Ru(bpy)32+

excited state quenched by Co(4,4'-Me2bpy)3+
Liu, D.K.; Brunschwig, B.S.; Creutz, C.; Sutin, N.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108: 1749-55 (1986)

Ru(bpy)32+ quenched by Co(4,4'-Me2bpy)3+
Solvent : Acetonitrile, 0.1 mol/L TEAP, 25ºC

kq = 2.7 x 109(L mol–1 s–1)

Mechanism: reductive electron transfer
Experimental methods: laser flash, luminescence, multiple shot with signal averaging
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air free = 0.85 micro sec.

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