Kerr-gated picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman spectra of an enantiome
rically pure ruthenium(II) diimine intercalator complex in water and aceton
itrile are reported, affording the first direct temporally resolved evidenc
e that its excited state is structurally different in the two solvents, Cop
yright (C) 2000 John Whey & Sons, Ltd.