Using picosecond and nanosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy for the investigation of excited states and reaction intermediates of inorganic systems

Marina K. Kuimova, Wassim Z. Alsindi, Joanne Dyer, David C. Grills, Omar S. Jina, Pavel Matousek, Anthony W. Parker, Peter Portius, Xue Zhong Sun, Michael Towrie, Claire Wilson, Jixin Yang, Michael W. George

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Abstract

Time-resolved infrared (TRIR) spectroscopy, a combination of UV flash photolysis and fast infrared detection, is a powerful technique for probing excited states and detecting reaction intermediates. In this Perspective we highlight the application of TRIR to excited states by probing the nature of the lowest excited states of fac-[Re(CO)3(dppz-Cl2)(R)]n+ (R = Cl− (n = 0), py (n = 1) and 4-Me2N-py (n = 1) dppz-Cl2 = 11,12-dichlorodipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine) in CH3CN. The characterisation of [Cr(η6-C6H6)(CO)2Xe] and [Re(η5-C5H5)(CO)2(C2H6)] in supercritical Xe and liquid ethane solution exemplifies how this technique can be applied to detect new organometallic species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3996-4006
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
Volume3
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chromiun
  • Kinetics
  • Photochemistry, photophysics
  • Rhenium
  • Vibrational spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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