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Title: Criegee intermediates: production, detection and reactivity

Journal Article · · International Reviews in Physical Chemistry

In the context of tropospheric chemistry, Criegee intermediates denote carbonyl oxides with biradical/zwitterionic character (R1R2COO) that form during the ozonolysis of alkenes. First discovered almost 70 years ago, stabilised versions of Criegee intermediates formed via collisional removal of excess energy have interesting kinetic and mechanistic properties. The direct production and detection of these intermediates were not reported in the literature until 2008. However, recent advances in their generation through the ultraviolet irradiation of the corresponding diiodoalkanes in excess O2 and detection by various spectroscopic techniques (photoionisation, ultraviolet, infrared, microwave and mass spectrometry) have shown that these species can react rapidly with closed-shell molecules, in many cases at or exceeding the classical gas-kinetic limit, via multiple reaction pathways. These reactions can be complex, and laboratory measurements of products and the temperature and pressure dependence of the reaction kinetics have also revealed unusual behaviour. The possible role of these intermediates in atmospheric chemistry is significant, altering models of the oxidising capacity of the Earth's atmosphere and the rate of generation of secondary organic aerosol.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Sponsoring Organization:
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC); Primary Science Teaching Trust; Bristol ChemLabS; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; NE/K004905/1; NE/K005316/1; NE/P013104/1; NA0003525; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1670736
Report Number(s):
SAND-2020-7129J; 687306
Journal Information:
International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, Vol. 39, Issue 3; ISSN 0144-235X
Publisher:
Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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