Oxidative degradation of benzene in the troposphere. Theoretical mechanistic study of the formation of unsaturated dialdehydes and dialdehyde epoxides

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 106, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 4411-4422

  Motta, Federica ^a   Ghigo, Giovanni ^a   Tonachini, Glauco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALDEHYDE EPOXIDES; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; UNSATURATED DIALDEHYDES;

DEGRADATION; EPOXY RESINS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXIDATION; TROPOSPHERE;

BENZENE;

EID: 0037007803     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp015619h     Document Type: Article

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