Not All <sup>3</sup>MC States Are the Same: The Role of <sup>3</sup>MC<sub>cis</sub> States in the Photochemical N<sup>∧</sup>N Ligand Release from [Ru(bpy)<sub>2</sub>(N<sup>∧</sup>N)]<sup>2+</sup> Complexes
Katie Eastham, Paul A. Scattergood, Danny Chu, Rayhaan Z. Boota, Adrien Soupart, Fabienne Alary, Isabelle M. Dixon, Craig R. Rice, Samantha J. O. Hardman, Paul I. P. Elliott
Abstract
states. The data provide important insights into the excited-state mechanism of photochemical ligand release by Ru(II) tris-bidentate complexes.
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