Remarkable oxidizing ability of triplet excited states of tetrazines produced by photosensitization with Ru(bpy)32+

Junpei Yuasa, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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Abstract

An efficient energy transfer from Ru(bpy)32+* (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, * denotes the excited state) to tetrazines occurs to yield the triplet excited states of tetrazines, which have much longer lifetimes and higher oxidizing ability as compared with those of Ru(bpy) 32+*.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)561-563
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

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