5,6-Dimethylidene-2-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene Singlet oxygen

Hagenbuch, J.-P.; Birbaum, J.-L.; Metral, J.-L.; Vogel, P.
Helv. Chim. Acta 65, 887-895 (1982)

Reaction: 5,6-Dimethylidene-2-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene + ¹O₂^* ® products
Reference Reaction: 2,3-Dimethylenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane + ¹O₂^* ®
Solvent: Methylene chloride

k/k_reference = 1.2 × 10^-1
T = 253K

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: nuclear magnetic resonance
Data type: Relative value measured by steady state method

Photosensitizer = 5,10,15,20-Tetraphenylporphine. Meas. k/k_ref = 0.12.