Laser flash photolysis studies of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)nickel(II) ion in aqueous solution

Sadhiya Banua, I. ; Prakasha, H. ; Natarajan, P. (2011) Laser flash photolysis studies of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)nickel(II) ion in aqueous solution Inorganica Chimica Acta, 372 (1). pp. 429-435. ISSN 0020-1693

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Abstract

The photoreactions of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)nickel(II) complex, Ni(II)(bpy3)2+ were studied and compared with that of the photoreactions of 2,2'-bipyridine ligand. Continuous photolysis of the complex shows that the photodecomposition corresponds to the absorption of light by the complex in the ligand centered excited state. Flash photolysis of the complex using a 248 nm excimer laser yields bipyridine cation radical and solvated electron as transients. Absorption spectra of the transient observed for the complex is found to be similar to that observed for the ligand on flash excitation using a 248 nm laser suggesting that the transients observed in the case of complex is due to the coordinated bipyridine in the complex. The formation of solvated electron is observed to be monophotonic and that of the bipyridine cation radical is found to be a biphotonic process. Significant change in Ni-N bond distance upon oxidation of Ni(bpy3)2+ ion when compared to that observed in nickel(II)tetraazamacrocyclic complexes suggests that the formation of the trivalent complex by photolysis is not favored for the Ni(bpy3)2+ ion and CTTS excited state in the complex is not observed in the present system.

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