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Course: Photochemistry I

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Course title Photochemistry I
Course code UOCHT/C925
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machalický Oldřich, Ing. Dr.
Course content
Excitation of molecule, light, excited electron states, absorption spectrum Deactivation of molecule, Jablonski diagram, photo-physics vs. photochemistry Photophysical processes, effect of order of pi pi* and n pi* states on the fluorescence ability, transfer of excitation electron energy Principles of electron spectroscopy, measurement of absorption spectra, measurement of luminescence spectra Absorption luminescence spectrometers, Perkin-Elmer 555, HP diode array, Perkin-Elmer LS5 Kinetics of photochemical processes, basic relationships, simple photochemical isomerizations and additions, radical photochemical reactions. Kinetics of photophysical processes, nano- and pico-second processe (Stern-Volmer) Theoretical organic photochemistry, symmetry of organic molecules, concept of orbital interaction Correlation diagrams, Woodward-Hoffmann rules; example: ring opening and closure of cyclobutene Photo-isomerizations: trans-cis isomerization of stilbene, azobenzene and polyenes, valence isomerization of benzene Rearrangement: sigmatropic rearrangements, electrocyclic rearrangements Photochemical reactors: types of reactors, construction materials Photochemical sources of radiation, light sources, light filters, actinometry Photochemistry of coordination compounds

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • unspecified - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The student will study excitation and deactivation of molecules (light, electronic excited states, absorption spectrum, Jablonski diagram, effect of order of pi,pi* and n,pi* states on luminescence, transfer of electron excitation energy, measurement of absorption/luminescent spectra), kinetics of photo-physical and photochemical processes, theoretical organic photochemistry, photo-isomerization and rearrangement, and photochemical reactors.
The student will be instructed on basics photochemical terms and principles.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of organic and physical chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

examination
Recommended literature
  • Turro N. J. Modern Molecular Photochemistry, 1978 Benjamin, Menlo Park..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
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Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Material Engineering (2015) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Organic Specialities (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Theory and Technology of Explosives (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Organic Specialities (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Inorganic Technology (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Organic Coatings and Paints (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Organic Specialities (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Organic Specialities (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Polymers Manufacturing and Processing (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Material Engineering (2016) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Fibres and Textile Chemistry (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Polymers Manufacturing and Processing (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Fibres and Textile Chemistry (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technology of Paper and Pulp (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Theory and Technology of Explosives (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technology of Paper and Pulp (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Organic Coatings and Paints (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Organic Specialities (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Inorganic Technology (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Theory and Technology of Explosives (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technology of Paper and Pulp (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Organic Coatings and Paints (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Material Engineering (2013) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Inorganic Technology (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Fibres and Textile Chemistry (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Technology of Organic Specialities (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
University of Pardubice, date of update: 13.05.2024 23:50.