Hill, Jeremy N. and Perutz, Robin N. and Rooney, A. Denise (1995) Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Molybdenocene and Tungstenocene in Low-Temperature Matrices. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 99. pp. 538-543. ISSN 1089-5639

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Abstract

The reactive metallocenes, tungstenocene and molybdenocene (M(t75-C5H5)2; M = Mo, W), have been generated by photolysis of the corresponding dihydride complexes, M(í;5-C5H5)2H2, in argon and nitrogen matrices at 12 K. The metallocenes have been probed by laser-induced fluorescence with a pulsed tunable laser and by UV/vis absorption spectroscopy. Structured emission is observed from the LMCT excited states (lifetimes < 10 ns). The spectra are complicated by multiple sites/conformers, but emission spectra of a single site/ conformer may be obtained with appropriate selection of matrix and excitation wavelength. Corresponding excitation spectra are measured from the area of selected emission peaks as a function of excitation wavelength. Vibrational progressions are dominated by the ring—metal-ring symmetric stretching mode (v4 ~ 300 cm-1). Nevertheless, this mode changes in frequency by <4 cm-1 (< 1.3%) in the LMCT excited state. The bestresolved peaks have a full width at half-maximum of ca. 10 cm-1. Most of the emission is vibrationally fully relaxed, but weak emission peaks arising from ' = 1 states are found for MoCp2 in N2 matrices.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: J. Phys. Chem. 1995, 99, 2, 538–543
Keywords:	Laser-Induced; Fluorescence; Molybdenocene; Tungstenocene; Low-Temperature; Matrices;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry
Item ID:	14521
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1021/j100002a015
Depositing User:	Dr. Denise Rooney
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2021 14:22
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use License:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA).Details of this licence are available here

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