Outer-sphere effects on ligand-field excited-state dynamics: solvent dependence of high-spin to low-spin conversion in [Fe(bpy)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>
Jennifer N. Miller, James K. McCusker
Abstract
relaxation process, resulting in changes to the solvent-solvent and/or solvent-solute interactions of the primary solvation shell sufficient to alter the overall reorganization energy of the system and influencing the kinetics of ground-state recovery.
Topics & Concepts
Excited stateLigand field theoryLigand (biochemistry)Spin statesSpin (aerodynamics)SolventField (mathematics)Atomic physicsChemistryMetalGround stateChemical physicsMolecular physicsPhysicsIonThermodynamicsPure mathematicsBiochemistryOrganic chemistryReceptorMathematicsMagnetism in coordination complexesMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies