MLCT

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007436",
  "term": "MLCT",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for metal to ligand charge transfer, referring to an electronic transition in coordination compounds. This process involves the excitation of an electron from a metal-centered orbital to a ligand-centered orbital. MLCT transitions are often responsible for the intense colors observed in many transition metal complexes.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "metal to ligand charge transfer transition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1988, 60, 1055. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (Recommendations 1988)' on page 1078 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198860071055)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/mlct/"
}