Photolysis of the ion pair [ η7-C 7H 7Mo(CO) 3] +BPh 4− induced by outer sphere charge transfer excitation

Abstract

The electronic spectrum of the ion pair [ η 7-C 7H 7Mo(CO) 3] +BPh 4 − in CH 2Cl 2 shows an outer sphere charge transfer (OSCT) absorption at λ max=370 nm. OSCT excitation yields [( η 6-C 7H 7Ph)Mo(CO) 3] with φ=0.02 at λ=405 nm.