'Quenching of Excited States of Metal Complexes

Ru[4,4'-(COOet)₂bpy]₃²⁺

excited state quenched by OrgQue11

Lee, L.Y.C.; Ci, X.; Giannotti, C.; Whitten, D.G.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108: 175-7 (1986)

Ru[4,4'-(COOet)₂bpy]₃²⁺ quenched by OrgQue11
Solvent : Acetonitrile?

k_q = 1.3 x 10⁶(L mol^–1 s^–1)

Mechanism: reductive electron transfer