'Quenching of Excited States of Metal Complexes

Pt₂[mu-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']₄^4–

excited state quenched by Biphenyl

Peterson, J.R.; Kalyanasundaram, K.
J. Phys. Chem. 89: 2486-92 (1985)

Pt₂[mu-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']₄^4– quenched by Biphenyl at conc. 0.001-0.01 mol L^–1
Solvent : MeOH

k_q < 1 x 10⁶(L mol^–1 s^–1)

Experimental methods: laser flash, luminescence, multiple shot with signal averaging
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air free = 9.4 micro sec.