1. The simplest Criegee intermediate CH 2 OO reaction with dimethylamine and trimethylamine: kinetics and atmospheric implications.
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Chen Y, Zhong L, Liu S, Jiang H, Shi J, Jin Y, Yang X, and Dong W
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We have used the OH laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) method to measure the kinetics of the simplest Criegee intermediate (CH
2 OO) reacting with two abundant amines in the atmosphere: dimethylamine ((CH3 )2 NH) and trimethylamine ((CH3 )3 N). Our experiments were conducted under pseudo-first-order approximation conditions. The rate coefficients we report are (2.15 ± 0.28) × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 for (CH3 )2 NH at 298 K and 10 Torr, and (1.56 ± 0.23) × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 for (CH3 )3 N at 298 K and 25 Torr with Ar as the bath gas. Both reactions exhibit a negative temperature dependence. The activation energy and pre-exponential factors derived from the Arrhenius equation were (-2.03 ± 0.26) kcal mol-1 and (6.89 ± 0.90) × 10-13 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 for (CH3 )2 NH, and (-1.60 ± 0.24) kcal mol-1 and (1.06 ± 0.16) × 10-13 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 for (CH3 )3 N. We propose that the electronegativity of the atom in the co-reactant attached to the C atom of CH2 OO, in addition to the dissociation energy of the fragile covalent bonds with H atoms (H-X bond), plays an important role in the 1,2-insertion reactions. Under certain circumstances, the title reactions can contribute to the sink of amines and Criegee intermediates and to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA).- Published
- 2023
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