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Photochemical properties of rhodium(III) phthalocyanine cation radicals

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j150666a030· OSTI ID:5585052
Stable rhodium(III) phthalocyanine cation radicals, Rh(pc) (CH/sub 3/OH)X/sup +/ with X = Cl or Br, were generated by one-electron chemical or electrochemical oxidations of the corresponding rhodium(III) phthalocyanines, Rh(pc) (CH/sub 3/OH)X, and characterized by means of their EPR and optical spectra. Some transitions in the optical spectra of the radicals were assigned by comparison with similar transitions in the spectra of the parent phthalocyanines. Moreover, the photochemical properties of the radicals were investigated by continuous, laser, and flash photolysis. Irradiations in the UV bands, lambda/sub excit/ = 250 or 320 nm, induce the photoreduction of the radicals (back to the parent phthalocyanine) by abstraction of hydrogen. Photolysis in the visible region, lambda/sub excit/ = 525 nm, induces the photodecomposition of the macrocycle. The mechanisms of these photoprocesses are discussed by comparison with known photochemical transformations of related compounds. 28 references, 3 figures, 1 table.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN
OSTI ID:
5585052
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 88:22; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English