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Cover Feature: Excited‐State Kinetics of an Air‐Stable Cyclometalated Iron(II) Complex (Chem. Eur. J. 51/2019)
Author(s) -
Steube Jakob,
Burkhardt Lukas,
Päpcke Ayla,
Moll Johannes,
Zimmer Peter,
Schoch Roland,
Wölper Christoph,
Heinze Katja,
Lochbrunner Stefan,
Bauer Matthias
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201902931
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , ligand (biochemistry) , excited state , kinetics , photochemistry , chemistry , feature (linguistics) , combinatorial chemistry , physics , engineering , atomic physics , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , biochemistry , receptor
Iron as substitute for noble metals in photoactive compounds is a desired aim in photochemical research. By development of a new synthesis route, the first photophysical characterization of cyclometalated iron(II) complexes could be achieved. In comparison to the related complex, [Fe(tpy) 2 ] 2+ , without a cyclometalating ligand, the lifetime of the photochemically relevant MLCT state could be increased by a factor of 5.5. With the results summarized in the cover, the lack of experimental data on such complexes could be eliminated and the way to a new ligand design strategy was opened. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Bauer et al. on page 11826.