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Femtosecond Core-Level Spectroscopy Reveals Involvement of Triplet States in the Gas-Phase Photodissociation of Fe(CO). | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigates the ultrafast photochemistry of iron pentacarbonyl [Fe(CO)] and the loss of CO ligands upon excitation at 266 nm, focusing on the dynamics that lead to reactive unsaturated iron carbonyls.
  • Utilizing ultrafast extreme ultraviolet transient absorption spectroscopy and advanced electronic structure theory, the researchers observe significant spectral changes at 100 fs and 3 ps, revealing the structural and electronic dynamics involved in CO dissociation.
  • The findings challenge previous assumptions by demonstrating that both singlet and triplet states contribute to the photodissociation process, marking the first detection of transient excited states during this reaction.

Article Abstract

Excitation of iron pentacarbonyl [Fe(CO)], a prototypical photocatalyst, at 266 nm causes the sequential loss of two CO ligands in the gas phase, creating catalytically active, unsaturated iron carbonyls. Despite numerous studies, major aspects of its ultrafast photochemistry remain unresolved because the early excited-state dynamics have so far eluded spectroscopic observation. This has led to the long-held assumption that ultrafast dissociation of gas-phase Fe(CO) proceeds exclusively on the singlet manifold. Herein, we present a combined experimental-theoretical study employing ultrafast extreme ultraviolet transient absorption spectroscopy near the Fe M-edge, which features spectral evolution on 100 fs and 3 ps time scales, alongside high-level electronic structure theory, which enables characterization of the molecular geometries and electronic states involved in the ultrafast photodissociation of Fe(CO). We assign the 100 fs evolution to spectroscopic signatures associated with intertwined structural and electronic dynamics on the singlet metal-centered states during the first CO loss and the 3 ps evolution to the competing dissociation of Fe(CO) along the lowest singlet and triplet surfaces to form Fe(CO). Calculations of transient spectra in both singlet and triplet states as well as spin-orbit coupling constants along key structural pathways provide evidence for intersystem crossing to the triplet ground state of Fe(CO). Thus, our work presents the first spectroscopic detection of transient excited states during ultrafast photodissociation of gas-phase Fe(CO) and challenges the long-standing assumption that triplet states do not play a role in the ultrafast dynamics.

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