Abstract
The first observation of a spin polarized excited state of a paramagnetic metal-complex using time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR) spectroscopy is reported for octaethylporphinatooxovanadium(iv). The TREPR spectra show well resolved orientation dependent hyperfine splitting to the I = 7/2 vanadium nucleus. The reduction of the hyperfine splitting by a factor of 3 compared to the ground state and the observation of a multiplet pattern of spin polarization allow the TREPR spectra to be assigned to the excited quartet state of the complex. The spin polarization patterns evolve with time and it is postulated that this is a result of the equilibration between the lowest excited quartet and doublet states.
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