Transition metals inorganic

Albrecht T, Moth-Poulsen K, Christensen JB, Guckian A, Bjornholm T, Vos JG, Ulstrup J (2006) In situ scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of inorganic transition metal complexes. Faraday Discuss 131 265-279... 

In constructing the particular experiments we have tried to emphasize the application of physical chemistry concepts to other fields of chemistry. Currently most of the experiments involve applications to organic chemistry but we are developing experiments that directly relate to inorganic (transition metal) chemistry and to biochemistry (2). 

These schemes have been thoroughly explored with inorganic transition metal complexes, particularly with respect to the use of solar energy [33-35]. Far less has been explored in this direction using organometallic compounds as sensitizers or substrates. 

Ni8( U4-PPh)6(CO)8 (1), characterized by Lower and Dahl 20 years ago " is a typical representative example of an empty cubic inorganic transition-metal cluster of formula M8(/i4-E)6Lx (M = transition metal, E = main group element or ligand, L = two-electron terminal ligand (CO, PR3, Cl ...) and x <8). 

In recent years, a breakthrough in this field concerned the adoptirm of totally inorganic transition metal substituted polyoxometalates (POMs) as molecular catalysts for water oxidation. 

Cundari et a/. have computed a and y values for solutions of inorganic transition metal thiometalates and metalates. 

Aubriet, F, Poleunis, C., Muller, J.F., Bertrand, R (2006) Laser ablation and secondary ion mass spectrometry of inorganic transition-metal compounds. Rart I comparison between static ToF-SIMS and LA-FTICRMS. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 41, 527-542. 

Aubriet F, Muller JF. Laser ablation mass speetrometry of inorganic transition metal compounds. Additional knowledge for the understanding of ion formation. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2008 19 488-501. 

Conical intersections usually appear in the Jahn-Teller form in inorganic transition metal complexes because the high symmetry of such complexes allows for this symmetry-required type of conical intersection. For example, studies of complexes of metals with carbonyls revealed that conical intersections facilitate the photodissociation of CO. It should be noted, however, that a sufficient amount of work has not been done yet in this area to reveal whether accidental conical intersections exist and what role, if any, they play in photodissociation. As a result of the larger spin-orbit coupling in transition metal systems, there exists a higher probability for spin-forbidden transitions (intersystem crossing) than in nontransition metal systems. Matsu-naga and Koseki have recently reviewed spin-forbidden reactions in this book... 

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