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Title: Photochemical behavior of the quadruply metal-metal bonded [Tc2Cl8]2– anion in acetonitrile

Journal Article · · Inorganica Chimica Acta
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  1. Hunter College of the City Univ. of New York, New York City, NY (United States); Lehman College of the City Univ. of New York, New York City, NY (United States); The Graduate Center of the City Univ. of New York, New York, NY (United States)
  2. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
  3. Hunter College of the City Univ. of New York, New York City, NY (United States); The Graduate Center of the City Univ. of New York, New York, NY (United States)
  4. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

Here, the photochemical behavior of [Tc2Cl8]2– was investigated in acetonitrile. The speciation of Tc before and after irradiation at 254 nm was performed by UV-visible spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Upon irradiation at 254 nm, [Tc2Cl8]2– was unstable, the scission of the Tc ≡ Tc unit occurred and the complex [TcCl4(CH3CN)2] was identified. The disappearance rate of [M2Cl8]2– (M = Tc, Re) under irradiation has been measured and was ~7.5 time faster for Tc than for Re.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
University of Nevada–Las Vegas; National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; FG02-09ER16097; SC0002456
OSTI ID:
1339611
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1359175
Journal Information:
Inorganica Chimica Acta, Vol. 453, Issue C; ISSN 0020-1693
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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