ABSTRACT
Solid-state organic photochemistry had its beginnings over a century ago. For the most part, it has been an empirical science. Where theory has been applied, the tendency has been to apply a method either to a single reaction or to a type of reaction, such as a [2+2]-cycloaddition involving little molecular motion. In view of the present author’s interest in molecular rearrangements and reactions involving considerable molecular reorganization, the approach taken in our group has been to search for methodology that is quantitative and also can be tested on a variety reactions.
