Chemiluminesence of Peroxydicarbonates

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken to determine if the energy derived from the thermal decomposition of dicyclohexyl peroxydicarbonate, or bis-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl)-peroxydicarbonate in polystyrene could be transferred directly to a photochemically reactive system. This transfer of energy from a luminescing species to a luminescence absorbing system should produce photochemical products.