NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 07/24/00 # 00_13

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

The involvement of uric acid in the scavenging of nitroxide radicals by ascorbate.
Schara, M., Nemec, M., Pecar, S., Acta Chim. Slov. 47(1): 39-46 (2000).

Selective fluorescence quenching of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by aliphatic amines.
Goodpaster, J.V., McGuffin, V.L., Anal. Chem. 72(5): 1072-7 (2000).

Study on dynamic optical nonlinearities of excited state proton transfer in ethanol solution of 7-hydroxyquinoline.
Xiao, D., Zhang, G.L., Wang, H.Y., Tang, G.Q., Chen, W.J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 318(4-5): 433-9 (2000).

Water-soluble flavonol (=3-hydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) derivatives: Chemical synthesis, colouring, and antioxidant properties.
Alluis, B., Perol, N., Elhajji, H., Dangles, O., Helv. Chim. Acta 83(2): 428-43 (2000).

Reactivity of 2,2-diphenyl-1,2-dihydro-4-ethoxyquinolin-1-yloxyl towards oxygen- and carbon-centred radicals.
Carloni, P., Damiani, E., Scattolini, M., Stipa, P., Greci, L., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 447-51 (2000).

The reaction of the malonic acid derived radical with oxygen. A reinvestigation by pulse radiolysis.
Schuchmann, M.N., Rao, R., Hauser, M., Muller, S.C., von Sonntag, C., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 491-3 (2000).

Rate constants for the reaction of cumylperoxyl radicals with group 14 hydrides.
Chatgilialoglu, C., Timokhin, V.I., Zaborovskiy, A.B., Lutsyk, D.S., Prystansky, R.E., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 577-81 (2000).

Hydrogen atom abstraction by Cu(II)- and Zn(II)-phenoxyl radical complexes, models for the active form of galactose oxidase.
Taki, M., Kumei, H., Itoh, S., Fukuzumi, S., J. Inorg. Biochem. 78(1): 1-5 (2000).

Generation of the enol of methyl mandelate by flash photolysis of methyl phenyldiazoacetate in aqueous solution and study of rates of ketonization of this enol in that medium.
Chiang, Y., Kresge, A.J., Schepp, N.P., Xie, R.Q., J. Org. Chem. 65(4): 1175-80 (2000).

Use of competition kinetics with fast reactions of grignard reagents.
Holm, T., J. Org. Chem. 65(4): 1188-92 (2000).

Spur decay of the solvated electron in picosecond radiolysis measured with time-correlated absorption spectroscopy.
Bartels, D.M., Cook, A.R., Mudaliar, M., Jonah, C.D., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(8): 1686-91 (2000).

Kinetic and modeling studies of the reaction of hydroxyl radicals with tetrachloroethylene.
Tichenor, L.B., Graham, J.L., Yamada, T., Taylor, P.H., Peng, J.P., Hu, X.H., Marshall, P., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(8): 1700-7 (2000).

Probing the electron-accepting reactivity of isomeric bis(Pyrrolidinium) fullerene salts in aqueous solutions.
Guldi, D.M., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(7): 1483-9 (2000).

Excited-state processes in phycocyanobilin studied by femtosecond spectroscopy.
Bischoff, M., Hermann, G., Rentsch, S., Strehlow, D., Winter, S., Chosrowjan, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1810-6 (2000).

Pressure dependence of the intramolecular electron transfer reaction in myoglobin reinvestigated.
Furukawa, Y., Ishimori, K., Morishima, I., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1817-25 (2000).

Systematic behavior of electro-optic chromophore photostability.
GalvanGonzalez, A., Canva, M., Stegeman, G.I., Twieg, R., Chan, K.P., Kowalczyk, T.C., Zhang, X.Q., Lackritz, H.S., Marder, S., Thayumanavan, S., Opt. Lett. 25(5): 332-4 (2000).

Kinetics of the (CH₃)₂CHCO and (CH₃)₃CCO radical decomposition: temperature and pressure dependences.
Tomas, A., Villenave, E., Lesclaux, R., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2(6): 1165-74 (2000).

Thiol radical cations and thiyl radicals as direct products of the free electron transfer from aromatic thiols to n-butyl chloride radical cations.
Hermann, R., Dey, G.R., Naumov, S., Brede, O., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2(6): 1213-20 (2000).

Optical Spectra

Radiolysis of thiosemicarbazide in solid phase.
Supe, A.A., Mikhailovs, V.V., Tiliks, Y.E., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 34(1): 23-5 (2000).

Activation of hydrogen peroxide by p-nitrophenyl chloroformate. Indication for in situ formation of carbon trioxide and evidence for singlet oxygen generation by the chloride-catalysed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in acidic solution.
Bender, C., Brauer, H.D., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 535-43 (2000).

The complexation of flavone derivatives with alkali and alkaline earth metal cations studied by spectroscopic methods.
Li, H.P., Xie, H.Z., Wang, P.F., Wu, S.K., New J. Chem. 24(2): 105-8 (2000).

Energy transfer between shallow centers and rare-earth ion cores: Er³⁺ ion in silicon.
Gregorkiewicz, T., Thao, D.T.X., Langer, J.M., Bekman, H.H.P.T., Bresler, M.S., Michel, J., Kimerling, L.C., Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter 61(8): 5369-75 (2000).

Synthesis of a novel photochromic spirothiopyranobenzopyrylium dye.
Yagi, S., Maeda, K., Nakazumi, H., Synthesis (2): 247-50 (2000).

Thermodynamics

Triplet energy transfer and triplet exciplex formation of benzophenone.
Shizuka, H., Yamaji, M., Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 73(2): 267-80 (2000).

Ground state EDA complex formation between [60]fullerene and a series of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
Datta, K., Banerjee, M., Seal, B.K., Mukherjee, A.K., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 531-4 (2000).

Mechanism of phosphorus-carbon bond cleavage by lithium in tertiary phosphines. An optimized synthesis of 1,2-bis(Phenylphosphino) ethane.
Dogan, J., Schulte, J.B., Swiegers, G.F., Wild, S.B., J. Org. Chem. 65(4): 951-7 (2000).

ESR Studies

Primary processes in photosynthesis: what do we learn from high-field EPR spectroscopy?
Moebius, K., Chem. Soc. Rev. 29(2): 129-39 (2000).

Steric effects on the reversible dimerization of short-chain oligothiophene cation radicals.
Raimundo, J.M., Levillain, E., GallegoPlanas, N., Roncali, J., Electrochem. Commun. 2(3): 211-5 (2000).

Effect of substitution on the ESR spectra and electronic ground state of ZnTPP cation radicals.
Dave, P.C., Srinivas, D., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (3): 447-54 (2000).

Quintet and septet state systems based on pyridylnitrenes: Effects of substitution on open-shell high-spin states.
Chapyshev, S.V., Walton, R., Sanborn, J.A., Lahti, P.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122(8): 1580-8 (2000).

A new thiatriazine isomer: Synthesis, tautomerism, and molecular structure of 3,6-diphenyl-4H-1,2,4,5-thiatriazine as a precursor to the 1,2,4,5-thiatriazinyl radical.
Farrar, J.M., Patel, M.K., Kaszynski, P., Young, V.G., J. Org. Chem. 65(4): 931-40 (2000).

Time-resolved EPR and optical studies of intermoiety interactions in the lowest triplet state of L-shaped dimers of naphthalene: Conformation dependence of excitation exchange interaction.
Terazima, M., Cai, J.J., Lim, E.C., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(8): 1662-9 (2000).

Photoionization of N-alkylphenothiazines in mesoporous SiMCM-41, AlMCM-41, and TiMCM-41 molecular sieves.
Krishna, R.M., Prakash, A.M., Kevan, L., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1796-801 (2000).

ESR spin-trap study of the radicals present during the thermolysis of some bis(Tert-alkylperoxy)alkanes and bis(Tert-alkylperoxy)cycloalkanes.
Mekarbane, P.G., Tabner, B.J., Magn. Reson. Chem. 38(3): 183-91 (2000).

Photochemical reactions of N-(Phenylalkyl, 2-pyridyl, or 2-pyridylmethyl)-o-sulfobenzoic imides.
Ono, I., Kitamura, S., Kuroda, A., Sato, Y., Inayoshi, T., Nippon Kagaku Kaishi (1): 13-8 (2000).

EPR and ENDOR studies on CO₂^- radicals in [gamma]-irradiated B-type carbonated apatites.
Schramm, D.U., Rossi, A.M., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2(6): 1339-43 (2000).

Excited States

Donor fluorescence decay in the presence of forward and reverse excitation energy transport in two-component disordered systems.
Bojarski, P., Kulak, L., Kubicki, J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 318(4-5): 379-84 (2000).

Gain dynamics in oriented thin films of an oligo(Para-phenylene vinylene).
Pham, T.A., Barisien, T., Grayer, V., Guidoni, L., Hadziioannou, G., Bigot, J.Y., Chem. Phys. Lett. 318(4-5): 459-65 (2000).

Excitonic interactions in the singlet and triplet excited states of covalently linked zinc porphyrin dimers.
Piet, J.J., Taylor, P.N., Anderson, H.L., Osuka, A., Warman, J.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122(8): 1749-57 (2000).

Efficient visible light sensitisation of water-soluble near-infrared luminescent lanthanide complexes.
Werts, M.H.V., Verhoeven, J.W., Hofstraat, J.W., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 433-9 (2000).

Solvent influences on the photophysics of naphthalene: Fluorescence and triplet state properties in aqueous solutions and in cyclodextrin complexes.
Grabner, G., Rechthaler, K., Mayer, B., Kohler, G., Rotkiewicz, K., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1365-76 (2000).

Intramolecular donor-acceptor interactions in jet-cooled bichromophoric molecules: Comparison between SiMe₂ and CMe₂ spacers.
Zehnacker, A., Lahmani, F., vanWalree, C.A., Jenneskens, L.W., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1377-87 (2000).

Photophysical properties of hemicyanine dyes intercalated in Na-fluorine mica.
Kim, J., Lee, M., Yang, J.H., Choy, J.H., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1388-92 (2000).

Transient absorption probe of intermolecular triplet excimer of naphthalene in fluid solutions: Identification of the species based on comparison to the intramolecular triplet excimers of covalently-linked dimers.
Wang, X.H., Kofron, W.G., Kong, S.Q., Rajesh, C.S., Modarelli, D.A., Lim, E.C., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1461-5 (2000).

Intramolecular triplet energy transfer in metal polypyridine complexes bearing ethynylated aromatic groups.
Elghayoury, A., Harriman, A., Khatyr, A., Ziessel, R., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1512-23 (2000).

Synthesis and photophysics of a 1-pyrenyl substituted 2'-deoxyuridine-5-carboxamide nucleoside: Electron transfer products as CISINDO/S excited states.
Kerr, C.E., Mitchell, C.D., Headrick, J., Eaton, B.E., Netzel, T.L., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(7): 1637-50 (2000).

Fluorescence properties of benz[f]indole, a wavelength and quenching selective tryptophan analog.
Liu, B., Barkley, M.D., Morales, G.A., McLaughlin, M.L., Callis, P.R., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1837-43 (2000).

Photochemistry

A concise total synthesis of brasiliquinones B and C and 3-deoxyrabelomycin.
Mal, D., Roy, H.N., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 (21): 3167-71 (1999).

Synthesis, chemi- and bioluminescence properties, and photolysis of a coelenterazine analogue having a photoreactive azido group.
Zheng, J.L., Chen, F.Q., Hirano, T., Ohmiya, Y., Maki, S., Niwa, H., Ohashi, M., Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 73(2): 465-9 (2000).

Photoinduced color change of methylviologen in polycyano-polycadmate host clathrates.
Yoshikawa, H., Nishikiori, S., Chem. Lett. (2): 142-3 (2000).

Atomic force microscopy of photolysis of azobisisobutyronitrile in the solid state.
Zeng, Q.D., Wang, C., Bai, C.L., Chem. Lett. (2): 164-5 (2000).

Light-induced structural transformations and solute-solvent interactions of the naphthalinide molecules forming the inclusion complex with cyclodextrins.
Alekseev, Y.E., Knyazhanskii, M.I., Metelitsa, A.V., Sudareva, T.P., Zhdanov, Y.A., Dokl. Akad. Nauk 370(2): 190-2 (2000).

Photochemical and thermal reactions of azido-oligopyridines: Diazepinones, a new class of metal-complex ligands.
Fallahpour, R.A., Helv. Chim. Acta 83(2): 384-93 (2000).

A study of the mechanism of iron carbonyl-catalyzed isomerization of 1-pentene in the gas phase using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.
Long, G.T., Weitz, E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122(7): 1431-42 (2000).

Distinct fragmentation patterns of the radical anions derived from 1-halo-2-and-4-(Phenylmethylthio)benzenes.
Postigo, A., Rossi, R.A., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 485-90 (2000).

Novel azacrown ether-containing spiro[indoline-2,3'-naphthoxazines]: design, synthesis and cation-dependent photochromism.
Fedorova, O.A., Gromov, S.P., Pershina, Y.V., Sergeev, S.S., Strokach, Y.P., Barachevsky, V.A., Alfimov, M.V., Pepe, G., Samat, A., Guglielmetti, R., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 563-70 (2000).

UV Transmission and radiation-induced defects in phosphate and fluoride-phosphate glasses.
Ehrt, D., Ebeling, P., Natura, U., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 263(1-4): 240-50 (2000).

Bimolecular kinetics at low temperatures using FTIR matrix isolation spectroscopy: Some caveats. Thermokinetic parameters for the reaction of fulvenones with pyridine in pyridine matrixes.
Andraos, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1532-43 (2000).

Fullerene-sensitized [2+3] cycloaddition between maleimides and iminodiacetic ester: Formation of pyrrolidine derivates.
Shi, Y., Gan, L.B., Wei, X.L., Jin, S., Zhang, S., Meng, F., Wang, Z.M., Yan, C.H., Org. Lett. 2(5): 667-9 (2000).

Thermal stability of carbonyl radicals. Part I. Straight-chain and branched C₄ and C₅ acyl radicals.
Jagiella, S., Libuda, H.G., Zabel, F., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2(6): 1175-81 (2000).

Reactivity of the charge transfer excited state of sodium decatungstate at the nanosecond time scale.
Texier, I., Delaire, J.A., Giannotti, C., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2(6): 1205-12 (2000).

The stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes by intramolecular [2+2]-photocycloaddition reactions.
Bach, T., Kruger, C., Harms, K., Synthesis (2): 305-20 (2000).

Photochemical water reduction by molybdenum tetrachloride.
Kunkely, H., Vogler, A., Transition Met. Chem. (London) 25(2): 237-8 (2000).

Radiation Chemistry

Kinetics of decomposition of hydrated nitrates by short contact time plasma heating.
Zyrichev, N.A., Shlenskii, O.F., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 34(1): 40-6 (2000).

Copper-associated aluminum ionized center [AlO₄^-/Cu⁺⁺]⁺ in a [gamma]-irradiated copper (I)-containing silica glass.
Debnath, R., J. Mater. Res. 15(3): 824-31 (2000).

Absolute rate constants of elementary reaction steps in radiation-induced peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids.
Katusin-Razem, B., Razem, D., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(7): 1482-94 (2000).

Displacement defect formation in complex oxide crystals under irradiation.
Ubizskii, S.B., Matkovskii, A.O., Mironova-Ulmane, N., Skvortsova, V., Suchocki, A., Zhydachevskii, Y.A., Potera, P., Phys. Status Solidi A 177(2): 349-66 (2000).

Experimental Studies on Related Topics

A novel reactor for UV irradiated reactions.
Dunk, B., Jachuck, R., Green Chem. 2(1): G13-G4 (2000).

Unusual tritylation reactions of tricyclic analogues of acyclovir and an attempt to elucidate their mechanism.
Goslinski, T., Zeidler, J., Golankiewicz, B., Helv. Chim. Acta 83(2): 373-9 (2000).

Reactivity and secondary kinetic isotope effects in the S_N2 reaction mechanism: Dioxygen radical anion and related nucleophiles.
Davico, G.E., Bierbaum, V.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122(8): 1740-8 (2000).

Two-step concerted mechanism for methane hydroxylation on the diiron active site of soluble methane monooxygenase.
Yoshizawa, K., J. Inorg. Biochem. 78(1): 23-34 (2000).

Temperature-dependent quenching rate constants of NF(a[Delta]).
Manke, G.C., Henshaw, T.L., Madden, T.J., Hager, G.D., J. Phys. Chem. A 104(8): 1708-14 (2000).

Synthesis of biaryls by intramolecular radical transfer: use of phosphinates.
Clive, D.L.J., Kang, S.Z., Tetrahedron Lett. 41(9): 1315-9 (2000).

Domino thermal radical cycloaromatization of non-conjugated aromatic hexa- and heptaynes: synthesis of fluoranthene and benzo[a]rubicene skeletons.
Miyawaki, K., Kawano, T., Ueda, I., Tetrahedron Lett. 41(9): 1447-51 (2000).

Multiphase Systems

Light induced switching of conductivity in AOT-isooctane-water microemulsions via photoreactions of solubilizates.
Wolff, T., Hegewald, H., Colloids Surf., A 164(2-3): 279-85 (2000).

Detection of active oxidative species in TiO₂ photocatalysis using the fluorescence technique.
Ishibashi, K., Fujishima, A., Watanabe, T., Hashimoto, K., Electrochem. Commun. 2(3): 207-10 (2000).

Radical chain photoreactions involving alkylperoxides grafted onto an activated surface of silicon dioxide.
Osokina, N.Y., Pergushov, V.I., Melnikov, M.Y., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 34(1): 37-9 (2000).

The kinetics of the radiative and nonradiative processes in nanocrystalline ZnO particles upon photoexcitation.
van Dijken, A., Meulenkamp, E.A., Vanmaekelbergh, D., Meijerink, A., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1715-23 (2000).

Photochemistry of NO chemisorbed on TiO₂(110) and TiO₂ powders.
Rusu, C.N., Yates, J.T., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1729-37 (2000).

Cooperative effect of adsorbed cations and iodide on the interception of back electron transfer in the dye sensitization of nanocrystalline TiO₂.
Pelet, S., Moser, J.E., Gratzel, M., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1791-5 (2000).

Photocatalytically deposited silver nanoparticles on mesoporous TiO₂ films.
Stathatos, E., Lianos, P., Langmuir 16(5): 2398-400 (2000).

Mechanistic study of the TiO₂-assisted photodegradation of squarylium cyanine dye in methanolic suspensions exposed to visible light.
Wu, T.X., Liu, G.M., Zhao, J.C., Hidaka, H., Serpone, N., New J. Chem. 24(2): 93-8 (2000).

Effect of steric hindrance on photoinduced electron transfer of self-assembled monolayers of three isomeric Ru(II)-bipyridine complexes on ITO electrode.
Wei, T.X., Huang, C.H., Xie, P.H., Hou, Y.J., Zhang, B.W., Liu, F.Q., Ibrahim, K., Qian, H.J., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2(6): 1333-7 (2000).

Polymers

Fluorescence energy transfer in dendritic poly(L-lysine)s combining thirty-two free base- and zinc(II)-porphyrins in scramble fashion.
Kato, T., Uchiyama, M., Maruo, N., Arai, T., Nishino, N., Chem. Lett. (2): 144-5 (2000).

Surface-graft polymerization of doped polyaniline with hydrophilic monomers.
Xie, H.Q., Xiang, Q., Eur. Polym. J. 36(3): 509-17 (2000).

Kinetics of photochemical polymerization of acrylic monomers in the presence of functionalized silica.
Abadie, M.J.M., Popa, M., Zaharia-Arnautu, M., Bulacovschi, V., Popa, A.A., Eur. Polym. J. 36(3): 571-81 (2000).

Photofunctionalization of cellulose and lignocellulose fibres using photoactive organic acids.
Ghosh, P., Gangopadhyay, R., Eur. Polym. J. 36(3): 625-34 (2000).

The inhibited polymerization of lithium methacrylate and copolymerization with acrylonitrile.
Czerniawski, T., Eur. Polym. J. 36(3): 635-42 (2000).

Raman spectra of C₆₀ fullerene photopolymers prepared in solution.
Cataldo, F., Eur. Polym. J. 36(3): 653-6 (2000).

Effect of aromatic protectors on the radiolysis of polyorganosiloxanes.
Pankratova, L.N., Bugaenko, L.T., Revina, A.A., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 34(1): 16-22 (2000).

Preparation of cellulose triacetate pervaporation membrane by ammonia plasma treatment.
Bhat, N.V., Wavhal, D.S., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 76(2): 258-65 (2000).

Studies on the molecular environment and reaction kinetics of photo-oligomerization in Langmuir-Blodgett films of 4-(4-(2-(Octadecyloxycarbonyl)vinyl)-cinnamoylamino)benzoic acid.
Zhao, J., Akiyama, H., Abe, K., Liu, Z.F., Nakanishi, F., Langmuir 16(5): 2275-80 (2000).

Advanced model for a 4-keto Bacteriorhodopsin photocycle based on phase grating recording analysis.
Barmenkov, Y.O., Kiryanov, A.V., Starodumov, A.N., Leppanen, V.P., Vanhanen, J., Jaaskelainen, T., Kozhevnikov, N.M., Laser Phys. 10(1): 60-3 (2000).

Kinetics of radical generation in PVC with dibenzoyl peroxide utilizing high-pressure technique.
Bucsi, A., Szocs, F., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 201(4): 435-8 (2000).

Termination kinetics of styrene free-radical polymerization studied by time-resolved pulsed laser experiments.
Buback, M., Kowollik, C., Kurz, C., Wahl, A., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 201(4): 464-9 (2000).

Mechanisms and kinetics of living radical polymerizations.
Fukuda, T., Goto, A., Ohno, K., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21(4): 151-65 (2000).

Swelling behavior of poly(acrylic acid) gels in aqueous ethanol - effects of counterion species and ionic strength.
Nishiyama, Y., Satoh, M., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21(4): 174-7 (2000).

UV laser-induced gas-phase polymerization of ethynyltrimethylsilane.
Pola, J., Urbanova, M., Bastl, Z., Morita, H., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21(4): 178-81 (2000).

New photoluminescent conjugated polymers with 1,4-dioxo-3,6-diphenylpyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole (DPP) and 1,4-phenylene units in the main chain.
Beyerlein, T., Tieke, B., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21(4): 182-9 (2000).

Photoalignment of liquid crystals by liquid crystals.
Reznikov, Y., Ostroverkhova, O., Singer, K.D., Kim, J.H., Kumar, S., Lavrentovich, O., Wang, B., West, J.L., Phys. Rev. Lett. 84(9): 1930-3 (2000).

New AB or ABA type block copolymers: atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate using iodine-terminated PVDFs as (macro)initiators.
Jo, S.M., Lee, W.S., Ahn, B.S., Park, K.Y., Kim, K.A., Paeng, I.S.R., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 44(1): 1-8 (2000).

Thermal conversion of t-butyloxycarbonyloxy attached polyamides to polybenzoxazoles.
Kim, T.K., Choi, K.Y., Lee, K.S., Park, D.W., Jin, M.Y., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 44(1): 55-62 (2000).

Photochromic organic-inorganic polymer hybrids from spiropyran-modified poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide).
Imai, Y., Adachi, K., Naka, K., Chujo, Y., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 44(1): 9-15 (2000).

In vitro cadmium removal from human serum by Cibacron Blue F3GA-thionein-complex conjugated affinity membranes.
Denizli, F., Denizli, A., Arica, M.Y., Polym. Int. 49(3): 302-8 (2000).

Photocrosslinking of functionalized rubbers IX. Thiol-ene polymerization of styrene-butadiene-block-copolymers.
Decker, C., Viet, T.N.T., Polymer 41(11): 3905-12 (2000).

Solvent effects of the electronic absorption and photophysical properties of poly(3-methoxythiophene), a conducting oligomer: evaluation of the dipole moment and specific solute-solvent interactions in the first excited singlet-state.
Fall, M., Aaron, J.J., Dieng, M.M., Parkanyi, C., Polymer 41(11): 4047-55 (2000).

Graft polymerisation of acrylamide onto PCL film by electron beam pre-irradiation in air or argon. Morphology in the final grafted state.
Lindberg, T., Wirsen, A., Albertsson, A.C., Polymer 41(11): 4099-111 (2000).

Patterned emission from polymeric light-emitting device realized by photo-irradiation in air.
Tada, K., Onoda, M., Thin Solid Films 363(1-2): 195-7 (2000).

Biological and Medical Aspects

Capillary electrophoresis of DNA damage after irradiation: apoptosis and necrosis.
Valenzuela, M.T., Nunez, M.I., Guerrero, M.R., Villalobos, M., deAlmodovar, J.M.R., J. Chromatogr., A 871(1-2): 321-30 (2000).

Towards an artificial model for Photosystem II: a manganese(II,II) dimer covalently linked to ruthenium(II) tris-bipyridine via a tyrosine derivative.
Sun, L.C., Raymond, M.K., Magnuson, A., LeGourrierec, D., Tamm, M., Abrahamsson, M., Kenez, P.H., Martensson, J., Stenhagen, G., Hammarstrom, L., Styring, S., Akermark, B., J. Inorg. Biochem. 78(1): 15-22 (2000).

Femtosecond transient spectroscopy and excitonic interactions in Photosystem I.
Melkozernov, A.N., Lin, S., Blankenship, R.E., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(7): 1651-6 (2000).

A ribonucleotide reductase gene involved in a p53-dependent cell-cycle checkpoint for DNA damage.
Tanaka, H., Arakawa, H., Yamaguchi, T., Shiraishi, K., Fukuda, S., Matsui, K., Takei, Y., Nakamura, Y., Nature (London) 404(6773): 42-9 (2000).

Characterization of spiroiminodihydantoin as a product of one-electron oxidation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine.
Luo, W.C., Muller, J.G., Rachlin, E.M., Burrows, C.J., Org. Lett. 2(5): 613-6 (2000).

Industrial and Environmental Applications

Radiation-chemical treatment of flue gases from thermal power stations for the removal of mercury vapor.
Gerasimov, G.Y., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 34(1): 13-5 (2000).

Electrophoretic assembly of colloidal crystals with optically tunable micropatterns.
Hayward, R.C., Saville, D.A., Aksay, I.A., Nature (London) 404(6773): 56-9 (2000).

Three-component photoresists based on thermal crosslinking and acidolytic cleavage.
Moon, S.Y., Chung, C.M., Yamaoka, T., Polymer 41(11): 4013-9 (2000).

Theoretical Studies

The cyclization of N-butylpent-4-enylaminyl revisited: a combined theoretical and experimental study.
Maxwell, B.J., Smith, B.J., Tsanaktsidis, J., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (3): 425-31 (2000).

Modified theory of photoinduced molecular polar alignment in azo polymers.
Xu, G., Liu, X.C., Si, J.H., Ye, P.X., Li, Z., Shen, Y.Q., Opt. Lett. 25(5): 329-31 (2000).

Laser-induced reactions in crystals: Femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy and ab initio calculations of self-trapped excitons and holes in KBr.
Shluger, A.L., Tanimura, K., Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter 61(8): 5392-402 (2000).

Reviews

The absolute energy positions of conduction and valence bands of selected semiconducting minerals.
Xu, Y., Schoonen, M.A.A., Am. Mineral. 85(3-4): 543-56 (2000).

Molecular and supramolecular sensitization of nanocrystalline wide band-gap semiconductors with mononuclear and polynuclear metal complexes.
Bignozzi, C.A., Argazzi, R., Kleverlaan, C.J., Chem. Soc. Rev. 29(2): 87-96 (2000).

Current status of the application of ionizing radiation to environmental protection: I. Ionizing radiation sources, natural and drinking water purification (A review).
Pikaev, A.K., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 34(1): 1-12 (2000).

On the mechanism of light harvesting in photosynthetic purple bacteria: B800 to B850 energy transfer.
Scholes, G.D., Fleming, G.R., J. Phys. Chem. B 104(8): 1854-68 (2000).

Femtosecond chemical reactions.
Roberts, G., Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 358(1766): 345-66 (2000).

A recent development of the CSINDO model. Treatment of solvent effects on structures and optical properties of organic dyes.
Baraldi, I., Momicchioli, F., Ponterini, G., Vanossi, D., Advances in Quantum Chemistry, Vol 36, P. O. Lowdin, J. R. Sabin, M. C. Zerner and E. Brandas (eds.), Academic Press Inc, San Diego, CA, 2000, p.121-50

The half projected Hartree-Fock model for determining singlet excited states.
Smeyers, Y.G., Advances in Quantum Chemistry, Vol 36, P. O. Lowdin, J. R. Sabin, M. C. Zerner and E. Brandas (eds.), Academic Press Inc, San Diego, CA, 2000, p.253-70

On the photophysics of molecules with charge-transfer excitations between aromatic rings.
Ferretti, A., Lami, A., Villani, G., Advances in Quantum Chemistry, Vol 36, P. O. Lowdin, J. R. Sabin, M. C. Zerner and E. Brandas (eds.), Academic Press Inc, San Diego, CA, 2000, p.283-300

Proton assisted electron transfer.
DiDonato, M., Borrelli, R., Capobianco, A., Monaco, G., Improta, R., Brahimi, M., Peluso, A., Advances in Quantum Chemistry, Vol 36, P. O. Lowdin, J. R. Sabin, M. C. Zerner and E. Brandas (eds.), Academic Press Inc, San Diego, CA, 2000, p.301-22