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Lucigenin is an aromatic compound used in areas which include chemoluminescence. Its chemical name is bis-N-methylacridinium nitrate. It exhibits a bluish-green fluorescence.
It is used as a probe for superoxide anion in biology, for its chemiluminescent properties.
Synthesis
It may be prepared from acridone.
There's also a route from toluene:
References
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