Decay constant for singlet oxygen in the solvent:

Acetonitrile-d3

Ogilby, P.R.; Sanetra, J.
J. Phys. Chem. 97(18): 4689-94 (1993)

Lifetime is 1.1 x 10–3 s
Decay rate is 9.0 x 102 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is Chr.

Studer, S.L.; Brewer, W.E.; Martinez, M.L.; Chou, P.-T.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 111(19): 7643-4 (1989)

Lifetime is 1.2 x 10–3 s
Decay rate is 8.2 x 102 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is RB or H2TPPS4–.

Clough, R.L.; Dillon, M.P.; Iu, K.-K.; Ogilby, P.R.
Macromolecules 22(9): 3620-8 (1989)

Lifetime is 1.5 x 10–3 s
Decay rate is 6.7 x 102 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is Pz.

Chou, P.-T.; Frei, H.
J. Chem. Phys. 87(7): 3843-54 (1987)

Lifetime is 6.0 x 10–4 s
Decay rate is 1.7 x 103 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is RB
from high intensity photolysis; M = 1O2*.

Rossbroich, G.; Garcia, N.A.; Braslavsky, S.E.
J. Photochem. 31(1): 37-48 (1985)

Lifetime is 1.1 x 10–4 s
Decay rate is 9.3 x 103 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, thermal buildup
Sensitizer is An.

Rodgers, M.A.J.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105(20): 6201-5 (1983)

Lifetime is 6.2 x 10–4 s
Decay rate is 1.6 x 103 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is HPDME.

Hurst, J.R.; Schuster, G.B.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105(18): 5756-60 (1983)

Lifetime is 4.4 x 10–4 s
Decay rate is 2.3 x 103 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is MB, RB or TPP.

Ogilby, P.R.; Foote, C.S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 104(7): 2069-70 (1982)

Lifetime is 6.0 x 10–4 s
Decay rate is 1.7 x 103 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, luminescence decay
Sensitizer is MPDME.

Jenny, T.A.; Turro, N.J.
Tetrahedron Lett. 23(29): 2923-6 (1982)

Lifetime is 9.5 x 10–4 s
Decay rate is 1.1 x 103 s–1

Experimental method: continuous photolysis, luminescence intensity
Sensitizer is Benz[de]anthracen-7-one, phenalenone or fluorenone
rel. to kd = 4.0 x 104 s–1 in benzene.

Peters, G.; Rodgers, M.A.J.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 103(22): 6759-61 (1981)

Lifetime is 1 x 10–3 s
Decay rate is 8 x 102 s–1

Experimental method: pulsed laser photolysis, substrate disappearance
Sensitizer is 2-ACN;
Substrate is Rub
cor. for kS.

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