Application of deuteriation to determine the location of the emitting state in mixed-ligand Ru<sup>II</sup>polypyridyl complexes

Tia E. Keyes, Frances Weldon, Edgar Müller, Péter Péchy, Michaël Grätzel, Johannes G. Vos

Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions · 1995 · 28 citations · 18 references

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The location of the emitting triplet state in heteroleptic RuII polypyridyl complexes has been determined by a new method using deuteriated ligands and emission-lifetime measurements, and a new single-step, high yield synthesis of perdeuteriated 2,2′-bipyridyl has been developed.

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