Sigma-Bond-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Transitions and Excited States of d6 Metal-Diimine Complexes.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction: Excited States in Organometallic Chemistry

Chapter 2 Research Methods and Backgrounds

Chapter 3 Tuning the Excited State Properties of [M(SnR3)2(CO)2(α-diimine)](M=Ru, Os;R=Me, Ph)

Chapter 4 The Excited-State and Redox Properties of [Ru(L1)(L2)(CO)2(iPr-DAB)] Complexes Bearing One or Two Electron Donating RuCp(CO)2 Axial Ligands

Chapter 5 FT-EPR Study of Methyl Radicals Photogenerated from [Ru(Me)(SnPh3)(CO)2(iPr-DAB)] and [Pt(Me)4(iPr-DAB)]: An Example of a Strong Excitation Wavelegth Dependent CIDEP Effect

Chapter 6 The Complexes cis-[Rh(R)2(I)(CO)(dmb)](R=Me, iPr; dmb=4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine): Synthesis, Structure and Photoreactivity

Chapter 7 An Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Electronic Transitions and Emission Properties of [Pt(I)(CH3)3(iPr-DAB)],[Pt(CH3)4(α-diimine)]and [Pt(SnPh3)2(CH3)2(iPr-DAB)]

Chapter 8 Influence of The Metal-Ligand Interaction and The Character of the Electornic Transitions on the Resonance Raman Spectra of d6 Metal-Diimine Complexes

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