-Nombel, L., Matsuzawa, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 15-23 (1998).

Phototransformation of 3-hydroxybenzonitrile in water.
Bonnichon, F., Richard, C., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 25-32 (1998).

Photochromic transformations in solutions of thiuram disulfide and di-thiocarbamate Ni(II) complex in acetonitrile.
Ivanov, Y.V., Plyusnin, V.F., Grivin, V.P., Larionov, S.V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 33-8 (1998).

Photochemical consequences of porphyrin and phthalocyanine aggregation on nucleoprotein histone.
Lang, K., Kubat, P., Mosinger, J., Wagnerova, D.M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 47-52 (1998).

Magnetic field influence on the photolysis of the gaseous systems. I. Influence on the S₂ yield under the CS₂ photolysis excited below the dissociative limit.
Makarov, V.I., Khmelinskii, I.V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(2): 147-50 (1998).

Photochemistry of cyclic vicinal tricarbonyl compounds. [2+2] photocycloaddition of 1,2,3-indanetrione to electron rich olefins.
Netto-Ferreira, J.C., Silva, M.T., Puget, F.P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(3): 165-70 (1998).

Photoreactivity of (HBpyrazolyl₃) TiCl₃ and (C₅H₅)TiCl₃ initiated by ligand-to-metal charge transfer excitation.
Kunkely, H., Vogler, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(3): 187-90 (1998).

Dye laser photolysis of n-pentanal from 280 to 330 nm.
Cronin, T.J., Zhu, L., J. Phys. Chem. A 102(50): 10274-9 (1998).

Study on distribution of products in photochlorination of toluene.
Zhang, Y., Yan, S., Zhang, N., Zhou, H., Jiangsu Shiyou Huagong Xueyuan Xuebao 10(2): 17-9 (1998).

Synthesis of trichloroacetyl chloride by photooxidation method.
Liu, Y., Shen, S., Nongyao 37(9): 17-8 (1998).

Chemical and photochemical stability of 2,4-bisaryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines with nitrophenyl groups in different positions.
Goerlitzer, K., Heinrici, C., Pharmazie 53(12): 843-7 (1998).

The introduction of 2-nitro-Fmoc amino acids in peptide chemistry.
Henkel, B., Goldammer, C., Bayer, E. Pept. 1996, Proc. Eur. Pept. Symp., 24th, R. Ramage and R. Epton, eds., Mayflower Scientific, Kingswinford, UK, 1998, p.469-70

Experimental and computational modeling of biphenyl twisting in a solid-to-solid carbene reaction.
Keating, A.E., Shin, S.H., Huang, F.K., Garrell, R.L., Garcia-Garibay, M.A., Tetrahedron Lett. 40(2): 261-4 (1999).

Generation of molecular complexity from aromatics: A formal total synthesis of coriolin from 6-methylsaligenin.
Singh, V., Samanta, B., Tetrahedron Lett. 40(2): 383-6 (1999).

Radiation Chemistry

On the X-ray induced chemical reduction of CeO₂ as seen with X-ray photoemission spectroscopy.
Paparazzo, E., Ingo, G.M., J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 95(2-3): 301-4 (1998).

Electron trapping by self-trapped hole pairs and small rare-earth clusters in Sm-doped CaF₂.
Beck, W., Fedorov, V.V., Ricard, D., Flytzanis, C., Basiev, T.T., J. Lumin. 79(4): 241-8 (1998).

Experimental Studies on Related Topics

Synthesis of dihydropyrroles by the intramolecular addition of alkylideneaminyl radicals generated from O-2,4-dinitrophenyloximes of [gamma],[delta]-unsaturated ketones.
Uchiyama, K., Hayashi, Y., Narasaka, K., Chem. Lett. (12): 1261-2 (1998).

Oxidation of cyclohexane with molecular oxygen efficiently catalyzed by di-iron(III)-substituted silicotungstate, [gamma]-SiW₁₀{Fe(OH₂)}₂O₃₈^6-, including radical-chain mechanism.
Nozaki, C., Misono, M., Mizuno, N., Chem. Lett. (12): 1263-4 (1998).

Structure and dynamics of the phenol-water-argon cation radical.
Chapman, D.M., Hompf, F.J., Mueller-Dethlefs, K., Waterstradt, E., Hobza, P., Spirko, V., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 417-28 (1998).

Selected ion flow tube studies of the reactions of H₃O⁺, NO⁺, and O₂⁺ with several aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Spanel, P., Smith, D., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 181: 1-10 (1998).

Unimolecular decomposition of ethyl lactate, CH₃CH(OH)COOC₂H₅, upon electron impact.
Takahashi, Y., Higuchi, T., Sekiguchi, O., Hoshino, M., Tajima, S., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 181: 89-98 (1998).

The synthesis of new type bisazo compounds using 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxyl as the phase-transfer dehydrogenation catalyst.
Wang, X.Y., Wang, Y.L., Zhang, Z.Y., Li, J.P., Wang, C.L., J. Chin. Chem. Soc. (Taipei) 45(6): 835-7 (1998).

Chemiluminescence in visible and infrared spectral regions and quantum chain reactions upon thermal and photochemical decomposition of adamantylideneadamantane-1,2-dioxetane in the presence of chelates Pr(dpm)₃ and Pr(fod)₃.
Kazakov, V.P., Voloshin, A.I., Shavaleev, N.M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(3): 177-86 (1998).

Demonstration of a high average power tabletop soft X-ray laser.
Benware, B.R., Macchietto, C.D., Moreno, C.H., Rocca, J.J., Phys. Rev. Lett. 81(26): 5804-7 (1998).

A new practical synthesis of tertiary S-alkyl dithiocarbonates and related derivatives.
Bouhadir, G., Legrand, N., Quiclet-Sire, B., Zard, S.Z., Tetrahedron Lett. 40(2): 277-80 (1999).

Multiphase Systems

The photodegradation kinetics of aqueous sodium oxalate solution using TiO₂ catalyst.
Bangun, J., Adesina, A.A., Appl. Catal., A 175(1-2): 221-35 (1998).

Titanium(IV) oxide photocatalyst of ultra-high activity: a new preparation process allowing compatibility of high adsorptivity and low electron-hole recombination probability.
Kominami, H., Murakami, S., Kera, Y., Ohtani, B., Catal. Lett. 56(2-3): 125-9 (1998).

Generation of visible light response on the photocatalyst of a copper ion containing TiO₂.
Sakata, Y., Yamamoto, T., Okazaki, T., Imamura, H., Tsuchiya, S., Chem. Lett. (12): 1253-4 (1998).

Photoelectrochemical properties of a porous Nb₂O₅ electrode sensitized by a ruthenium dye.
Sayama, K., Sugihara, H., Arakawa, H., Chem. Mater. 10(12): 3825-32 (1998).

Photochromism of spirooxazines in homogeneous solution and phospholipid liposomes.
Khairutdinov, R.F., Giertz, K., Hurst, J.K., Voloshina, E.N., Voloshin, N.A., Minkin, A.I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12707-13 (1998).

Dynamics of fluorescence quenching of pyrene in novel micelles of the zwitterionic betaine surfactant N-(3-dodecyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethylglycine.
Guan, J.-Q., Tung, C.-H., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 208(1): 90-5 (1998).

Benzene and toluene gas-phase photocatalytic degradation over H₂O and HCL pretreated TiO₂: by-products and mechanisms.
d'Hennezel, O., Pichat, P., Ollis, D.F., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 118(3): 197-204 (1998).

The excimer emission of aromatic hydrocarbons on clays.
Cione, A.P.P., Scaiano, J.C., Neumann, M.G., Gessner, F., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 118(3): 205-9 (1998).

Photocatalytic degradation of oxalic acid over TiO₂ power.
Kosanic, M.M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(2): 119-22 (1998).

Dynamics of electron injection and recombination of dye-sensitized TiO₂ particles.
Hilgendorff, M., Sundstrom, V., J. Phys. Chem. B 102(51): 10505-14 (1998).

Electronic excitation of Rh^I(CO)₂ species on Al₂O₃ surfaces: Photodissociation of the Rh^I-CO bond.
Wovchko, E.A., Zubkov, T.S., Yates, J.T., J. Phys. Chem. B 102(51): 10535-41 (1998).

Effects of nitrogen ion beam irradiation on a-C and CN_x thin films.
Jin, Y.-S., Shibata, T., Matsuda, Y., Fujiyama, H., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 37(10B): L1260-L3 (1998).

Radiolytic control of the size of colloidal gold nanoparticles.
Henglein, A., Meisel, D., Langmuir 14(26): 7392-6 (1998).

Investigation of photosensitive Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers by in situ atomic force microscopy and absorption spectroscopy.
Terrettaz, S., Tachibana, H., Matsumoto, M., Langmuir 14(26): 7511-8 (1998).

Selective area laser-induced deposition of rare earth hexaborides from solution.
Zhong, Z.C., Dowben, P.A., Sellmyer, D.J., Mater. Lett. 37(6): 320-4 (1998).

Study of cluster materials obtained by selective laser photochemistry.
Kolmykov, D.V., Krynetskii, A.B., Fadeeva, S.S., Phys. Solid State 40(12): 2031-3 (1998).

Photochemical and photocatalytic properties of zeolites containing titanium(IV) complexes and metallic palladium.
Kryukov, A.I., Korzhak, A.V., Tel'biz, G.M., Il'in, V.G., Kuchmii, S.Y., Theor. Exp. Chem. (Transl. of Teor. Eksp. Khim.) 34(2): 93-8 (1998).

Excitation energy transfer in Langmuir-Blodgett films of 5-(4-N- octadecylpyridyl)-10,15,20-tri-p-tolylporphyrin on gold-evaporated glass substrates studied by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.
Zhanga, Z.-J., Verma, A.L., Tamai, N., Nakashima, K., Yoneyama, M., Iriyama, K., Ozakia, Y., Thin Solid Films 333(1-2): 1-4 (1998).

Effect of hydrogen radical exposure on the interfacial and bulk structure of a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H multilayer films.
Han, G.R., Du, P.Y., Shou, J.H., Zhao, D.M., Thin Solid Films 334(1-2): 6-10 (1998).

Low loss photoinduced waveguides in rapid thermally annealed films of chalcogenide glasses.
Ramachandran, S., Bishop, S.G., Appl. Phys. Lett. 74(1): 13-5 (1999).

Polymers

Chemical recycling of plastics to useful organic compounds by oxidative degradation.
Pifer, A., Sen, A., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 37(23): 3306-8 (1998).

[gamma]-Ray polymerization of cationic surfactant methacrylates in lyotropic mesophases.
Pawlowski, D., Haibel, A., Tieke, B., Ber. Bunsen-Ges. 102(12): 1865-9 (1998).

Studies on the behavior of partially oxidized tributylborane as a radical initiator for methyl methacrylate (MMA) polymerization.
Okamoto, Y., Takahata, K., Saeki, K., Chem. Lett. (12): 1247-8 (1998).

Synthesis and characterization of thermally degradable polymer networks.
Ogino, K., Chen, J.S., Ober, C.K., Chem. Mater. 10(12): 3833-8 (1998).

Effect of crosslinking in organic PTC conductive compounds.
Wang, J., Wu, Y., Chen, B., Daxue Huaxue 13(2): 54-6, 60 (1998).

The effect of [gamma]-irradiation on methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)s in aqueous solutions.
Pietrucha, K., Burczak, K., J. Bioact. Compat. Polym. 13(4): 279-302 (1998).

The application of some polymeric type-I photoinitiators based on [alpha]-hydroxymethylbenzoin and [alpha]-hydroxymethylbenzoin methyl ether.
Davidson, R.S., Hageman, H.J., Lewis, S.P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 118(3): 183-8 (1998).

Synthesis of arsenic containing polymethylmethacrylate using p-acetyl benzylidene triphenyl arsonium ylide as photoinitiator.
Kaur, M., Srivastava, A.K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 67-72 (1998).

Visible laser polymerizations with sulfonium borate-styryl dyes as new photoinitiator systems.
Toba, Y., Yasuike, M., Usui, Y., J. Photosci. 5(2): 63-7 (1998).

Detection of photopolymerization processes of diacetylenic Langmuir-Blodgett films on a core of plastic optical fiber as a light-emitting diode signal change.
Higashi, N., Kato, T., Niwa, M., Polym. J. (Tokyo) 30(11): 935-7 (1998).

Linearly polarized ultraviolet photoreaction of poly[6-(4'-cinnamoylbiphenyl-4-yloxy)hexyl methacrylate] and alignment behavior of liquid crystals on the resultant photoreacted films.
Kawatsuki, N., Takatani, K., Yamamoto, T., Ono, H., Polym. J. (Tokyo) 30(12): 946-9 (1998).

Loss spectroscopy through side-illumination fluorescence (SIF) in dye-doped polymer optical fibers.
Kruhlak, R.J., Kuzyk, M.G., Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 3473(Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Materials): 57-65 (1998).

Production and application of radiation vulcanized natural rubber latex.
Thomas, E.V., Rubber India 50(8): 12-5 (1998).

Distribution of photo-oxidation products at diffusion regime of sensitized photo-oxidative modification of polyethylene. Part I.
Dalinkevich, A.A., Kalinin, A.V., Russ. Polym. News 3(3): 30-6 (1998).

Synthesis and application of photodegradant FeDEC.
Li, X., Zhang, M., Suliao Gongye 26(6): 31-2 (1998).

Effect of ionizing radiation on the thermal oxidative stability of medical polymers.
Woo, L., Ling, M.T.K., Ding, S.Y., Westphal, S.P., Thermochim. Acta 324(1-2): 179-85 (1998).

Wavelet analysis of scintillation discharge current on DC tracking resistance of gamma-ray irradiated polyethylene and modified polycarbonate.
Du, B., Kobayashi, S. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Conduct. Breakdown Solid Dielectr., 6th, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, 1998, p.456-9

Influence of high-energy electron radiation on distribution of fluorescence lifetimes in polyethersulfone.
Wysocki, S., Banford, H.M., Fouracre, R.A. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Conduct. Breakdown Solid Dielectr., 6th, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, 1998, p.565-8

Photoinduced birefringence and reversible optical storage in liquid-crystalline azobenzene side-chain polymers.
Wang, C.S., Fei, H.S., Qiu, Y., Yang, Y.Q., Wei, Z.Q., Appl. Phys. Lett. 74(1): 19-21 (1999).

Graft copolymerization of polyethylene glycol methacrylate onto polyethylene film and its blood compatibility.
Kwon, O.H., Nho, Y.C., Park, K.D., Kim, Y.H., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 71(4): 631-41 (1999).

Adsorption of Pb²⁺ and Pd²⁺ on polyethylene membrane with amino group modified by radiation-induced graft copolymerization.
Choi, S.H., Nho, Y.C., Kim, G.T., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 71(4): 643-50 (1999).

Adsorption of Co²⁺ and Cs¹⁺ by polyethylene membrane with iminodiacetic acid and sulfonic acid modified by radiation-induced graft copolymerization.
Choi, S.H., Nho, Y.C., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 71(6): 999-1006 (1999).

Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) and its use in analysis of plasma-modified surface.
Geng, S.M., Friedrich, J., Gahde, J., Guo, L.P., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 71(8): 1231-7 (1999).

Novel method for toughening of polystyrene based on natural rubber latex.
Tangboriboonrat, P., Tiyapiboonchaiya, C., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 71(8): 1333-45 (1999).

The role of long lived free radicals in the ageing of irradiated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.
O'Neill, P., Birkinshaw, C., Leahy, J.J., Barklie, R., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 31-9 (1999).

Effect of plasma treatment on the electrical and electroluminescent properties of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) light emitting diodes.
Atreya, M., Li, S., Kang, E.T., Neoh, K.G., Tan, K.L., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 53-9 (1999).

Stability of jute fibres on exposure to ionising radiation.
Khan, F., Ahmad, S.R., Kronfli, E., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 79-84 (1999).

The radiation chemistry of the copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene with 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxole.
Forsythe, J.S., Hill, D.J.T., Logothetis, A.L., Whittaker, A.K., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 95-101 (1999).

Photooxidative behaviour of segmented aliphatic polyurethanes.
Irusta, L., Fernandez-Berridi, M.J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 113-9 (1999).

Crosslinking on ageing of elastomers: I. Photoageing of EPDM monitored by gel, swelling and DSC measurements.
Baba, M., Gardette, J.L., Lacoste, J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 121-6 (1999).

Gamma radiolysis of dilute polyisobutylene solutions: influence of solvent.
Lehrle, R.S., Pattenden, C.S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 139-46 (1999).

Characteristics of polymeric peracids on acrylic acid-grafted polyethylene prepared by photografting in the presence of N,N '-methylenebisacrylamide.
Kojima, M., Kondo, T., Kubota, H., Katakai, R., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 147-52 (1999).

Preparation, photochemical stability and photostabilizing efficiency of adducts of 1,8-naphthaleneimide and hindered amine stabilizers in polymer matrices.
Chmela, S., Danko, M., Hrdlovic, P., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 63(1): 159-64 (1999).

Biological and Medical Aspects

Sequence dependent long range hole transport in DNA.
Meggers, E., Michel-Beyerle, M.E., Giese, B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(49): 12950-5 (1998).

Quantum control of population transfer in green fluorescent protein by using chirped femtosecond pulses.
Bardeen, C.J., Yakovlev, V.V., Squier, J.A., Wilson, K.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120(50): 13023-7 (1998).

Water induced electron transfer from hematoporphyrin triplet state to metronidazole.
Kuznetsov, S.V., Bazin, M., Santus, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(2): 85-91 (1998).

Excited-state structure and dynamics in FMO antenna complexes from photosynthetic green sulfur bacteria.
Vulto, S.I.E., Neerken, S., Louwe, R.J.W., de Baat, M.A., Amesz, J., Aartsma, T.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 102(51): 10630-5 (1998).

Investigation of lipid peroxidation in liposomes induced by heavy ion irradiation.
Ziegler, C., Wessels, J.M., Radiat. Environ. Biophys. 37(2): 95-100 (1998).

[alpha] and [gamma]-Irradiation of aqueous DNA solutions.
Zarris, G., Georgakilas, A.G., Sakelliou, L., Sarigiannis, K., Sideris, E.G., Radiat. Meas. 29(6): 611-7 (1998).

The production and regulation of extracellular radicals.
Brady, T.C. Ph.D., Thesis, Duke Univ., Durham, NC, 1998, 157p.

A protochlorophyllide light-harvesting complex involved in de-etiolation of higher plants.
Reinbothe, C., Lebedev, N., Reinbothe, S., Nature 397(6714): 80-4 (1999).

An unprecedented arylcarbene formation in thermal reaction of non-conjugated aromatic enetetraynes and DNA strand cleavage.
Ueda, I., Sakurai, Y., Kawano, T., Wada, Y., Futai, M., Tetrahedron Lett. 40(2): 319-22 (1999).

Solar Energy

Splitting of water by electrochemical combination of two photocatalytic reactions on TiO₂ particles.
Fujihara, B., Ohno, T., Matsumura, M., J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 94(24): 3705-9 (1998).

Quantitative comparison between the performance of buried contact and of screenprinted contact industrial silicon solar cells.
Ghannam, M.Y., Poortmans, J., Nijs, J.F., Kuwait J. Sci. Eng. 25(2): 363-77 (1998).

Effects of NO₂ on photovoltaic performance of phthalocyanine thin film solar cells.
Rudiono, Okazaki, S., Takeuchi, M., Thin Solid Films 334(1-2): 187-91 (1998).

Tunneling-enhanced recombination in Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ heterojunction solar cells.
Rau, U., Appl. Phys. Lett. 74(1): 111-3 (1999).

Resonant enhancement of the photocurrent in multiple-quantum-well photovoltaic devices.
Raisky, O.Y., Wang, W.B., Alfano, R.R., Reynolds, C.L., Stampone, D.V., Focht, M.W., Appl. Phys. Lett. 74(1): 129-31 (1999).

Wide band gap amorphous silicon thin films prepared by chemical annealing.
Futako, W., Yoshino, K., Fortmann, C.M., Shimizu, I., J. Appl. Phys. 85(2): 812-8 (1999).

Industrial and Environmental Applications

A new type of dry-developed positive deep UV resist using polymer Langmuir-Blodgett films.
Guo, Y.Z., Feng, F., Miyashita, T., Chem. Lett. (12): 1269-70 (1998).

Ultrafine zinc and nickel, palladium, silver coated zinc particles used for reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated ethylenes in aqueous solution.
Li, W.F., Klabunde, K.J., Croat. Chem. Acta 71(4): 853-72 (1998).

Nano-titania as UV blockers in stains.
Pacaud, B., Bousseau, J.-N., Lemaire, J., Eur. Coat. J. (11): 842,5-8 (1998).

Modifications of dried basil (Ocimum basilicum) leaf oil by gamma and microwave irradiation.
Antonelli, A., Fabbri, C., Boselli, E., Food Chem. 63(4): 485-9 (1998).

Figures-of-merit for advanced oxidation technologies: a comparison of homogeneous UV/H₂O₂, heterogeneous UV/TiO₂ and electron beam processes.
Bolton, J.R., Valladares, J.E., Zanin, J.P., Cooper, W.J., Nickelsen, M.G., Kajdi, D.C., Waite, T.D., Kurucz, C.N., J. Adv. Oxid. Technol. 3(2): 174-81 (1998).

Gas-phase destruction of VOCs using TiO₂/UV and TiO₂/O₃/UV.
Alberici, R.M., Jardim, W.F., J. Adv. Oxid. Technol. 3(2): 182-7 (1998).

Thermoluminescence and electron spin resonance investigations of minerals for the detection of irradiated foods.
Ziegelmann, B., Boegl, K.W., Schreiber, G.A., J. Agric. Food Chem. 46(11): 4604-9 (1998).

Photocatalytic degradation rate of oxalic acid on the semiconductive layer of n-TiO₂ particles in the batch mode plate reactor. Part I. Mass transfer limits.
Kulas, J., Rousar, I., Krysa, J., Jirkovsky, J., J. Appl. Electrochem. 28(8): 843-53 (1998).

Phototransformation of 4-chloro-2-methylphenol in water: influence of humic substances on the reaction.
Vialaton, D., Richard, C., Baglio, D., Paya-Perez, A.-B., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 119(1): 39-45 (1998).

Atmospheric oxidation of toluene in a large-volume outdoor photoreactor: In situ determination of ring-retaining product yields.
Klotz, B., Sorensen, S., Barnes, I., Becker, K.H., Etzkorn, T., Volkamer, R., Platt, U., Wirtz, K., Martin-Reviejo, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 102(50): 10289-99 (1998).

Dose control of irradiation sterilization for bluish dogbane tea.
Ha, Y., Jiguang Shengwu Xuebao 7(2): 121-3, 17 (1998).

Co-located, permanent-photochromic and erasable-photorefractive holographic images.
Hayden, L.M., Strutz, S.J., Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 3471(Xerographic Photoreceptors and Organic Photorefractive Materials IV): 152-7 (1998).

Photochemical oxidation of mutagenic organics in drinking water.
Li, T., Shanghai Huanjing Kexue 17(10): 35-7 (1998).

A point about electron paramagnetic resonance detection of irradiated foodstuffs.
Douifi, L., Raffi, J., Stocker, P., Dole, F., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2403-12 (1998).

Comparative identification of irradiated herbs by the methods of electron paramagnetic resonance and thermoluminescence.
Yordanov, N.D., Gancheva, V., Radicheva, M., Hristova, B., Guelev, M., Penchev, O., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2413-9 (1998).

Comparative investigation of irradiated meat by the methods of electron paramagnetic resonance and gas chromatography.
Yordanov, N.D., Gancheva, V., Tarandjiiska, R., Velikova, R., Kulieva, L., Damyanova, B., Popov, S., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 54(14): 2421-6 (1998).

Photo- and radiochemical decomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the gas phase.
Schubert, J., TerraTech 7(3): 50-1 (1998).

Investigating the photo-oxidation of wool using FT-Raman and FT-IR spectroscopies.
Jones, D.C., Carr, C.M., Cooke, W.D., Lewis, D.M., Text. Res. J. 68(10): 739-48 (1998).

The effect of properties of semiconductor oxide thin films on photocatalytic decomposition of dyeing waste water.
Wang, T.M., Wang, H.Y., Xu, P., Zhao, X.C., Liu, Y.L., Chao, S., Thin Solid Films 334(1-2): 103-8 (1998).

Quinone chromophores and their contribution to photo-yellowing in lignin.
Zhang, L., Gellerstedt, G. Adv. Lignocellul. Chem. Ecol. Friendly Pulping Bleaching Technol., Eur. Workshop Lignocellul. Pulp, 5th, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 1998, p.285-9

Effect of inorganic ions in heterogeneous photocatalysis of TCE.
Burns, R.A., Crittenden, J.C., Hand, D.W., Selzer, V.H., Sutter, L.L., Salman, S.R., J. Environ. Eng. (Reston, Va) 125(1): 77-85 (1999).

Theoretical Studies

Influence of thermodynamic and thermochemical data errors on calculated equilibrium composition.
Belov, G.V., Trusov, B.G., Ber. Bunsen-Ges. 102(12): 1874-9 (1998).

Effects of complex formation on reactions of oxygen with HCl and Ar-HCl.
Lufaso, M.W., McCoy, A.B., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 187-97 (1998).

Modeling structure and dynamics of solvated molecular ions: Photodissociation and recombination in I₂^-(CO₂)_n.
Faeder, J., Delaney, N., Maslen, P.E., Parson, R., Chem. Phys. 239(1-3): 525-47 (1998).

The influence of very small magnetic fields on radical recombination reactions in the limit of slow recombination.
Till, U., Timmel, C.R., Brocklehurst, B., Hore, P.J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 298(1-3): 7-14 (1998).

Erratum: Molecular dynamics of an excess electron in aqueous solutions. [Vol. 271, pg. 283 (1998)].
Drukker, K., de Leeuw, S.W., Chem. Phys. Lett. 298(1-3): 233-5 (1998).

Potential-energy surfaces for ultrafast photochemistry - Static and dynamic aspects.
Garavelli, M., Bernardi, F., Olivucci, M., Vreven, T., Klein, S., Celani, P., Robb, M.A., Faraday Discuss. (110): 51-70 (1998).

Quantum dynamics of the femtosecond photoisomerization of retinal in bacteriorhodopsin.
Ben-Nun, M., Molnar, F., Lu, H., Phillips, J.C., Martinez, T.J., Schulten, K., Faraday Discuss. (110): 447-62 (1998).

Hydrogen-atom abstractions: a semi-empirical approach to reaction energetics, bond lengths and bond-orders.
Pais, A.A.C.C., Arnaut, L.G., Formosinho, S.J., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (12): 2577-84 (1998).

Coordinate of the recombination reaction of hydroxyl radicals.
Koval'chuk, E.P., Zimenkovskii, B.S., Klenina, E.V., Theor. Exp. Chem. (Transl. of Teor. Eksp. Khim.) 34(2): 103-7 (1998).

Excitation energies of benzene from Kohn-Sham theory.
Handy, N.C., Tozer, D.J., J. Comput. Chem. 20(1): 106-13 (1999).

Application of pertubation theory to free-radical benzylic and allylic oxidation of unconjugated [pi]-systems.
Rothenberg, G., Sasson, Y., Tetrahedron 55(2): 561-8 (1999).

Reviews

Spectroscopy on conjugated polymer devices.
Dyakonov, V., Primary Photoexcitations Conjugated Polym., N. S. Sariciftci (ed.), World Scientific, Singapore, 1997, p.254-91

Flight from the tyranny of tin: The quest for practical radical sources free from metal encumbrances.
Baguley, P.A., Walton, J.C., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 37(22): 3073-82 (1998).

New developments in the field of luminescent materials for lighting and displays.
Justel, T., Nikol, H., Ronda, C., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 37(22): 3085-103 (1998).

Comparative spin label spectra at X-band and W-band.
Smirnov, A.I., Belford, R.L., Clarkson, R.B., Biol. Magn. Reson. 14(Spin Labeling): 83-107 (1998).

Use of imidazoline nitroxides in studies of chemical reactions: ESR measurements of the concentration and reactivity of protons, thiols, and nitric oxide.
Khramtsov, V.V., Volodarsky, L.B., Biol. Magn. Reson. 14(Spin Labeling): 109-80 (1998).

Organometallic complexes as luminescence probes in monitoring thermal and photochemical polymerizations.
Lees, A.J., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 3-35 (1998).

Electroabsorption spectroscopy of charge transfer states of transition metal complexes.
Brunschwig, B.S., Creutz, C., Sutin, N., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 61-79 (1998).

Photoreactivity of metal-to-ligand charge transfer excited states.
Vogler, A., Kunkely, H., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 81-96 (1998).

Ligand-dependent excited state behaviour of Re(I) and Ru(II) carbonyl-diimine complexes.
Stufkens, D.J., Vlcek, A., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 127-79 (1998).

A quantum chemical investigation of the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer photochemistry.
Guillaumont, D., Daniel, C., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 181-99 (1998).

Excited states of transition metal complexes studied by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.
George, M.W., Turner, J.J., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 201-17 (1998).

Mechanistic roles of metal-to-ligand charge-transfer excited states in organometallic photochemistry.
Vlcek, A., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 219-56 (1998).

Charge-transfer excited state properties of chiral transition metal coordination compounds studied by chiroptical spectroscopy.
Ziegler, M., von Zelewsky, A., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 257-300 (1998).

Photoinduced energy and electron transfer processes in rigidly bridged dinuclear Ru/Os complexes.
De Cola, L., Belser, P., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 301-46 (1998).

Applications of functionalized transition metal complexes in photonic and optoelectronic devices.
Kalyanasundaram, K., Graetzel, M., Coord. Chem. Rev. 177: 347-414 (1998).

Organometallic molecular wires and other nanoscale-sized devices. An approach using the organoiron (Dppe)Cp*Fe building block.
Paul, F., Lapinte, C., Coord. Chem. Rev. 180: 431-509 (1998).

Decatungstate photocatalysis.
Tanielian, C., Coord. Chem. Rev. 180: 1165-81 (1998).

Coordination complexes in conducting and magnetic molecular materials.
Ouahab, L., Coord. Chem. Rev. 180: 1501-31 (1998).

Photocatalytic reactions and evaluation.
Ohtani, B., Kominami, H., Denki Kagaku oyobi Kogyo Butsuri Kagaku 66(11): 1099-110 (1998).

Electrochemical and ESR studies of higher fullerene radical-anions (C₇₆, C₇₈ and C₈₄).
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Synthesis and photo-initiation properties of [beta]-diketone complex salts.
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Effects of ultraviolet radiation on human skin. Sunburn, photoaging, immunosuppression, cancer.
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Silicon-based antioxidants for hot melt adhesives.
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Transition metals in photocatalysis.
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