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Spectroscopy and photophysics of Rh{sub 2}(dimen){sub 4}{sup 2+} (dimen = 1,8-diisocyanomenthane). Exceptional metal-metal bond shortening in the lowest electronic excited states

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Arthur Amos Noyes Lab., Pasadena, CA (United States)
  2. Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN (United States); and others
Rh{sub 2}(dimen){sub 4}{sup 2+} (dimen = 1,8-diisocyanomenthane) exhibits very long Rh-Rh bond distances in the solid state (varying from 4.48 {angstrom} for the PF{sub 6}{sup {minus}}salt to 3.861 {angstrom} for the B(C{sub 6}H{sub 5}){sub 4}{sup {minus}}salt), but the lowest d{sigma}* {yields} p{sigma} excitation produces an excited state with a considerably shorter Rh-Rh distance ({approximately}3.2 {angstrom}). Several techniques (absorption, single-crystal polarized absorption, emission, polarized excitation, resonance Raman, fluorescence, phosphorescence lifetime data, and MM2 calculations) help describe the ground- and lowest excited-state potential energy surfaces of this complex.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
420935
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 33; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCAJ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English