title: Comparison of the dehalogenation of dihalomethanes (CH2XI, where X = Cl, Br, I) following ultraviolet photolysis in aqueous and NaCl saltwater environments.
abstract: The ultraviolet photolysis of low concentrations of CH(2)XI (X = Cl, Br, I) were investigated in water and saltwater solutions by photochemistry and picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy. Photolysis in both kinds of solutions formed mostly CH(2)(OH)(2) and HI and HX products. However, photolysis of the CH(2)XI molecules in saltwater resulted in production of some CH(2)XCl products not observed in aqueous solutions without salt present. The appearance of these new products in saltwater solutions is accompanied by a decrease in the amount of CH(2)(OH)(2), HI, and HX products compared to photolysis in aqueous solutions without salt present. The possible implications for photolysis of CH(2)XI and other polyhalomethanes in seawater and other salt aqueous environments compared to nonsaltwater solvated environments is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Xiangguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Wai Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Lai Man
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: David Lee
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Phillips