Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides an introduction to organic photochemistry and the study of electronically excited states of organic molecules for graduate and upper level undergraduate students.;This book aims to be useful to synthetic organic chemists who need to learn the rudiments of organic photochemistry and the extensive references make this volume a useful reference for practicing photochemists.;The examples used in this book were chosen to appropriately illustrate principles of organic photochemistry and synthetic routes to organic compounds.;The author has chosen to present photochemical synthetic methods that have been experimentally checked for accuracy.