Transient metal-centered states mediate isomerization of a photochromic ruthenium-sulfoxide complex

An essential open question in functional transition metal complexes is the relative roles of charge-transfer and metal-centered excited states. Here the authors identify the important role of metal-centered excited states in the linkage photoisomerization of a photochromic Ru-sulfoxide complex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amy A. Cordones, Jae Hyuk Lee, Kiryong Hong, Hana Cho, Komal Garg, Martial Boggio-Pasqua, Jeffrey J. Rack, Nils Huse, Robert W. Schoenlein, Tae Kyu Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04351-0