Abstract
Photo-illumination effects have been measured for where LS, tmeda, 3,5-DBSQ and 3,5-DBCat denote low-spin, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-semiquinonate and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-catecholate, respectively. When the title compound was illuminated at 5 K, the magnetization value increased from μeff = 1.7 to 2.3 μB. The absorption spectra after illumination show that the absorption band at around 800 nm, characteristic of the [CoII-HS(tmeda)(3,5-DBSQ)2] state (HS denotes high-spin), increased and the charge transfer band from 3,5-DBCat to 3,5-DBSQ at 2500 nm was reduced. IR spectra show that the C-O stretching peak at 1280 cm-1 is significantly decreased. These results confirm that a photo-induced intra-molecular electron transfer, [CoIII-LS(tmeda)(3,5-DBSQ)(3,5-DBCat)] → [CoII-HS(tmeda)(3,5-DBSQ)2], was induced. The lifetime of the metastable state at 5 K was 175 min.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-114 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry |
Volume | 149 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 28 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)