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Title: Mechanism of the hydroxyl radical oxidation of methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN) and its pathway toward secondary organic aerosol formation in the atmosphere

Abstract

Methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN), the acyl peroxynitrate of methacrolein, has been suggested to be an important secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursor from isoprene oxidation. Yet, the mechanism by which MPAN produces SOA through reaction with the hydroxyl radical (OH) is unclear. We systematically evaluate three proposed mechanisms in controlled chamber experiments and provide the first experimental support for the theoretically-predicted lactone formation pathway from the MPAN + OH reaction, producing hydroxymethyl-methyl-α-lactone (HMML). The decomposition of the MPAN–OH adduct yields HMML + NO3 (~75%) and hydroxyacetone + CO + NO3 (~25%), out-competing its reaction with atmospheric oxygen. The production of other proposed SOA precursors, e.g., methacrylic acid epoxide (MAE), from MPAN and methacrolein are negligible (<2%). Furthermore, we show that the beta-alkenyl moiety of MPAN is critical for lactone formation. Alkyl radicals formed cold via H-abstraction by OH do not decompose to HMML, even if they are structurally identical to the MPAN–OH adduct. The SOA formation from HMML, from polyaddition of the lactone to organic compounds at the particle interface or in the condensed phase, is close to unity under dry conditions. However, the SOA yield is sensitive to particle liquid water and solvated ions. In hydrated inorganic particles, HMML reacts primarilymore » with H2O to produce the monomeric 2-methylglyceric acid (2MGA) or with aqueous sulfate and nitrate to produce the associated organosulfate and organonitrate, respectively. 2MGA, a tracer for isoprene SOA, is semivolatile and its accommodation in aerosol water decreases with decreasing pH. Conditions that enhance the production of neutral 2MGA suppress SOA mass from the HMML channel. In conclusion, considering the liquid water content and pH ranges of ambient particles, 2MGA will exist largely as a gaseous compound in some parts of the atmosphere.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [1];  [6];  [7]
  1. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
  2. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  3. Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark). The Niels Bohr Inst., Dept. of Chemistry
  4. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States). Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
  5. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Science Lab.
  6. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Division of Engineering and Applied Science
  7. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, and Division of Engineering and Applied Science
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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1418487
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0006626; AGS-1240604
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 27; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Nguyen, Tran B., Bates, Kelvin H., Crounse, John D., Schwantes, Rebecca H., Zhang, Xuan, Kjaergaard, Henrik G., Surratt, Jason D., Lin, Peng, Laskin, Alexander, Seinfeld, John H., and Wennberg, Paul O. Mechanism of the hydroxyl radical oxidation of methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN) and its pathway toward secondary organic aerosol formation in the atmosphere. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/C5CP02001H.
Nguyen, Tran B., Bates, Kelvin H., Crounse, John D., Schwantes, Rebecca H., Zhang, Xuan, Kjaergaard, Henrik G., Surratt, Jason D., Lin, Peng, Laskin, Alexander, Seinfeld, John H., & Wennberg, Paul O. Mechanism of the hydroxyl radical oxidation of methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN) and its pathway toward secondary organic aerosol formation in the atmosphere. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP02001H
Nguyen, Tran B., Bates, Kelvin H., Crounse, John D., Schwantes, Rebecca H., Zhang, Xuan, Kjaergaard, Henrik G., Surratt, Jason D., Lin, Peng, Laskin, Alexander, Seinfeld, John H., and Wennberg, Paul O. Fri . "Mechanism of the hydroxyl radical oxidation of methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN) and its pathway toward secondary organic aerosol formation in the atmosphere". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP02001H. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1418487.
@article{osti_1418487,
title = {Mechanism of the hydroxyl radical oxidation of methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN) and its pathway toward secondary organic aerosol formation in the atmosphere},
author = {Nguyen, Tran B. and Bates, Kelvin H. and Crounse, John D. and Schwantes, Rebecca H. and Zhang, Xuan and Kjaergaard, Henrik G. and Surratt, Jason D. and Lin, Peng and Laskin, Alexander and Seinfeld, John H. and Wennberg, Paul O.},
abstractNote = {Methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN), the acyl peroxynitrate of methacrolein, has been suggested to be an important secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursor from isoprene oxidation. Yet, the mechanism by which MPAN produces SOA through reaction with the hydroxyl radical (OH) is unclear. We systematically evaluate three proposed mechanisms in controlled chamber experiments and provide the first experimental support for the theoretically-predicted lactone formation pathway from the MPAN + OH reaction, producing hydroxymethyl-methyl-α-lactone (HMML). The decomposition of the MPAN–OH adduct yields HMML + NO3 (~75%) and hydroxyacetone + CO + NO3 (~25%), out-competing its reaction with atmospheric oxygen. The production of other proposed SOA precursors, e.g., methacrylic acid epoxide (MAE), from MPAN and methacrolein are negligible (<2%). Furthermore, we show that the beta-alkenyl moiety of MPAN is critical for lactone formation. Alkyl radicals formed cold via H-abstraction by OH do not decompose to HMML, even if they are structurally identical to the MPAN–OH adduct. The SOA formation from HMML, from polyaddition of the lactone to organic compounds at the particle interface or in the condensed phase, is close to unity under dry conditions. However, the SOA yield is sensitive to particle liquid water and solvated ions. In hydrated inorganic particles, HMML reacts primarily with H2O to produce the monomeric 2-methylglyceric acid (2MGA) or with aqueous sulfate and nitrate to produce the associated organosulfate and organonitrate, respectively. 2MGA, a tracer for isoprene SOA, is semivolatile and its accommodation in aerosol water decreases with decreasing pH. Conditions that enhance the production of neutral 2MGA suppress SOA mass from the HMML channel. In conclusion, considering the liquid water content and pH ranges of ambient particles, 2MGA will exist largely as a gaseous compound in some parts of the atmosphere.},
doi = {10.1039/C5CP02001H},
journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP},
number = 27,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-14403-2019

Importance of biogenic volatile organic compounds to acyl peroxy nitrates (APN) production in the southeastern US during SOAS 2013
journal, January 2019

  • Toma, Shino; Bertman, Steve; Groff, Christopher
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 19, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-1867-2019

Biogenic emissions and land–atmosphere interactions as drivers of the daytime evolution of secondary organic aerosol in the southeastern US
journal, January 2019

  • Nagori, Juhi; Janssen, Ruud H. H.; Fry, Juliane L.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 19, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-701-2019

Low-volatility compounds contribute significantly to isoprene secondary organic aerosol (SOA) under high-NOx conditions
journal, January 2019

  • Schwantes, Rebecca H.; Charan, Sophia M.; Bates, Kelvin H.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 19, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-7255-2019

A new model mechanism for atmospheric oxidation of isoprene: global effects on oxidants, nitrogen oxides, organic products, and secondary organic aerosol
journal, January 2019


The Caltech Photooxidation Flow Tube reactor: design, fluid dynamics and characterization
journal, January 2017

  • Huang, Yuanlong; Coggon, Matthew M.; Zhao, Ran
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol. 10, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.5194/amt-10-839-2017

A steady-state continuous flow chamber for the study of daytime and nighttime chemistry under atmospherically relevant NO levels
journal, January 2018

  • Zhang, Xuan; Ortega, John; Huang, Yuanlong
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol. 11, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.5194/amt-11-2537-2018

Molecular characterization of alkyl nitrates in atmospheric aerosols by ion mobility mass spectrometry
journal, January 2019

  • Zhang, Xuan; Zhang, Haofei; Xu, Wen
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol. 12, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.5194/amt-12-5535-2019

Chemistry and deposition in the Model of Atmospheric composition at Global and Regional scales using Inversion Techniques for Trace gas Emissions (MAGRITTE v1.1) – Part 1: Chemical mechanism
journal, January 2019

  • Müller, Jean-François; Stavrakou, Trissevgeni; Peeters, Jozef
  • Geoscientific Model Development, Vol. 12, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.5194/gmd-12-2307-2019

Source apportionment of fine particulate matter in Houston, Texas: Insights to secondary organic aerosols
journal, April 2018

  • Al-Naiema, Ibrahim M.; Hettiyadura, Anusha P. S.; Wallace, Henry W.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-2018-343