From benzene to muconaldehyde: Theoretical mechanistic investigation on some tropospheric oxidation channels

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 36, 1999, Pages 8366-8372

  Ghigo, Giovanni ^a   Tonachini, Glauco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MUCONALDEHYDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033568721     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja990552l     Document Type: Article

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