A Theoretical Perspective on the Actinic Photochemistry of 2-Hydroperoxypropanal.

ABSTRACT: The photochemical reactions triggered by the sunlight absorption of transient volatile organic compounds in the troposphere are notoriously difficult to characterize experimentally due to the unstable and short-lived nature of these organic molecules. Some members of this family of compounds are likely to exhibit a rich photochemistry given the diversity of functional groups they can bear. Even more interesting is the photochemical fate of volatile organic compounds bearing more than one functional group that can absorb light─this is the case, for example, of α-hydroperoxycarbonyls, which are formed during the oxidation of isoprene. Experimental observables characterizing the photochemistry of these molecules like photoabsorption cross-sections or photolysis quantum yields are currently mi

SUBMITTER: Marsili E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393889 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature