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Bimolecular electron transfer reactions of electronically excited states of co-ordination compounds

Fabrizio Bolletta, M. Maestri, L. Moggi, Vincenzo Balzani

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1975 · 23 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsInorganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryCharge Transfer ReactionsCoordination ChemistryElectron Transfer ReactionsElectronic Excited StatesMolecular Excited StatesReaction MechanismsBimolecular Reaction KineticsBimolecular ReactionsElectron TransferElectron Transfer MechanismsExcited-state ReactivityIntermolecular Electron Transfer

Abstract

The quenching of (3CT)-[Ru(bipy3)]2+ by [Cr(bipy)3]3+ and of (2MC)-[Cr(bipy)3]3+ by [Ru(bipy)3]2+ takes place by an electron transfer mechanism.