FUNCTIONALIZED ADAMANTYLIDENEADAMANTANE 1,2-DIOXETANES - INVESTIGATIONS ON STABLE AND INHERENTLY CHEMILUMINESCENT COMPOUNDS AS A TOOL FOR CLINICAL ANALYSIS

Photophysical and thermodynamic properties of adamantylideneadamantane 1,2-dioxetane and some functionalized derivatives, useful as thermochemiluminescent labels, are summarized. The emission of light from these compounds is stimulated simply by thermal activation. The low fluorescence efficiency of S//1-adamantanone, the emitting product, causes the chemiluminescence efficiency to be moderate. The quantum efficiency of chemiluminescence can be increased effectively through radiationless energy transfer to a fluorescent acceptor.