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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 supramolecular Star Wars Tie Fighter Ship: electron transfer in a self-assembled triad composed of two zinc naphthalocyanines and a fullerene.
D'Souza, F., Gadde, S., El-Khouly, M.E., Zandler, M.E., Araki, Y., Ito, O., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 9(10-11): 698-705 (2005).

Direct detection of nucleotide radical cations produced by electron transfer oxidation of DNA bases with electron-transfer state of 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium ion and resulting efficient DNA cleavage without oxygen.
Ohkubo, K., Yukimoto, K., Fukuzumi, S., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (23): 2504-6 (2006).

Picosecond transient absorption measurement of anthrylphenoxide anions in solution phase.
Hirata, Y., Imai, K., Yamada, K., Matsumoto, M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 423(4-6): 335-8 (2006).

Synthesis and photophysical properties of the 4-(biphenyl-4-yl)-2,6-bis(4-iodophenyl)pyrylium ion.
Alvaro, M., Aprile, C., Carbonell, E., Ferrer, B.N., Garcia, H., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (11): 2644-8 (2006).

Photophysics and kinetics of naphthopyran derivatives, part 3: A general procedure to uniquely identify the kinetic and spectroscopic parameters of ABC(2k,2[phi]) systems and application to naphthopyran reactions.
Maafi, M., Brown, R.G., Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 38(7): 421-30 (2006).

Photophysics and kinetics of naphthopyran derivatives, part 4: Investigation of [3H]-naphthopyran kinetics considered as an ABC(2k, 6[phi]) system yielding a monoexponential trace.
Maafi, M., Brown, R.G., Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 38(7): 431-8 (2006).

Conformationally gated photoinduced processes within photosensitizer-acceptor dyads based on Osmium(II) complexes with triarylpyridinio-functionalized terpyridyl ligands: Insights from experimental study.
Laine, P.P., Bedioui, F., Loiseau, F., Chiorboli, C., Campagna, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(23): 7510-21 (2006).

Conformational changes during apoplastocyanin folding observed by photocleavable modification and transient grating.
Hirota, S., Fujimoto, Y., Choi, J., Baden, N., Katagiri, N., Akiyama, M., Hulsker, R., Ubbink, M., Okajima, T., Takabe, T., Funasaki, N., Watanabe, Y., Terazima, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(23): 7551-8 (2006).

[beta]-Phenyl quenching of triplet excited ketones: How critical is the geometry for deactivation?
Samanta, S., Mishra, B.K., Pace, T.C.S., Sathyamurthy, N., Bohne, C., Moorthy, J.N., J. Org. Chem. 71(12): 4453-9 (2006).

The 2-oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid keto-enol system in aqueous solution: A remarkable acid-strengthening effect of the cyclobutane ring.
Chang, J.A., Chiang, Y., Keeffe, J.R., Kresge, A.J., Nikolaev, V.A., Popik, V.V., J. Org. Chem. 71(12): 4460-7 (2006).

Photoinduced electron transfer to triplet flavins. Correlation between the volume change-normalized entropic term and the Marcus reorganization energy.
Crovetto, L., Braslavsky, S.E., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7307-15 (2006).

Studies on photoinduced H-atom and electron transfer reactions of o-naphthoquinones by laser flash photolysis.
Pan, Y., Fu, Y., Liu, S.X., Yu, H.Z., Gao, Y.H., Guo, Q.X., Yu, S.Q., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7316-22 (2006).

Spin dynamics of photogenerated triradicals in fixed distance electron donor-chromophore-acceptor-TEMPO molecules.
Mi, Q.X., Chernick, E.T., McCamant, D.W., Weiss, E.A., Ratner, M.A., Wasielewski, M.R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7323-33 (2006).

ERRATUM: Propagation of photosensitive chemical waves on the circular routes (Vol. 109A, pg. 4975, 2005).
Kitahata, H., Yamada, A., Nakata, S., Ichino, T., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7515 (2006).

One- and two-photon ionization of DNA single and double helices studied by laser flash photolysis at 266 nm.
Marguet, S., Markovitsi, D., Talbot, F., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11037-9 (2006).

Photoinduced electron transfer processes in 1,8-naphthalimide-linker-phenothiazine dyads.
Cho, D.W., Fujitsuka, M., Sugimoto, A., Yoon, U.C., Mariano, P.S., Majima, T., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11062-8 (2006).

Interplanar interactions in the excited triplet states of carbazole dimers by means of time-resolved EPR spectroscopy.
Saiful, I.S.M., Heinze, P., Ohba, Y., Yamauchi, S., Yamamoto, M., Tohda, Y., Tani, K., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1535-42 (2006).

TR-EPR of single and double spin labelled C60 derivatives: observation of quartet and quintet excited states in solution.
Franco, L., Mazzoni, M., Corvaja, C., Gubskaya, V.P., Berezhnaya, L.S., Nuretdinov, I.A., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1543-50 (2006).

Alternative source of emissive CIDEP in the TREPR spectra of benzophenone in alcohols.
Jones, A.R., Woodward, J.R., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1551-7 (2006).

Magnetic field effects and time-resolved EPR studies on photogenerated biradical from intramolecular electron transfer reactions in zinc-tetraphenylporphyrin-C60 linked compounds: contribution of relaxation mechanism due to spin-spin relaxation.
Yonemura, H., Harada, S., Moribe, S., Yamada, S., Nakamura, H., Fujiwara, Y., Tanimoto, Y., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1559-72 (2006).

Electron spin dynamics of triplet and doublet molecules in room temperature ionic liquids studied by a time-resolved EPR method.
Kawai, A., Hidemori, T., Shibuya, K., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1573-9 (2006).

Dominance of triplet mechanism over radical pair mechanism in short-lived triplets: hydrogen abstraction reaction of hydroxybenzophenones.
Das, R., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1581-94 (2006).

Time-resolved EPR investigation of charge recombination to a triplet state in a carotene-diporphyrin triad.
Di Valentin, M., Bisol, A., Agostini, G., Moore, A.L., Moore, T.A., Gust, D., Palacios, R.E., Gould, S.L., Carbonera, D., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1595-607 (2006).

Spin-multiplicity of a moderately coupled triplet-doublet spin pair in a biphenylene-linked porphyrin dimer.
Asano, M.S., Ishizuka, K., Kaizu, Y., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1609-18 (2006).

A new series of radical-triplet pairs: modulation of radical-triplet interaction by a counter ion.
Maretti, L., Saiful, I.S.M., Kajiwara, T., Miyamoto, R., Ohba, Y., Yamauchi, S., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1619-26 (2006).

Novel pulse sequences for time-resolved photo-CIDNP.
Goez, M., Kuprov, I., Mok, K.H., Hore, P.J., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1675-86 (2006).

Kinetics of the reaction between the antioxidant Trolox® and the free radical DPPH in semi-aqueous solution.
Friaa, O., Brault, D., Org. Biomol. Chem. 4(12): 2417-23 (2006).

Proton transfer in the photoreceptors phytochrome and photoactive yellow protein.
Borucki, B., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(6): 553-66 (2006).

Acid-induced unfolding of myoglobin triggered by a laser pH jump method.
Abbruzzetti, S., Sottini, S., Viappiani, C., Corrie, J.E.T., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(6): 621-8 (2006).

Carbonate radical anion-induced electron transfer in bovine serum albumin.
Joshi, R., Mukherjee, T., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 760-7 (2006).

Free radical SH2 reaction mechanism study by comparing free radical SH2 reaction with free radical addition reaction.
Wu, Y.W., Huang, H.T., Chen, Y., Yang, J.F., Tetrahedron 62(25): 6061-4 (2006).


Optical Spectra

Excited state proton transfer in 2,9-(dis-2-pyridyl)-4,7-di(t-butyl)carbazole.
Wiosna-Salyga, G., Dobkowski, J., Mudadu, M.S., Sazanovich, I., Thummel, R.P., Waluk, J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 423(4-6): 288-92 (2006).

Matrix isolation and theoretical study on the photolysis of trichloroacetyl chloride.
Tamezane, T., Tanaka, N., Nishikiori, H., Fujii, T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 423(4-6): 434-8 (2006).

Growth and EPR and optical properties of Li2B4O7 single crystals doped with Co2+ ions.
Piwowarska, D., Kaczmarek, S.M., Berkowski, M., Stefaniuk, I., J. Cryst. Growth 291(1): 123-9 (2006).

ERRATUM: Fast and stable photochromic oxazines (Vol. 70, pg. 8182, 2005).
Tomasulo, M., Sortino, S., White, A.J.P., Raymo, F.M., J. Org. Chem. 71(12): 4710 (2006).

Two-photon photosensitized production of singlet oxygen: Optical and optoacoustic characterization of absolute two-photon absorption cross sections for standard sensitizers in different solvents.
Arnbjerg, J., Johnsen, M., Frederiksen, P.K., Braslavsky, S.E., Ogilby, P.R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7375-85 (2006).

Effect of processing parameters on control of defect centers associated with second-order harmonic generation and photosensitivity in SiO22:GeO2 glass preforms.
Cuevas, R.F., Sekiya, E.H., Garcia-Quiroz, A., Da Silva, E.C., Suzuki, C.K., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 247(2): 285-9 (2006).

A novel Al2O3 fluorescent nuclear track detector for heavy charged particles and neutrons.
Akselrod, G.M., Akselrod, M.S., Benton, E.R., Yasuda, N., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 247(2): 295-306 (2006).

Raman scattering and FT-IR spectroscopic studies on dithienylethene switches - towards non-destructive optical readout.
de Jong, J.J.D., Browne, W.R., Walko, M., Lucas, L.N., Barrett, L.J., McGarvey, J.J., van Esch, J.H., Feringa, B.L., Org. Biomol. Chem. 4(12): 2387-92 (2006).

Photo-induced protonation/deprotonation in the GFP-like fluorescent protein Dronpa: mechanism responsible for the reversible photoswitching.
Habuchi, S., Dedecker, P., Hotta, J.I., Flors, C., Ando, R., Mizuno, H., Miyawaki, A., Hofkens, J., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(6): 567-76 (2006).

Development of highly fluorescent photochromic material with high fatigue resistance.
Jeong, Y.C., Yang, S.I., Kim, E., Ahn, K.H., Tetrahedron 62(25): 5855-61 (2006).


Thermodynamics

Photoinduced electron and energy transfer processes in rotaxanes containing zinc porphyrin as pendant and [60]fullerene and ferrocene as axle ends.
Maes, M., Sasabe, H., Kihara, N., Araki, Y., Furusho, Y., Mizuno, K., Takata, T., Ito, O., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 9(10-11): 724-34 (2005).

Chemiluminescence energy transfer reaction for the on-line preparation of peroxymonocarbonate and Eu(II)-dipicolinate complex.
Liu, M.L., Zhao, L., Lin, J.M., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7509-14 (2006).

Optically induced electron transfer in an N,N,N,N-tetraanisyl-o-phenylenediamine radical cation.
Noll, G., Avola, M., J. Phys. Org. Chem. 19(4): 238-41 (2006).


ESR Studies

Coupled photocatalytic electron-transfers with 4,4-bipyridinium derivatives of a betaine alkaloid from Punica granatum.
Schmidt, A., Mordhorst, T., Fleischhauer, H., Jeschke, G., ARKIVOC : 150-64 (2005).

A novel example of vinylic SRN1: Reactions of 3,3-difluoro-1-iodo-2-phenylcyclopropene with thiolate ions.
Zhou, D.Y., Dou, H.Y., Zhao, C.X., Chen, Q.Y., J. Fluorine Chem. 127(6): 740-5 (2006).

Phylloquinone and related radical anions studied by pulse electron nuclear double resonance spectroscopy at 34 GHz and density functional theory.
Epel, B., Niklas, J., Sinnecker, S., Zimmermann, H., Lubitz, W., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11549-60 (2006).

The g-tensor of the flavin cofactor in (6-4) photolyase: a 360 GHz/12.8T electron paramagnetic resonance study.
Schnegg, A., Kay, C.W.M., Schleicher, E., Hitomi, K., Todo, T., Mobius, K., Weber, S., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1627-33 (2006).

Mapping the molecular axes of pentacene- d14 doped in p-terphenyl single crystal using pulsed EPR technique in near zero magnetic field.
Lang, J., Sloop, D.J., Lin, T.S., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1643-8 (2006).

A MARY study of radical anions of fluorinated benzenes.
Kalneus, E.V., Stass, D.V., Ivanov, K.L., Molin, Y.N., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1751-63 (2006).

Photoionization of TMPD in DMSO solution: mechanism and magnetic field effects.
Henbest, K.B., Athanassiades, E., Maeda, K., Kuprov, I., Hore, P.J., Timmel, C.R., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1789-94 (2006).


Photochemistry

A new photoisomerization process of the 4-cyanobutyl group in a cobaloxime complex crystal observed by neutron diffraction.
Hosoya, T., Uekusa, H., Ohashi, Y., Ohhara, T., Kuroki, R., Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 79(5): 692-701 (2006).

Photocrystallographic structure determination of a new geometric isomer of [Ru(NH3)4(H2O)([eta]1-OSO)][MeC6H4SO3]2.
Bowes, K.F., Cole, J.M., Husheer, S.L.G., Raithby, P.R., Savarese, T.L., Sparkes, H.A., Teat, S.J., Warren, J.E., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (23): 2448-50 (2006).

Photocycloaddition of cyclohex-2-enones to penta-1,2,4-triene.
Lohmeyer, B., Schmidt, K., Margaretha, P., Helv. Chim. Acta 89(5): 854-60 (2006).

Photochemical isomerization of N-heterocyclic carbene ruthenium hydride complexes: In situ photolysis, parahydrogen, and computational studies.
Ampt, K.A.M., Burling, S., Donald, S.M.A., Douglas, S., Duckett, S.B., Macgregor, S.A., Perutz, R.N., Whittlesey, M.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(23): 7452-3 (2006).

The effect of light and iron(II)/iron(III) on the distribution of Tl(I)Tl(III) in fresh water systems.
Karlsson, U., Karlsson, S., Duker, A., J. Environ. Monit. 8(6): 634-40 (2006).

One pot synthesis of substituted dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indoles and dihydrobenzo[a]carbazoles by photostimulated reactions of o-iodoaniline with carbanions by the SRN1 mechanism.
Barolo, S.M., Rosales, C., Guio, J.E.A., Rossi, R.A., J. Heterocycl. Chem. 43(3): 695-9 (2006).

A study on the ability of 2,5-dihydro- and 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-phosphole oxides, as well as 7-phosphanorbornene 7-oxide derivatives to undergo UV light-mediated fragmentation-related phosphinylation of methanol.
Keglevich, G., Kovacs, J., Szelke, H., Kortvlyesi, T., J. Heterocycl. Chem. 43(3): 723-9 (2006).

Photogeneration and reactivity of 1,n-diphenyl-1,n-azabiradicals.
Leo, E.A., Domingo, L.R., Miranda, M.A., Tormos, R., J. Org. Chem. 71(12): 4439-44 (2006).

The [2+2] photocycloaddition of uracil derivatives with ethylene as a general route to cis-cyclobutane [beta]-amino acids.
Gauzy, C., Saby, B., Pereira, E., Faure, S., Aitken, D.J., Synlett (9): 1394-8 (2006).

Synthesis of benzoic acids by aerobic photooxidation with hydrobromic acid.
Hirashima, S., Itoh, A., Synthesis (11): 1757-9 (2006).

Ring contraction of N-chlorolactams, a novel rearrangement.
Drouin, A., Lessard, J., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(25): 4285-8 (2006).


Radiation Chemistry

Production of [15O]water at low-energy proton cyclotrons.
Powell, J., ONeil, J.P., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 64(7): 755-9 (2006).

Component analysis of particulate products in electron beam-irradiated xylene/air mixtures using an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer.
Hakoda, T., Sako, T., Shimada, A., Ishida, T., Kojima, T., Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 79(5): 731-7 (2006).

The effect of ionizing radiation on chloramphenicol.
Marciniec, B., Stawny, M., Kozak, M., Naskrent, M., J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 84(3): 741-6 (2006).

Comparative study of the effect of low-dose gamma irradiation on phase transitions in single crystals of triglycine sulfate and its deuterated analog.
Fedorikhin, V.A., Strukov, B.A., Taraskin, S.A., Shnalidshtein, I.V., Davitadze, S.T., Phys. Solid State 48(6): 1090-3 (2006).

Effect of gamma irradiation on the dielectric response of a Sr0.75Ba0.25Nb2O6 relaxor single crystal.
Burkhanov, A.I., Bondarenko, P.V., Ivleva, L.I., Shilnikov, A.V., Phys. Solid State 48(6): 1117-9 (2006).


Experimental Studies

Significant differences in the electrochemical behavior of the [alpha]-, [beta]-, [gamma]-, and d-tocopherols (vitamin E).
Wilson, G.J., Lin, C.Y., Webster, R.D., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11540-8 (2006).


Multiphase Systems

Nanocrystalline TiO2 photocatalytic membranes with a hierarchical mesoporous multilayer structure: Synthesis, characterization, and multifunction.
Choi, H., Sofranko, A.C., Dionysiou, D.D., Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(8): 1067-74 (2006).

Comparative XPS study of surface reduction for nanocrystalline and microcrystalline ceria powder.
Qiu, L.M., Liu, F., Zhao, L.Z., Ma, Y., Yao, J.N., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(14): 4931-5 (2006).

Photoresponsive molecular wires of FeII triazole complexes in organic media and light-induced morphological transformations.
Kume, S., Kuroiwa, K., Kimizuka, N., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (23): 2442-4 (2006).

Supramolecular binding of cationic porphyrins on a filamentous bacteriophage template: Toward a noncovalent antenna system.
Scolaro, L.M., Castriciano, M.A., Romeo, A., Micali, N., Angelini, N., Lo Passo, C., Felici, F., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(23): 7446-7 (2006).

Reversible thermal and photochemical switching of liquid crystalline phases and luminescence in diphenylbutadiene-based mesogenic dimers.
Abraham, S., Mallia, V.A., Ratheesh, K.V., Tamaoki, N., Das, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(23): 7692-8 (2006).

Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of Ca1-xBixVxMo1-xO4 solid solutions.
Yao, W.F., Ye, J.H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11188-95 (2006).

Long TiO2 hollow fibers with mesoporous walls: Sol-gel combined electrospun fabrication and photocatalytic properties.
Zhan, S.H., Chen, D.R., Jiao, X.L., Tao, C.H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11199-204 (2006).

A photoelectrochemical device with a nanostructured SnO2 electrode modified with composite clusters of porphyrin-modified silica nanoparticle and fullerene.
Imahori, H., Mitamura, K., Shibano, Y., Umeyama, T., Matano, Y., Yoshida, K., Isoda, S., Araki, Y., Ito, O., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11399-405 (2006).

Adsorption and photophysics of fullerene C60 at liquid-zeolite particle interfaces: Unusually high affinity for hydrophobic, ultrastabilized zeolite Y.
Ellison, E.H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11406-14 (2006).

Formation of nanoscale columnar structures in silicon by a maskless reactive ion etching process.
Gharghi, M., Sivoththaman, S., J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A 24(3): 723-7 (2006).

Alkene/diamond liquid/solid interface characterization using internal photoemission spectroscopy.
Nebel, C.E., Shin, D., Takeuchi, D., Yamamoto, T., Watanabe, H., Nakamura, T., Langmuir 22(13): 5645-53 (2006).

Magnetic field effect on photochemical synthesis of ultrafine organosilicon particles from a gaseous mixture of trimethyl(2-propynyloxy) silane and carbon disulphide.
Morita, H., Nozawa, R., Bastl, Z., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1711-7 (2006).

Visible light induced paramagnetic sites in nitrogen-doped TiO2 prepared by a mechanochemical method.
Yamamoto, Y., Moribe, S., Ikoma, T., Akiyama, K., Zhang, Q., Saito, F., Tero-Kubota, S., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1733-7 (2006).

Magnetic field effects on the reaction of a triplet-born radical pair consisting of two equivalent sulphur-centre radicals under ultrahigh fields of up to 28 T.
Hamasaki, A., Sakaguchi, Y., Nishizawa, K., Kido, G., Wakasa, M., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1765-71 (2006).

A practical simulation and a novel insight to the magnetic field effect on a radical pair in a micelle.
Maeda, K., Miura, T., Arai, T., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1779-88 (2006).

Deposition of silver on titania films by electron beam irradiation.
Gu, X.N., Ye, M., Wu, X.L., Wei, L., Hu, Y., Hou, X.G., Liu, X.G., Liu, A.D., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 247(2): 279-84 (2006).

Remote energy storage in Ni(OH)2 with TiO2 photocatalyst.
Takahashi, Y., Tatsuma, T., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(23): 2716-9 (2006).

Amorphous iron phase formation in swift heavy ion irradiated electrodeposited iron thin films.
Kuzmann, E., Stichleutner, S., Havancsak, K., El-Sharif, M.R., Chisholm, C.U., Doyle, O., Skuratov, V., Kellner, K., Dora, G., Homonnay, Z., Vertes, A., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 741-6 (2006).

Radiation assisted synthesis of nanosized barium zirconate.
Athawale, A.A., Chandwadkar, A.J., Karandikar, P., Pasricha, R., Bapat, M.S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 755-9 (2006).

Gamma radiation-induced catalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol using SiO2, TiO2, and Al2O3.
Gonzalez-Juarez, J.C., Jimenez-Becerril, J., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 768-72 (2006).


Polymers

Exogenously triggered, enzymatic degradation of photopolymerized hydrogels with polycaprolactone subunits: Experimental observation and modeling of mass loss behavior.
Rice, M.A., Sanchez-Adams, J., Anseth, K.S., Biomacromolecules 7(6): 1968-75 (2006).

Surface modification of TiO2 nanoparticles through plasma polymerization of acrylic acid.
Zhu, F., Kong, E.S.W., Zhang, J., Zhang, Y.F., Chem. Phys. Lett. 423(4-6): 270-5 (2006).

Defect-free nanoporous thin films from ABC triblock copolymers.
Bang, J., Kim, S.H., Drockenmuller, E., Misner, M.J., Russell, T.P., Hawker, C.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(23): 7622-9 (2006).

Dye binding characteristics of N,N-methylene-bis-acrylamide (NNMBA)-crosslinked polyacrylamide-supported amine and its photooxidizing ability.
Gigimol, M.G., Jose, J., Mathew, B., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 43(4-5): 689-94 (2006).

Radiation induced crosslinking of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers hosting sulfonic acid groups and their potential applications.
El-Rehim, H.A.A., El-Nesr, E.M., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 43(6): 909-22 (2006).

Polymerization of n-butyl acrylate photoinitiated by 1-(bromoacetyl)pyrene and its arsonium salt.
Mishra, A., Daswal, S., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 43(6): 955-66 (2006).

Hydrophobicity of model surfaces with loosely packed polystyrene spheres after plasma etching.
Yan, L.L., Wang, K., Wu, J.S., Ye, L., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11241-6 (2006).

Surface characteristics of activated carbons obtained by pyrolysis of plasma pretreated PET.
Almazan-Almazan, M.C., Paredes, J.I., Perez-Mendoza, M., Domingo-Garcia, M., Fernandez-Morales, I., Martinez-Alonso, A., Lopez-Garzon, F.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11327-33 (2006).

Evaluation of the residual stability of polyurethane automotive coatings by DSC - Equivalence of Xenotest and desert weathering tests and the synergism of stabilizers.
Simon, P., Fratricova, M., Schwarzer, P., Wilde, H.W., J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 84(3): 679-92 (2006).

DSC and FTIR study of the gamma radiation effect on cis-1,4-polyisoprene.
Cibulkova, Z., Polovkova, J., Lukes, V., Klein, E., J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 84(3): 709-13 (2006).

Supramolecular assemblies with tunable morphologies from homopolymeric and small organic molecular building blocks.
Peng, H., Lu, Y., Langmuir 22(13): 5525-7 (2006).

Anisotropic polymerization of a long-chain diacetylene derivative Langmuir-Blodgett film on a step-bunched SiO2/Si surface.
Onoki, R., Ueno, K., Nakahara, H., Yoshikawa, G., Ikeda, S., Entani, S., Miyadera, T., Nakai, I., Kondoh, H., Ohta, T., Kiguchi, M., Saiki, K., Langmuir 22(13): 5742-7 (2006).

Stimuli-responsive properties of N-isopropylacrylamide-based ultrathin hydrogel films prepared by photo-cross-linking.
Matsukuma, D., Yamamoto, K., Aoyagi, T., Langmuir 22(13): 5911-5 (2006).

Positronium formed by recombination of positron-electron pairs in polymers - art. no. 228302.
Sato, K., Shanai, D., Hotani, Y., Ougizawa, T., Ito, K., Hirata, K., Kobayashi, Y., Phys. Rev. Lett. 96: 228302 (2006).

Studies on radiation synthesis of polyethyleneimine/acrylamide hydrogels.
Francis, S., Varshney, L., Tirumalesh, K., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 747-54 (2006).

Electron beam modification and crosslinking: Influence of nitrile and carboxyl contents and level of unsaturation on structure and properties of nitrile rubber.
Vijayabaskar, V., Tikku, V.K., Bhowmick, A.K., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 779-92 (2006).


Biological & Medical Aspects

Surface and interfacial properties of PVDF/acrylic copolymer blends before and after UV exposure.
Gu, X., Michaels, C.A., Nguyen, D., Jean, Y.C., Martin, J.W., Nguyen, T., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(14): 5168-81 (2006).

C5-Adenosinyl radical cyclization. A stereochemical investigation.
Navacchia, M.L., Chatgilialoglu, C., Montevecchi, P.C., J. Org. Chem. 71(12): 4445-52 (2006).

Charge transfer in green fluorescent protein.
van Thor, J.J., Sage, J.T., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(6): 597-602 (2006).

Time-resolved thermodynamic profiles for CO photolysis from the mixed valence form of bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase.
Larsen, R.W., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(6): 603-10 (2006).


Solar Energy

Artificial photosynthetic antenna-reaction center complexes based on a hexaphenylbenzene core.
Terazono, Y., Liddell, P.A., Garg, V., Kodis, G., Brune, A., Hambourger, M., Moore, A.L., Moore, T.A., Gust, D., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 9(10-11): 706-23 (2005).

Hybrid solar cells using HgTe nanocrystals and nanoporous TiO2 electrodes.
Gunes, S., Neugebauer, H., Sariciftci, N.S., Roither, H., Kovalenko, M., Pillwein, G., Heiss, W., Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(8): 1095-9 (2006).

Hybrid solar cells from regioregular polythiophene and ZnO nanoparticles.
Beek, W.J.E., Wienk, M.M., Janssen, R.A.J., Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(8): 1112-6 (2006).

A novel ruthenium sensitizer with a hydrophobic 2-thiophen-2-yl-vinyl-conjugated bipyridyl ligand for effective dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells.
Jiang, K.J., Masaki, N., Xia, J.B., Noda, S., Yanagida, S., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (23): 2460-2 (2006).

Tuning open circuit photovoltages with tripodal sensitizers.
Clark, C.C., Meyer, G.J., Wei, Q., Galoppini, E., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11044-6 (2006).

A novel method for the preparation of a highly stable and active CdS photocatalyst with a special surface nanostructure.
Jing, D.W., Guo, L.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11139-45 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical decomposition of water into H2 and O2 on porous BiVO4 thin-film electrodes under visible light and significant effect of Ag ion treatment.
Sayama, K., Nomura, A., Arai, T., Sugita, T., Abe, R., Yanagida, M., Oi, T., Iwasaki, Y., Abe, Y., Sugihara, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(23): 11352-60 (2006).

Accelerated lifetime measurements of P3HT:PCBM solar cells.
De Bettignies, R., Leroy, J., Firon, M., Sentein, C., Synth. Met. 156(7-8): 510-3 (2006).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Optimum exposure intervals for light-induced optical waveguides in lithium niobate crystals by laser micromachining.
Xu, H.L., Zhang, P., Zhao, J.L., Gao, Y.H., Ye, Z.J., Yang, D.X., Acta Phys. Sin. 55(6): 3100-5 (2006).

Studies on wettability of medical poly(vinyl chloride) by remote argon plasma.
Ru, L., Jierong, C., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(14): 5076-82 (2006).

Tissue engineering scaffolds based on photocured dimethacrylate polymers for in vitro optical imaging.
Landis, F.A., Stephens, J.S., Cooper, J.A., Cicerone, M.T., Lin-Gibson, S., Biomacromolecules 7(6): 1751-7 (2006).

Influence of cyclodextrin complexation on the in vitro human skin penetration and retention of the sunscreen agent, oxybenzone.
Simeoni, S., Scalia, S., Tursilli, R., Benson, H., J. Inclusion Phenom. Macrocyclic Chem. 54(3-4): 275-82 (2006).

Variations in the radiation sensitivity of foodborne pathogens associated with complex ready-to-eat food products.
Sommers, C.H., Boyd, G., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(7): 773-8 (2006).

Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the photocatalytic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether.
Zang, Y.J., Farnood, R., Top. Catal. 37(2-4): 91-6 (2006).


Theoretical Studies

Influence of microhydration on the ionization energy thresholds of thymine: Comparisons of theoretical calculations with experimental values.
Close, D.M., Crespo-Hernandez, C.E., Gorb, L., Leszczynski, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(23): 7485-90 (2006).

Theoretical study of the CIDNP kinetics of the reaction of a photo-excited dye with a reactive spot on the surface of a sphere: application to CIDNP of proteins.
Ivanov, K.L., Yurkovskaya, A.V., Hore, P.J., Lukzen, N.N., Mol. Phys. 104(10-11): 1687-702 (2006).

Origin of regioselectivity in the intramolecular [2+2] photoreaction of [alpha],[beta]-unsaturated furanones to a terminal alkene.
Omar, H.I., Shimo, T., Somekawa, K., THEOCHEM 763(1-3): 115-21 (2006).

Energetics of photoconversion of norbornadiene to quadricyclane: Effects of directly attached substituents via ab initio and DFT.
Kassaee, M.Z., Vessally, E., Arshadi, S., THEOCHEM 763(1-3): 13-9 (2006).

Structures and stabilities of sugar radical nucleotides.
Sarma, R.L., Medhi, C., THEOCHEM 763(1-3): 51-7 (2006).


Reviews

Polymers move in response to light.
Jiang, H.Y., Kelch, S., Lendlein, A., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 18(11): 1471-5 (2006).

Photochemical, electrochemical and enzymatic methods for ether-bond cleavage.
Stolarzewicz, A., Grobelny, Z., Pisarski, W., Losiewiez, B., Piekarnik, B., Swinarew, A., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (11): 2485-97 (2006).

Structural and energetic determinants of primary proton transfer in bacteriorhodopsin.
Bondar, A.N., Smitha, J.C., Fischer, S., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(6): 547-52 (2006).

Tandem radical reactions.
Matthias, A., Louis, F., Lacote, E., Malacria, M., Radicals in Synthesis II: Complex Molecules, A. Gansauer (ed.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p.1-62

Modification of amino acids, peptides, and carbohydrates through radical chemistry.
Signe, G.H., Skrydstrup, T., Radicals in Synthesis II: Complex Molecules, A. Gansauer (ed.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p.135-62

Unusual radical cyclisations.
Walton, J.C., Radicals in Synthesis II: Complex Molecules, A. Gansauer (ed.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p.163-200

The degenerative radical transfer of xanthates and related derivatives: An unusually powerful tool for the creation of carbon-carbon bonds.
Quiclet-Sire, B., Zard, S.Z., Radicals in Synthesis II: Complex Molecules, A. Gansauer (ed.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p.201-36

Radical chemistry on solid support.
McGhee, A.M., Procter, D.J., Radicals in Synthesis II: Complex Molecules, A. Gansauer (ed.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p.93-134


E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 1/24/2007