1,2,3,5-Tetramethoxybenzene Singlet oxygen

Saito, I.; Imuta, M.; Matsuura, T.
Tetrahedron 28, 5307-5311 (1972)

Reaction: 1,2,3,5-C₆H₂(OCH₃)₄ + ¹O₂^* ® products
Reference Reaction: 1,2,4,5-(CH₃O)₄C₆H₂ + ¹O₂^* ®
Solvent: MeOH

k/k_reference = 1.5 × 10^-1
T = 293K

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: GLC
Data type: Relative value measured by steady state method

Photosensitizer = MB and RB. meas. k/k_ref = 0.15.