title: Intramolecular energy transfer processes in binuclear Re-Os complexes.
abstract: A series of bimetallic complexes of general formula [(phen)Re(CO)(3)LOs(trpy)(bpy)](3+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, trpy = 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine, and L = 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bpy), trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (t-bpe), or 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpa)) and the model mononuclear species [(phen)Re(CO)(3)L](+) and [Os(trpy)(bpy)L](2+) have been synthesized and their photophysical and photochemical properties studied. In the binuclear species an efficient Re(I)-Os(II) energy transfer is observed, which is analyzed in terms of Förster theory. In the binuclear [(phen)Re(CO)(3)(t-bpe)Os(trpy)(bpy)](3+) complex, the trans to cis isomerization of the coordinated t-bpe ligand, characteristic of the [(phen)Re(CO)(3)(t-bpe)](+) subunit, is inhibited by competitive intramolecular energy transfer.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Ferrara, Centro di Fotoreattività e Catalisi CNR, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Argazzi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertolasi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiorboli
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bignozzi
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Itokazu
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Murakami Iha