photosensitization

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04652
The process by which a photochemical or photophysical alteration occurs in one molecular entity as a result of initial absorption of radiation by another molecular entity called a @P04653@. In mechanistic @P04588@ the term is limited to cases in which the @P04653@ is not consumed in the reaction.
See:
energy transfer (in photochemistry)
Sources:
PAC, 1981, 53, 753. (Symbolism and Terminology in Chemical Kinetics) on page 762 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2265 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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