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Photochemistry of transition metal carbonyls

Turner, James J.; George, Michael W.; Poliakoff, Martyn; Perutz, Robin N.

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James J. Turner

Robin N. Perutz



Abstract

The purpose of this Tutorial Review is to outline the fundamental photochemistry of metal carbonyls, and to show how the advances in technology have increased our understanding of the detailed mechanisms, particularly how relatively simple experiments can provide deep understanding of complex problems. We recall some important early experiments that demonstrate the key principles underlying current research, concentrating on the binary carbonyls and selected substituted metal carbonyls. At each stage, we illustrate with examples from recent applications. This review first considers the detection of photochemical intermediates in three environments: glasses and matrices; gas phase; solution. It is followed by an examination of the theory underpinning these observations. In the final two sections, we briefly address applications to the characterization and behaviour of complexes with very labile ligands such as N2, H2 and alkanes, concentrating on key mechanistic points, and also describe some principles and examples of photocatalysis.

Citation

Turner, J. J., George, M. W., Poliakoff, M., & Perutz, R. N. (2022). Photochemistry of transition metal carbonyls. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cs00826a

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 23, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 16, 2022
Publication Date Jun 16, 2022
Deposit Date Jun 29, 2022
Publicly Available Date Jun 29, 2022
Journal Chemical Society Reviews
Print ISSN 0306-0012
Electronic ISSN 1460-4744
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cs00826a
Keywords General Chemistry
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8501682
Publisher URL https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/CS/D1CS00826A

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