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Zedler L, Kupfer S, Schmidt H, Dietzek-Ivanšić B. Oxidation-state sensitive light-induced dynamics of Ruthenium-4H-Imidazole complexes. Chemistry 2023:e202303079. [PMID: 38131166 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Oxidized molecular states are key intermediates in photo-induced redox reactions, e. g., intermolecular charge transfer between photosensitizer and catalyst in photoredox catalysis. The stability and longevity of the oxidized photosensitizer is an important factor in optimizing the respective light-driven reaction pathways. In this work the oxidized states of ruthenium(II)-4H-imidazole dyes are studied. The ruthenium complexes constitute benchmark photosensitizers in solar energy interconversion processes with exceptional chemical stability, strong visible light absorption, and favourable redox properties. To rationalize the light-induced reaction in the oxidized ruthenium(III) systems, we combine UV-vis absorption, resonance Raman, and transient absorption spectroelectrochemistry (SEC) with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. Three complexes are compared, which vary with respect to their coordination environment, i. e., combining an 4H-imidazole with either 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) or 2,2';6'2"-terpyridine (tpy) coligands, and chloride or isothiocyanate ligands. While all oxidized complexes have similar steady state absorption properties, their excited state kinetics differ significantly; the study thus opens the doorway to study the light-driven reactivity of oxidized molecular intermediates in intermolecular charge transfer cascades.
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Affiliation(s)
- Linda Zedler
- Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Yang G, Shillito GE, Zens C, Dietzek-Ivanšić B, Kupfer S. The three kingdoms-Photoinduced electron transfer cascades controlled by electronic couplings. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:024109. [PMID: 37428052 DOI: 10.1063/5.0156279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Excited states are the key species in photocatalysis, while the critical parameters that govern their applications are (i) excitation energy, (ii) accessibility, and (iii) lifetime. However, in molecular transition metal-based photosensitizers, there is a design tension between the creation of long-lived excited (triplet), e.g., metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MLCT) states and the population of such states. Long-lived triplet states have low spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and hence their population is low. Thus, a long-lived triplet state can be populated but inefficiently. If the SOC is increased, the triplet state population efficiency is improved-coming at the cost of decreasing the lifetime. A promising strategy to isolate the triplet excited state away from the metal after intersystem crossing (ISC) involves the combination of transition metal complex and an organic donor/acceptor group. Here, we elucidate the excited state branching processes in a series of Ru(II)-terpyridyl push-pull triads by quantum chemical simulations. Scalar-relativistic time-dependent density theory simulations reveal that efficient ISC takes place along 1/3MLCT gateway states. Subsequently, competitive electron transfer (ET) pathways involving the organic chromophore, i.e., 10-methylphenothiazinyl and the terpyridyl ligands are available. The kinetics of the underlying ET processes were investigated within the semiclassical Marcus picture and along efficient internal reaction coordinates that connect the respective photoredox intermediates. The key parameter that governs the population transfer away from the metal toward the organic chromophore either by means of ligand-to-ligand (3LLCT; weakly coupled) or intra-ligand charge transfer (3ILCT; strongly coupled) states was determined to be the magnitude of the involved electronic coupling.
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- Guangjun Yang
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V. Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Wang JW, Li Z, Luo ZM, Huang Y, Ma F, Kupfer S, Ouyang G. Boosting CO 2 photoreduction by π-π-induced preassembly between a Cu(I) sensitizer and a pyrene-appended Co(II) catalyst. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2221219120. [PMID: 36943881 PMCID: PMC10068849 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221219120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The design of a highly efficient system for CO2 photoreduction fully based on earth-abundant elements presents a challenge, which may be overcome by installing suitable interactions between photosensitizer and catalyst to expedite the intermolecular electron transfer. Herein, we have designed a pyrene-decorated Cu(I) complex with a rare dual emission behavior, aiming at additional π-interaction with a pyrene-appended Co(II) catalyst for visible light-driven CO2-to-CO conversion. The results of 1H NMR titration, time-resolved fluorescence/absorption spectroscopies, quantum chemical simulations, and photocatalytic experiments clearly demonstrate that the dynamic π-π interaction between sensitizer and catalyst is highly advantageous in photocatalysis by accelerating the intermolecular electron transfer rate up to 6.9 × 105 s-1, thus achieving a notable apparent quantum yield of 19% at 425 nm with near-unity selectivity. While comparable to most earth-abundant molecular systems, this value is over three times of the pyrene-free system (6.0%) and far surpassing the benchmarking Ru(II) tris(bipyridine) (0.3%) and Ir(III) tris(2-phenylpyridine) (1.4%) photosensitizers under parallel conditions.
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- Jia-Wei Wang
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou510275, China
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona43007, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou510275, China
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona43007, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou510275, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou510275, China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena07743, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou510275, China
- Chemistry College, Center of Advanced Analysis and Gene Sequencing, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou450001, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency Test for Dangerous Chemicals, Guangdong Institute of Analysis (China National Analytical Center Guangzhou), Guangzhou510070, China
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Zens C, Friebe C, Schubert US, Richter M, Kupfer S. Tailored Charge Transfer Kinetics in Precursors for Organic Radical Batteries: A Joint Synthetic-Theoretical Approach. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202201679. [PMID: 36315938 PMCID: PMC10099747 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The development of sustainable energy storage devices is crucial for the transformation of our energy management. In this scope, organic batteries attracted considerable attention. To overcome the shortcomings of typically applied materials from the classes of redox-active conjugated polymers (i. e., unstable cell voltages) and soft matter-embedded stable organic radicals (i. e., low conductivity), a novel design concept was introduced, integrating such stable radicals within a conductive polymer backbone. In the present theory-driven design approach, redox-active (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyls (TEMPOs) were incorporated in thiophene-based polymer model systems, while structure-property relationships governing the thermodynamic properties as well as the charge transfer kinetics underlying the charging and discharging processes were investigated in a systematical approach. Thereby, the impact of the substitution pattern, the length as well as the nature of the chemical linker, and the ratio of TEMPO and thiophene units was studied using state-of-the-art quantum chemical and quantum dynamical simulations for a set of six molecular model systems. Finally, two promising candidates were synthesized and electrochemically characterized, paving the way to applications in the frame of novel organic radical batteries.
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- Clara Zens
- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstraße 1007743JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstraße 1007743JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- DS Deutschland GmbHAm Kabellager 11–1351063CologneGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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Mengele AK, Müller C, Nauroozi D, Kupfer S, Dietzek B, Rau S. Molecular Scylla and Charybdis: Maneuvering between pH Sensitivity and Excited-State Localization in Ruthenium Bi(benz)imidazole Complexes. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12097-12110. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Alexander K. Mengele
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Zedler L, Mengele AK, Ziems KM, Zhang Y, Wächtler M, Gräfe S, Pascher T, Rau S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Unraveling the Light‐Activated Reaction Mechanism in a Catalytically Competent Key Intermediate of a Multifunctional Molecular Catalyst for Artificial Photosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Linda Zedler
- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I University of Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Pascher Instruments AB Stora Råby Byaväg 24 S-224 80 Lund Sweden
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I University of Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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Zedler L, Mengele AK, Ziems KM, Zhang Y, Wächtler M, Gräfe S, Pascher T, Rau S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Unraveling the Light-Activated Reaction Mechanism in a Catalytically Competent Key Intermediate of a Multifunctional Molecular Catalyst for Artificial Photosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13140-13148. [PMID: 31347251 PMCID: PMC6772164 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Understanding photodriven multielectron reaction pathways requires the identification and spectroscopic characterization of intermediates and their excited‐state dynamics, which is very challenging due to their short lifetimes. To the best of our knowledge, this manuscript reports for the first time on in situ spectroelectrochemistry as an alternative approach to study the excited‐state properties of reactive intermediates of photocatalytic cycles. UV/Vis, resonance‐Raman, and transient‐absorption spectroscopy have been employed to characterize the catalytically competent intermediate [(tbbpy)2RuII(tpphz)RhICp*] of [(tbbpy)2Ru(tpphz)Rh(Cp*)Cl]Cl(PF6)2 (Ru(tpphz)RhCp*), a photocatalyst for the hydrogenation of nicotinamide (NAD‐analogue) and proton reduction, generated by electrochemical and chemical reduction. Electronic transitions shifting electron density from the activated catalytic center to the bridging tpphz ligand significantly reduce the catalytic activity upon visible‐light irradiation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Linda Zedler
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Pascher Instruments AB, Stora Råby Byaväg 24, S-224 80, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Martynow M, Kupfer S, Rau S, Guthmuller J. Excited state properties of a series of molecular photocatalysts investigated by time dependent density functional theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:9052-9060. [PMID: 30776036 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00335e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Time dependent density functional theory calculations are applied on a series of molecular photocatalysts of the type [(tbbpy)2M1(tpphz)M2X2]2+ (M1 = Ru, Os; M2 = Pd, Pt; X = Cl, I) in order to provide information concerning the photochemistry occurring upon excitation of the compounds in the visible region. To this aim, the energies, oscillator strengths and orbital characters of the singlet and triplet excited states are investigated. The structural modifications of the complexes have a strong impact on the excited states properties. In particular, it is found that the main differences concern the energies of the charge-separated and metal-centered states. The analysis of these differences provides general trends for the efficiency of population transfers between the states, particularly regarding the charge separation and electron recombination processes.
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- Miłosz Martynow
- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80233 Gdańsk, Poland.
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