Chemiluminescence of Organic Peroxides. The Conversion of Ground State Reactants to Excited State Products by the Chemically Initiated Electron-Exchange Luminescence.
Abstract
A mechanism for thermal production of excited states is discussed. Electron transfer from an easily oxidized donor to a suitable organic peroxide followed by oxygen-oxygen bond cleavage generates radical ion intermediates. Subsequent chemical reaction followed by charge annihilation generates electronically excitated state products. This sequence of reactions is called chemically initiated electron-exchange luminescence and is shown to be operating for diphenoyl peroxide, 1-phenylethylperoxy acetate, dimethyldioxeta-none, and 1,4-diphenyl-2,3-benzodioxin (0-xylylene peroxide). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 19, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA068434
Entities
People
- Gary Schuster
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign