Popis: |
Photosensitised generation of singlet oxygen, O 2 * ( a 1 Δ g ) , in supercritical xenon, SCF-Xe at 325 K is reported for the first time. Rate constants for quenching by ground state oxygen, and by xenon, vary from 8.9±0.3 to 13±1×10 2 and from 7±1 to 4.4±0.5 dm 3 mol −1 s −1 , respectively, as the pressure increases from 7.8 to 44 MPa. The measured decay constant shows little temperature dependence in the range 295–325 K at 29.6 MPa. The extrapolated lifetime of O 2 * ( a 1 Δ g ) , expected in the absence of O 2 ( X 3 Σ g − ) , in SCF-Xe, at 325 K and 8.8 MPa is 22±3 ms . Explanations for observed variations are proposed and factors governing the decay of singlet oxygen in SCF-Xe are discussed. |