Adiabatic Versus Nonadiabatic Photoisomerization in Photochromic Ruthenium Sulfoxide Complexes: A Mechanistic Picture from Density Functional Theory Calculations.

Polypyridine ruthenium sulfoxide complexes are intriguing compounds which can display both photochromic and electrochromic properties. These properties are based on the Ru-S → Ru-O linkage isomerization capability of the sulfoxide group. The photoisomerization mechanism is of particular importance i...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 24; pp. 9172 - 9175
Autores principales: Göttle, Adrien J., Dixon, Isabelle M., Alary, Fabienne, Heully, Jean-Louis, Boggio-Pasqua, Martial
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Publicado: American Chemical Society 6/22/2011
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