Term: electron transfer photosensitization
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Definition:
Photochemical process in which a reaction of a non-absorbing substrate is induced by electron transfer (not energy transfer) with an excited light-absorbing sensitizer. The overall process must be such that the sensitizer is recycled. Depending on the action of the excited sensitizer as electron donor or acceptor the sensitization is called reductive or oxidative.

Related Terms:
1) photosensitization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04652).
2) electron transfer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02011).
3) sensitizer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05610).
4) electron donor (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01988).
5) sensitization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05607).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2239 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'electron transfer photosensitization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02013

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