Time-resolved spectroscopy of a photoactive dinuclear W/Ru complex: spectroscopic evidence for a metastable intermediate with side-on coordinated carbonyl ligand

Key Points

• The research aims to investigate the dynamics of a redox-active dinuclear W/Ru complex under light-activation.
• Used femtosecond infrared and UV-vis pump-probe spectroscopy
• Analyzed the light-induced dynamics of the complex
• Identified intermediates during the reaction process
• Discovered a metastable intermediate with a side-on coordinated carbonyl ligand
• Observed specific light-induced dynamics of the complex
• Revealed the importance of the carbonyl ligand in the reaction pathway