Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2001, 66, 119-124
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20010119
Outer-Sphere Charge-Transfer Excitation in the Ion Pair [Co(NH3)6]3+[B12H12]2-
Horst Kunkely and Arnd Vogler*
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
Abstract
The aqueous ion pair [Co(NH3)6]3+[B12H12]2- displays an UV absorption at λmax = 250 nm which is assigned to an outer-sphere charge-transfer (OSCT) transition from [B12H12]2- to [Co(NH3)6]3+. OSCT excitation leads to photoredox reaction with the formation of Co2+ (Φ = 0.03 at λirr = 313 nm).
Keywords: Charge transfer complexes; Photochemistry; Cobalt(III) complexes; Boranates; Boranes; UV spectroscopy.
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