Singlet oxygen reactivity in water-rich solvent mixtures

The 3-methylindole (3MI) oxygenation sensitized by psoralen (PSO) has been investigated in 100%, 20% and 5% O2-saturated water/dioxane (H2O/Dx) mixtures. The lowering of the ¹O2* chemical rate when water (k chem∆3MI = 1.4 × 109 M-1 s-1) is replaced by deuterated water (k chem∆3MI...

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Main Authors: Cristina Sousa, Ana Maria Botelho do Rego, Teresa Sá e Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000600022