Cover Feature: Excited‐State Kinetics of an Air‐Stable Cyclometalated Iron(II) Complex (Chem. Eur. J. 51/2019)

Iron as substitute for noble metals in photoactive compounds is a desired aim in photochemical research. By development of a new synthesis route, the first photophysical characterization of cyclometalated iron(II) complexes could be achieved. In comparison to the related complex, [Fe(tpy)2]2+, witho...

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Published in:Chemistry : a European journal 2019-09, Vol.25 (51), p.11794-11794
Main Authors: Steube, Jakob, Burkhardt, Lukas, Päpcke, Ayla, Moll, Johannes, Zimmer, Peter, Schoch, Roland, Wölper, Christoph, Heinze, Katja, Lochbrunner, Stefan, Bauer, Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DFT calculations
excited-state kinetics
iron
photochemistry
transient absorption spectroscopy
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Summary:Iron as substitute for noble metals in photoactive compounds is a desired aim in photochemical research. By development of a new synthesis route, the first photophysical characterization of cyclometalated iron(II) complexes could be achieved. In comparison to the related complex, [Fe(tpy)2]2+, without a cyclometalating ligand, the lifetime of the photochemically relevant MLCT state could be increased by a factor of 5.5. With the results summarized in the cover, the lack of experimental data on such complexes could be eliminated and the way to a new ligand design strategy was opened. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Bauer et al. on page 11826.
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.201902931