Decay constant for singlet oxygen in the solvent:

Cyclohexane (mic)

Fuke, K.; Ueda, M.; Itoh, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105(5): 1091-6 (1983)

Lifetime is 1.7 x 10–5 s
Decay rate is 5.9 x 104 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, thermal buildup
Sensitizer is Ery
reverse micelles contg. 0.04 mol L–1 DAP and 0.1 mol L–1 water.

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