Photosensitization and Photocatalysis Using Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Evolution of Inorganic and Organometallic Photochemistry: Historical Perspective and Commentary....Pages 1-14
Intermolecular Energy and Electron Transfer Processes....Pages 15-49
Photocatalysis: Definitions and Classifications....Pages 51-69
Charge Transfer Excitation of Coordination Compounds. Generation of Reactive Intermediates....Pages 71-111
Photoredox and Sensitization Processes Involving Transition Metal Polypyridine Complexes....Pages 113-160
Intramolecular Energy and Electron Transfer in Polynuclear Metal Complexes....Pages 161-216
Photocatalysis: Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Water-Gas-Shift Reaction Photocatalyzed by 2,2′-Bipyridine or 1,10-Phenanthroline Cobalt(II), Ruthenium(II), Rhenium(I) and Iridium(III) Complexes....Pages 217-245
Metal Complexes as Photosensitizers in Photoelectrochemical Cells....Pages 247-271
Photosensitization by [Metallo]Porphyrins. Formation and Photophysical Properties of Porphyrin Assemblies....Pages 273-306
Photocatalytic and Photoredox Properties of Polyoxometalate Systems....Pages 307-330
Photocatalytic Transformations of Organic Substrates Using Inorganic Salts and Complexes....Pages 331-357
Photocatalysis Involving Metal Carbonyls....Pages 359-390
Photocatalysis in C-H Activation....Pages 391-405
Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions and Photo-Induced Electron Transfer of Organometallic Compounds....Pages 407-448
Back Matter....Pages 449-467