Photoassisted catalysis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008805",
  "term": "Photoassisted catalysis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A catalytic reaction in which light is used only to generate the catalyst, for instance by photolysis of a precursor, after which the ground-state catalyst drives the reaction without further absorption of light. In photocatalysis the excited state of the catalyst takes part in each turnover, which marks the difference between the two.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "catalyst",
    "photocatalysis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2259 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/photoassisted-catalysis/"
}