Photochemistry and Electrochemistry of Triosmium Clusters, The Non-Carbonyl Co-Ligand Makes the Difference

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Contents of this Thesis

Chapter 1 General Introduction

Chapter 2 A Combined Spectroscopic, Photochemical and Theoretical Study of the Low-Lying Excited States of the Clusters [OS₃(CO)₁₀(a-diimine)]

Chapter 3 Alkene-Stabilized Biradical and Zwitterionic Photoproducts of the Clusters [OS₃(CO)₁₀(a-diimine)]: A Time-Resolved UV-Visible and Infrared Study

Chapter 4 Crystal Structures, Bonding Properties and Redox Behaviour of the Novel Clusters [OS₃(CO)₉(tmbp)(L)] (L=CO, Pph₃)

Chapter 5 Mechanistic Study of the Photofragmentation of the Clusters [OS₃(CO)₁₀(diene)] (Diene=Cis-1,3-Butadiene, 1,3-Cyclohexadiene): Direct Observation of the Open-Triangle Primary Photoproduct with Nanosecond Time-Resolved Infrared and UV-Visible Spectroscopy

Chapter 6 Influence of Metal Core Composition on Redox-and Photochemical Properties of the Clusters [H₄-xRu₄-xRhx(CO)₁₂] (x= 0, 2, 3, 4)

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