The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Thermolysis of 4-methyl-4-(1-propenyl) malonyl peroxide: mechanistic limits to chemiluminescence efficiency

JE Porter, GB Schuster

Index: Journal of Organic Chemistry, , vol. 50, # 21 p. 4068 - 4071

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Abstract

... The preparation and thermal chemistry of 4-methyl-4-( 1-propeny1)malonyl peroxide (3) is described. ... This phenomenon is observed to occur naturally in bioluminescent organisms1 and it can be created synthetically in the laboratory.2 The organic substances that are ... J. Org. ...