2023 Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Chemistry Graduate major in Chemistry
Photochemical Reactions II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Osamu Ishitani
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Thu (W9-322(W931))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.B437
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This is an advanced cause of photochemical reactions. The students are required basic knowledge of photochemistry. Photochemistry, photochemical reactions, and photocatalysis of metal complexes are mainly lectured.
Course description and aims
The students should learn high level of knowledge of photochemistry, photochemical reactions, and photocatalysis of metal complexes.
Keywords
photochemistry, photochemical reactions, photocatalysis, metal complex
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The teacher give lectures by using prints which are distributed in the class and a whiteboard. Questions from students are welcome in the class. The teacher gives many questions to the students. The students are requested to review.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | basic photochemistry | review of basic knowledges on photochemistry |
| Class 2 | photophysical processes | color of molecules, electronic transition, emission, lifetime of excited states |
| Class 3 | excited states and photochemical reactions of metal complexes 1 | MC transition, LC transition, CT transition、photochemical ligand substitution, atom abstraction |
| Class 4 | excited states and photochemical reactions of metal complexes 2 | energy transfer, electron transfer |
| Class 5 | metal-complex photocatalysts 1 | quenching process, electron transfer, redox photosensitized reactions |
| Class 6 | metal-complex photocatalysts 2 | atom transfer, hydride transfer |
| Class 7 | New photofunctional molecules | upconversion, thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) |
| Class 8 | examination | Your basic knowledges will be examined. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 30 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Handouts (TOKYO TECH OCW/OCW-i )
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Photochemistry of metal complexes, Yoichi Sasaki, Osamu Ishitani, Sankyo-suppan
Evaluation methods and criteria
Examination only.
Related courses
- CHM.B332 ： Photochemistry
- CHM.B436 ： Photochemical Reactions I
Prerequisites
Students who wish attend this class should have basic knowledge of photochemistry. One of the classes, CHM.B332 or CHM.B436 are strongly recommended to attend before attending this class.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Osamu Ishitani ishitani[at]chem.titech.ac.jp
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Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.