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Molecular Orbital Diagrams Spherical electric field Ru d-orbitals E [Ru(en) 6 ] 2+ [Ru(bpy) 3 ] 2+ Ru 2+ Multiplicity = 2S+1 Ground state S = _____ Multiplicity = _____ Slide #2
Metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) Ground state λ = 450 nm MLCT excited state Slide #3
ππ * state bpy π * Ru e g * Ru t 2g bpy π E bpy π * Ru e g * Ru t 2g bpy π E bpy π * Ru e g * Ru t 2g bpy π E bpy π * Ru e g * Ru t 2g bpy π E 1 MLCT state 3 MLCT state 1 MC state Absorption of UV/visible light causes movement of _____________ between _______________. ______________ transitions happen between ____________. e – config. Slide #4
[Ru(bpy) 3 ] 2+ excited state processes E Nuclear coordinate a. b. 3. a. b. Slide #5
Electronic Transitions S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 E Nuclear coordinate E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 1. _____________________________2. __________________________ T2T2 T2T2 Slide #6
Transition _________________ E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 T2T2 S2S2 E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 T2T2 S2S2 E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 T2T2 S2S2 E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 T2T2 S2S2 E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 T2T2 S2S2 E S0S0 S1S1 T1T1 T2T2 S2S2 Slide #7
Excited State Quenching 1 GS 1 MLCT 3 MLCT E Nuclear coordinate 3 MC The 3 MLCT lifetime is ___________. The 3 MLCT state is deactivated by molecules in solution called ____________________. Slide #8