Transition metal-based complexes present a rich palate of photo-induced reactivity owing to the diverse range of electronic states that comprise their excited-state electronic structures. In addition to providing a platform for understanding fundamental aspects of structure-dynamic relatonships, the photophysical properties that these compounds exhibit lend themselves to applications spanning problems in energy, nanoscience, and synthetic organic chemistry to name a few. This presentation will provide an overview of the fundamental principles underpinning the photo-induced properties of this class of chromophores, the experimental techniqies used to characterize their dynamics, as well as a discussion of current research going on in our group pertaining to (1) interfacial electron transfer in dye-sensitized solar cells, and (2) organic photo-redox catalysis.

Photophysics of transition metal-based chromophores: Fundamental issues and applications

256th National Meeting (2018)

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