Time-resolved IR and X-ray spectroscopy as complementary electronic structure probes of photoinduced ligand-exchange in molybdenum hexacarbonyl

Chemical Communications 2026 Open access

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Authors: Raphael M. Jay, Timo Dederichs, Marc‐Oliver Winghart, Debkumar Rana, Ru‐Pan Wang, Torsten Leitner, Robert Stefanuik, Camelia Nicoleta Borca, Grigory Yu. Smolentsev, Ambar Banerjee, Michael Odelius, Nils Huse
+3 more Thomas Huthwelker, Erik T. J. Nibbering, Philippe Wernet
DOI: 10.1039/d6cc01470d
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Abstract

Photoinduced ligand-exchange dynamics in molybdenum hexacarbonyl have been studied using time-resolved IR and X-ray spectroscopy. We find that the energies of the unoccupied molybdenum 4d-derived orbitals that are accessed through X-ray transitions correlate with red-shifts in CO stretching modes. This provides complementary electronic structure information from the metal and the ligand perspective.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Magnetism in coordination complexes Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins

Publication details

Journal / source
Chemical Communications
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
62
Issue
31
Pages
8051–8055
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN