inorganic chemistry

spectroscopic and magnetic

properties, 4

splitting, 5f

Stark sublevels, 4

terbium(macrocycle) complex, 38

uses, 2– 3

M
Metalloenzyme catalysts, 238
5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate
(MTHF), 240f
Micelles and vesicles
biexponential decays, 63– 64
luminescence quenching, 60
metallosupramolecular amphiphilic
block copolymers, 61
metallosurfactants, 59
ring-opening metathesis
polymerization (ROMP), 61
Ruppz complex, 62

N
Nanostructured photocatalysts, 421
Natural chelating ligands, 296– 299
Net two-electron transfer photoredox
process, 253f
[(NH 3 ) 5 OsII(m-N 2 )OsIII(NH 3 ) 5 ]^5 þ ,
361 – 366
Nitrogen oxides
cobalt NO complexes, 313
copper NO complexes, 311– 313
iron NO complexes, 304– 310
ruthenium NO complexes,
310 – 311

O
Organic pollutants photooxidation
chromium compounds,
325 – 330chromate(VI)
compounds, 328– 330
Cr(III) complexes, 325– 328
copper complexes, 322– 325
iron complexes
Fenton reaction, 317– 318
photoreduction, 318– 322
photocatalytic cycles, 330– 333
Osmocene, 349– 353
Oxyl radical functionality, 265– 267

P

Pheophytina, 240f

Photocatalysis

vs.catalysis, 397, 398f

definition, 397

design, active photocatalysts

physical property–activity

correlation, 421– 423

synergetic effects, 423– 425

electron–hole recombination,

410 – 411

first-order kinetics, 406– 407

Langmuir–Hinshelwood

mechanism, 407–410, 409f

photocatalytic activity, 398– 399

principle

band structure and excitation,

400 – 401, 400f

energy conversion, 404– 406

Fermi level, 402– 403

Gibbs-energy change, 399–400,

399f

overall thermodynamics, 403

positive hole, 401–402, 402f

quantum efficiency, 411– 413

rate-determiningstep, 413–414,

414f

visible light-induced

photocatalysis

cocatalyst loading, 419– 420

doping, 415– 416

Photocatalytic activity, 398– 399

Photocatalytic cycles, 330– 333

Photochemical modeling, biomimetic

and bioinspired systems

bioactive molecules release,

275 – 276

charge separation, 269– 270

hydrogen atom transfer, 274

oxygen activation, 270– 274

Photochemical reactivity

electrons, 252– 254

protons, 254– 255

spin, 255– 256

Photochemical splitting

carbon dioxide, 353– 360

dinitrogen, 360– 366

water, 347– 353

INDEX 435