Photochemically induced isomerisation in ruthenium
polypyridyl complexes
Fanni, Stefano, Weldon, Frances, Hammarström, Leif, Mukhtar, Emad, Browne, Wesley R., Keyes, Tia E. and Vos, Johannes G.
(2001)
Photochemically induced isomerisation in ruthenium
polypyridyl complexes.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2001
(2).
pp. 529-534.
ISSN 1434-1948
The synthesis and characterisation of a series of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes containing
pyridyltriazole ligands in different coordination modes are described. The electrochemical
and electronic properties of the compounds are reported and discussed with respect to the
coordination mode of the pyridyltriazole ligand. Upon photolysis of the complex containing
the 1-methyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole ligand irreversible ligand isomerisation is
observed.