The photochemistry of rhenium(I) tricarbonyl N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

The photophysical and photochemical properties of the new tricarbonyl rhenium(I) complexes bound to N-heterocyclic carbene ligands (NHC), fac-[Re(CO)3(N^C)X] (N^C = 1-phenyl-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazole or 1-quinolinyl-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazole; X = Cl or Br), are reported. The photophysics of these complexe...

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Main Authors: Vaughan, J., Reid, Brodie, Ramchandani, S., Wright, Phillip, Muzzioli, S., Skelton, B., Raiteri, Paolo, Brown, David, Stagni, S., Massi, Massimiliano
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28848