Prof Antonin Vlcek
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
photophysics, photochemistry, electron transfer, ultrafast spectroscopy, transition metal complexes, energy conversion
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Chemical Research2024
Single-step Purification and Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AzurinRiegerová P, Horváth M, Šebesta F, Sýkora J, Šulc M and Vlček A
Protein Expression and Purification, Elsevier, 106566-106566.
10-08-2024
2023
Tryptophan to Tryptophan Hole Hopping in an Azurin ConstructMelčák M, Šebesta F, Heyda J, Gray HB, Záliš S and Vlček A
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 128 (1), 96-108.
25-12-2023
2022
Nonadiabatic excited-state dynamics of ReCl(CO)3(bpy) in two different solvents.Šrut A, Mai S, Sazanovich IV, Heyda J, Vlček A, González L and Záliš S
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 24 (42), 25864-25877.
24-10-2022
2021
Solvent-Dependent Excited-State Evolution of Prodan Dyes.Pospíšil P, Cwiklik L, Sýkora J, Hof M, Greetham GM, Towrie M and Vlček A
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter, American Chemical Society vol. 125, 13858-13867.
16-12-2021
Excitation-Wavelength-Dependent Photophysics of d8d8 Di-isocyanide Complexes.Pižl M, Hunter BM, Sazanovich IV, Towrie M, Gray HB, Záliš S and Vlček A
Inorganic Chemistry: Including Bioinorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society
14-12-2021
Photoinduced hole hopping through tryptophans in proteinsZáliš S, Heyda J, Šebesta F, Winkler JR, Gray HB and Vlček A
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America vol. 118 (11), e2024627118-e2024627118.
08-03-2021
Optical and Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Studies of CN-Substituted Bipyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II).Taylor JO, Pižl M, Kloz M, Rebarz M, McCusker CE, McCusker JK, Záliš S, Hartl F and Vlček A
Inorg Chem
01-03-2021
2020
Light-Induced Nanosecond Relaxation Dynamics of Rhenium-Labeled Pseudomonas aeruginosa Azurins.Pospíšil P, Sýkora J, Takematsu K, Hof M, Gray HB and Vlček A
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter, American Chemical Society
27-01-2020
Time-Resolved Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectra and DFT Anharmonic Vibrational Analysis of an Electronically Excited Rhenium Photosensitizer.Pizl M, Picchiotti A, Rebarz M, Lenngren N, Yingliang L, Zalis S, Kloz M and Vlcek A
The Journal of Physical Chemistry a: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory, American Chemical Society
23-01-2020
2019
Hole hopping across a protein-protein interfaceTakematsu K, Pospíšil P, Pižl M, Towrie M, Heyda J, Záliš S, Kaiser JT, Winkler JR, Gray HB and Vlček A
Journal of Physical Chemistry B vol. 123 (7), 1578-1591.
21-02-2019
Two Tryptophans Are Better Than One in Accelerating Electron Flow through a ProteinTakematsu K, Williamson HR, Nikolovski P, Kaiser JT, Sheng Y, Pospíšil P, Towrie M, Heyda J, Hollas D, Záliš S, Gray HB, Vlček A and Winkler JR
Acs Central Science vol. 5 (1), 192-200.
07-01-2019
2018
Vibrational Relaxation and Redistribution Dynamics in Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl-Based Charge-Transfer Excited States: A Combined Ultrafast Electronic and Infrared Absorption StudyBrown AM, McCusker CE, Carey MC, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Towrie M, Clark IP, Vlček A and McCusker JK
Journal of Physical Chemistry A vol. 122 (40), 7941-7953.
28-09-2018
Photophysical Heavy-Atom Effect in Iodinated Metallocorroles: Spin-Orbit Coupling and Density of States.Pomarico E, Pospisil P, Bouduban MEF, Vestfrid J, Gross Z, Zalis S, Chergui M and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A
24-08-2018
Vibrational coherence transfer in the intersystem crossing of a di-platinum complex in solutionVLCEK A
Pnas
25-06-2018
2017
Ultrafast Wiggling and Jiggling: Ir2(1,8-diisocyanomenthane)42.Pižl M, Hunter BM, Greetham GM, Towrie M, Záliš S, Gray HB and Vlček A
J Phys Chem A vol. 121 (48), 9275-9283.
13-11-2017
Electronic Structures of Reduced and Superreduced Ir2(1,8-diisocyanomenthane)4n+ Complexes.Záliš S, Hunter BM, Gray HB and Vlček A
Inorg Chem vol. 56 (5), 2874-2883.
06-03-2017
Conservation of vibrational coherence in ultrafast electronic relaxation: The case of diplatinum complexes in solutionMonni R, Auböck G, Kinschel D, Aziz-Lange KM, Gray HB, Vlček A and Chergui M
Chemical Physics Letters vol. 683, 112-120.
24-02-2017
Electronic structures and photophysics of d8-d8 complexesGray HB, Záliš S and Vlček A
Coordination Chemistry Reviews
21-01-2017
2016
Reduced and superreduced diplatinum complexesDarnton TV, Hunter BM, Hill MG, Záliš S, Vlček A and Gray HB
Journal of The American Chemical Society vol. 138 (17), 5699-5705.
11-04-2016
Thermally Tunable Dual Emission of the d8–d8 Dimer [Pt2(μ‑P2O5(BF2)2)4]4–Hofbeck T, Lam YC, Kalbáč M, Záliš S, Vlček A and Yersin H
Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 55 (5), 2441-2449.
24-02-2016
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 StatesKvapilová H, Vlček A, Barone V, Biczysko M and Záliš S
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 119 (40), 10137-10146.
28-09-2015
Electronic Excited States of Tungsten(0) ArylisocyanidesKvapilová H, Sattler W, Sattler A, Sazanovich IV, Clark IP, Towrie M, Gray HB, Záliš S and Vlček A
Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 54 (17), 8518-8528.
12-08-2015
Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Inorganic SystemsMcCusker JK and Vlček A
Accounts of Chemical Research, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 48 (5), 1207-1208.
19-05-2015
Spin–Orbit TDDFT Electronic Structure of Diplatinum(II,II) ComplexesZáliš S, Lam Y-C, Gray HB and Vlček A
Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 54 (7), 3491-3500.
16-03-2015
Electron-Transfer Acceleration Investigated by Time Resolved Infrared SpectroscopyVlček A, Kvapilová H, Towrie M and Záliš S
Accounts of Chemical Research, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 48 (3), 868-876.
20-02-2015
Luminescence sensing and imaging: general discussionCeroni P, Pikramenou Z, Prodi L, Pan Q, Adams D, Weinstein J, Lewis F, Bohne C, Vlcek A, Bassani DM, de Silva AP, Moucheron C, Nocera D, Díaz-Moscoso A, Padilla M, Lemon C, Campagna S, Bradberry S, Galoppini E, Plötz P-A, et al.
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 185, 311-335.
01-01-2015
Natural and artificial photosynthesis: general discussionBohne C, Pan Q, Ceroni P, Börjesson K, Rohacova J, Lewis F, Vlcek A, Bassani DM, Würthner F, Sartorel A, de Silva AP, Nocera D, Scandola F, Lemon C, Allain C, Brudvig GW, Marchesan S, Sundstrom V, Campagna S, Sheehan SW, et al.
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 185, 187-217.
01-01-2015
2014
Ultrafast electronic and vibrational relaxations in mixed-ligand dithione-dithiolato Ni, Pd, and Pt complexes.Frei F, Rondi A, Espa D, Mercuri ML, Pilia L, Serpe A, Odeh A, Van Mourik F, Chergui M, Feurer T, Deplano P, Vlček A and Cannizzo A
Dalton Trans vol. 43 (47), 17666-17676.
21-12-2014
Fluorescence quenching of (dimethylamino)naphthalene dyes Badan and Prodan by tryptophan in cytochromes P450 and micelles.Pospíšil P, Luxem KE, Ener M, Sýkora J, Kocábová J, Gray HB, Vlček A and Hof M
J Phys Chem B vol. 118 (34), 10085-10091.
28-08-2014
Photophysics of singlet and triplet intraligand excited states in [ReCl(CO)3(1-(2-pyridyl)-imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine)] complexes.Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Kvapilová H, Sýkora J, Towrie M, Nervi C, Volpi G, Záliš S and Vlček A
J Am Chem Soc vol. 136 (16), 5963-5973.
23-04-2014
Intra- and intermolecular electron hopping via tryptophan in azurinTakematsu K, Williamson H, Winkler JR, Gray HB and Vlcek A
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. vol. 19, S231-S231.
01-01-2014
2013
Tryptophan-accelerated electron flow across a protein-protein interface.Takematsu K, Williamson H, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Sokolová L, Nikolovski P, Kaiser JT, Towrie M, Clark IP, Vlček A, Winkler JR and Gray HB
J Am Chem Soc vol. 135 (41), 15515-15525.
16-10-2013
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.Záliš S, Milne CJ, El Nahhas A, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, van der Veen RM and Vlček A
Inorg Chem vol. 52 (10), 5775-5785.
20-05-2013
X-ray absorption spectroscopy of ground and excited rhenium-carbonyl-diimine complexes: evidence for a two-center electron transfer.El Nahhas A, van der Veen RM, Penfold TJ, Pham VT, Lima FA, Abela R, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Záliš S, Vlček A, Tavernelli I, Rothlisberger U, Milne CJ and Chergui M
J Phys Chem A vol. 117 (2), 361-369.
17-01-2013
Photochemistry of Metal CarbonylsPerutz RN, Torres O and Vlček A
In Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II (Second Edition): From Elements to Applications 229-253.
01-01-2013
Temperature-dependent reduction pathways of complexes fac-[Re(CO)3(N-R-imidazole)(1,10-phenanthroline)+ (R = H, CH3)Zeng Q, Messaoudani M, Vlcek AJ and Hartl F
Electrochimica Acta vol. 110, 702-708.
01-01-2013
8.06 Photochemistry of Metal CarbonylsPerutz RN, Torres O and Vlček A
In Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II, Elsevier 229-253.
01-01-2013
2012
Spin-orbit treatment of UV-vis absorption spectra and photophysics of rhenium(I) carbonyl-bipyridine complexes: MS-CASPT2 and TD-DFT analysis.Heydová R, Gindensperger E, Romano R, Sýkora J, Vlček A, Záliš S and Daniel C
J Phys Chem A vol. 116 (46), 11319-11329.
26-11-2012
Structural control of 1A2u-to-3A2u intersystem crossing in diplatinum(II,II) complexes.Durrell AC, Keller GE, Lam Y-C, Sýkora J, Vlček A and Gray HB
J Am Chem Soc vol. 134 (34), 14201-14207.
29-08-2012
Electron hopping through proteinsWarren JJ, Ener ME, Vlcek AJ, Winkler JR and Gray HB
Coordination Chemistry Reviews vol. 256 (21-22), 2478-2487.
01-01-2012
Electrochemical Reductive Deprotonation of an Imidazole Ligand in a Bipyridine Tricarbonyl Rhenium(I) ComplexZeng Q, Messaoudani M, Vlcek AJ and Hartl F
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (3), 471-474.
01-01-2012
Ultrafast Electronic Relaxations in Metal Mixed-Ligand Dithiolene ComplexesCannizzo A, Frei F, Feurer T, Odeh A, van Mourik F, Chergui M, Espa D, Mercuri ML, Pilia L, Serpe A, Deplano P and Vlček A
Research in Optical Sciences.
01-01-2012
2011
Charge photoinjection in intercalated and covalently bound [Re(CO)3(dppz)(py)]+-DNA constructs monitored by time-resolved visible and infrared spectroscopy.Olmon ED, Sontz PA, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Towrie M, Clark IP, Vlček A and Barton JK
J Am Chem Soc vol. 133 (34), 13718-13730.
31-08-2011
Origin of electronic absorption spectra of MLCT-excited and one-electron reduced 2,2 '-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline complexesZalis S, Consani C, El Nahhas A, Cannizzo A, Chergui M, Hartl F and Vlcek A
Inorg Chim Acta vol. 374 (1), 578-585.
01-08-2011
Photoinduced intramolecular tryptophan oxidation and excited-state behavior of [Re(L-AA)(CO)3(α-diimine)](+) (L = pyridine or imidazole, AA = tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine).Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Towrie M, Sýkora J, Záliš S and Vlček A
Inorg Chem vol. 50 (13), 6122-6134.
04-07-2011
Phototriggering electron flow through Re(I)-modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurins.Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Di Bilio AJ, Shih C, Museth AK, Clark IP, Towrie M, Cannizzo A, Sudhamsu J, Crane BR, Sýkora J, Winkler JR, Gray HB, Záliš S and Vlček A
Chemistry vol. 17 (19), 5350-5361.
02-05-2011
Mass spectrometric characterization of oligomers in Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin solutions.Sokolová L, Williamson H, Sýkora J, Hof M, Gray HB, Brutschy B and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem B vol. 115 (16), 4790-4800.
28-04-2011
Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of rhenium(I) photosensitizers [Re(Cl)(CO)3(N,N)] and [Re(imidazole)(CO)3(N,N)]+: diimine effects.El Nahhas A, Consani C, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Lancaster KM, Braem O, Cannizzo A, Towrie M, Clark IP, Zális S, Chergui M and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 50 (7), 2932-2943.
04-04-2011
Relativistic effects in spectroscopy and photophysics of heavy-metal complexes illustrated by spin-orbit calculations of [Re(imidazole)(CO)(3)(phen)](+)Bakova R, Chergui M, Daniel C, Vlcek A and Zalis S
Coordin Chem Rev vol. 255 (7-8), 975-989.
01-04-2011
Vibrational relaxation and intersystem crossing of binuclear metal complexes in solution.van der Veen RM, Cannizzo A, van Mourik F, Vlček A and Chergui M
J Am Chem Soc vol. 133 (2), 305-315.
19-01-2011
2010
ChemInform Abstract: Ultrafast Excited‐State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl—Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to PhotochemistryVlcek AJ
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 41 (50), no-no.
18-11-2010
Dithiolenes and non-innocent redox-active ligands PrefaceVlcek A
Coordin Chem Rev vol. 254 (13-14), 1357-1357.
01-07-2010
Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of [Re(L)(CO)3(bpy)]n complexes: involvement of the solvent.El Nahhas A, Cannizzo A, van Mourik F, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Zális S, Vlcek A and Chergui M
J Phys Chem A vol. 114 (22), 6361-6369.
10-06-2010
Kinetics of electron transfer in Re(H126)(W122) Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurinWilliamson HR, Sokolova L, Sykora J, Winkler JR, Vlcek AJ and Gray HB
Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society vol. 240
01-01-2010
Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl-Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to PhotochemistryVlcek A
Top Organometal Chem vol. 29, 73-114.
01-01-2010
2009
Relaxation dynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Re(I)(CO)3(alpha-diimine)(HisX)+ (X = 83, 107, 109, 124, 126)Cu(II) azurins.Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Busby M, Ronayne K, Towrie M, Grădinaru C, Sudhamsu J, Sýkora J, Hof M, Zális S, Di Bilio AJ, Crane BR, Gray HB and Vlcek A
J Am Chem Soc vol. 131 (33), 11788-11800.
26-08-2009
Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl-Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to PhotochemistryVlček A
In Photophysics of Organometallics, Springer Nature 115-158.
01-01-2009
Excited-state relaxation dynamics of Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes with macrocyclic phenanthroline ligands studied by time-resolved IR spectroscopyBlanco-Rodriguez AM, Towrie M, Collin JP, Zalis S and Vlcek A
Dalton T (20), 3941-3949.
01-01-2009
How do vibrations change their composition upon electronic excitation? - EXSY-T2D-IR measurements challenge DFT calculationsMessmer A, Rodriguez AMB, Sebera J, Hamm P, Vlcek A, Zalis S and Bredenbeck J
ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA XVI. vol. 92, 421-423. Editors: Corkum P, DeSilvestri S, Nelson KA and Riedle E.
01-01-2009
2008
Femtosecond fluorescence and intersystem crossing in rhenium(I) carbonyl-bipyridine complexesCannizzo A, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, El Nahhas A, Sebera J, Zalis S, Vlcek A and Chergui M
J Am Chem Soc vol. 130 (28), 8967-8974.
16-07-2008
Tryptophan-accelerated electron flow through proteinsShih C, Museth AK, Abrahamsson M, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Di Bilio AJ, Sudhamsu J, Crane BR, Ronayne KL, Towrie M, Vlcek A, Richards JH, Winkler JR and Gray HB
Science vol. 320 (5884), 1760-1762.
27-06-2008
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.Gabrielsson A, Towrie M, Zális S and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 47 (10), 4236-4242.
19-05-2008
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 studyBlanco-Rodriguez AM, Ronayne KL, Zalis S, Sykora J, Hof M and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A vol. 112 (16), 3506-3514.
24-04-2008
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.Busby M, Hartl F, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
Chemistry vol. 14 (23), 6912-6923.
01-01-2008
2007
Photochemical ligand substitution reactions of fac-[Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl] and derivatives.Sato S, Sekine A, Ohashi Y, Ishitani O, Blanco-Rodríguez AM, Vlcek A, Unno T and Koike K
Inorg Chem vol. 46 (9), 3531-3540.
30-04-2007
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)Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
Inorg Chim Acta vol. 360 (3), 885-896.
15-02-2007
Modeling of charge-transfer transitions and excited states in d(6) transition metal complexes by DFT techniquesVlcek A and Zalis S
Coordin Chem Rev vol. 251 (3-4), 258-287.
01-02-2007
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.Gabrielsson A, Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Hevia E, Cuesta L, Perez J, Zális S and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 45 (24), 9789-9797.
27-11-2006
Ultrafast ligand-to-ligand electron and energy transfer in the complexes fac-[Re-I(L)(CO)(3)(bpy)](n+)Vlcek A and Busby M
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS. vol. 250 (13-14), 1755-1762.
01-07-2006
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 microsecondsGabrielsson A, Blanco-Rodriguez AM, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
Organometallics vol. 25 (9), 2148-2156.
24-04-2006
Ultrafast charge separation in a photoreactive rhenium-appended porphyrin assembly monitored by picosecond transient infrared spectroscopy.Gabrielsson A, Hartl F, Zhang H, Lindsay Smith JR, Towrie M, Vlcek A and Perutz RN
J Am Chem Soc vol. 128 (13), 4253-4266.
05-04-2006
Excited-state dynamics of structurally characterized [Re-I(CO)(3)(phen)(HisX)](+) (X=83,109) Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurins in aqueous solutionBlanco-Rodriguez AM, Busby M, Gradinaru C, Crane BR, Di Bilio AJ, Matousek P, Towrie M, Leigh BS, Richards JH, Vlcek A and Gray HB
J Am Chem Soc vol. 128 (13), 4365-4370.
05-04-2006
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)].Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Towrie M, Hartl F, Zalis S and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A vol. 109 (28), 6147-6153.
21-07-2005
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.Blanco Rodríguez AM, Gabrielsson A, Motevalli M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Sebera J, Zális S and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A vol. 109 (23), 5016-5025.
16-06-2005
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)](+)Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A vol. 109 (13), 3000-3008.
07-04-2005
A high-sensitivity femtosecond to microsecond time-resolved infrared vibrational spectrometer.Towrie M, Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Parker AW, Rodriguez AMB and Vlcek A
Appl Spectrosc vol. 59 (4), 467-473.
01-04-2005
Comments on Theoretical studies of ground and excited electronic states in a series of halide rhenium(I) bipyridine complexes.Vlcek A and Zális S
J Phys Chem A vol. 109 (12), 2991-2992.
31-03-2005
A High-Sensitivity Femtosecond to Microsecond Time-Resolved Infrared Vibrational SpectrometerTowrie M, Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Parker AW, BLANCO RODRIGUEZ AM and Vlcek A
Applied Spectroscopy vol. 59 (4), 467-473.
01-01-2005
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.Gabrielsson A, Zális S, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 43 (23), 7380-7388.
15-11-2004
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.Busby M, Gabrielsson A, Matousek P, Towrie M, Di Bilio AJ, Gray HB and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 43 (16), 4994-5002.
09-08-2004
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.Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M, Clark IP, Motevalli M, Hartl F and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 43 (14), 4523-4530.
12-07-2004
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 spectroscopyLiard DJ, Busby M, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A vol. 108 (13), 2363-2369.
01-04-2004
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.Zális S, Busby M, Kotrba T, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 43 (5), 1723-1734.
08-03-2004
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)Liard DJ, Busby M, Farrell IR, Matousek P, Towrie M and Vlcek A
J Phys Chem A vol. 108 (4), 556-567.
29-01-2004
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 studyBusby M, Liard DJ, Motevalli M, Toms H and Vlcek A
Inorg Chim Acta vol. 357 (1), 167-176.
09-01-2004
2003
Solvent-dependent dynamics of the MQ*-->ReII excited-state electron transfer in [Re(MQ+)(CO)3(dmb)]2+.Liard DJ, Kleverlaan CJ and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 42 (24), 7995-8002.
01-12-2003
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)]Zalis S, Farrell IR and Vlcek A
J Am Chem Soc vol. 125 (15), 4580-4592.
16-04-2003
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)Zalis S, VLCEK A and Daniel C
Czechoslov. Chem. Commun. vol. 68 (1), 89-104.
01-01-2003
2002
ChemInform Abstract: Electron‐Transfer Processes in Mononuclear Polypyridine Metal ComplexesVlcek AJ
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 33 (49), no-no.
10-12-2002
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)].Farrell IR, Matousek P, Towrie M, Parker AW, Grills DC, George MW and Vlcek A
Inorg Chem vol. 41 (17), 4318-4323.
26-08-2002
Highlights of the spectroscopy, photochemistry and electrochemistry of [M(CO)(4)(alpha-diimine)] complexes, M=Cr, Mo, WVlcek A
Coordin Chem Rev vol. 230 (1-2), 225-242.
01-08-2002
Early photochemical dynamics of organometallic compounds studied by ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopic techniquesVlcek A, Farrell IR, Liard DJ, Matousek P, Towrie M, Parker AW, Grills DC and George MW
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS. (5), 701-712.
07-03-2002
2001
UV-visible absorption spectra of [Ru(E)(E ')(CO)(2)(iPr-DAB)] (E = E ' = SnPh3 or Cl; E = SnPh3 or Cl, E ' = CH3; iPr-DAB = N,N '-di-isopropyl-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene): Combination of CASSCF/CASPT2 and TD-DFT calculationsTurki M, Daniel C, Zalis S, Vlcek A, van Slageren J and Stufkens DJ
J Am Chem Soc vol. 123 (46), 11431-11440.
21-11-2001
Electrochemical oxidation of [Cr(CO)(4)(tmp)] to the low-spin Cr(I) species [Cr(CO)(4)(tmp)](+) (tmp=3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline): an IR, UV-Vis, and EPR spectroelectrochemical and DFT computational study of the accompanying changes in molecular and electronic structureFarrell IR, Hartl F, Zalis S, Wanner M, Kaim W and Vlcek A
Inorg Chim Acta vol. 318 (1-2), 143-151.
18-06-2001
Time-resolved emission spectra and TD-DFT excited-state calculations of [W(CO)(4)(1,10-phenanthroline)] and [W(CO)(4)(3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)]Farrell IR, van Slageren J, Zalis S and Vlcek A
Inorg Chim Acta vol. 315 (1), 44-52.
16-04-2001
Photoreactivity of Cr(CO)(4)(2,2 '-bipyridine): Quantum chemistry and photodissociation dynamicsGuillaumont D, Vlcek A and Daniel C
J Phys Chem A vol. 105 (7), 1107-1114.
22-02-2001
Electron Transfer Processes in Mononuclear Polypyridine Metal ComplexesVLCEK A
In Electron Transfer in Chemistry, Wiley-Vch 804-877. Editors: Balzani V.
01-01-2001
2000
ChemInform Abstract: Mechanisms of Ultrafast Metal—Ligand Bond Splitting upon MLCT Excitation of Carbonyl‐Diimine ComplexesFarrell IR and Vlcek A
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 31 (51), no-no.
19-12-2000
1999
ChemInform Abstract: Mechanistic Roles of Metal‐to‐Ligand Charge‐Transfer Excited States in Organometallic PhotochemistryVlcek A
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 30 (12), no-no.
23-03-1999
ChemInform Abstract: Ligand‐Dependent Excited State Behavior of Re(I) and Ru(II) Carbonyl—Diimine ComplexesStufkens DJ and Vlcek A
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 30 (12), no-no.
23-03-1999
ChemInform Abstract: Trends in Metal—Ligand Orbital Mixing in Generic Series of Ruthenium N‐Donor Ligand Complexes — Effect on Electronic Spectra and Redox PropertiesGorelsky SI, Dodsworth ES, Lever ABP and Vlcek AA
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 30 (4), no-no.
26-01-1999
1998
ChemInform Abstract: Excited States of Metal—Metal Bonded Diimine Complexes Vary from Extremely Long Lived to Very Reactive with Formation of Radicals or ZwitterionsSTUFKENS DJ, AARNTS MP, NIJHOFF J, ROSSENAAR BD and VLCEK AJ
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 29 (37), no-no.
15-09-1998
1997
ChemInform Abstract: A New Series of Re‐ and Ru‐Complexes Having a Lowest σπ* Excited State That Varies from Reactive to Stable and Long LivedSTUFKENS DJ, AARNTS MP, ROSSENAAR BD and VLCEK AJ
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 28 (42), no-no.
14-10-1997
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Chemical ResearchStructural Dynamics And Photoinduced Electron TransferAntonin Vlcek
£649,756 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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