Atmospheric photooxidation of alkylbenzenes - II. Evidence of formation of epoxide intermediates

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2281-2287

  Yu, Jianzhen ^a   Jeffries, Harvey E ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Carbonyls; Toluene; Trimethylbenzenes; Xylenes

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKYLBENZENE; CARBONYL COMPOUND; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOTOOXIDATION; TOLUENE; TRIMETHYLBENZENE; XYLENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TOLUENE; TOXICITY; XYLENE;

ALKYLBENZENES; ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOOXIDATION; CARBONYLS; EPOXIDE INTERMEDIATES; TRIMETHYLBENZENES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030616251     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)88637-2     Document Type: Article

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