Peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence compound and system
An unstable, methyl-substituted (1,1 oxaly diimidazole) molecule capable of accelerating the rate at which a material attains maximum chemiluminescence when reacted hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a fluorophore and a method to synthesize such molecules.
1. A molecule capable of transferring energy to maximize a rate of attaining chemiluminescence in a fluorophore, wherein said molecule is formed from reacting 1,1-oxalyl(2-methyl)diimidazole (OD2MI) with hydrogen peroxide.
2. A molecule capable of transferring energy to maximize a rate of attaining chemiluminescence in a fluorophore, wherein said molecule is formed from reacting oxalyl(4-methyl)diimidazole (OD4MI) with hydrogen peroxide.
3. A method to produce a methyl substituted molecule comprising the steps of: adding a quantity of 2-methylimidazole in an acetate solvent to a quantity of bis(2,4,6 trichiorophenyl) oxylate thereby yielding a methyl substituted oxylate, then reacting said methyl substituted oxalate with a quantity of hydrogen peroxide thereby producing a high energy, unstable molecule, and finally collecting said high energy, unstable molecule for use to provide energy for fluorescence.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the pH is in the range of 5.5 to 10.5.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein said methyl substituted molecule is OD2MI.
6. The method of claim 3 wherein said methyl substituted molecule is OD4MI.