Formation of hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide and formic acid in alkene ozonolysis in the presence of water vapour

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1417-1423

  Neeb, Peter ^a   Sauer, Frank ^a   Horie, Osamu ^a   Moortgat, Geert K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Criegee biradical CH2OO; Ethene; Hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide; Isoprene; Ozone alkene reaction

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ETHYLENE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROPEROXIDE; ISOBUTYLENE; ISOPRENE; OZONE; PROPYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

BUTENES; DECOMPOSITION; OZONE; PEROXIDES; PROPYLENE; VAPORS;

ALKENE OZONOLYSIS; CRIEGEE BIRADICALS; FORMIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYL HYDROPEROXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ALKENE; ETHENE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROXYMETHYL HYDROPEROXIDE; ISOPRENE; OZONE; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0030616157     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00322-6     Document Type: Article

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