Unraveling the structure and chemical mechanisms of highly oxygenated intermediates in oxidation of organic compounds.

ABSTRACT: Decades of research on the autooxidation of organic compounds have provided fundamental and practical insights into these processes; however, the structure of many key autooxidation intermediates and the reactions leading to their formation still remain unclear. This work provides additional experimental evidence that highly oxygenated intermediates with one or more hydroperoxy groups are prevalent in the autooxidation of various oxygenated (e.g., alcohol, aldehyde, keto compounds, ether, and ester) and nonoxygenated (e.g., normal alkane, branched alkane, and cycloalkane) organic compounds. These findings improve our understanding of autooxidation reaction mechanisms that are routinely used to predict fuel ignition and oxidative stability of liquid hydrocarbons, while also providing insigh

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740676 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature