Cobalt(II) mesoporphyrin IX, dimethyl ester Singlet oxygen

Salokhiddinov, K.I.; Dzhagarov, B.M.; Byteva, I.M.; Gurinovich, G.P.
Chem. Phys. Lett. 76, 85-87 (1980)

Reaction: Cobalt(II) mesoporphyrin IX, dimethyl ester + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: CCl₄

k = 3.0 × 10⁹(L mol^-1 s^-1), T = 295K

Experimental method: Flash photolysis
Analytical method: infrared luminescence
Data type: Absolute value measured directly

Photosensitizer = PdMPDME or MPDME; decay at 1588 nm; decay at 1272 nm gave 3.5 × 10⁹.