https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134105028
Femtosecond UV-pump mid-IR probe spectroscopy of the ultrafast photodissociation of azide radicals from an azidoiron(III) complex
1 Max-Planck-Institut for biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
2 Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Wegelerstraße 12, 53115 Bonn, Germany
a e-mail: p.voehringer@uni-bonn.de
The ultrafast photolysis of the cation complex [(cyclam-ac)FeN3]+ is studied by femtosecond spectroscopy with ultraviolet excitation and mid-infrared probing. Immediately after UV absorption, the excited complex undergoes internal conversion and azide dissociation within 2 ps. The subsequent vibrational relaxation in the electronic ground state and geminate recombination of the fragments take place on time scales of 13 and 20 ps, respectively.
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