| Transition Metal and Rare Earth Compounds: Excited States, Transitions, Interactions II Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Yersin, Hartmut (Editor), Donges, D. (Contribution by), Gamelin, D. R. (Contribution by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 3642087574 ISBN-13: 9783642087578 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $360.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Inorganic - Science | Chemistry - Analytic - Science | Chemistry - Organic |
| Dewey: 546.6 |
| Series: Topics in Current Chemistry |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.64 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There exists a large literature on the spectroscopic properties of copper(II) com- 9 pounds. This is due to the simplicity of the d electron configuration, the wide variety of stereochemistries that copper(II) compounds can adopt, and the f- xional geometric behavior that they sometimes exhibit 1]. The electronic and geometric properties of a molecule are inexorably linked and this is especially true with six-coordinate copper(II) compounds which are subject to a Jahn-T- ler effect.However, the spectral-structural correlations that are sometimes d- wn must often be viewed with caution as the information contained in a typical solution UV-Vis absorption spectrum of a copper(II) compound is limited. Meaningful spectral-structural correlations can be obtained in a related series of compounds where detailed spectroscopic data is available. In the fol- 4- lowing sections two such series are examined; the six-coordinate CuF and 6 2+ Cu(H O) ions doped as impurities in single crystal hosts.Using low tempera- 2 6 ture polarized optical spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance, a very detailed picture can be drawn about the geometry of these ions in both their ground and excited electronic states. We then compare the spectrosco- cally determined structural data with that obtained from X-ray diffraction or EXAFS measurements. |