Preferred Label : photooxygenation;
IUPAC definition : The incorporation of molecular oxygen into a molecular entity. There are three common
mechanisms: Type I: the reaction of triplet molecular oxygen with radicals formed
photochemically. Type II: the reaction of photochemically produced singlet molecular
oxygen with molecular entities to give rise to oxygen containing molecular entities.
The third mechanism proceeds by electron transfer producing superoxide anion as the
reactive species.;
Origin ID : P04641;
See also
The incorporation of molecular oxygen into a molecular entity. There are three common
mechanisms: Type I: the reaction of triplet molecular oxygen with radicals formed
photochemically. Type II: the reaction of photochemically produced singlet molecular
oxygen with molecular entities to give rise to oxygen containing molecular entities.
The third mechanism proceeds by electron transfer producing superoxide anion as the
reactive species.
