Unimolecular chemistry of organic peroxy radicals in the atmosphere

Abstract

We review recent exptl. results on the unimol. chem. of org. peroxy radicals. We describe metods for measuring the rate coeffs. and products of this chem. A major focus of this work is to describing the rates and products of H-shift and endocylization reactions in substituted radicals, such as alcs., peroxides derived from alkanes, aldehydes, and biogenically-derived alkenes. We illustrate how the structure of these peroxy radicals, including their stereochem., can inhibit or accelerate the rate of this chem.

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