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Photodegradation of butyl acrylate in the troposphere by OH radicals: kinetics and fate of 1,2‐hydroxyalcoxy radicals
Author(s) -
Blanco María B.,
Teruel Mariano A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of physical organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1395
pISSN - 0894-3230
DOI - 10.1002/poc.1363
Subject(s) - chemistry , radical , reaction rate constant , reactivity (psychology) , decomposition , double bond , photochemistry , acrylate , substituent , analytical chemistry (journal) , kinetics , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , monomer , pathology , polymer , physics , quantum mechanics
The rate constant of the reaction of OH radicals with butyl acrylate was studied for the first time using an atmospheric simulation chamber at 298 K and ∼750 Torr of air or nitrogen. The decay of the organics was followed using a gas chromatograph with a flame ionization detector (GC‐FID), and the rate constant was determined using a relative rate method with different references. The obtained average value of (1.80 ± 0.26) × 10 −11 cm 3 molecule −1 s −1 is in agreement with previous determinations of the rate constants of OH radicals with acrylates and methacrylates in the literature. Additionally, product identification under atmospheric conditions was performed for the first time by the GC‐MS technique. Butyl glyoxalate was observed as the degradation product in accordance with the addition of OH to the less substituted carbon atom of the double bond, followed by decomposition of the 1,2‐hydroxyalkoxy radicals formed. Room temperature rate coefficient was used to estimate the atmospheric lifetime of the ester studied. Reactivity trends are discussed in terms of the substituent effects and the length of the hydrogenated chain of the ester. The atmospheric persistence of BUAC was calculated taking into account the experimental rate constant obtained. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.