https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05497
Chemical @[email protected] of one molecular entity caused by @[email protected] of a @[email protected], which undergoes temporary covalent bond formation with the molecular entity (M).
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Notes:
- This mechanism is the basis of the Type I @[email protected]
- The reactive molecular entity could be ground-state molecular dioxygen, O2, in which case energy transfer may occur producing singlet molecular oxygen, this being the basis of the Type II @[email protected]