Charge transfer spectra of octahedral transition metal complexes

Abstract

The charge transfer (CTLM) spectra of octahedral transition metal compounds can be analyzed by using a simple model involving crystal field theory. It Is shown that the metal and the ligand environment may be considered as two essentially separate, but weakly interacting entities. The charge transfer spectra of a d n system can be treated by using crystal field theory of the corresponding d n+1 systems. The method described here was used in the analysis of tetrahedral transition metal complexes in a previous paper. It seems therefore to be of rather wide applicability in the field of transition metal chemistry.