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Title: Product detection study of the gas-phase oxidation of methylphenyl radicals using synchrotron photoionisation mass spectrometry

Abstract

Reactions of ortho and meta -methylphenyl radicals with oxygen form products that depend acutely on the position of the methyl group.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [5]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
  2. Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
  3. Laboratory for Femtochemistry and Synchrotron Radiation, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  4. Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
  5. Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1547080
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; NA0003525
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Volume: 21 Journal Issue: 32; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Prendergast, Matthew B., Kirk, Benjamin B., Savee, John D., Osborn, David L., Taatjes, Craig A., Hemberger, Patrick, Blanksby, Stephen J., da Silva, Gabriel, and Trevitt, Adam J. Product detection study of the gas-phase oxidation of methylphenyl radicals using synchrotron photoionisation mass spectrometry. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C9CP01935A.
Prendergast, Matthew B., Kirk, Benjamin B., Savee, John D., Osborn, David L., Taatjes, Craig A., Hemberger, Patrick, Blanksby, Stephen J., da Silva, Gabriel, & Trevitt, Adam J. Product detection study of the gas-phase oxidation of methylphenyl radicals using synchrotron photoionisation mass spectrometry. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP01935A
Prendergast, Matthew B., Kirk, Benjamin B., Savee, John D., Osborn, David L., Taatjes, Craig A., Hemberger, Patrick, Blanksby, Stephen J., da Silva, Gabriel, and Trevitt, Adam J. Thu . "Product detection study of the gas-phase oxidation of methylphenyl radicals using synchrotron photoionisation mass spectrometry". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP01935A.
@article{osti_1547080,
title = {Product detection study of the gas-phase oxidation of methylphenyl radicals using synchrotron photoionisation mass spectrometry},
author = {Prendergast, Matthew B. and Kirk, Benjamin B. and Savee, John D. and Osborn, David L. and Taatjes, Craig A. and Hemberger, Patrick and Blanksby, Stephen J. and da Silva, Gabriel and Trevitt, Adam J.},
abstractNote = {Reactions of ortho and meta -methylphenyl radicals with oxygen form products that depend acutely on the position of the methyl group.},
doi = {10.1039/C9CP01935A},
journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP},
number = 32,
volume = 21,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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