TY - JOUR AU - Bochet, Christian G. PY - 2016/03/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Probing Mechanisms of Photochemical Reactions: How to Teach a Young Dog Old Tricks JF - CHIMIA JA - Chimia VL - 70 IS - 3 SE - Scientific Articles DO - 10.2533/chimia.2016.182 UR - https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2016_182 SP - 182 AB - The mechanism of photochemical reactions can be difficult to study because of the very short-lived intermediates involved. State-of-the art ultrafast spectroscopic tools can be used to probe these processes, but we will show in this account that old-fashioned techniques, such as the determination of quantum yields, the measurement of isotope effects or the use of triplet quenchers and sensitizers still can give a significant insight into the mechanism of photochemical reactions. ER -