| Title | Conjugation length dependent ground and excited state electronic behavior in oligothienyl Ru complexes |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Moorlag, C, Sarkar, B, Sanrame, CN, Baeuerle, P, Kaim, W, Wolf, MO |
| Journal | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
| Volume | 45 |
| Pagination | 7044-7046 |
| Date Published | SEP 4 |
| ISSN | 0020-1669 |
| Abstract | Photoexcitation of a bis(bipyridyl) Ru(II) complex bearing a phosphinopentathiophene ligand results in formation of a transient species with a lifetime of 2.2 As. The transient is attributed to the product of an intramolecular charge transfer from the pentathiophene ligand. EPR and UV/vis spectroelectrochemistry show that the HOMO is pentathienyl-based, while corresponding complexes with shorter conjugation length ligands have a metal-based HOMO and do not exhibit long-lived transients. |
| DOI | 10.1021/ic060912n |
