Chemical Art 1

Chemistry at home. Hydrogen peroxide + phenyl oxalate ester + green fluorescent dye + hot cigarette ashes

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Howto & Style

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• chemistry
• chemiluminesence
• art
• DIY
• hydrogen peroxide
• fluorescent
• dye
• luminate

[TBMAY]

(di)phenyl oxalate ester and hydrogen peroxide is said to emit a photon, but will it without the presence of a dye. With the addition of the cigarette ashes i'm assuming that it only will occur in alkaline conditions. Reply if you have any more info.

[YourSaviour]

I'm not really a scientist but this is what wiki says:

"By mixing the peroxide with the phenyl oxalate ester, a chemical reaction takes place; the ester is oxidized, yielding two molecules of phenol and one molecule of peroxyacid ester. The peroxyacid decomposes spontaneously to carbon dioxide, releasing energy that excites the dye, which then deexcites by releasing a photon. The wavelength of the photon—the color of the emitted light—depends on the structure of the dye."

[miguelsandovalr]

in other words for some french and living in chile wat can i buy to play ?? soda and salt? im smoking it s served?? thanks for sharing your experience i wante to do the same ! please tell me what kind of products can i use....

thanks

[bitrat]

In other words any alkaline material will work....try baking soda, etc.

The actual catalyst in light sticks is sodium salicylate....