Soft X-ray induced excited spin state trapping and soft X-ray photochemistry at the iron L2,3 edge in [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] and [Fe(phen)2(NCSe)2] (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline)

David Collison, C. David Garner, Catherine Mary McGrath, J. Frederick W Mosselmans, Mark D. Roper, Jon M W Seddon, Ekk Sinn, Nigel A. Young*

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Abstract

The first observation of soft X-ray induced excited spin state trapping has been made for [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] and [Fe(phen)2(NCSe)2] (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) at ca. 45 K, analogous to light induced excited spin state trapping but at much higher energy. Soft X-ray photochemistry has also been observed in the high- and low-spin states of [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] and [Fe(phen)2(NCSe)2], resulting in the formation of a thermally irreversible low-spin state. The rate of formation of this low-spin state is greater from low than from high spin, and is also greater in [Fe(phen)2(NCSe)2] than in [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4371-4376
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions
Issue number22
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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