A theoretical investigation of nitrooxyalkyl peroxy radicals from NO3-initiated oxidation of isoprene

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5849-5858

  Zhao, Jun ^a   Zhang, Renyi ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isoprene; Nitrate radical; Ozone; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

AB INITIO MOLECULAR ORBITAL CALCULATIONS; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL (DF); PEROXY RADICALS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

ISOPRENE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PEROXY RADICAL;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DENSITY; ENERGETICS; ISOPRENE; NITRATE; OXIDATION; OZONE; PEROXY RADICAL; TROPOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EXCITATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL REACTION;

EID: 46749157498     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.023     Document Type: Article

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