Table 3. Selected Singlet Excited States (SES) (in eV and in Parentheses in Nm) with Oscillator Strength (f) Higher than 0.045 of Complexes 1–3 in Acetonitrilea.
| complex | SES | f | type | transition, ψo → ψv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.24 (383) | 0.049 | MLLCTRe2-CO→phen(Re2), π–π*CO,phen(R2) | H–3 → L (58%) |
| MMLCTRe1-OOC→Re2-py | H–1 → L (26%) | |||
| 3.55 (349) | 0.057 | MLLCTRe1-OOC→NA | H–1 → L+4 (82%) | |
| 3.84 (323) | 0.121 | MLLCTCO-Re2-py→NA, π–π*NA | H–3 → L+4 (91%) | |
| 4.53 (274) | 0.083 | MLLCTCO-Re2 → phen(Re2), π–π*phen(Re2) | H–4 → L+5 (49%) | |
| π–π*phen, d-dRe2 | H–10 → L (17%) | |||
| 4.61 (269) | 0.153 | π–π*CO(Re2), d–dRe2 | H–4 → L+9 (23%) | |
| π–π*phen(Re2), LLCTphen(Re2) → CO(Re2) | H–10 → L (23%) | |||
| 2 | 3.49 (355) | 0.110 | MLLCTCO-Re-phen→NA | H → L+1 (90%) |
| 3.67 (338) | 0.053 | LLCTphen → NA | H–3 → L+1 (90%) | |
| 4.53 (273) | 0.131 | LLCTCO → phen, d–d | H–1 → L+2 (30%) | |
| LLCTphen → NA | H–4 → L+1 (28%) | |||
| π–π*phen | H–4 → L (18%) | |||
| 3 | 3.11 (399) | 0.069 | MLLCTCO-Re-OOC→phen | H → L+1 (70%) |
| 4.43 (280) | 0.048 | MLLCTCO-Re-OOC→phen | H–1 → L+2 (92%) | |
| 4.52 (274) | 0.134 | MLLCTCO-Re→phen | H–6 → L (51%) | |
| π–π*phen | H–5 → L (32%) |
The transition types are assigned based on the occupied and the virtual molecular orbitals ψo and ψv (shown in Figure 3 and Figure S1, respectively), defining the transition with normalized percent contributions listed in parentheses. Subscripts denote the main contributing moiety. (MMLCT = metal-to-metal-and-ligand charge transfer; MLLCT = metal-and-ligand-to-ligand charge transfer; LLCT = ligand-to-ligand charge transfer; and LMCT = ligand-to-metal charge transfer.)