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major research theme of Ford Group laboratories has been for some
time the elaboration of the fundamental properties, reaction dynamics
and mechanisms of excited states (ES) and reactive intermediates
formed by electronic excitation of transition metal compounds. Methodologies
employed include the synthesis and characterization of new materials
of photochemical/physical interest, a wide range of flash and continuous
photolysis and luminescence spectroscopic techniques and theory.
This work has long been supported by the US National Science Foundation.
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Although
ongoing interest has been primarily focused on developing photochemical
strategies for delivering bioactive agents to specific targets, the photochemical
research activities include
1) the photochemical investigations of metal nitrosyl, carbonyl and nitrito complexes
2) Time resolved spectroscopy of reactive excited states and intermediates.
3) The synthesis and photochemistry of polychromophoric compounds.
4) Quantum dots and other nano-sized antennae for photosensitization
5) Two photon photochemistry
6) Photophysical properties of copper(I) clusters and oligomers