2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedithione Singlet oxygen

Ramesh, V.; Ramnath, N.; Jayathertha Rao, V.; Ramamurthy, V.
J. Photochem. 18, 109-115 (1982)

Reaction: 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedithione + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: CHCl₃

k = 2.2 × 10⁵(L mol^-1 s^-1)

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: vis-UV absorption
Data type: Derived from steady state measurements using indicator
Excitation wavelength: 440 nm

Photosensitizer = Indicator = Rubrene; used solvent k_d = 1.7 × 10⁴ s^-1; k for indicator = 5.3 × 10⁷ L/(mol·s).