'Quenching of Excited States of Metal Complexes

Ru(bpy)₃²⁺

excited state quenched by 4-Bromobenzenediazonium cation

Cano-Yelo, H.; Deronzier, A.
J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1 80: 3011-9 (1984)

Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ quenched by 4-Bromobenzenediazonium cation
Solvent : Acetonitrile, 0.1 mol/L TBAP

k_q = 2.6 x 10¹⁰(L mol^–1 s^–1)

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