The acetone-catalyzed decomposition of monoperoxysulfate ions, the molybdate ion-induced decay of hydrogen peroxide, and the reactions of N-chlorosuccinimide or N-bromosuccinimide with hydrogen peroxide and of dimethyldioxirane with tertiary amines as well as the thermal decomposition of 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene endoperoxide lead to the chemiluminescence of singlet-oxygen dimol species (1O2)2 emitting at 634 and 703 nm. In contrast to the expected enhancement of (1O2)2 chemiluminescence upon addition of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) [Deneke, C.F.; Krinsky, N. I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 3041. Di Mascio, P.; Sies, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 2909.], quenching has been observed. Our data show that enhancement of singlet-oxygen dimol chemiluminescence is not a general phenomenon and, consequently, DABCO is not a reliable chemiluminescent probe for the presence of (1O2)2 in chemical and biochemical systems.

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Decomposition of 1,4 dimethylnaphthalene endoperoxide supported on the silica gel and alumina surface is accompanied by chemiluminescence (CL) in the IR and visible spectral regions. The CL emitter in the IR region is singlet oxygen. The 1 O 2 dimol contributes mainly to the emission at λ max = 630 and 700 nm. It was shown by the IR CL method that endoperoxide decomposition on the sorbent surface follows the first order kinetics. The activation param eters of the process were determined. On the Al 2 O 3 and silica gel surfaces a substantial accel eration of the decomposition of 1,4 dimethylnaphthalene endoperoxide is observed compared to the solution.