EFFICIENT PEROXYOXALATE CHEMI-LUMINESCENCE FROM REACTIONS OF "N-(TRIFLUOROMETHYLSULFONYL)OXAMIDES WITH HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE AND FLUORESCERS

Chemilumescence quantum yields above 0.11 einstein mol-1 (11%) were obtained from six lV-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) oxamides substituted on nitrogen by electronegatively substituted aryl groups. One compound, N/N'-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-N, N'-bis(2, 4, 5-trichlorophenyl)oxamide, provided a chemiluminescent quantum yield of 34%, making it the most efficient nonenzymatic compound known. Molecular sieves were found to be effective catalysts for the preparation of certain trifluoromethylsulfonamides from the amine and trifluoromethylsulfonyl chloride and for the preparation of the oxamides from oxalyl chloride and sulfonamide. Copyright © 1979, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.