photoinitiation

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04619
The photoproduction of a @F02519@ or ion capable of initiating a @C00960@ such as a @P04740@.
See:
photoinduced polymerization
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2261 [Terms] [Paper]