Polymorphic Crystal Approach to Changing the Emission of [AuCl(PPh3)2], Analyzed by Direct Observation of the Photoexcited Structures by X-ray Photocrystallography

• Published in: Inorganic chemistry Vol. 49; no. 16; pp. 7257 - 7265
• Main Authors: Hoshino, Manabu, Uekusa, Hidehiro, Ishii, Satoshi, Otsuka, Takuhiro, Kaizu, Youkoh, Ozawa, Yoshiki, Toriumi, Koshiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 16.08.2010

The photoexcited charge-transferred state of [AuCl(PPh3)2] in a novel polymorphic crystal form was directly observed by X-ray photocrystallographic analysis. Its photoexcited state was completely different from the one generated in the known crystal of [AuCl(PPh3)2]; the photoexcited bond-shrunk sta...