Ru(bpy)32+

excited state quenched by trans-1,2-Bis(Me-4-pyl)ethene dication
Bock, C.R.; Meyer, T.J.; Whitten, D.G.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 96: 4710-2 (1974)

Ru(bpy)32+ quenched by trans-1,2-Bis(Me-4-pyl)ethene dication at conc. <= 0.001 mol L–1
Solvent : Acetonitrile, 0.1 mol/L TEAP or TBAF

kq = 2.4 x 109(L mol–1 s–1)

Mechanism: oxidative electron transfer
Experimental methods: steady state irradiation, luminescence
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air free = 0.85 micro sec.

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