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. 2023 Apr 15;28(4):403–420. doi: 10.1007/s00775-023-01998-z

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Proposed two-step photochemical process (characterized by k1 and k2) ultimately leading to the expulsion of the dpa ligand, which is replaced by solvent molecules (viz., water or acetonitrile molecules in the present study). The red arrows illustrate the free rotation of the pyridine rings around the pyridine–NH bonds