Acetonitrile Singlet oxygen

Jenny, T.A.; Turro, N.J.
Tetrahedron Lett. 23, 2923-2926 (1982)

Reaction: CH₃CN + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: CCl₄

k = 900(L mol^-1 s^-1), T = 298K

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: infrared luminescence
Data type: Derived from steady state measurements
Excitation wavelength: 366 nm

Photosensitizer = Benz[de]anthracen-7-one, phenalenone or fluorenone; used solvent k_d = 32 s^-1.