Ultrafast ³MLCT quenching and vibrational coherence: excited-state dynamics of the first-discovered Fe(ii)–carbene sensitiser resolved

Abstract

The application of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands represents a groundbreaking advance towards environment-friendly light-harvesting complexes, yet, even the excited-state dynamics of the first-discovered Fe-NHC photosensitiser [Fe(bmip)2]2+ (bmip = 2,6-bis(3-methyl-imidazole-1-ylidine)-pyridine) remain...