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A firefly inspired one-pot chemiluminescence system using n-propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P)

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A simple reaction procedure for chemiluminescence of firefly luciferin (d-luc) using n-propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P) is reported. A luminescent photon is produced as a result of one-pot reaction, only requiring mixing with the substrate carboxylic acid and T3P in the presence of a mild organic base.

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    Present address: Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan

    Dai-ichiro Kato, Daiki Shirakawa, Mika Maenaka, Masahiro Takeo & Seiji Negoro

  2. Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany

    Robin Polz

  3. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8563, Japan

    Kazuki Niwa

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Kato, Di., Shirakawa, D., Polz, R. et al. A firefly inspired one-pot chemiluminescence system using n-propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P). Photochem Photobiol Sci 13, 1640–1645 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1039/c4pp00250d

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