Methyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate 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: Methyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: 1-BuOH

k = 9.2 × 10⁵(L mol^-1 s^-1), T = 293K

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

Photosensitizer = Methylene Blue; Indicator = Naphthalene; used solvent k_d = 5.2 × 10⁴ s^-1; k for indicator = 5.2 × 10⁸ L/(mol·s).