A metal-free, metal-catalyzed reaction? Confused? Sounds like a contradiction? Chemistry is rife with examples of trace metal impurities playing an unwelcome (or occasionally key) role in transition metal catalysis.
From time to time, it’s useful to take a step back and look at some of the basics of photochemistry. This month we thought we would share a few of our favorite short quick reads, on fundamental photochemistry topics.
Here is our list of the 23 photochemistry papers that we thought were the best funniest oddest most interesting or downright unexpected of 2023.
No one wants to think about all the nasty microorganisms floating around out there. Learn how researchers are getting rid of them with Photocatalytic Antimicrobials.
Mmm… What’s in the Soup? How did life begin? Were the first catalysts, photocatalysts? Read about the recent account by Oliver Trapp and coworkers on their work at prebiotic photoredox organocatalysis.
Photochemical methods for isotopic labeling connect two favorite interests: drug metabolism and photochemistry. Isotope labeled drugs are critical in ADME studies, imaging, and radiolabeled ligand binding studies…
How should we compare commercial photoreactors? Or better yet, how do we discuss the important details of a photochemical reaction?
The attack of the photocatalytic microrobots! We have intended to write a bit about visible-light decomposition of contaminants for a while... so what better entry into the topic than a story about self-propelled autonomous microrobots that can...
How They Make That Color For Your LED Everyone reading this probably knows what metals, ligands and other reagents are in the reaction that is currently stirring under their hood. And as chemists, we can often be annoyingly particular about...
A quick guide to get you started with initial photochemistry reactions.
Second in our three-part series on Photochemistry 101. Get started by learning how to evaluate light, standardizing conditions and calculating photon flux.