title: Catalysis of singlet oxygen production in the reaction of hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorous acid by 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO).
abstract: The kinetics of the singlet oxygen production in the hydrogen peroxide plus hypochlorous acid reaction were studied by measuring the time course of the singlet oxygen emission at 1268 nm. The addition of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) increased the peak intensity of the chemiluminescence, but decreased its duration. The increased rate of singlet oxygen production likely accounts for the enhancement of singlet oxygen dimol emission reported in 1976 by Deneke and Krinsky (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 98, 3041-3042). This phenomenon was not seen when singlet oxygen was generated with the reaction of hypobromous acid and hydrogen peroxide. Thus, the enhancement of red chemiluminescence by DABCO should not be regarded as a general test for the production of singlet oxygen in complex biochemical systems.
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid; D007700:Kinetics; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D010100:Oxygen; D010879:Piperazines
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D010100:Oxygen; C007306:triethylenediamine