Inorganic Photochemistry-Photochemistry of Metal Complexes

Photochemistry of Carbonyl Complexes

The photosensitivity of metal carbonyls has been known almost as long as the class of coordination compounds itself. Among no other group of inorganic compounds may one find so many light-sensitive materials. Hence photochemical reactions of metal carbonyls have found wide applications for synthetic purposes. However, whereas much research has been done to understand the thermal reactions," the...

The photochemistry of transition metal complexes using density functional theory.

The use of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) to study the photochemistry of metal complexes is becoming increasingly important among chemists. Computational methods provide unique information on the electronic nature of excited states and their atomic structure, integrating spectroscopy observations on transient species and excited-state dynamics. In this contribut...

Photochemistry on metal nanoparticles.

The photochemistry of small molecules on well-defined metal surfaces has been the subject of intense research for more than three decades.1 This field is of interest because it rests on the superposition of two influences. On one hand, new reaction channels can become possible by electronic excitation, which are usually not accessible by thermal activation. On the other hand, compared to molecu...

Photochemistry of Osmium-Carbyne Complexes

Upon charge transfer (Os to carbyne) excitation the carbyne complexes Os(CPh)(CO)(PPh3)2Cl and [Os(CPh)(CO)2(PPh3)2]+ with Ph = C6H5 are converted to the carbene complex Os(CHPh)(CO)(PPh3)2Cl2 in solutions containing HCl. It is suggested that the relaxed CT state can be described as square-pyramidal Os(II) complex containing a bent carbyne ligand which carries a lone pair at the coordinating ca...

Photochemistry of Transition Metal Coordination Compounds