title: Photoreactivity of crystals of a rhodium dithionite complex with ethyltetramethylcyclopentadienyl ligands: crystal surface morphology changes and degradation.
abstract: A photoreactive rhodium dithionite complex [(RhCp(Et))(2)(μ-CH(2))(2)(μ-O(2)SSO(2))] (1(Et)) with Cp(Et) (η(5)-C(5)Me(4)Et) ligands was newly synthesized. Upon short-time irradiation with low intensity light, two kinds of stepwise surface morphology changes of the crystal 1(Et) were observed. Prolonged irradiation with high intensity light caused cracking and breaking down of the crystal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan. nakai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyano
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isobe