This course, for graduate students, encompasses topics in fundamental and applied photochemistry and photophysics from the fields of organic chemistry and chemical biology. Key topics and concepts will include basic photophysics, interactions of light with matter, UV-Vis absorption and emission spectroscopy, energy transfer, kinetics/dynamics, Jablonski diagrams, electron transfer, organic photochemistry, and applications in organic chemistry and chemical biology. These topics and concepts will be covered in the context of frontier applications including synthetic chemistry organic photochemistry, molecular imaging, and optogenetic tools among others.
This course is focused on molecular species that contain metal-carbon bonds, and the role of these compounds in catalytic processes and organic synthesis. Aspects of the synthesis, structure and reactivity of important classes of organometallic compounds such as metallo alkyl, aryl, alkene, alkylidene and alkylidyne complexes are surveyed for the d and f block metals. Emphasis is placed on general patterns of reactivity and recurring themes for reaction mechanisms.