Abstract
Abstract— Monoacyl hydrazides based on 5‐methyldehydroluciferin and simpler analogs have been synthesized; they proved to be chemiluminescent on treatment with a strong base in DMSO in the presence of oxygen. The light emitters in these cases appear to be the corresponding carboxylate ions; a pathway involving an oxidative decarboxylation was eliminated as a possibility by consideration of the fluorescence wavelengths of the corresponding oxyluciferins. A reaction mechanism for the luminescence involving the possible intermediacy of an azadioxetane is proposed. The corresponding amides were also synthesized; they proved to be equally chemiluminescent to the hydrazides in the dehydroluciferin series.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 125-130 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Photochemistry and Photobiology |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry