title: Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy of self-assembled cyclic Fe(II)-bisterpyridine complexes.
abstract: Femtosecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopy has been used to study the excited-state charge transfer dynamics in a set of self-assembled cyclic Fe(II)-bisterpyridine compounds with different π-conjugated ligands. By analyzing the dynamics, the internal conversion process involving a ligand-centered π-π* state to a lower lying metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) state was investigated. This is followed by intersystem crossing to the lowest MLCT state, which was found to occur at the ∼100 fs time scale. Vibrational cooling in the lowest MLCT state was found to occur on the 10s of femtoseconds time scale. The lowest MLCT state had an excited-state lifetime longer than 5 ns, indicating the possibility of light-induced excited-state spin trapping (LIESST).
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors: Zin Seok
authors: ZS
authors: Yoon
authors: Yi-Tsu
authors: YT
authors: Chan
authors: Sinan
authors: S
authors: Li
authors: George R
authors: GR
authors: Newkome
authors: Theodore
authors: T
authors: Goodson
mesh_terms: D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals; D011725:Pyridines