Molecular entity that acts as the electron donor in a photoinduced electron transfer process and is not restored in a subsequent reduction process but is destroyed by irreversible chemical conversion.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2272
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/S05444.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
