Mossbauer Spectroscopy and Transition Metal Chemistry

摘要

In modern coordination chemistry,the development of new compounds with well-defined properties, functions, and reactivities depends on the knowledge of the interplay between molecular structure and electronic structure. For determining the electronic structure of transition metal complexes, a repertoire of mostly complementary methods is available. These include magnetic properties, EPR, NMR, MCD, vibrational, and photoelectron spectroscopies, and absorption spectroscopy methods using different wavelengths, from the UV/Vis/NIR region for the excitation of valence electrons to X-rays for the excitation of core electrons. Mossbauer spectroscopy provides additional deep insights into the electronic structure of transition metal ions with special nuclear properties.