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Publications: Prof Antonin Vlcek

Melčák M, Šebesta F, Heyda J, Gray HB, Záliš S, Vlček A ( 2023 ) . Tryptophan to Tryptophan Hole Hopping in an Azurin Construct . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B vol. 128 , ( 1 ) 96 - 108 .
Šrut A, Mai S, Sazanovich IV, Heyda J, Vlček A, González L, Záliš S ( 2022 ) . Nonadiabatic excited-state dynamics of ReCl(CO)3(bpy) in two different solvents . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics vol. 24 , ( 42 ) 25864 - 25877 .
Pospíšil P, Cwiklik L, Sýkora J, Hof M, Greetham GM, Towrie M, Vlček A ( 2021 ) . Solvent-Dependent Excited-State Evolution of Prodan Dyes . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter vol. 125 , 13858 - 13867 .
Pižl M, Hunter BM, Sazanovich IV, Towrie M, Gray HB, Záliš S, Vlček A ( 2021 ) . Excitation-Wavelength-Dependent Photophysics of d8d8 Di-isocyanide Complexes . Inorganic Chemistry: including bioinorganic chemistry
Záliš S, Heyda J, Šebesta F, Winkler JR, Gray HB, Vlček A ( 2021 ) . Photoinduced hole hopping through tryptophans in proteins . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 118 , ( 11 ) e2024627118 - e2024627118 .
Taylor JO, Pižl M, Kloz M, Rebarz M, McCusker CE, McCusker JK, Záliš S, Hartl F et al. ( 2021 ) . Optical and Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Studies of CN-Substituted Bipyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II) . Inorg Chem
Takematsu K, Pospíšil P, Pižl M, Towrie M, Heyda J, Záliš S, Kaiser JT, Winkler JR et al. ( 2020 ) . Hole hopping across a protein-protein interface . Journal of Physical Chemistry B vol. 123 , ( 7 ) 1578 - 1591 .
Pospíšil P, Sýkora J, Takematsu K, Hof M, Gray HB, Vlček A ( 2020 ) . Light-Induced Nanosecond Relaxation Dynamics of Rhenium-Labeled Pseudomonas aeruginosa Azurins . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter
Pizl M, Picchiotti A, Rebarz M, Lenngren N, Yingliang L, Zalis S, Kloz M, Vlcek A ( 2020 ) . Time-Resolved Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectra and DFT Anharmonic Vibrational Analysis of an Electronically Excited Rhenium Photosensitizer . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory
Takematsu K, Williamson HR, Nikolovski P, Kaiser JT, Sheng Y, Pospíšil P, Towrie M, Heyda J et al. ( 2019 ) . Two Tryptophans Are Better Than One in Accelerating Electron Flow through a Protein . ACS Central Science vol. 5 , ( 1 ) 192 - 200 .
Brown AM, McCusker CE, Carey MC, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Towrie M, Clark IP, Vlček A, McCusker JK ( 2018 ) . Vibrational Relaxation and Redistribution Dynamics in Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl-Based Charge-Transfer Excited States: A Combined Ultrafast Electronic and Infrared Absorption Study . Journal of Physical Chemistry A vol. 122 , ( 40 ) 7941 - 7953 .
Pomarico E, Pospisil P, Bouduban MEF, Vestfrid J, Gross Z, Zalis S, Chergui M, Vlcek A ( 2018 ) . Photophysical Heavy-Atom Effect in Iodinated Metallocorroles: Spin-Orbit Coupling and Density of States . J Phys Chem A
VLCEK A ( 2018 ) . Vibrational coherence transfer in the intersystem crossing of a di-platinum complex in solution . PNAS
Pižl M, Hunter BM, Greetham GM, Towrie M, Záliš S, Gray HB, Vlček A ( 2017 ) . Ultrafast Wiggling and Jiggling: Ir2(1,8-diisocyanomenthane)42 . J Phys Chem A vol. 121 , ( 48 ) 9275 - 9283 .
Záliš S, Hunter BM, Gray HB, Vlček A ( 2017 ) . Electronic Structures of Reduced and Superreduced Ir2(1,8-diisocyanomenthane)4n+ Complexes . Inorg Chem vol. 56 , ( 5 ) 2874 - 2883 .
Monni R, Auböck G, Kinschel D, Aziz-Lange KM, Gray HB, Vlček A, Chergui M ( 2017 ) . Conservation of vibrational coherence in ultrafast electronic relaxation: The case of diplatinum complexes in solution . Chemical Physics Letters vol. 683 , 112 - 120 .
Gray HB, Záliš S, Vlček A ( 2017 ) . Electronic structures and photophysics of d<sup>8</sup>-d<sup>8</sup> complexes . Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Darnton TV, Hunter BM, Hill MG, Záliš S, Vlček A, Gray HB ( 2016 ) . Reduced and superreduced diplatinum complexes . Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 138 , ( 17 ) 5699 - 5705 .
Hofbeck T, Lam YC, Kalbáč M, Záliš S, Vlček A, Yersin H ( 2016 ) . Thermally Tunable Dual Emission of the d8–d8 Dimer [Pt2(μ‑P2O5(BF2)2)4]4– . Inorganic Chemistry vol. 55 , ( 5 ) 2441 - 2449 .
Kvapilová H, Vlček A, Barone V, Biczysko M, Záliš S ( 2015 ) . Anharmonicity Effects in IR Spectra of [Re(X)(CO)3(α-diimine)] (α-diimine = 2,2′-bipyridine or pyridylimidazo[1,5‑a]pyridine; X = Cl or NCS) Complexes in Ground and Excited Electronic States . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A vol. 119 , ( 40 ) 10137 - 10146 .
Kvapilová H, Sattler W, Sattler A, Sazanovich IV, Clark IP, Towrie M, Gray HB, Záliš S et al. ( 2015 ) . Electronic Excited States of Tungsten(0) Arylisocyanides . Inorganic Chemistry vol. 54 , ( 17 ) 8518 - 8528 .
McCusker JK, Vlček A ( 2015 ) . Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Inorganic Systems . Accounts of Chemical Research vol. 48 , ( 5 ) 1207 - 1208 .
Záliš S, Lam Y-C, Gray HB, Vlček A ( 2015 ) . Spin–Orbit TDDFT Electronic Structure of Diplatinum(II,II) Complexes . Inorganic Chemistry vol. 54 , ( 7 ) 3491 - 3500 .
Vlček A, Kvapilová H, Towrie M, Záliš S ( 2015 ) . Electron-Transfer Acceleration Investigated by Time Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy . Accounts of Chemical Research vol. 48 , ( 3 ) 868 - 876 .
Ceroni P, Pikramenou Z, Prodi L, Pan Q, Adams D, Weinstein J, Lewis F, Bohne C et al. ( 2015 ) . Luminescence sensing and imaging: general discussion . Faraday Discussions vol. 185 , 311 - 335 .
Bohne C, Pan Q, Ceroni P, Börjesson K, Rohacova J, Lewis F, Vlcek A, Bassani DM et al. ( 2015 ) . Natural and artificial photosynthesis: general discussion . Faraday Discussions vol. 185 , 187 - 217 .
Frei F, Rondi A, Espa D, Mercuri ML, Pilia L, Serpe A, Odeh A, Van Mourik F et al. ( 2014 ) . Ultrafast electronic and vibrational relaxations in mixed-ligand dithione-dithiolato Ni, Pd, and Pt complexes . Dalton Trans vol. 43 , ( 47 ) 17666 - 17676 .
Pospíšil P, Luxem KE, Ener M, Sýkora J, Kocábová J, Gray HB, Vlček A, Hof M ( 2014 ) . Fluorescence quenching of (dimethylamino)naphthalene dyes Badan and Prodan by tryptophan in cytochromes P450 and micelles . J Phys Chem B vol. 118 , ( 34 ) 10085 - 10091 .
Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Kvapilová H, Sýkora J, Towrie M, Nervi C, Volpi G, Záliš S, Vlček A ( 2014 ) . Photophysics of singlet and triplet intraligand excited states in [ReCl(CO)3(1-(2-pyridyl)-imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine)] complexes . J Am Chem Soc vol. 136 , ( 16 ) 5963 - 5973 .
Takematsu K, Williamson H, Winkler JR, Gray HB, Vlcek A ( 2014 ) . Intra- and intermolecular electron hopping via tryptophan in azurin . JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY . vol. 19 , S231 - S231 .
Takematsu K, Williamson H, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Sokolová L, Nikolovski P, Kaiser JT, Towrie M, Clark IP et al. ( 2013 ) . Tryptophan-accelerated electron flow across a protein-protein interface . J Am Chem Soc vol. 135 , ( 41 ) 15515 - 15525 .
Záliš S, Milne CJ, El Nahhas A, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, van der Veen RM, Vlček A ( 2013 ) . Re and Br X-ray absorption near-edge structure study of the ground and excited states of [ReBr(CO)3(bpy)] interpreted by DFT and TD-DFT calculations . Inorg Chem vol. 52 , ( 10 ) 5775 - 5785 .
El Nahhas A, van der Veen RM, Penfold TJ, Pham VT, Lima FA, Abela R, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Záliš S et al. ( 2013 ) . X-ray absorption spectroscopy of ground and excited rhenium-carbonyl-diimine complexes: evidence for a two-center electron transfer . J Phys Chem A vol. 117 , ( 2 ) 361 - 369 .
Perutz RN, Torres O, Vlček A ( 2013 ) . 8.06 Photochemistry of Metal Carbonyls . Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II , Elsevier
Perutz RN, Torres O, Vlček A ( 2013 ) . Photochemistry of Metal Carbonyls . Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II (Second Edition): From Elements to Applications , vol. 8 ,
Zeng Q, Messaoudani M, Vlcek AJ, Hartl F ( 2013 ) . Temperature-dependent reduction pathways of complexes <i>fac</i>-[Re(CO)<sub>3</sub>(<i>N</i>-R-imidazole)(1,10-phenanthroline)<SUP>+</SUP> (R = H, CH<sub>3</sub>) . ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA vol. 110 , 702 - 708 .
Heydová R, Gindensperger E, Romano R, Sýkora J, Vlček A, Záliš S, Daniel C ( 2012 ) . Spin-orbit treatment of UV-vis absorption spectra and photophysics of rhenium(I) carbonyl-bipyridine complexes: MS-CASPT2 and TD-DFT analysis . J Phys Chem A vol. 116 , ( 46 ) 11319 - 11329 .
Durrell AC, Keller GE, Lam Y-C, Sýkora J, Vlček A, Gray HB ( 2012 ) . Structural control of 1A2u-to-3A2u intersystem crossing in diplatinum(II,II) complexes . J Am Chem Soc vol. 134 , ( 34 ) 14201 - 14207 .
Zeng Q, Messaoudani M, Vlcek AJ, Hartl F ( 2012 ) . Electrochemical Reductive Deprotonation of an Imidazole Ligand in a Bipyridine Tricarbonyl Rhenium(I) Complex . EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY ( 3 ) 471 - 474 .
Warren JJ, Ener ME, Vlcek AJ, Winkler JR, Gray HB ( 2012 ) . Electron hopping through proteins . COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS vol. 256 , ( 21-22 ) 2478 - 2487 .
Vlcek AJ ( 2012 ) . Solar fuels Preface . COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS vol. 256 , ( 21-22 ) 2397 - 2398 .
Cannizzo A, Frei F, Feurer T, Odeh A, van Mourik F, Chergui M, Espa D, Mercuri ML et al. . Ultrafast Electronic Relaxations in Metal Mixed-Ligand Dithiolene Complexes . Conference: Research in Optical Sciences
Olmon ED, Sontz PA, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Towrie M, Clark IP, Vlček A, Barton JK ( 2011 ) . Charge photoinjection in intercalated and covalently bound [Re(CO)3(dppz)(py)]+-DNA constructs monitored by time-resolved visible and infrared spectroscopy . J Am Chem Soc vol. 133 , ( 34 ) 13718 - 13730 .
Zalis S, Consani C, El Nahhas A, Cannizzo A, Chergui M, Hartl F, Vlcek A ( 2011 ) . Origin of electronic absorption spectra of MLCT-excited and one-electron reduced 2,2 '-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline complexes . INORG CHIM ACTA vol. 374 , ( 1 ) 578 - 585 .
Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Towrie M, Sýkora J, Záliš S, Vlček A ( 2011 ) . Photoinduced intramolecular tryptophan oxidation and excited-state behavior of [Re(L-AA)(CO)3(α-diimine)](+) (L = pyridine or imidazole, AA = tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine) . Inorg Chem vol. 50 , ( 13 ) 6122 - 6134 .
Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Di Bilio AJ, Shih C, Museth AK, Clark IP, Towrie M, Cannizzo A, Sudhamsu J et al. ( 2011 ) . Phototriggering electron flow through Re(I)-modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurins . Chemistry vol. 17 , ( 19 ) 5350 - 5361 .
Sokolová L, Williamson H, Sýkora J, Hof M, Gray HB, Brutschy B, Vlcek A ( 2011 ) . Mass spectrometric characterization of oligomers in Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin solutions . J Phys Chem B vol. 115 , ( 16 ) 4790 - 4800 .
El Nahhas A, Consani C, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Lancaster KM, Braem O, Cannizzo A, Towrie M, Clark IP et al. ( 2011 ) . Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of rhenium(I) photosensitizers [Re(Cl)(CO)3(N,N)] and [Re(imidazole)(CO)3(N,N)]+: diimine effects . Inorg Chem vol. 50 , ( 7 ) 2932 - 2943 .
Bakova R, Chergui M, Daniel C, Vlcek A, Zalis S ( 2011 ) . Relativistic effects in spectroscopy and photophysics of heavy-metal complexes illustrated by spin-orbit calculations of [Re(imidazole)(CO)(3)(phen)](+) . COORDIN CHEM REV vol. 255 , ( 7-8 ) 975 - 989 .
van der Veen RM, Cannizzo A, van Mourik F, Vlček A, Chergui M ( 2011 ) . Vibrational relaxation and intersystem crossing of binuclear metal complexes in solution . J Am Chem Soc vol. 133 , ( 2 ) 305 - 315 .
Vlcek AJ ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Ultrafast Excited‐State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl—Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to Photochemistry . ChemInform vol. 41 , ( 50 ) no - no .
STUFKENS DJ, AARNTS MP, ROSSENAAR BD, VLCEK AJ ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: A New Series of Re‐ and Ru‐Complexes Having a Lowest σπ* Excited State That Varies from Reactive to Stable and Long Lived . ChemInform vol. 28 , ( 42 ) no - no .
Vlcek A ( 2010 ) . Dithiolenes and non-innocent redox-active ligands Preface . COORDIN CHEM REV vol. 254 , ( 13-14 ) 1357 - 1357 .
STUFKENS DJ, AARNTS MP, NIJHOFF J, ROSSENAAR BD, VLCEK AJ ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Excited States of Metal—Metal Bonded Diimine Complexes Vary from Extremely Long Lived to Very Reactive with Formation of Radicals or Zwitterions . ChemInform vol. 29 , ( 37 ) no - no .
Stufkens DJ, Vlcek A ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Ligand‐Dependent Excited State Behavior of Re(I) and Ru(II) Carbonyl—Diimine Complexes . ChemInform vol. 30 , ( 12 ) no - no .
Vlcek A ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Mechanistic Roles of Metal‐to‐Ligand Charge‐Transfer Excited States in Organometallic Photochemistry . ChemInform vol. 30 , ( 12 ) no - no .
Gorelsky SI, Dodsworth ES, Lever ABP, Vlcek AA ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Trends in Metal—Ligand Orbital Mixing in Generic Series of Ruthenium N‐Donor Ligand Complexes — Effect on Electronic Spectra and Redox Properties . ChemInform vol. 30 , ( 4 ) no - no .
El Nahhas A, Cannizzo A, van Mourik F, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Zális S, Vlcek A, Chergui M ( 2010 ) . Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of [Re(L)(CO)3(bpy)]n complexes: involvement of the solvent . J Phys Chem A vol. 114 , ( 22 ) 6361 - 6369 .
Farrell IR, Vlcek A ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Mechanisms of Ultrafast Metal—Ligand Bond Splitting upon MLCT Excitation of Carbonyl‐Diimine Complexes . ChemInform vol. 31 , ( 51 ) no - no .
Vlcek AJ ( 2010 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Electron‐Transfer Processes in Mononuclear Polypyridine Metal Complexes . ChemInform vol. 33 , ( 49 ) no - no .
Williamson HR, Sokolova L, Sykora J, Winkler JR, Vlcek AJ, Gray HB ( 2010 ) . Kinetics of electron transfer in Re(H126)(W122) <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> azurin . ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY vol. 240 ,
Vlcek A ( 2010 ) . Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl-Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to Photochemistry . TOP ORGANOMETAL CHEM vol. 29 , 73 - 114 .
Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Busby M, Ronayne K, Towrie M, Grădinaru C, Sudhamsu J, Sýkora J, Hof M et al. ( 2009 ) . Relaxation dynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Re(I)(CO)3(alpha-diimine)(HisX)+ (X = 83, 107, 109, 124, 126)Cu(II) azurins . J Am Chem Soc vol. 131 , ( 33 ) 11788 - 11800 .
Vlček A ( 2009 ) . Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl-Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to Photochemistry . Photophysics of Organometallics , vol. 29 , Springer Nature
Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Towrie M, Collin JP, Zalis S, Vlcek A ( 2009 ) . Excited-state relaxation dynamics of Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes with macrocyclic phenanthroline ligands studied by time-resolved IR spectroscopy . DALTON T ( 20 ) 3941 - 3949 .
Messmer A, Rodriguez AMB, Sebera J, Hamm P, Vlcek A, Zalis S, Bredenbeck J ( 2009 ) . How do vibrations change their composition upon electronic excitation? - EXSY-T2D-IR measurements challenge DFT calculations . ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA XVI . Editors: Corkum, P, DeSilvestri, S, Nelson, KA, Riedle, E et al. , vol. 92 , 421 - 423 .
Cannizzo A, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, El Nahhas A, Sebera J, Zalis S, Vlcek A, Chergui M ( 2008 ) . Femtosecond fluorescence and intersystem crossing in rhenium(I) carbonyl-bipyridine complexes . J AM CHEM SOC vol. 130 , ( 28 ) 8967 - 8974 .
Shih C, Museth AK, Abrahamsson M, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Di Bilio AJ, Sudhamsu J, Crane BR, Ronayne KL et al. ( 2008 ) . Tryptophan-accelerated electron flow through proteins . SCIENCE vol. 320 , ( 5884 ) 1760 - 1762 .
Gabrielsson A, Towrie M, Zális S, Vlcek A ( 2008 ) . Nanosecond CO photodissociation and excited-state character of [Ru(X)(X')(CO)2(N,N'-diisopropyl-1,4-diazabutadiene)] (X=X'=Cl or I; X=Me, X'=I; X=SnPh3, X'=Cl) studied by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy and DFT calculations . Inorg Chem vol. 47 , ( 10 ) 4236 - 4242 .
Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Ronayne KL, Zalis S, Sykora J, Hof M, Vlcek A ( 2008 ) . Solvation-driven excited-state dynamics of [Re(4-Et-Pyridine)(CO)(3)(2,2 '-bipyridine)](+) in imidazolium ionic liquids. A time-resolved infrared and phosphorescence study . J PHYS CHEM A vol. 112 , ( 16 ) 3506 - 3514 .
Busby M, Hartl F, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2008 ) . Ultrafast excited state dynamics controlling photochemical isomerization of N-methyl-4-[trans-2-(4-pyridyl)ethenyl]pyridinium coordinated to a {Re I(CO)3(2,2'-bipyridine)} chromophore . Chemistry vol. 14 , ( 23 ) 6912 - 6923 .
Sato S, Sekine A, Ohashi Y, Ishitani O, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Vlcek A, Unno T, Koike K ( 2007 ) . Photochemical ligand substitution reactions of fac-[Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl] and derivatives . Inorg Chem vol. 46 , ( 9 ) 3531 - 3540 .
Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2007 ) . Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of photoisomerizing complexes fac-[Re(Cl)(CO)(3)(papy)(2)] and fac-[Re(papy)(CO)(3)(bpy)](+) (papy = trans-4-phenylazopyridine) . INORG CHIM ACTA vol. 360 , ( 3 ) 885 - 896 .
Vlcek A, Zalis S ( 2007 ) . Modeling of charge-transfer transitions and excited states in d(6) transition metal complexes by DFT techniques . COORDIN CHEM REV vol. 251 , ( 3-4 ) 258 - 287 .
Gabrielsson A, Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Hevia E, Cuesta L, Perez J, Zális S et al. ( 2006 ) . Electronic structure and excited states of rhenium(I) amido and phosphido carbonyl-bipyridine complexes studied by picosecond time-resolved IR spectroscopy and DFT calculations . Inorg Chem vol. 45 , ( 24 ) 9789 - 9797 .
Vlcek A, Busby M ( 2006 ) . Ultrafast ligand-to-ligand electron and energy transfer in the complexes fac-[Re-I(L)(CO)(3)(bpy)](n+) . COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS . vol. 250 , 1755 - 1762 .
Gabrielsson A, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2006 ) . Different mechanisms of photochemical Re-Me and Re-Et bond homolysis in [Re(R)(CO)(3)(4,4 '-dimethyl-2,2 '-bipyridine)]. A time-resolved IR spectroscopic study ranging from picoseconds to microseconds . ORGANOMETALLICS vol. 25 , ( 9 ) 2148 - 2156 .
Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Busby M, Gradinaru C, Crane BR, Di Bilio AJ, Matousek P, Towrie M, Leigh BS et al. ( 2006 ) . Excited-state dynamics of structurally characterized [Re-I(CO)(3)(phen)(HisX)](+) (X=83,109) Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurins in aqueous solution . J AM CHEM SOC vol. 128 , ( 13 ) 4365 - 4370 .
Gabrielsson A, Hartl F, Zhang H, Lindsay Smith JR, Towrie M, Vlcek A, Perutz RN ( 2006 ) . Ultrafast charge separation in a photoreactive rhenium-appended porphyrin assembly monitored by picosecond transient infrared spectroscopy . J Am Chem Soc vol. 128 , ( 13 ) 4253 - 4266 .
Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Towrie M, Hartl F, Zalis S, Vlcek A ( 2005 ) . Excited states of nitro-polypyridine metal complexes and their ultrafast decay. Time-resolved IR Absorption, spectroelectrochemistry, and TD-DFT calculations of fac-[Re(Cl)(CO)3(5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline)] . J Phys Chem A vol. 109 , ( 28 ) 6147 - 6153 .
Blanco Rodríguez AM, Gabrielsson A, Motevalli M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Sebera J, Zális S, Vlcek A ( 2005 ) . Ligand-to-diimine/metal-to-diimine charge-transfer excited states of [Re(NCS)(CO)3(alpha-diimine)] (alpha-diimine = 2,2'-bipyridine, di-iPr-N,N-1,4-diazabutadiene). A spectroscopic and computational study . J Phys Chem A vol. 109 , ( 23 ) 5016 - 5025 .
Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2005 ) . Ultrafast excited-state dynamics preceding a ligand trans-cis isomerization of fac-[Re(Cl)(CO)(3)(t-4-styrylpyridine)(2)] and fac-[Re(t-4-styrylpyridine)(CO)(3)(2,2 ' bipyridine)](+) . J PHYS CHEM A vol. 109 , ( 13 ) 3000 - 3008 .
Towrie M, Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Parker AW, Rodriguez AMB, Vlcek A ( 2005 ) . A high-sensitivity femtosecond to microsecond time-resolved infrared vibrational spectrometer . Appl Spectrosc vol. 59 , ( 4 ) 467 - 473 .
Vlcek A, Zális S ( 2005 ) . Comments on "Theoretical studies of ground and excited electronic states in a series of halide rhenium(I) bipyridine complexes" . J Phys Chem A vol. 109 , ( 12 ) 2991 - 2992 .
Towrie M, Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Parker AW, BLANCO RODRIGUEZ AM, Vlcek A ( 2005 ) . A High-Sensitivity Femtosecond to Microsecond Time-Resolved Infrared Vibrational Spectrometer . Applied Spectroscopy vol. 59 , ( 4 ) 467 - 473 .
Gabrielsson A, Zális S, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Ultrafast photochemical dissociation of an equatorial CO ligand from trans(X,X)-[Ru(X)2(CO)2(bpy)] (X = Cl, Br, I): a picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopic and DFT computational study . Inorg Chem vol. 43 , ( 23 ) 7380 - 7388 .
Busby M, Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Towrie M, Di Bilio AJ, Gray HB, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Excited-state dynamics of fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(phen)]+ and fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(5-NO2-phen)]+ (L = imidazole, 4-ethylpyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes . Inorg Chem vol. 43 , ( 16 ) 4994 - 5002 .
Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Clark IP, Motevalli M, Hartl F, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Rhenium-to-benzoylpyridine and rhenium-to-bipyridine MLCT excited states of fac-[Re(Cl)(4-benzoylpyridine)(2)(CO)(3)] and fac-[Re(4-benzoylpyridine)(CO)(3)(bpy)](+): a time-resolved spectroscopic and spectroelectrochemical study . Inorg Chem vol. 43 , ( 14 ) 4523 - 4530 .
Liard DJ, Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Picosecond relaxation of (MLCT)-M-3 excited states of [Re(Etpy)(CO)(3)(dmb)](+) and [Re(Cl)(CO)(3)(bpy)] as revealed by time-resolved resonance raman, UV-vis, and IR absorption spectroscopy . J PHYS CHEM A vol. 108 , ( 13 ) 2363 - 2369 .
Zális S, Busby M, Kotrba T, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Excited-state characters and dynamics of [W(CO)(5)(4-cyanopyridine)] and [W(CO)(5)(piperidine)] studied by picosecond time-resolved IR and resonance Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations: roles of W --> L and W --> CO MLCT and LF excited states revised . Inorg Chem vol. 43 , ( 5 ) 1723 - 1734 .
Liard DJ, Busby M, Farrell IR, Matousek P, Towrie M, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Mechanism and dynamics of interligand electron transfer in fac-[Re(MQ(+))(CO)(3)(dmb)](2+). An ultrafast time-resolved visible and IR absorption, resonance raman, and emission study (dmb = 4,4 '-dimethyl-2,2 '-bipyridine, MQ(+) = N-methyl-4,4 '-bipyridinium) . J PHYS CHEM A vol. 108 , ( 4 ) 556 - 567 .
Busby M, Liard DJ, Motevalli M, Toms H, Vlcek A ( 2004 ) . Molecular structures of electron-transfer active complexes [Re(XQ(+))(CO)(3)(NN)](2+) (XQ(+) N-Me-4,4 '-bipyridinium or N-Ph-4,4 '-bipyridinium; NN = bpy, 4,4 '-Me-2-2,2 '-bpy or N,N '-bis-isopropyl-1,4-diazabutadiene) in the solid state and solution: an X-ray and NOESY NMR study . INORG CHIM ACTA vol. 357 , ( 1 ) 167 - 176 .
Liard DJ, Kleverlaan CJ, Vlcek A ( 2003 ) . Solvent-dependent dynamics of the MQ*-->ReII excited-state electron transfer in [Re(MQ+)(CO)3(dmb)]2+ . Inorg Chem vol. 42 , ( 24 ) 7995 - 8002 .
Zalis S, Farrell IR, Vlcek A ( 2003 ) . The involvement of metal-to-CO charge transfer and ligand-field excited states in the spectroscopy and photochemistry of mixed-ligand metal carbonyls. A theoretical and spectroscopic study of [W(CO)(4)(1,2-ethylenediamine)] and [W(CO)(4)(N,/N '-bis-alkyl-1,4-diazabutadiene)] . J AM CHEM SOC vol. 125 , ( 15 ) 4580 - 4592 .
Zalis S, VLCEK A, Daniel C ( 2003 ) . The character of low-lying excited states of mixed-ligand metal carbonyls. TD-DFT and CASSCF/CASPT2 study of [W(CO)(4)L] (L = ethylenediamine, N,N '-dialkyl-1,4-diazabutadiene) and [W(CO)(5)L] (L = pyridine, 4-cyanopyridine) . Czechoslov. Chem. Commun. vol. 68 , ( 1 ) 89 - 104 .
Farrell IR, Matousek P, Towrie M, Parker AW, Grills DC, George MW, Vlcek A ( 2002 ) . Direct observation of competitive ultrafast CO dissociation and relaxation of an MLCT excited state: picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopic study of [Cr(CO)(4)(2,2'-bipyridine)] . Inorg Chem vol. 41 , ( 17 ) 4318 - 4323 .
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