1,3-Diphenyl-5,6-dimethylisobenzofuran Singlet oxygen

Olmsted, J.,III; Akashah, T.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 95, 6211-6215 (1973)

Reaction: 1,3-Diphenyl-5,6-dimethylisobenzofuran + ¹O₂^* ® products
Solvent: MeOH

k_react = 5.2 × 10⁸(L mol^-1 s^-1)

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

Photosensitizer = Rose Bengal dianion; used solvent k_d = 1.4 × 10⁵ s^-1; used intersystem crossing yield (RB) = 0.76.