title: Product study of the OH, NO3, and O3 initiated atmospheric photooxidation of propyl vinyl ether.
abstract: A product study is reported on the gas-phase reactions of OH and NO3 radicals and ozone with propyl vinyl ether (PVE). The experiments were performed in a 405 L borosilicate glass chamber in synthetic air at 298 +/- 3 K using long path in situ FTIR spectroscopy for the analysis of the reactants and products. In the presence of NO(x) (NO + NO2) the main products for the OH-radical initiated oxidation of PVE were propylformate and formaldehyde with molar formation yields of 78.6 +/- 8.8% and 75.9 +/- 8.4%, respectively. In the absence of NO(x) propylformate and formaldehyde were formed with molar formation yields of 63.0 +/- 9.0% and 61.3 +/- 6.3%, respectively. In the reaction of NO3 radicals with PVE propylformate 52.7 +/- 5.9% and formaldehyde 55.0 +/- 6.3% were again observed as major products. The ozonolysis of PVE led to the production of propylformate, formaldehyde, hydroxyperoxymethyl formate (HPMF; HC(O)OCH2OOH), and CO with molar formation yields of 89.0 +/- 11.4%, 12.9 +/- 4.0%, 13.0 +/- 3.4%, and 10.9 +/- 2.6%, respectively. The formation yield of OH radicals in the ozonolysis of PVE was estimated to be 17 +/- 9%. Simple atmospheric degradation mechanisms are postulated to explain the formation of the observed products.
authors.affiliation: State Key Joint Laboratory for Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shouming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klotz
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albu
authors.forename: Iustinian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bejan
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Benter
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014753:Vinyl Compounds; C516296:propyl vinyl ether; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D010126:Ozone