Organic Photochemistry One Hundred Years Ago.
01 January 1988
The growth of the organic photochemistry during the years 1880 - 1895 is reviewed. In particular, new photochemical reactions discovered during this period and new insights gained are discussed in the light of our current understanding. This paper was invited by the European Photochemical Association on the occasion of the XII IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry and in connection with the nonacentenary of the Universita degli Studi di Bologna.