'Quenching of Excited States of Metal Complexes

Ru[4,4'-(COOpr)₂bpy]₃²⁺

excited state quenched by Benzophenone-2-diazonium cation

Cano-Yelo, H.; Deronzier, A.
Tetrahedron Lett. 25: 5517-20 (1984)

Ru[4,4'-(COOpr)₂bpy]₃²⁺ quenched by Benzophenone-2-diazonium cation
Solvent : Acetonitrile

k_q = 2.5 x 10¹⁰(L mol^–1 s^–1)

Mechanism: oxidative electron transfer
Experimental methods: steady state irradiation, luminescence