Photo Chemistry
Photo Chemistry
Photo Chemistry
1-The first law states that light must be absorbed for photochemistry to occur
If a light of particular wavelength is not absorb by the system no photochemistry
will occur and no changes occur no matter how long one irradiates with the
wavelength of light.Only that light which is abosorbed by a system can cause
chemical change
R R* P
Second law of photochemistry
• IT STATES THAT EACH PHOTON OF LIGHT
ABSORBED BY A CHEMICAL SYSTEM, ONLY
ONE MOLECULE IS ACTIVATED FOR A
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION OR ONE
QUANTUM OF LIGHT IS ABSORBING AND
REACTING SUBSTANCE THE DISAPPEARS
INTRACTION OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION WITH
MATTER
Photochemsitry is the study of reactions
which are caused by intraction of light
Here light means spectrum When beam
of sunlight pass though a prism it splits
into seven different colours this set of
colours obtained by spliting is called
Spectrum
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
The electromagnetic spectrum represents the range of energy
from low energy, low frequency radio waves with long
wavelengths up to high energy, high frequency gamma
waves with small wavelengths.
The intraction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, first
we should understand the complete spectrum of
electromagnetic radiation from radioactive rays to radio
waves Cosmic rays come from the and are known to be
radiation of highest energy radio waves have the longest
wavelenght more than 10-7nm
Properties of
electromagnetic waves
FREQUENCY- Number of
wavelength that pass a given
point in 1 second
WAVENUMBER- It is the
number of waves per unit cm
For photochemistry only
UV and visible a small
part of the full
electromagnetic
spectrum is needed
Classification of
Electronic Transitions
• The wavelength of an electronic
transition depends on the
energy difference between the
G.S. and the E.S. It is a useful
approximation to consider the λ
of to be determined by the ΔE of
MO originally occupied by the
e’s at G.S. and the higher
excited MO in E.S.
• The order: σ ->π ->n->π* ->σ*
Different type of
UV transitions
transition
• 1.Σ→Σ* TRANSITIONS: FOR CPDS.
type
WITH ΣBOND ONLY, HIGH ΔE, SHORT Λ
(< 200 NM).
• APPEARS IN SATD. HYDROCARBONS
WITH Σ ORBITAL AND TRANSITION TO
ANTIBONDING Σ* OR TO MOLECULAR
RYDBERG ORBITAL (HIGHER VALENCE
SHELL ORBITALS, 3S, 3P, 4S, …), AND
INVOLVES LARGE ΔE, AND SMALL ΛMAX
THAT APPEARS IN FAR-UV REGION.
• EX. CYCLOPROPANE ΛMAX 190 NM.
•
transition
type
• 2. n→π* transitions : the
excitation of an electron on an
nonbonding orbital, such as
unshared pair e’s on O, N,
S,..to an antibonding π*,
usually in an double bond with
hetero atoms, such as C=O,
C=S, N=O, etc. A sym.
forbidden and low intensity
transition.
UV
transition
type
• 3.π→π* transitions : for cpds.
containing double, triple bonds, or
aromatic rings; a π electron is excited to
an antibonding π* orbital. This is
usually a sym. allowed and high
intensity transition.
• Ethylene : absorbs at 162 nm (10000),
in vacuum UV. Extended conjugation
lowers, ΔE, and increase in λmax, if
extended beyond 5 double bonds then
getting into visible region.
UV transition
type
• 4. n→σ* transitions: excitation from
nonbonding orbital to an antibonding
σ* orbital.
Ex. CH3OH(vap.) 183 nm (ε 150)
NEt3(vap.) 227 nm (900)
MeI(hexane) 258 nm (380)
• 5. Rydberg transition: mainly to higher
excited states. For most organic
molecules occurs at λ below 200 nm.
Part of a series of molecular electronic
transitions occurs with narrowing
spacing nearing the ionization
potential of organic molecule.
Carbonyl chromophore of
3-methylcyclohexanone
Orbital Spin and
states
• Diagram showing the ground state and
excited state configuration of
carbonyl chromophore.
• Singlet state (S) have electron spin
paired and triplet state (T) have two
spins parallel.
• n orbital containing two electrons is
perpendicular to πorπ* orbitals.
• Subscript 0 refers to G.S., 1 to 1 st.
E.S., 2 to 2 nd. E.S.
Transition shown by
different types of
molecules
Jablonski
Diagram
SOME TERMS USED IN JABLONKI DIAGRAM
Vibronic transition are the simultaneous change in electronic and vibrational energy level of
a molecule due to absorption or emission of a photon of the energy level
According to GOVINJEE – What happen to atom absorbes a photon when light is absorbed
each quantum is taken up by a single atom The absorbing atom or molecule is thus exited that
is lifted from its normal state of lowest energy (highest stablity ) to exited state (energy rich
state)
According to Niel Bohr’s theory of atomic and molecular structure an ato or molecule can
exits only in a series of discreet state of electronic energy
APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY
X ray TV screen
reaction
Types of photochemical reaction
1- Photo Reduction
2- Photo addition
3- Photo isomerisation
4-Photo oxidation
5- Photo dissociation
Photo Reduction Reaction
Reduction takes place in the presence of UV or visible light is known as Photo Reduction
Reaction
Overall Reaction
Mechanism of this Reaction
1- Initiation- formation of radical- breathing of CO bond the light is needed in this reaction to
break the pi- bond between the Co in the Co group of benzophenone forming a di radical
2- Formation of benzyhydrol radical