On transition metals such as iron rests lots of hope to replace precious metal catalysts in the
field of photochemistry for a more sustainable future. Indeed, significant progress has been …

Earth-abundant first row transition metal complexes are important for the development of
large-scale photocatalytic and solar energy conversion applications. Coordination …

Ru (II) complexes that undergo photosubstitution reactions from triplet metal-centered (3MC)
excited states are of interest in photochemotherapy (PCT) due to their potential to produce …

Fe (III) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands belong to the rare examples of
Earth-abundant transition metal complexes with long-lived luminescent charge-transfer …

Fe (II) pyridyl-NHC sensitizers bearing thienylcyanoacrylic (ThCA) anchoring groups have
been designed and characterized with the aim of enhancing the metal to surface charge …

Molecular transition metal chromophores play a central role in light harvesting and energy
conversion. Recently, earth-abundant transition-metal-based chromophores have begun to …

Mixed N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)/pyridyl iron (II) complexes have attracted a great deal
of attention recently because of their potential as photocatalysts and light sensitizers made …

Excited state dynamics of three iron (II) carbene complexes that serve as prototype Earth-
abundant photosensitizers were investigated by ultrafast optical spectroscopy. Significant …

One major challenge of future sustainable photochemistry is to replace precious and rare
transition metals in applications such as energy conversion or electroluminescence by earth …

Conspectus The harvesting and conversion of solar energy have become a burning issue
for our modern societies seeking to move away from the exploitation of fossil fuels. In this …