Production of singlet oxygen by the reaction of non-basic hydrogen peroxide with chlorine gas

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 14; no. 38; pp. 13344 - 13349
• Main Authors: Tian, Wenming, Shi, Wenbo, Yang, Heping, Cui, Rongrong, Deng, Liezheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 14.10.2012
• Subjects: Absorbents; Aqueous solutions; Chemistry; Chlorine; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Excitation; General and physical chemistry; Hydrogen peroxide; Physical chemistry; Singlet oxygen; Oxygen; Electronic structure; Hydrogen peroxide; Chlorine; Aqueous solution; Base; Excited state

Non-basic hydrogen peroxide was found to be very easy to react with Cl(2) to produce singlet oxygen O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) (i.e. the molecular oxygen in its first electronic excited state) when an H(+) absorbent such as C(5)H(5)N, CH(3)COONH(4), HCOONH(4) or NH(4)F was added into H(2)O(2) aqueous solution,...