UV‐Visible Spectra and Photoacidity of Phenols, Naphthols and Pyrenols

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The Thermodynamic Aspects of Photoacidity On the Origin of Photoacidity The Electronic Structure of Photoacids Free-energy Correlations between Photoacidity and Reactivity Concluding Remarks: Evaluation of Our Current Understanding of the Photoacidityof Hydroxyarenes References