Ultrafast Photodissociation of
Hydrogen From Ru(PPh3)3(CO)(H)2:
A Time-Resolved Infrared Study
M. G. Colombo,1M. W. George,2J. N. Moore,1D. I. Pattison,1R. N. Perutz,1I. G. Virrels,2and T.-Q. Ye1
Received30 Apr 1997
Abstract
Microsecond and picosecond time-resolved infrared studies of Ru(PPh3)3(CO)(H)2 have
demonstrated that reductive elimination of H2 is complete within 5 ps of UV photolysis.