title: Probing Mechanisms of Photochemical Reactions: How to Teach a Young Dog Old Tricks.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg Ch. du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. christian.bochet@unifr.ch.
authors.forename: Christian G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Bochet