title: Absorption, Circular Dichroism, and Luminescence Spectroscopy of Electrogenerated Delta-[Ru(bipy)(3)](+/0/)(-) and Delta-[Os(bipy)(3)](+/0/)(-) (bipy = 2,2'-Bipyridine).
abstract: The electronic absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectra of the complexes produced by the one, two, and three electron reduction of Delta-[Ru(bipy)(3)](2+) and Delta-[Os(bipy)(3)](2+) are reported. The CD spectra give unequivocal proof that the added electrons are localized on individual bipiridine ligands and thus that the complexes are correctly formulated [M(bipy)(2)(bipy(-))](+), [M(bipy)(bipy(-))(2)](0), and [M(bipy(-))(3)](-). The absorption spectra of the triply reduced species [M(bipy(-))(3)](-) (M = Ru, Os) are compared to those of the Fe(II) and Ir(III) analogs. The luminescence spectra of the two triply reduced complexes [Ru(bipy(-))(3)](-) and [Os(bipy(-))(3)](-). are also presented. The MLCT luminescence found in the parent complexes is completely quenched and is replaced by a weak luminescence attributed to the pi(10) --> pi(7) transition of the (coordinated) [bipy](-) ion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: Robert D.
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Peacock