Naphthalene Singlet oxygen

Snyakin, A.P.; Samsonova, L.V.; Shlyapintokh, V.Ya.; Ershov, V.V.
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. 27, 46-52 (1978)

Reaction: Naphthalene + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: 1-BuOH

k = 5.2 × 10⁸(L mol^-1 s^-1), b = 1.0 × 10^-4(mol L^-1), T = 293K

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: vis-UV absorption
Data type: Derived from steady state measurements

Photosensitizer = MB. used solvent k_d = 5.2 × 10⁴ s^-1.