Principles of Molecular Photochemistry

Developed from Nick turros best-selling text for three decades, modern molecular photochemistry, this book develops photochemical and photophysical concepts from a small set of familiar principles and provides clear descriptions in pictorial terms. This text will be of interest to not only practicing photochemistry and their students, but also to biological scientists, polymer scientists, material scientists and nanoscientists about the authornicholas J turro is the William br. Schweitzer Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He has been widely recognised by National and international Awards as a leader and pioneer in the area of supramolecular Chemistryorganic photochemistry, molecular spectroscopy, host-guest Chemistry and magnetic Effects on photochemical reactions. V ramamurthy (Murthy) is currently Professor and chair of Chemistry at University of Miami, Florida. He has held appointments at Indian Institute of science, Bangalore, the DU pont company and Tulane University. He is well-known for his contributions in the area of solid-state Chemistry, supramolecular Chemistry and Organic photochemistry. J C (Tito) SC a I A no holds the Canada research chair in applied photochemistry at the University of Ottawa. He is widely recognised for his work on mechanisms in photochemistry and physical Organic Chemistry. His current research interests include the application of these fields to Nanochemistry, imaging, chemical sensorsand the health sciences. .