Patent ID: 6660529
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: C07D,C07F,C09K,G01N

Abstract:
A 1,2-dioxetane compound capable of producing light energy when decomposed, represented by the formula: wherein R may independently be any branched alkyl or cycloalkyl group which provides stabilization for the dioxetane or wherein both R groups together form a cycloalkyl or polycycloalkyl moiety Spiro bound to the dioxetane ring; wherein each R group or the Spiro bound moiety may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more electron-withdrawing groups or electron-donating groups; wherein R1 is an aryl group or an alkyl group of 1-20 carbon atoms which may be optionally substituted with 1 or more halogen atoms; wherein Y is a heteroaryl group; and wherein X is a protecting group which can be removed by non-enzymatic chemical or enzymatic means.