ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) transition 

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An electronic transition in a metal complex that corresponds to excitation populating an electronic state in which considerable electron transfer from a ligand to a metal centre has occurred.
See also: metal to ligand charge transfer transition
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2252 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) transition' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03520 RIS BibTex EndNote
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