Abstract
High-resolution electron spectroscopy combines pulsed field ionization zero-electron kinetic energy (ZEKE) detection with in situ laser-assisted synthesis and supersonic expansion. The technique offers sub-meV spectral resolution for the electron spectra of metal complexes and is a powerful tool to study their bonding and structures. This Perspective presents recent progress in single-photon ZEKE spectroscopy of metal-aromatic complexes and focuses on the determination of the electron spin multiplicities, metal binding sites and modes, rotational conformers, and conformational changes of these critical species in organometallic chemistry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-33 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 6 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry