Jahn-Teller Distortion Controls Electron Transfer in Photoexcited Cu(I) Donor–Acceptor Systems

Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D5SC10209J, Edge Article Pyosang Kim, Xinzheng Yang, Brian T Phelan, Lars Kohler, Karen L Mulfort, Xiaosong Li, Lin X Chen The Jahn–Teller distortion (JTD) is a defining structural response to electronic excitation in Cu(I)-based transition metal complexes, yet its role in photoinduced electron transfer (PET) remains largely unexplored. Here, we...