Dioxetane formation and chemiluminescent emission upon the combination of a vinylphenol derivative with naphthalene endoperoxide

Abstract

We designed a chemiluminescent system using nanoparticles. We prepared mesoporous nanoparticles bearing naphthalene endoperoxide as a singlet oxygen generator in the pore and vinyl phenol derivative as an emission unit. The combination of these functional molecules gave highly efficient and bright chemiluminescence through the formation of a 1,2-dioxetane intermediate.