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[Me2C(η5-C5H4)2Ru2(CO)4]—An Organometallic Thermo-Optical Switch
Article first published online: 15 MAY 2001
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010518)40:10<1917::AID-ANIE1917>3.0.CO;2-#
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Burger, P. (2001), [Me2C(η5-C5H4)2Ru2(CO)4]—An Organometallic Thermo-Optical Switch . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40: 1917–1919. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010518)40:10<1917::AID-ANIE1917>3.0.CO;2-#
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- Issue published online: 15 MAY 2001
- Article first published online: 15 MAY 2001
- Manuscript Revised: 14 FEB 2001
- Manuscript Received: 4 AUG 2000
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Keywords:
- density functional calculations;
- molecular devices;
- photochromism;
- ruthenium
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The C−H and M−M bond-cleavage and -formation steps in the interconversion of 1 a and 1 b are part of a novel organometallic photochemical system—a functional thermo-optical switch. Thermodynamic and mechanistic aspects of this system are presented.