Spin-State and Reorganization Energy Considerations for Metal-Centered Photoredox Catalysis

Bowers, Bekah E.; Pfund, Björn; Beissel, Hayden F.; Ghosh, Atanu; McCusker, James K.

doi:10.1021/jacs.5c14935

Spin-State and Reorganization Energy Considerations for Metal-Centered Photoredox Catalysis

Journal Article · Wed Oct 15 20:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c14935· OSTI ID:3000754

Bowers, Bekah E. ^[1]; ^[1]; Beissel, Hayden F. ^[1]; Ghosh, Atanu ^[1]; ^[1]

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Transition-metal complexes featuring metal-centered excited states have recently emerged as mechanistically distinct platforms for selective photochemistry, including photoredox catalysis. Among these, Co(III) complexes have demonstrated productive photoinduced electron transfer via the ³T₁ metal-centered state. In contrast, photoreactivity from the ⁵T₂ metal-centered state in Fe(II) polypyridyl complexes remains limited. Building on our prior report concerning reactivity associated with the ⁵T₂ state in [Fe(tren(py)₃)]²⁺ (tren(py)₃ = tris(2-pyridylmethyliminoethyl)-amine), we introduced stronger-field ligands in an effort to increase excited-state energies of Fe(II) polypyridyl complexes and enhance reactivity. Despite achieving nanosecond-scale excited-state lifetimes and favorable thermodynamic driving forces, no photoreactivity was observed. Reinvestigation of the observations previously reported for [Fe(tren(py)₃)]²⁺ revealed interactions between the metal complex and the substrate in their respective ground states that mimicked dynamic quenching of the chromophore, prompting a reassessment of mechanistic considerations inherent in leveraging reductive chemistry from the ⁵T₂ excited state of Fe(II). Our analysis indicates that electron transfer from the ⁵T₂ excited state of a low-spin d6 metal is subject to significant barriers both in terms of reorganization energies and spin conservation that undermines its ability to act as an electron donor for photoredox catalysis. In contrast, ligand fields that are sufficient to stabilize the ³T₁ excited state have available to them numerous spin-allowed and, in certain cases, near-barrierless pathways to engage in excited-state electron transfer (both oxidative and reductive depending on the identity of the metal). These results highlight the critical role of spin-state changes and their associated reorganization energy requirements in metal-centered photoredox catalysis.

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