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


Kinetics

A nanosecond pulse radiolysis study of the hydrated electron with high energy ions with a narrow velocity distribution.
Baldacchino, G., Vigneron, G., Renault, J.P., Pin, S., Abedinzadeh, Z., Deycard, S., Balanzat, E., Bouffard, S., Gardes-Albert, M., Hickel, B., Mialocq, J.C., Chem. Phys. Lett. 385(1-2): 66-71 (2004).

Triplet energy exchange between fluorescent and phosphorescent organic molecules in a solid state matrix.
Kalinowski, J., Stampor, W., Cocchi, M., Virgili, D., Fattori, V., Di Marco, P., Chem. Phys. 297(1-3): 39-48 (2004).

Photohydroxylation of 1,4-benzoquinone in aqueous solution revisited.
von Sonntag, J., Mvula, E., Hildenbrand, K., von Sonntag, C., Chem.--Eur. J. 10(2): 440-51 (2004).

Effects of metal ions on photoinduced electron transfer in zinc porphyrin-naphthalenediimide linked systems.
Okamoto, K., Mori, Y., Yamada, H., Imahori, H., Fukuzumi, S., Chem.--Eur. J. 10(2): 474-83 (2004).

Electrochemical and spectroscopic studies on electron-transfer reaction between novel water-soluble tetrazolium salts and a superoxide ion.
Oritani, T., Fukuhara, N., Okajima, T., Kitamura, F., Ohsaka, T., Inorg. Chim. Acta 357(2): 436-42 (2004).

Charge separation in DNA via consecutive adenine hopping.
Takada, T., Kawai, K., Cai, X.C., Sugimoto, A., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1125-9 (2004).

Preparation of oligodiazo compounds by using the Suzuki coupling reaction and characterization of their photoproducts.
Itoh, T., Hirai, K., Tomioka, H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1130-40 (2004).

Role of the spacer in the singlet-singlet energy transfer mechanism (Förster vs Dexter) in cofacial bisporphyrins.
Faure, S., Stern, C., Guilard, R., Harvey, P.D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1253-61 (2004).

Labeling vibrations by light: Ultrafast transient 2D-IR spectroscopy tracks vibrational modes during photoinduced charge transfer.
Bredenbeck, J., Helbing, J., Hamm, P., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 990-1 (2004).

The reactions of perfluorinated [alpha]- and [beta]-alkoxyradicals with hydrogen chloride, chlorine and fluorine.
Guarda, P.A., Petricci, S., Marchionni, G., J. Fluorine Chem. 125(2): 213-20 (2004).

Stereodifferentiation in the decay of triplets and biradicals involved in intramolecular hydrogen transfer from phenols or indoles to [pi],[pi]* aromatic ketones.
Perez-Prieto, J., Lahoz, A., Bosca, F., Martinez-Manez, R., Miranda, M.A., J. Org. Chem. 69(2): 374-81 (2004).

Spectroscopic detection, reactivity, and acid-base behavior of ring-dimethoxylated phenylethanoic acid radical cations and radical zwitterions in aqueous solution.
Bietti, M., Capone, A., J. Org. Chem. 69(2): 482-6 (2004).

Hammett correlations in the photosensitized oxidation of 4-substituted thioanisoles.
Bonesi, S.M., Fagnoni, M., Albini, A., J. Org. Chem. 69(3): 928-35 (2004).

Photoinduced electron transfer in azatriangulenium salts.
Dileesh, S., Gopidas, K.R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 115-20 (2004).

Formation efficiency of radical cations of stilbene and methoxy-substituted stilbenes during resonant two-photon ionization with a XeCl excimer laser.
Hara, M., Tojo, S., Majima, T., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 121-8 (2004).

Photochemistry of sulfosalicylic acid in aqueous solutions.
Pozdnyakov, I.P., Plyusnin, V.F., Grivin, V.P., Vorobyev, D.Y., Kruppa, A.I., Lemmetyinen, H., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 153-62 (2004).

Diffusion processes involved in the exothermic triplet-triplet energy transfer in n-hexane at high pressure: evaluation of diffusion coefficients of benzophenone, triphenylene and naphthalene.
Okamoto, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 17-22 (2004).

Photosensitization with anthraquinone derivatives: optical and EPR spin trapping studies of photogeneration of reactive oxygen species.
Mothilal, K.K., Inbaraj, J.J., Gandhidasan, R., Murugesan, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 9-16 (2004).

Quenching mechanism of excited coronene by a nitroxide radical studied by probing dynamic electron polarization.
Mitsui, M., Kobori, Y., Kawai, A., Obi, K., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(4): 524-31 (2004).

Ultrafast spectroscopic investigation of the charge recombination dynamics of ion pairs formed upon highly exergonic bimolecular electron-transfer quenching: Looking for the normal region.
Pages, S., Lang, B., Vauthey, E., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(4): 549-55 (2004).

Mechanism and dynamics of interligand electron transfer in fac-[Re(MQ+)(CO)3(Dmb)]2+. An ultrafast time-resolved visible and IR absorption, resonance raman, and emission study (Dmb = 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-bipyridine, MQ+ = N-methyl-4,4-bipyridinium).
Liard, D.J., Busby, M., Farrell, I.R., Matousek, P., Towrie, M., Vlcek, A., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(4): 556-67 (2004).

Transient spectroscopic study of a non-Kekuke molecule generated by photochemical [gamma]-hydrogen abstraction of ethyl 4-formyl-1,3-dimethylpyrazole-5-carboxylate.
Bangal, P.R., Tamai, N., Yokoyama, Y., Tukada, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(4): 578-85 (2004).

Ultrafast relaxation process of excited-state NH4 radical in ammonia clusters.
Okai, N., Takahata, A., Morita, M., Nonose, S., Fuke, K., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(5): 727-33 (2004).

Viscosity dependence of the magnetic field effect due to the [Delta]g mechanism.
Kitahama, Y., Wakasa, M., Sakaguchi, Y., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(5): 754-7 (2004).

Reversible redox energy coupling in electron transfer chains.
Osyczka, A., Moser, C.C., Daldal, F., Dutton, P.L., Nature (London) 427(6975): 607-12 (2004).

Comparison of hydrogen atom abstraction rates of terminal and bridging hydrides in triosmium clusters: Absolute abstraction rate constants for benzyl radical.
Franz, J.A., Kolwaite, D.S., Linehan, J.C., Rosenberg, E., Organometallics 23(3): 441-5 (2004).


Optical Spectra

Dense electronic excitation induced defects in fused silica.
Mohanty, T., Mishra, N.C., Bhat, S.V., Basu, P.K., Kanjilal, D., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 36(24): 3151-5 (2003).

Fotochromic dihetarylethenes: XIX. Synthesis of 1,2-dihetarylethenes with 2,5-dihydrothiophene bridge from thieno[3,2-b]pyrroles.
Krayushkin, M.M., Yarovenko, V.N., Semenov, S.L., Zavarzin, I.V., Martynkin, A.Y., Uzhinov, B.M., Russ. J. Org. Chem. 39(11): 1656-9 (2003).

Facile oxidative rearrangement of dispiro-porphodimethenes to nonplanar and sheetlike porphyrins with intense absorptions in the near-IR region.
Gill, H.S., Harmjanz, M., Santamaria, J., Finger, I., Scott, M.J., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 43(4): 485-90 (2004).

Photophysical properties of a new 8-phenyl analogue of the laser dye PM567 in different solvents: internal conversion mechanisms.
Prieto, J.B., Arbeloa, F.L., Martinez, V.M., Lopez, T.A., Amat-Guerri, F., Liras, M., Arbeloa, I.L., Chem. Phys. Lett. 385(1-2): 29-35 (2004).

Tuning the photochromic properties of a flavylium compound by pH.
Moncada, M.C., Pina, F., Roque, A., Parola, A.J., Maestri, M., Balzani, V., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2): 304-12 (2004).

An ESR and UV spectroscopic study on the photoreduction of para-nitroaniline.
Zelentsov, S.V., Zelentsova, N.V., Kuznetsov, M.V., Simdyanov, I.V., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 38(1): 25-30 (2004).

An annulene-fused cyclopentadienide. A photochromic cyclopentadienodimethyldihydropyrene where the fused cyclopentadienide group resembles benzene in its effect on the dihydropyrene-metacyclophanediene valence isomerization.
Mitchell, R.H., Fan, W., Lau, D.Y.K., Berg, D.J., J. Org. Chem. 69(2): 549-54 (2004).

4,6-dimethyl-[alpha]-pyrone: a matrix isolation study of the photochemical generation of conjugated ketene, Dewar valence isomer and 1,3-dimethyl-cyclobutadiene.
Breda, S., Lapinski, L., Reva, I., Fausto, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 139-51 (2004).

Optical spectra of UV-irradiated rubidium and caesium nitrate crystals.
Ananev, V., Miklin, M., Nelyubina, N., Poroshina, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 67-72 (2004).


Thermodynamics

2-Hydroxyphenyl-1,3-dimethylbenzimidazolines. Formal two hydrogen atom-donors for photoinduced electron transfer reactions.
Hasegawa, E., Chiba, N., Takahashi, T., Takizawa, S., Kitayama, T., Suzuki, T., Chem. Lett. 33(1): 18-9 (2004).

Photoinduced interactions between oxidized and reduced lipoic acid and riboflavin (Vitamin B2).
Lu, C.Y., Bucher, G., Sander, W., ChemPhysChem 5(1): 47-56 (2004).

Excitonic coupling strength and coherence length in the singlet and triplet excited states of meso-meso directly linked Zn(II)porphyrin arrays.
Ha, J.H., Cho, H.S., Song, J.K., Kim, D., Arataini, N., Osuka, A., ChemPhysChem 5(1): 57-67 (2004).

The photochemistry of polydonor-substituted phthalimides: Curtin-Hammett-type control of competing reactions of potentially interconverting zwitterionic biradical intermediates.
Yoon, U.C., Kwon, H.C., Hyung, T.G., Choi, K.H., Oh, S.W., Yang, S.R., Zhao, Z.M., Mariano, P.S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1110-24 (2004).


ESR Studies

Time-resolved photo-CIDNP of dibenzyl ketone-[beta]-cyclodextrin inclusion complex.
Petrova, S.S., Kruppa, A.I., Leshina, T.V., Chem. Phys. Lett. 385(1-2): 40-4 (2004).

Effect of sulfate additives on the 60Co gamma ray induced decomposition of lanthanum, europium and terbium nitrates in solid state.
Agrawal, N., Garg, A., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 121-7 (2004).


Excited States

Evidence for intramolecular ylide formation in the decay of a singlet aryl nitrene.
Tonshoff, C., Bucher, G., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2): 269-71 (2004).

Efficient trapping of the intermediates in the photooxygenation of sulfides by aryl selenides and selenoxides.
Sofikiti, N., Rabalakos, C., Stratakis, M., Tetrahedron Lett. 45(7): 1335-7 (2004).


Photochemistry

Monitoring structural transformations in crystals. 7. 1-Chloroanthracene and its photodimer.
Turowska-Tyrk, I., Grzesniak, K., Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C: Cryst. Struct. Commun. 60: O146-8 (2004).

A chiroptical molecular switch with perfect stereocontrol.
van Delden, R.A., ter Wiel, M.K.J., Feringa, B.L., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (2): 200-1 (2004).

Synthesis and ring opening reactions of a 2-silabicyclo[2.1.0]pentane.
Maas, G., Daucher, B., Maier, A., Gettwert, V., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (2): 238-9 (2004).

Photochemical oxidative addition of B-H bonds at ruthenium and rhodium.
Callaghan, P.L., Fernandez-Pacheco, R., Jasim, N., Lachaize, S., Marder, T.B., Perutz, R.N., Rivalta, E., Sabo-Etienne, S., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (2): 242-3 (2004).

Photolysis of ortho-azidobenzoic acid in aqueous solutions and water-organic solvent mixtures.
Budruev, A.V., Karyakina, L.N., Oleinik, A.V., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 38(1): 20-4 (2004).

Substituents effect on the electronic structure, spectra and photochemistry of [Ru(NH3)5(Py-X)]2+ complexes.
Sizova, O.V., Ivanova, N., Sizov, V.V., Ershov, A.Y., Baranovski, V.I., Inorg. Chim. Acta 357(2): 354-60 (2004).

Non-covalent assembly of a photoswitchable surface.
Cooper, C.G.F., MacDonald, J.C., Soto, E., McGimpsey, W.G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1032-3 (2004).

Fluorinated heterocyclic compounds: an assay on the photochemistry of some fluorinated 1-oxa-2-azoles: an expedient route to fluorinated heterocycles.
Buscemi, S., Pace, A., Pibiri, I., Vivona, N., Caronna, W., J. Fluorine Chem. 125(2): 165-73 (2004).

Effects of substituents and solvents on the photochemical properties of zinc phthalocyanine complexes and their protonated derivatives.
Ogunsipe, A., Nyokong, T., J. Mol. Struct. 689(1-2): 89-97 (2004).

Novel enhancement of diastereoselectivity of [2+2] photocycloaddition of chiral cyclohexenones to ethylene by adding naphthalenes.
Tsutsumi, K., Nakano, H., Furutani, A., Endou, K., Merpuge, A., Shintani, T., Morimoto, T., Kakiuchi, K., J. Org. Chem. 69(3): 785-9 (2004).

Molecular rearrangements, part 33, photolysis and thermolysis of arylnitramines.
Badr, M.Z.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 163-70 (2004).

Sono-photolysis of phenylglyoxylic acid and stability studies of D,L-2,3-diphenyltartaric acid.
Vencel, T., Gaplovska, K., Gaplovsky, A., Toma, S., Sersen, F., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 53-62 (2004).

Photosensitized (2+2) cycloadditions of 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride to 3,4-dimethyl-1-phenylphosphole.
Vargas, F., Rivas, C., Fuentes, A., Carbonell, K., Rodriguez, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 63-6 (2004).

Photo-oxidation of tertiary amides, main degradation products of large malonamides.
Delavente, F., Guillot, J.M., Thomas, O., Berthon, L., Nicol, C., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 81-8 (2004).

First synthesis of a dihydroorotidine analogue via a diastereoselective [2+2] photocycloaddition.
Agocs, A., Batta, G., Jeko, J., Herczegh, P., Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 15(2): 283-7 (2004).


Radiation Chemistry

Effects of biphenol and quinone derivatives on the radiation-initiated dephosphorylation of 1-glycerophosphate.
Pototskaya, T.A., Shadyro, O.I., Yurkova, I.L., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 38(1): 2-7 (2004).


Experimental Studies

Synthesis of oxacycles by tandem radical addition-cyclization reactions.
Sibi, M.P., Patil, K., Rheault, T.R., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2): 372-84 (2004).

Electron-transfer-induced substitution of alkylated C60 chlorides with proton sponge.
Lee, Y., Kitagawa, T., Komatsu, K., J. Org. Chem. 69(2): 263-9 (2004).

Regiocontrol in the oxidative radical fragmentation of benzilidene acetals and its mechanistic implications.
McNulty, J., Wilson, J., Rochon, A.C., J. Org. Chem. 69(2): 563-5 (2004).

Tandem Diels-Alder reaction/radical cyclizations for the rapid construction of bridged ring systems.
Kraus, G.A., Kim, J.W., Tetrahedron Lett. 45(7): 1457-9 (2004).

Vicinal alkylation-carboxymethylation of electron-poor alkenes by radical-chain reactions with O-alkyl O-silyl ketene acetals and their [3+2] annulation by reaction with O-cyclopropylcarbinyl O-silyl ketene acetals.
Cai, Y.D., Roberts, B.P., Tetrahedron Lett. 45(7): 1485-8 (2004).

Synthesis of alkaloids from aminol derivatives by [beta]-fragmentation of primary alkoxyl radicals.
Boto, A., Hernandez, R., Montoya, A., Suarez, E., Tetrahedron Lett. 45(7): 1559-63 (2004).


Multiphase Systems

Structure and photocatalytic performances of glass/SnO2/TiO2 interface composite film.
Shang, J., Yao, W.Q., Zhu, Y.F., Wu, N.Z., Appl. Catal., A 257(1): 25-32 (2004).

Thermal hysteresis in the photoresponsivity of a Langmuir film of amphiphilic spiropyran.
Matsumoto, M., Nakazawa, T., Mallia, V.A., Tamaoki, N., Azumi, R., Sakai, H., Abe, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1006-7 (2004).

Comparison of activation parameters for ionization reactions within zeolites and in aqueous solution.
Schepp, N.P., Monk, W., Cozens, F.L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1012-3 (2004).

Primary intermediates of oxygen photoevolution reaction on TiO2 (rutile) particles, revealed by in situ FTIR absorption and photoluminescence measurements.
Nakamura, R., Nakato, Y., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1290-8 (2004).

Generation of superoxide anion and most likely singlet oxygen in irradiated TiO2 nanoparticles modified by carotenoids.
Konovalova, T.A., Lawrence, J., Kispert, L.D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 1-8 (2004).

Photodynamic effect of metallo 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-methylphenyl) porphyrins in biomimetic AOT reverse micelles containing urease.
Scalise, I., Durantini, E.N., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 105-13 (2004).

Analysis of electron transfer processes across liquid/liquid interfaces: Estimation of the equilibrium free energy of activation.
Harinipriya, S., Sangaranarayanan, M.V., J. Phys. Chem. B 108(5): 1660-6 (2004).

Slow back electron transfer in surface-modified TiO2 nanoparticles sensitized by alizarin.
Ramakrishna, G., Singh, A.K., Palit, D.K., Ghosh, H.N., J. Phys. Chem. B 108(5): 1701-7 (2004).

Reversible generation of gold nanoparticle aggregates with changeable interparticle interactions by UV photoactivation.
Pal, A., Ghosh, S.K., Esumi, K., Pal, T., Langmuir 20(3): 575-8 (2004).

Effects of UV irradiation and thermal treatment on the destruction of Langmuir-Blodgett films prepared from metal stearates.
Chernova-Kharaeva, I.A., Bukreeva, T.V., Arslanov, V.V., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 78(1): 97-102 (2004).


Polymers

The modification of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene supramolecular structures induced by irradiation and thermal treatment.
Nevoralova, M., Mikesova, J., Baldrian, J., Horak, Z., Polym. Adv. Technol. 14(11-12): 802-6 (2003).

Nature of water molecules in hydrogels based on a liquid crystalline cellulose derivative.
Wojciechowski, F., Joachimiak, A., Halamus, T., Polym. Adv. Technol. 14(11-12): 826-31 (2003).

Radiation crosslinking of biodegradable hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.
Pekel, N., Yoshii, F., Kume, T., Guven, O., Carbohydr. Polym. 55(2): 139-47 (2004).

Photoinduced reorientation of polymethacrylate film with 4-methoxyazobenzene side groups using linearly polarized He-Ne laser and annealing.
Kawatsuki, N., Uchida, E., Ono, H., Chem. Lett. 33(1): 12-3 (2004).

Excited-state localization effects in alternating meta- and para-linked poly(phenylene-vinylene)s.
Pogantsch, A., Mahler, A.K., Hayn, G., Saf, R., Stelzer, F., List, E.J.W., Bredas, J.L., Zojer, E., Chem. Phys. 297(1-3): 143-51 (2004).

Degradation of polymer materials in low earth orbits.
Milinchuk, V.K., Klinshpont, E.R., Shelukhov, I.P., Smirnova, T.N., Pasevich, O.F., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 38(1): 8-12 (2004).

Structural changes of 80/20 poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer induced by electron irradiation.
Li, W.P., Guo, S.S., Tang, Y.W., Zhao, X.Z., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 2903-7 (2004).

Selection of quaternary ammonium groups for optimizing properties of water-soluble, photosensitive phenolic resins and study of their postcuring mechanism.
Xie, H.Q., Gao, Y., Zhan, X.G., Xie, D., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 2914-22 (2004).

Photosensitive polynorbornene based dielectric. I. Structure-property relationships.
Bai, Y.Q., Chiniwalla, P., Elce, E., Shick, R.A., Sperk, J., Allen, S.A.B., Kohl, P.A., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3023-30 (2004).

Photosensitive polynorbornene based dielectric. II. Sensitivity and spatial resolution.
Bai, Y.Q., Chiniwalla, P., Elce, E., Allen, S.A.B., Kohl, P.A., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3031-9 (2004).

Gelatin microspheres crosslinked with [gamma]-ray: Preparation, sorption of proteins, and biodegradability.
Terao, K., Karino, T., Nagasawa, N., Yoshii, F., Kubo, M., Dobashi, T., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3083-7 (2004).

Synthesis and kinetic studies of UV-curable urethane-acrylates.
Hsieh, K.H., Kuo, C.H., Dai, C.A., Chen, W.C., Peng, T.C., Ho, G.H., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3162-6 (2004).

Controlled radical polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide initiated by photofunctional 2-(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl)isobutyric acid sodium salt in aqueous medium.
Ishizu, K., Khan, R.A., Furukawa, T., Furo, M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3233-8 (2004).

Photopolymerized low-surface-energy coatings based on a novel fluorinated ether acrylate.
Shemper, B.S., Mathias, L.J., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3301-14 (2004).

Effect of UV aging on the tensile and fracture mechanical response of syndiotactic polypropylenes of various crystallinity.
Barany, T., Foldes, E., Czigany, T., Karger-Kocsis, J., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 3462-9 (2004).

Photocationic and radical polymerizations by novel N-phenacylammonium salts.
Takahashi, E., Sanda, F., Endo, T., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 3470-6 (2004).

Polyacrylamide-clay nanocomposite materials prepared by photopolymerization with acrylamide as an intercalating agent.
Yeh, J.M., Liou, S.J., Chang, Y.W., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 3489-96 (2004).

Preparation and optical performance of chiral polymers having azobenzene segments.
Liu, J.H., Yang, P.C., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 3693-704 (2004).

Vacuum ultraviolet-induced photochemical nitriding of polyolefin surfaces.
Truica-Marasescu, F., Wertheimer, M.R., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 3886-98 (2004).

Oxygen microwave plasma treatment of silicone elastomer: Kinetic behavior and surface composition.
Olander, B., Wirsen, A., Albertsson, A.C., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 4098-104 (2004).

Electron beam irradiation of carbon black filled linear low-density polyethylene.
Ahmad, A., Mohd, D.H., Abdullah, I., J. Mater. Sci. 39(4): 1459-61 (2004).

ERRATUM: Visible light-induced controlled "living" radical polymerization of styrene (Vol 39, pg 1047, 2004).
Tomer, N.S., Singh, R.P., J. Mater. Sci. 39(4): 1531 (2004).

Photophysics of 1-methyllumichrome.
Sikorska, E., Khemlinskii, I.V., Worrall, D.R., Williams, S.L., Gonzalez-Moreno, R., Bourdelande, J.L., Koput, J., Sikorski, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 193-201 (2004).

Photooxidation of styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) block copolymer.
Allen, N.S., Luengo, C., Edge, M., Wilkinson, A., Parellada, M.D., Barrio, J.A., Santa-Quiteria, V.R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 41-51 (2004).

Probing Förster and Dexter energy-transfer mechanisms in fluorescent conjugated polymer chemosensors.
Murphy, C.B., Zhang, Y., Troxler, T., Ferry, V., Martin, J.J., Jones, W.E., J. Phys. Chem. B 108(5): 1537-43 (2004).

Charge transfer through terthiophene end-capped poly(arylene ethynylene)s.
Funston, A.M., Silverman, E.E., Miller, J.R., Schanze, K.S., J. Phys. Chem. B 108(5): 1544-55 (2004).

Photoinitiated, inverse emulsion polymerization of acrylamide: Some mechanistic and kinetic aspects.
Liu, L.Y., Yang, W.T., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 42(4): 846-52 (2004).

Studies of photooxidative degradation of poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(ethylene oxide) blends.
Kaczmarek, H., Kowalonek, J., Klusek, Z., Pirzgalski, S., Datta, S., J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 42(4): 585-602 (2004).

Photocrosslinking of diepoxyfluorene/polysilane blends.
Okamura, H., Harada, C., Tsunooka, M., Fujiki, T., Kawasaki, S., Yamada, M., Shirai, M., Kobunshi Ronbunshu 61(1): 75-81 (2004).

Nanoscale hydrophobic recovery: A chemical force microscopy study of UV/ozone-treated cross-linked poly(dimethylsiloxane).
Hillborg, H., Tomczak, N., Olah, A., Schonherr, H., Vancso, G.J., Langmuir 20(3): 785-94 (2004).

Preparation of [beta]-cyclodextrin polyrotaxane: Photodimerization of pseudo-polyrotaxane with 2-anthryl and triphenylmethyl groups at the ends of poly(propylene glycol).
Okada, M., Harada, A., Org. Lett. 6(3): 361-4 (2004).

Photoresponsive polymers having pendant chlorocinnamoyl moieties: synthesis, reactivity ratios and photochemical properties.
Balaji, R., Grande, D., Nanjundan, S., Polymer 45(4): 1089-99 (2004).

Synthesis and characterization of novel negative-working aqueous base developable photosensitive polyimide precursors.
Hsu, S.L.C., Fan, M.H., Polymer 45(4): 1101-9 (2004).

Initiation of 1,6-hexanedioldiacrylate polymerization by three component photoinitiators incorporating 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride.
Cavitt, T.B., Hoyle, C.E., Kalyanaraman, V., Jonsson, S., Polymer 45(4): 1119-23 (2004).

Effects of gamma irradiation on the properties of flame-retardant EVM/magnesium hydroxide blends.
Li, Z.Z., Qu, B.J., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 137-41 (2004).

Radiation-assisted PET recycling using glass fiber reinforcement and reactive additives.
Toth, K., Czvikovszky, T., AbdElhamid, M., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 143-7 (2004).

An interesting grafting reactivity of EB preirradiated polypropylene film.
Chen, J., Yang, L.M., Chen, L.Q., Wu, M.H., Nho, Y.C., Kaetsua, I., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 149-54 (2004).

Studies on the rubber phase stability in gamma irradiated polystyrene-SBR blends by using FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy.
Martinez-Barrera, G., Lopez, H., Castano, V.M., Rodriguez, R., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 155-62 (2004).

An analysis on changes in structure, tensile properties of polytetrafluoroethylene film induced by protons.
Peng, G.R., Geng, H.B., Yang, D.Z., He, S.Y., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 163-9 (2004).

Application of proton beams to radiation-induced graft polymerization for making amidoxime-type adsorbents.
Kitamura, A., Hamamoto, S., Taniike, A., Ohtani, Y., Kubota, N., Furuyama, Y., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 171-8 (2004).

Effects of electric fields in polymerization on enthalpy of PMAA anhydridization.
Chang, Z.Q., Liu, G., Zhang, Z.C., Thermochim. Acta 411(1): 95-100 (2004).


Biological & Medical Aspects

Photobleaching of photosynthetic pigments in spinach thylakoid membranes. Effect of temperature, oxygen and DCMU.
Velitchkova, M.Y., Picorel, R., Biophys. Chem. 107(1): 25-32 (2004).

The mechanism of the enhanced antioxidant effects against superoxide anion radicals of reduced water produced by electrolysis.
Hanaoka, K., Sun, D.X., Lawrence, R., Kamitani, Y., Fernandes, G., Biophys. Chem. 107(1): 71-82 (2004).

Glycosidic bond cleavage of thymidine by low-energy electrons.
Zheng, Y., Cloutier, P., Hunting, D.J., Wagner, J.R., Sanche, L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1002-3 (2004).

Regioselective cis-trans isomerization of arachidonic double bonds by thiyl radicals: The influence of phospholipid supramolecular organization.
Ferreri, C., Samadi, A., Sassatelli, F., Landi, L., Chatgilialoglu, C., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(4): 1063-72 (2004).

Metal-assisted light-induced DNA cleavage activity of 2-(methylthio)phenylsalicylaldimine Schiff base copper(II) complexes having planar heterocyclic bases.
Reddy, P.A.N., Santra, B.K., Nethaji, M., Chakravarty, A.R., J. Inorg. Biochem. 98(2): 377-86 (2004).

Electronic couplings and energy transfer dynamics in the oxidized primary electron donor of the bacterial reaction center.
Jordanides, X.J., Scholes, G.D., Shapley, W.A., Reimers, J.R., Fleming, G.R., J. Phys. Chem. B 108(5): 1753-65 (2004).

In situ characterization of functional purple membrane monolayers at the air-water interface.
Methot, M., Desmeules, P., Vaknin, D., Boucher, F., Salesse, C., Langmuir 20(3): 934-40 (2004).


Solar Energy

Energy structure and photocatalytic activity of niobates and tantalates containing Sn(II) with a 5s2 electron configuration.
Hosogi, Y., Tanabe, K., Kato, H., Kobayashi, H., Kudo, A., Chem. Lett. 33(1): 28-9 (2004).

The role of ordered block copolymer morphology in the performance of organic/inorganic photovoltaic devices.
Gratt, J.A., Cohen, R.E., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3362-8 (2004).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Stability of reactive dyes in sunlight changes in their colour coordinates.
Waheed, S., Ashraf, C.M., J. Chem. Soc. Pak. 25(2): 114-21 (2003).

A TiO2/Al2O3 catalyst to improve the ozonation of oxalic acid in water.
Beltran, F.J., Rivas, F.J., Montero-de-Espinosa, R., Appl. Catal., B 47(2): 101-9 (2004).

Evaluating the activities of immobilized TiO2 powder films for the photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in water.
Balasubramanian, G., Dionysiou, D.D., Suidan, M.T., Baudin, I., Audin, B., Laine, J.M., Appl. Catal., B 47(2): 73-84 (2004).

A novel catalyst iron(II) tetra(1,4-dithin)porphyrazine for oxygenating degradation of organic pollutants in aqueous solutions.
Deng, K.J., Huang, F., Wang, D.Y., Peng, Z.H., Zhou, Y.H., Chem. Lett. 33(1): 34-5 (2004).

Comparison of mercury removal efficiency from a simulated exhaust gas by several types of TiO2 under various light sources.
Lee, Y.G., Park, J.W., Kim, J.H., Min, Y.R., Jurng, J.S., Kim, J., Lee, T.G., Chem. Lett. 33(1): 36-7 (2004).

ERRATUM: Behavior of by-products during direct-photodegradation treatment of trichloroethylene. Effect of oxygen concentration on production of by-products (Vol 14, pg 1046, 2003).
Yamamoto, S., Amemiya, T., Murabayashi, M., Itoh, K., Chem. Lett. 33(1): 82 (2004).

The kinetics of plasma-induced degradation of organic pollutants in sewage water.
Bubnov, A.G., Grinevich, V.I., Kuvykin, N.A., Maslova, O.N., High Energy Chem. (Transl. of Khim. Vys. Energ.) 38(1): 41-5 (2004).

Experimental study on the treatment of volatile organic compound vapors using a photoreactor equipped with photo catalyst-coated fabrics.
Park, O.H., Kim, C.S., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(5): 3174-9 (2004).

[gamma]-Radiation-treated starch poly(vinyl alcohol) composites for cotton fabric sizing.
El-Naggar, A.W.M., Senna, M.M., Khalil, S.A., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 91(6): 3818-26 (2004).

Preparation and photocatalysis of TiO2 nanoparticles co-doped with nitrogen and lanthanum.
Wei, H.Y., Wu, Y.S., Lun, N., Zhao, F., J. Mater. Sci. 39(4): 1305-8 (2004).

Photodegradation of rhodamine B in water assisted by titania films prepared through a novel procedure.
Wu, J.M., Zhang, T.W., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 171-7 (2004).

Evolution of toxicity during melamine photocatalysis with TiO2 suspensions.
Bozzi, A., Dhananjeyan, M., Guasaquillo, I., Parra, S., Pulgarin, C., Weins, C., Kiwi, J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 179-85 (2004).

Visible illustration of the direct, lateral and remote photocatalytic destruction of soot by titania.
Lee, S.K., McIntyre, S., Mills, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 203-6 (2004).

Novel adducts of a hindered amine and a blue-emitting fluorophore for "one-step" fluorescent brightening and stabilisation of polymer materials.
Bojinov, V.B., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 207-12 (2004).

Environmental remediation by an integrated microwave UV illumination method - VII. Thermal non-thermal effects in the microwave-assisted photocatalyzed mineralization of bisphenol-A.
Horikoski, S., Tokunaga, A., Hidaka, H., Serpone, N., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 33-40 (2004).

Effects of iron species in the photocatalytic degradation of an azo dye in TiO2 aqueous suspensions.
Mrowetz, M., Selli, E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 89-95 (2004).

Degradation of amitrole by excitation of iron(III) aquacomplexes in aqueous solutions.
Catastini, C., Rafqah, S., Mailhot, G., Sarakha, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 162(1): 97-103 (2004).

A new continuous production process of plastic rod-lenses by photopolymerization and some optical designs of their devices.
Uozu, Y., Hirota, N., Kobunshi Ronbunshu 61(1): 49-62 (2004).

Photocatalytic degradation of dye naphthol blue black in the presence of zirconia-supported Ti-substituted Keggin-type polyoxometalates.
Jiang, C.J., Guo, Y.H., Hu, C.W., Wang, C.G., Li, D.F., Mater. Res. Bull. 39(2): 251-61 (2004).

Highly hydrophobic TiO2 pillared clay for photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds in water.
Ooka, C., Yoshida, H., Suzuki, K., Hattori, T., Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 67(2-3): 143-50 (2004).

Exploration of photocatalytic activities of titanosilicate ETS-10 and transition metal incorporated ETS-10.
Uma, S., Rodrigues, S., Martyanov, I.N., Klabunde, K.J., Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 67(2-3): 181-7 (2004).

Synthesis of a new polymer containing Rose Bengal.
Sanchez, E.I., Calderon, M., Gutierrez, M.I., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 51(4): 271-5 (2004).

Color, flavor, and sensory characteristics of gamma-irradiated salted and fermented anchovy sauce.
Kim, J.H., Ahn, H.J., Yook, H.S., Kim, K.S., Rhee, M.S., Ryu, G.H., Byun, M.W., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 69(2): 179-87 (2004).

Microstructure and electrochemical properties of Zircaloy-4 under Fe ion irradiation.
Chen, X.W., Bai, X.D., Deng, P.Y., Zhou, Q.G., Yu, R.H., Chen, B.S., Vacuum 72(4): 467-73 (2004).


Theoretical Studies

Intramolecular energy-transfer processes induced by an external electric field - art. no. 043403.
Makarov, V.I., Kochubei, S.A., Khmelinskii, I.V., Phys. Rev. A: At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 68: 043403 (2003).

Electron transfer at the interface between water and self-assembled monolayers.
Vieceli, J., Benjamin, I., Chem. Phys. Lett. 385(1-2): 79-84 (2004).

Kinetics of triplet excitation transport in disordered organic solids.
Wlodarczyk, J., Kierdaszuk, B., Chem. Phys. 297(1-3): 139-42 (2004).

Structural and topological characterization of the three-electron bond: The SO radicals.
Fourre, I., Berges, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(5): 898-906 (2004).

Geometry relaxation in singlet excited states of oligomers containing cyclopentadiene and fulvene and their cyano derivatives.
Chakraborty, D., Lagowski, J.B., Polymer 45(4): 1331-44 (2004).


Reviews

Possibilities and perspective of photovoltaic conversion in organic materials.
Schauer, F., Czech. J. Phys. 53(12): 1245-55 (2003).

The chemical effects of ionizing radiations on fluorinated ethers.
Faucitano, A., Buttafava, A., Karolczak, S., Guarda, P.A., Marchionni, G., J. Fluorine Chem. 125(2): 221-41 (2004).

Charge transfer and charge transport on the double helix.
Armitage, N.P., Briman, M., Gruner, G., Phys. Status Solidi B 241(1): 69-75 (2004).


E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 4/19/2004