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MOST chemiluminescent reactions are known to involve molecular oxygen or other compounds (peroxides, ozonides) liberating oxygen1. This striking correlation between chemiluminescence and oxidation was first established three centuries ago by Robert Boyle, who performed experiments with shining wood, fish and flesh, and found that their light disappeared on removing the air2. However, no satisfactory theory of the phenomenon has been offered so far.
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VASSIL'EV, R., VICHUTINSKII, A. Chemiluminescence and Oxidation. Nature 194, 1276–1277 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1941276a0
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