title: Femtosecond absorption spectroscopy of transition metal charge-transfer complexes.
abstract: Our research is concerned with the application of femtosecond time-resolved absorption techniques to the study of the photophysics of transition metal complexes. The focus is to understand the events that characterize the process of excited-state evolution from the time a photon is absorbed by a molecule to the formation of the lowest-energy excited state of the system. This Account describes our initial observations in this area and includes examples detailing these dynamics as they occur in the charge-transfer excited states of transition-metal polypyridyl chromophores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: McCusker
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport; D004735:Energy Transfer; D007700:Kinetics; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D012428:Ruthenium