Joel A. Thornton

Atmospheric Fate of Acyloxyl Radicals: Decomposition versus Isomerization

Abstract Acyloxyl radicals (RCO2) are a common type of alkoxyl radical formed in the gas-phase oxidation of organic compounds in the atmosphere. Previous theoretical studies have predicted that the decomposition of RCO2 to an alkyl radical R and CO2 is a very fast reaction, sugge...