Reverse photochromic behavior of an iron-magnesium complex.
We have obtained a novel heterobimetallic iron-magnesium complex, (THF)4Mg(mu-Br)2FeBr2 (THF = tetrahydrofuran), which showed reverse photochromism in THF. The response exhibited in this system is associated with d-orbital splitting of the Fe atom and a change in the molecular aggregation state (dimerization).
Kobayashi
Minoru
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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, 1314-1 Shido, Sanuki, Kagawa 796-2193, Japan. kobayashi@kph.bunri-u.ac.jp
Takashima
Akito
A
Ishii
Tomohiko
T
Naka
Hiroshi
H
Uchiyama
Masanobu
M
Yamaguchi
Kentaro
K
D001966:Bromine / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D005663:Furans; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007501:Iron; D008274:Magnesium; D001966:Bromine