Molecular Design Principles for Photoactive Transition Metal Complexes: A Guide for “Photo-Motivated” Chemists

S) time scale for luminescence and intermolecular photochemistry to occur. This is a challenging task with many different factors to consider. An alternative emerging strategy is to target dissociative excited states that lead to metal-ligand bond homolysis on the subnanosecond time scale to access synthetically useful radicals. Based on a thorough review at the most recent advances in the field, this article aims to provide a concise guide to obtaining luminescent and photochemically useful coordination compounds with d-block elements. We hope to encourage "photo-motivated" chemists who have been reluctant to apply their synthetic and other knowledge to photophysics and photochemistry, and we intend to…

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  Universität Basel