Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds

Topic 1: Metal-Centered Excited States.- Polarized Luminescence of [Pt(CN)2bipy] Single Crystals - Magnetic Field and Temperature Effects.- Light-Induced Excited Spin State Trapping in Iron(II) Complexes.- Infrared Luminescence Spectroscopy of V3+ Doped Cs2NaYX6 (X=Cl,Br).- Recent Progress in Uranyl Photo-Physics.- Effects of Macrocyclic and Cryptand Ligands on Photophysics of Eu3+ Ions.- Topic 2: Photophysics and Photochemistry of Cr(III) Complexes.- Ligand Field Analysis of the Doublet Excited States in Chromium(III) Trischelated Complexes.- Quenching of Three Photoaquation Modes of a Chromium(III) Acidoammine.- Stereochemical Constraints on the Excited State Behavior of Chromium (III).- Excited State Behavior as a Probe of Ground-State Ion-Pair Interactions in Chromium(III)-Polypyridyl Complexes.- Counterion Effects on Doublet Splittings of Chromium(III) Complexes.- Spectrum-Structure Correlations in Hexacoordinated Transition Metal Complexes.- Multiphoton-Induced Picosecond Photophysics of Chromium(III)- Polypyridyl Complexes.- Topic 3: Excited State Properties of Tris-2,2’-Bipyridine Ruthenium(II) and Related Complexes.- On the Orbital Nature of the Luminescent Excited State of Orthometalated Transition Metal Complexes.- Correlations Between Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Ru(II)- Polypyridine Complexes: Influence of the Ligand Structure.- Towards a Dynamic Model for the Ru(bpy)32+ System.- Broad-Band Emission and Zero-Phonon Lines of Single-Crystal [Ru(bpy)3] (PF6)2 - A Comparison.- Magnetic-Field Effects and Highly Resolved Vibronic Structure of [Ru(bpy)3]2+.- Highly Resolved Optical Spectra of [Os(bpy)3]2+ Doped into [Ru(bpy)3]X2.- Excited State Behaviors of Ruthenium(II) Complexes as Studied by Time Resolved and Temperature and Solvent Dependent Emission Spectra.- The Lowest Excited States of [Ru(2,2’-Biyridine)2]2+.- Quenching of Excited Ru(bpy)32+ with Methylviologen at Low Temperatures.- Kinetics of the Chemiluminescent Oxidation of Aqueous Br- by Ru(bipyr)33+.- Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Ortho-Metalated Pd(II) Complexes Including Two Novel Pd(II)/Rh(III) Dimers.- Photoproperties of Ortho-Metalated Ir(III) and Rh(III) Complexes.- Ground and Excited State Interactions in Multimetal Systems.- Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of Ruthenium(II) Mixed- Ligand Complexes: Precursors to Homonuclear and Heteronuclear Multi- metal Complexes Containing Ruthenium(II), Platinum(II), Rhenium(I) and Rhodium(III).- Ground- and Excited-State Acid-Base Equilibria of (2,2’-Bipyridine)- Tetracyanoruthenate(II).- Topic 4: Photoredox Processes.- Kinetics and Mechanism of Photochemical Formation of a Pyrazine Bridged Fe(II) Protoporphyrin IX Polymeric Compound.- Charge-Transfer States and Two-Photon Photochemistry of Cu(NN)2+ Systems.- Photoinduced Multielectron Redox Reactions in the [PtCl6]2-/Alcohol System: Visible Light Reduction of Platinum Centers.- Dynamic and Static Outer-Sphere and Inner-Sphere Quenching Processes.- Photochemistry and Spectroscopy of Ion Pair Charge Transfer Compounds.- Backward Electron Transfer within Geminate Radical Pair Formed in the Electron Transfer Quenching.- Photochemistry of Copper Complexes and its Catalytic Aspects.- Intramolecular Excited State Electron Transfer from Naphthalene to Cobalt(III).- Photochemistry of Coordination Compounds of Main Group Metals. Reductive Elimination of Thallium (III) Complexes.- Topic 5: Organometallic Photochemistry.- Photophysics and Photochemistry of Tungsten Carbyne Complexes.- The Photoisomerization and Photosubstitution Reactions of the Ruthenium Cluster HRu3 (CO)10 (?-COCH3).- Multiple Emission from (?5-C5H5)Re(CO)2L (L = a Substituted Pyridine) Complexes in Room-Temperature Solution.- Photochemically Induced C-C-Bond Formation in the Coordination Sphere of Transition Metals.- Triplet Quenching by Metal Carbonyls.- Photoexcitation of W(CO)6 Solutions Containing ?-Diimine Ligands. Kinetics and Mechanism of Chelation for a Series of Photoproduced W (CO)5 (?-Diimine) Intermediates.- Kinetics and Mechanism of C-H Activation Following Photoexcitation of (?5-C5H5)Ir(CO)2 in Hydrocarbon Solutions.- Identification of H2-, D2-, N2-Bonded Intermediates in the Cr(CO)6 Photocatalyzed Hydrogenation Reactions.- Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of Ni (CO)2 (?-Diimine) Complexes.- Fe(CO)3(R-DAB), a Complex with Two Close-Lying Reactive Excited States.- The Photocatalytic Metathesis Reaction of Olefins.- Photochemical Generation of Nineteen-Electron Organometallic Complexes and Their Use as Reducing Agents in Micellar Systems.- Probing Organometallic Photochemical Mechanisms with Quinones: Photolysis of Mn2 (CO)10.- Laser Flash Photolysis of Phosphine-Substituted Dimanganese Carbonyl Compounds.- Topic 6: Methods, Applications, and Other Aspects.- Electron Trapping in Colloidal TiO2 Photocatalysts: 20 ps to 10 ns Kinetics.- The Radiation Sensitivity of Select Metal Chelate Polymers: Mechanistic Changes at Higher Energies.- Temperature Dependent Emission of Copper Porphyrins in Liquid Solution.- Pressure Effects on Nonradiative Deactivation from Metal Complex Excited States in Solution.- Heterogeneous Photocatalysis by Metal Sulfide Semiconductors.- Inorganic Photoinitiators for Photolithographic Applications.- Photochemical Behaviour of Luminescent Dyes in Sol-Gel and Boric Acid Glasses.- Industrial Applications of Organometallic Photochemistry.- Synthesis and Characterization of a ?-?X?-diruthenium Complex as a Precursor to an Efficient Water Oxidation Catalyst.- The Application of Diffuse Reflectance Laser Flash Photolysis to Metal Phthalocyanines in an Opaque Environment.- Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by Cobalt Complexes.- Recent Advances in Inorganic and Organometallic Photolithography.- Author Index.