Spermidine Singlet oxygen

Khan, A.U.; Mei, Y.-H.; Wilson, T.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89, 11426-11427 (1992)

Reaction: H₂N(CH₂)₄NH(CH₂)₃NH₂ + ¹O₂^* ® products
Reference Reaction: Rub + ¹O₂^* ®
Solvent: Pyridine

k_react = 1.0 × 10⁷(L mol^-1 s^-1)

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: vis-UV absorption
Data type: Relative value measured by steady state method
Excitation wavelength: 540 nm

Photosensitizer = Indicator = Rubrene; rel. to k = 2.5 × 10⁷ L mol^-1 s^-1 for DABCO.