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Intermediates in the charge-transfer and ligand-labilization photoreactions of molybdenum(V). mu. -oxo dimers

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00323a028· OSTI ID:7155560
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  1. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (USA)

The photochemistry of Mo(V) complexes has been investigated in a flash photolysis and pulse radiolysis study of Mo{sub 2}O{sub 4}(OH{sub 2}){sub 6}{sup 2+} and Mo{sub 2}O{sub 4}Cl{sub 6}{sup 4{minus}}. Transient spectra recorded in near uv-flash photolysis of the two compounds in aqueous solutions were found to reflect the formation of species related to the photoinduced opening of one {mu}-oxo bridge and a photoreduction of the complex to Mo{sup IV}Mo{sup V} dimers. The dual photoreactivity, ligand photooxidation, and ligand photolabilization exhibited by these Mo(V) dimers were thought to be a consequence of the different excited states that are populated by irradiation in the uv region. Charge-transfer transitions are thought to account for intense absorptions in the spectra of the Mo(V) dimers that were observed at wavelengths shorter than 250nm. 23 refs., 4 figs.

OSTI ID:
7155560
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 28:24; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English