Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 An Overview of the Physical and Photophysical Properties of [Ru(bpy)3]2+; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 [Ru(bpy)3]2+: Optical and Electrochemical Properties; 1.2.1 Optical Properties; 1.2.2 Electrochemical Properties; 1.3 Excited State Kinetics; 1.3.1 Steady-State Emission; 1.3.2 Time-Resolved Emission; 1.4 Excited-State Reactivity of [Ru(bpy)3]2+; 1.5 Energy Transfer: FÃœrster and Dexter Mechanisms; 1.6 Electron Transfer; 1.7 Probing the Mechanism, Stage I: Sternâ#x80;#x93;Volmer Quenching Studies. 1.8 Probing the Mechanism, Stage II: Electron Versus Energy Transfer1.9 Designing Photocatalysts: [Ru(bpy)3]2+ as a Starting Point; 1.10 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Visible-Light-Mediated Free Radical Synthesis; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basics of the Photocatalytic Cycle; 2.3 Generation of Radicals; 2.3.1 Formation of C-Centered Radicals; 2.3.1.1 Dehalogenation (I, Br, Cl); 2.3.1.2 Other C-Heteroatom Cleavage; 2.3.1.3 C-C Bond Cleavage; 2.3.2 Formation of N-Centered Radicals; 2.4 C-X Bond Formation; 2.4.1 C-O Bond; 2.4.2 C-N Bond; 2.4.3 C-S and C-Se Bonds; 2.4.4 C-Br Bond; 2.4.5 C-F Bond. 2.4.6 C-B Bond2.5 C-C Bond Formation; 2.5.1 Formation and Reactivity of Aryl Radicals; 2.5.2 Formation and Reactivity of Trifluoromethyl and Related Radicals; 2.5.2.1 Photocatalyzed Reduction of Perfluorohalogen Derivatives; 2.5.2.2 Photocatalyzed Reduction of Perfluoroalkyl-Substituted Onium Salts; 2.5.2.3 Photocatalyzed Formation of Perfluoroalkyl Radicals from Sulfonyl and Sulfinyl Derivatives; 2.5.3 Formation and Reactivity of Alkyl and Related Radicals; 2.5.3.1 C-C Bond Formation Through Photocatalyzed Reduction of Halogen Derivatives and Analogs. 2.5.3.2 C-C Bond Formation Through Photocatalyzed Oxidation of Electron-Rich Functional Group2.5.3.3 C-C Bond Formation Through Photocatalyzed Oxidation of Amino Group; 2.6 Radical Cascade Applications; 2.6.1 Intramolecular Polycyclization Processes; 2.6.2 Sequential Inter- and Intramolecular Processes; 2.6.3 Sequential Radical and Polar Processes; References; Chapter 3 Atom Transfer Radical Addition using Photoredox Catalysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Transition Metal-Catalyzed ATRA; 3.2.1 Ruthenium- and Iridium-Based ATRA; 3.2.1.1 Mechanistic Investigations. 3.2.1.2 Ruthenium- and Iridium-Based ATRA3.2.2 Copper-Mediated ATRA; 3.2.2.1 Trifluoromethylation; 3.3 Other Photocatalysts for ATRA Transformations; 3.3.1 p-Anisaldehyde; 3.4 Semiconductor; 3.5 Atom Transfer Radical Cyclization (ATRC); 3.6 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP); 3.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Visible Light Mediated -Amino C-H Functionalization Reactions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Visible Light Mediated -Amino C-H Functionalization Via Iminium Ions; 4.2.1 Aza-Henry Reaction; 4.2.2 Mannich Reaction; 4.2.3 Strecker Reaction; 4.2.4 Friedelâ#x80;#x93;Crafts Reaction

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