1. Sn(IV) Schiff base complexes: triplet photosensitizers for photoredox reactions.
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Grusenmeyer, Tod A., King, Albert W., Mague, Joel T., Rack, Jeffrey J., and Schmehl, Russell H.
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TIN , *OPTICAL properties of metals , *METAL complexes , *SCHIFF bases , *PHOTOSENSITIZERS , *OXIDATION-reduction reaction - Abstract
We present the synthesis and characterization of a series of four fluorescent Sn(IV) Schiff base complexes, which also possess long-lived triplet excited states. The complexes absorb visible light (λmax = 420 to 462 nm) and the optical properties are easily tunable without laborious synthetic elaboration. The triplet excited states are not luminescent, but can be observed and followed using nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. The lifetimes of the triplet excited states are on the order of 500 µs-10 ms in PMMA matrices. The triplet state energies were estimated via energy transfer reactions with a series of organic triplet acceptors. In addition, the photoexcited complexes react with electron donors and acceptors in solution. These results demonstrate the potential for the development of photosensitizers based on main group elements with high spin orbit coupling constants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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