A generalized Structure-Activity Relationship for the decomposition of (Substituted) alkoxy radicals

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-80

  Peeters, Jozef ^a   Fantechi, Gaia ^a   Vereecken, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alkoxy radicals; Decomposition; SAR; VOC oxidation mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; CARBON; HYDROXYL GROUP; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; OXIDATION KINETICS; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

OXY;

EID: 3442875306     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCH.0000034510.07694.ce     Document Type: Article

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