photocyclization

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ cyclization

Noun

photocyclization (countable and uncountable, plural photocyclizations)

1. (chemistry, physics) Any intramolecular photochemical process leading to a ring system by formation of one new single bond, either by a concerted process (e.g., electrocyclization) or by multi-step processes such as the Norrish-Yang reaction.