Photochemistry of a Structurally Uncomplicated Phenylcarbyne Complex

In summary, it is clear that the photochemistry and photo-physics of metal carbyne chromophores, especially in coordina-tion spheres of “simple” ligands such as ammines, have a widelandscape still waiting to be explored. Current work involvingthe base-induced quenching mechanism of the excited state isunderway as well as molecular orbital calculations that will more clearly delineate excited state structure and reactivity.