Scientific Literature

Replacing Mercury Lamps with UV LEDs

Replacing Mercury Lamps with UV LEDs

A Photochemical Route to Non-Hallucinogenic 5-HT2A Ligands A collaboration between the Mascal Lab at UC Davis, the McCorvy Lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and HepatoChem demonstrates how UV LEDs in the Lucent360™ transform a...

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A novel cyanomethylation method using the Lucent360™

A novel cyanomethylation method using the Lucent360™

The Lucent360™ is the most complete photochemical reactor available for controlling and screening reaction parameters;  wavelength, light intensity, reaction time, and temperature at both small and large scale. But specs only matter when you...

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2025 Photochemistry Year in Review

2025 Photochemistry Year in Review

Our 25 favorite photochemistry papers from 2025  Happy New Year from all of us at HepatoChem.  Before we move forward into another great year, let’s take a look back at the past year in photochemistry.   2025 gave us a ton of interesting...

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A Nickel for a Red Light

A Nickel for a Red Light

Discover the power of red light in photochemistry! Explore recent advances in red LED-driven synthesis, from C-N coupling – protein labeling.

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Pulsed-Light Photochemistry: Yes, No or Maybe?

Pulsed-Light Photochemistry: Yes, No or Maybe?

Pulsing light in a photocatalysis reaction is like flipping on the strobe lights at a party—but can it shift the vibe enough to change outcomes? Inspired by a recent study, this month we take you for a spin on this experimental dance floor.

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Catching up with the Lucent360™

Catching up with the Lucent360™

At midyear 2024: we feature 3 papers, highlighting key uses for the Lucent360™: Reaction method development, Scale up in batch, and Photochemistry in flow.

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Photocatalytic Antimicrobials

Photocatalytic Antimicrobials

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.

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