Chromophore is the part of a molecule or chemical group which is responsible for its colour. The colour arises when a molecule absorbs certain and transmits or reflects others. Chromophore is the moiety that causes a conformational change of the molecule when hit by light. The visible spectrum constitutes but a small part of the total radiation spectrum. Most of the radiation that surrounds us cannot be seen, but can be detected by dedicated sensing instruments. This electromagnetic spectrum ranges from very short wavelengths (including gamma and x-rays) to very long wavelengths (including microwaves and broadcast radio waves). When light passes through the compound, energy from the light is used to promote an electron from a bonding or non-bonding orbital into one of the empty anti-bonding orbitals. A chromophore is a region in a molecule where the energy difference between 2 different molecular orbitals falls within the range of the visible spectrum. The present review is an attempt to provide detail knowledge and informations about cuurent status of chromophore utilization in the field of UV analysis.
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