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[Me 2 C( η 5 ‐C 5 H 4 ) 2 Ru 2 (CO) 4 ]—An Organometallic Thermo‐Optical Switch
Author(s) -
Burger Peter
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010518)40:10<1917::aid-anie1917>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - group 2 organometallic chemistry , physics , materials science , molecule , quantum mechanics
The C−H and M−M bond‐cleavage and ‐formation steps in the interconversion of 1 a and 1 b are part of a novel organometallic photochemical system—a functional thermo‐optical switch. Thermodynamic and mechanistic aspects of this system are presented.