A photoinduced mixed valence photoswitch
Agustina Cotic, Simon Cerfontaine, Leonardo D. Slep, Benjamin Elias, Ludovic Troian‐Gautier, Alejandro Cadranel
Abstract
The ground and photoinduced mixed valence states of a dinuclear ruthenium( ii ) complex were investigated using ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy, electrochemistry and DFT. A Class II excited state contrasts with a Class I ground state.
Topics & Concepts
PhotoswitchRutheniumDihedral angleDensity functional theoryChemistryValence (chemistry)PhotochemistryBipyridineMolecular switchGround stateBridging ligandElectronic structureCrystallographyComputational chemistryMoleculeCrystal structureAtomic physicsHydrogen bondOrganic chemistryBiochemistryCatalysisPhysicsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry