Torsten Berndt

Highly oxidized products from the atmospheric reaction of hydroxyl radicals with toluene

Abstract Simple aromatics, largely toluene (C 7 H 8 ) and benzene (C 6 H 6 ), are emitted into Earth´s atmosphere by different sources. Their degradation initiated by the gas-phase reaction with hydroxyl radicals (OH) forms mainly bicyclic peroxy radicals (BCP) besides phenol-typ...