title: Revisiting the reaction of hydroxyl radicals with vicinal diols in water.
abstract: The carbonyl products of the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with three vicinal diols (ethane-1,2-diol, propane-1,2-diol and butane-2,3-diol) have been identified and quantified. Hydroxyl radicals were produced by γ-radiolysis of N(2)O-saturated aqueous solutions. The reactions result in the formation of alkoxyl radicals (~15%) followed by β-fragmentation, and α-hydroxyl alkyl radicals that undergo H(2)O elimination. The latter process is part of a radical chain reaction at higher diol concentrations.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barata-Vallejo
authors.forename: Bernard T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreri
authors.forename: Chryssostomos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatgilialoglu