Dark photochemistry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002860",
  "term": "Dark photochemistry",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Chemical reactions that produce the same products as a specific photochemical reaction but occur without the absorption of light. These transformations are initiated by a chemical or enzymatic process that generates a molecule in an electronically excited state, which then reacts as it would following photoexcitation. Chemiluminescence is an example where the excited state product deactivates by emitting light.",
  "synonyms": [
    "photochemistry without light"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical reaction",
    "absorption"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2235 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dark-photochemistry/"
}