UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy of organometallic species and catalysts
UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy has been shown to be useful for the monitoring of various organometallic species and for the study of precatalytic initiation. The technique has been reliably used to accurately monitor low concentrations of precatalyst species in the presence of a wide range of substrates.[viii] The technique has also been extensively used in the analysis of carbazole-containing products as a result of their characteristic spectroscopic features of substituents such as the formyl or methoxy groups.[ix]
[viii] David J. Nelson, Jonathan M. Percy, “The Influence of Structure on Reactivity in Alkene Metathesis”, Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry, 2014
[ix] Graham B. Jones, Brant J. Chapman, “Five-membered Rings with One Heteroatom and Fused Carbocyclic Derivatives”, Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II, 1996