Effects of chemical complexity on the autoxidation mechanisms of endocyclic alkene ozonolysis products: from methylcyclohexenes toward understanding α-pinene

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  • Matti P. Rissanen
  • Theo Kurtén
  • Mikko Sipilä
  • Joel A. Thornton
  • Oskari Kausiala
  • Olga Garmash
  • Kjærgaard, Henrik Grum
  • Tuukka Petäjä
  • Douglas R. Worsnop
  • Mikael Ehn
  • Markku Kulmala

Formation of highly oxidized, multifunctional products in the ozonolysis of three endocyclic alkenes, 1- methylcyclohexene, 4-methylcyclohexene, and α-pinene, was investigated using a chemical ionization atmospheric pressure interface time-of-flight (CI-APi-TOF) mass spectrometer with a nitrate ion (NO<inf>3</inf><sup>-</sup>) based ionization scheme. The experiments were performed in borosilicate glass flow tube reactors at room temperature (T = 293 ± 3 K) and at ambient pressure. An ensemble of oxidized monomer and dimer products was detected, with elemental compositions obtained from the high-resolution mass spectra. The monomer product distributions have O/C ratios from 0.8 to 1.6 and can be explained with an autocatalytic oxidation mechanism (=autoxidation) where the oxygen-centered peroxy radical (RO<inf>2</inf>) intermediates internally rearrange by intramolecular hydrogen shift reactions, enabling more oxygen molecules to attach to the carbon backbone. Dimer distributions are proposed to form by homogeneous peroxy radical recombination and cross combination reactions. These conclusions were supported by experiments where H atoms were exchanged to D atoms by addition of D<inf>2</inf>O to the carrier gas flow. Methylcyclohexenes were observed to autoxidize in accordance with our previous work on cyclohexene, whereas in α-pinene ozonolysis different mechanistic steps are needed to explain the products observed.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Vol/bind119
Udgave nummer19
Sider (fra-til)4633-4650
Antal sider18
ISSN1089-5639
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2015

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