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Kuwata KT. Computational Modeling of the Conformation-Dependent Atmospheric Reactivity of Criegee Intermediates. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:7331-7345. [PMID: 39172159 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c04517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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The impacts of Criegee intermediates (CIs) on atmospheric chemistry depend significantly on the CI conformation. In this Perspective, I highlight examples of how electronic structure and statistical rate theory calculations, in conjunction with experiment, have revealed conformation-dependent details of both CI ground-state reactivity and electronic excitation. Calculations using single-reference electronic structure methods and conventional transition state theory have predicted that CIs with syn-alkyl or syn-vinyl substituents isomerize rapidly to vinyl hydroperoxides (VHPs) or dioxoles, both of which can decompose rapidly under atmospheric conditions. Ongoing computational research on hydroxyl radical (OH) roaming initiated by VHP dissociation requires the application of multireference electronic structure methods and variational transition state theory. CIs that lack both syn-alkyl and syn-vinyl substituents undergo either bimolecular reaction or π* ← π electronic excitation in the atmosphere. Accurate predictions of CI ultraviolet-visible spectra require multireference calculations with large active spaces and at least a second-order perturbative treatment of dynamic electron correlation. The extent to which electronic spectra can be diagnostic of the presence of specific CI conformers varies significantly with CI chemical identity.
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- Keith T Kuwata
- Department of Chemistry, Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105-1899, United States
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Yang L, Zhang J. Effect of Carbon Chain Length on Nascent Yields of Stabilized Criegee Intermediates in Ozonolysis of a Series of Terminal Alkenes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:24591-24601. [PMID: 39169747 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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The yields of stabilized Criegee intermediates (sCIs), CH2OO and RCHOO (C2H5CHOO, C3H7CHOO, C4H9CHOO, and C5H11CHOO), produced from ozonolysis of asymmetrical 1-alkenes (1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, and 1-heptene) were investigated at low pressures (5-16 Torr) using cavity ring-down spectroscopy and chemical titration with sulfur dioxide (SO2). By extrapolating the low-pressure measurements to zero-pressure limit, nascent sCI yields were obtained. Combined with our previous studies on ethene and propene ozonolysis, the nascent sCI yields demonstrated an intriguing trend of increasing with the addition of CH2 groups and eventually reached a plateau at around 31% for longer chain 1-alkenes. In particular, the fraction of nascent stabilized CH2OO reached the plateau from 1-butene, indicating that CH2OO was produced with nearly the same internal energy distribution from 1-butene to 1-heptene. The comparison between the experiments and RRKM calculations suggests that the dissociation of primary ozonide (POZ) of O3 + ethene and propene can be treated by statistical theory, while that of O3 + 1-butene to 1-heptene is nonstatistical and intramolecular vibrational redistribution of the initial energy on the 1,2,3-trioxolane of POZ throughout the entire molecule was incomplete on the dissociation time scale.
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- Lei Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Air Pollution Research Center, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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DeCecco AC, Conrad AR, Floyd AM, Jasper AW, Hansen N, Dagaut P, Moody NE, Popolan-Vaida DM. Tracking the reaction networks of acetaldehyde oxide and glyoxal oxide Criegee intermediates in the ozone-assisted oxidation reaction of crotonaldehyde. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:22319-22336. [PMID: 38980126 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01942c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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The reaction of unsaturated compounds with ozone (O3) is recognized to lead to the formation of Criegee intermediates (CIs), which play a key role in controlling the atmospheric budget of hydroxyl radicals and secondary organic aerosols. The reaction network of two CIs with different functionality, i.e. acetaldehyde oxide (CH3CHOO) and glyoxal oxide (CHOCHOO) formed in the ozone-assisted oxidation reaction of crotanaldehyde (CA), is investigated over a temperature range between 390 K and 840 K in an atmospheric pressure jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at a residence time of 1.3 s, stoichiometry of 0.5 with a mixture of 1% crotonaldehyde, 10% O2, at an fixed ozone concentration of 1000 ppm and 89% Ar dilution. Molecular-beam mass spectrometry in conjunction with single photon tunable synchrotron vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) radiation is used to identify elusive intermediates by means of experimental photoionization energy scans and ab initio threshold energy calculations for isomer identification. Addition of ozone (1000 ppm) is observed to trigger the oxidation of CA already at 390 K, which is below the temperature where the oxidation reaction of CA was observed in the absence of ozone. The observed CA + O3 product, C4H6O4, is found to be linked to a ketohydroperoxide (2-hydroperoxy-3-oxobutanal) resulting from the isomerization of the primary ozonide. Products corresponding to the CIs uni- and bi-molecular reactions were observed and identified. A network of CI reactions is identified in the temperature region below 600 K, characterized by CIs bimolecular reactions with species like aldehydes, i.e., formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and crotonaldehyde and alkenes, i.e., ethene and propene. The region below 600 K is also characterized by the formation of important amounts of typical low-temperature oxidation products, such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), methyl hydroperoxide (CH3OOH), and ethyl hydroperoxide (C2H5OOH). Detection of additional oxygenated species such as alcohols, ketene, and aldehydes are indicative of multiple active oxidation routes. This study provides important information about the initial step involved in the CIs assisted oligomerization reactions in complex reactive environments where CIs with different functionalities are reacting simultaneously. It provides new mechanistic insights into ozone-assisted oxidation reactions of unsaturated aldehydes, which is critical for the development of improved atmospheric and combustion kinetics models.
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- Alec C DeCecco
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ICARE, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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Zeng M, Wilson KR. Evaluating Possible Formation Mechanisms of Criegee Intermediates during the Heterogeneous Autoxidation of Squalene. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:11587-11595. [PMID: 38900151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Organic molecules in the environment oxidatively degrade by a variety of free radical, microbial, and biogeochemical pathways. A significant pathway is heterogeneous autoxidation, in which degradation occurs via a network of carbon and oxygen centered free radicals. Recently, we found evidence for a new heterogeneous autoxidation mechanism of squalene that is initiated by hydroxyl (OH) radical addition to a carbon-carbon double bond and apparently propagated through pathways involving Criegee Intermediates (CI) produced from β-hydroxy peroxy radicals (β-OH-RO2•). It remains unclear, however, exactly how CI are formed from β-OH-RO2•, which could occur by a unimolecular or bimolecular pathway. Combining kinetic models and multiphase OH oxidation measurements of squalene, we evaluate the kinetic viability of three mechanistic scenarios. Scenario 1 assumes that CI are formed by the unimolecular bond scission of β-OH-RO2•, whereas Scenarios 2 and 3 test bimolecular pathways of β-OH-RO2• to yield CI. Scenario 1 best replicates the entire experimental data set, which includes effective uptake coefficients vs [OH] as well as the formation kinetics of the major products (i.e., aldehydes and secondary ozonides). Although the unimolecular pathway appears to be kinetically viable, future high-level theory is needed to fully explain the mechanistic relationship between CI and β-OH-RO2• in the condensed phase.
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- Meirong Zeng
- College of Smart Energy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Qian Y, Nguyen TL, Franke PR, Stanton JF, Lester MI. Nonstatistical Unimolecular Decay of the CH 2OO Criegee Intermediate in the Tunneling Regime. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:6222-6229. [PMID: 38838341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Unimolecular decay of the formaldehyde oxide (CH2OO) Criegee intermediate proceeds via a 1,3 ring-closure pathway to dioxirane and subsequent rearrangement and/or dissociation to many products including hydroxyl (OH) radicals that are detected. Vibrational activation of jet-cooled CH2OO with two quanta of CH stretch (17-18 kcal mol-1) leads to unimolecular decay at an energy significantly below the transition state barrier of 19.46 ± 0.25 kcal mol-1, refined utilizing a high-level electronic structure method HEAT-345(Q)Λ. The observed unimolecular decay rate of 1.6 ± 0.4 × 106 s-1 is 2 orders of magnitude slower than that predicted by statistical unimolecular reaction theory using several different models for quantum mechanical tunneling. The nonstatistical behavior originates from excitation of a CH stretch vibration that is orthogonal to the heavy atom motions along the reaction coordinate and slow intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution due to the sparse density of states.
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- Yujie Qian
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Zou M, Hassan Y, Roy TK, McCoy AB, Lester MI. Infrared spectroscopy of the syn-methyl-substituted Criegee intermediate: A combined experimental and theoretical study. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:204309. [PMID: 38818894 DOI: 10.1063/5.0210122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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An IR-vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) ion-dip spectroscopy method is utilized to examine the IR spectrum of acetaldehyde oxide (CH3CHOO) in the overtone CH stretch (2νCH) spectral region. IR activation creates a depletion of the ground state population that reduces the VUV photoionization signal on the parent mass channel. IR activation of the more stable and populated syn-CH3CHOO conformer results in rapid unimolecular decay to OH + vinoxy products and makes the most significant contribution to the observed spectrum. The resultant IR-VUV ion-dip spectrum of CH3CHOO is similar to that obtained previously for syn-CH3CHOO using IR action spectroscopy with UV laser-induced fluorescence detection of OH products. The prominent IR features at 5984 and 6081 cm-1 are also observed using UV + VUV photoionization of OH products. Complementary theoretical calculations utilizing a general implementation of second-order vibrational perturbation theory provide new insights on the vibrational transitions that give rise to the experimental spectrum in the overtone CH stretch region. The introduction of physically motivated small shifts of the harmonic frequencies yields remarkably improved agreement between experiment and theory in the overtone CH stretch region. The prominent features are assigned as highly mixed states with contributions from two quanta of CH stretch and/or a combination of CH stretch with an overtone in mode 4. The generality of this approach is demonstrated by applying it to three different levels of electronic structure theory/basis sets, all of which provide spectra that are virtually indistinguishable despite showing large deviations prior to introducing the shifts to the harmonic frequencies.
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- Meijun Zou
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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Song K, Upadhyay M, Meuwly M. OH-Formation following vibrationally induced reaction dynamics of H 2COO. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:12698-12708. [PMID: 38602285 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00739e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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The reaction dynamics of H2COO to form HCOOH and dioxirane as first steps for OH-elimination is quantitatively investigated. Using a machine learned potential energy surface (PES) at the CASPT2/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory vibrational excitation along the CH-normal mode νCH with energies up to 40.0 kcal mol-1 (∼5νCH) leads almost exclusively to HCOOH which further decomposes into OH + HCO. Although the barrier to form dioxirane is only 21.4 kcal mol-1 the reaction probability to form dioxirane is two orders of magnitude lower if the CH-stretch mode is excited. Following the dioxirane-formation pathway is facile, however, if the COO-bend vibration is excited together with energies equivalent to ∼2νCH or ∼3νCOO. For OH-formation in the atmosphere the pathway through HCOOH is probably most relevant because the alternative pathways (through dioxirane or formic acid) involve several intermediates that can de-excite through collisions, relax via internal vibrational relaxation (IVR), or pass through loose and vulnerable transition states (formic acid). This work demonstrates how, by selectively exciting particular vibrational modes, it is possible to dial into desired reaction channels with a high degree of specificity.
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- Kaisheng Song
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Orr-Ewing AJ, Osborn DL. Collection on the Spectroscopy, Structure, and Reactivity of Stabilized Criegee Intermediates. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:2909-2911. [PMID: 38632956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c01459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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- Andrew J Orr-Ewing
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- Combustion Research Facility, Mail Stop 9055, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551-0969, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Qian Y, Roy TK, Jasper AW, Sojdak CA, Kozlowski MC, Klippenstein SJ, Lester MI. Isomer-resolved unimolecular dynamics of the hydroperoxyalkyl intermediate (•QOOH) in cyclohexane oxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2401148121. [PMID: 38602914 PMCID: PMC11032462 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401148121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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The oxidation of cycloalkanes is important in the combustion of transportation fuels and in atmospheric secondary organic aerosol formation. A transient carbon-centered radical intermediate (•QOOH) in the oxidation of cyclohexane is identified through its infrared fingerprint and time- and energy-resolved unimolecular dissociation dynamics to hydroxyl (OH) radical and bicyclic ether products. Although the cyclohexyl ring structure leads to three nearly degenerate •QOOH isomers (β-, γ-, and δ-QOOH), their transition state (TS) barriers to OH products are predicted to differ considerably. Selective characterization of the β-QOOH isomer is achieved at excitation energies associated with the lowest TS barrier, resulting in rapid unimolecular decay to OH products that are detected. A benchmarking approach is employed for the calculation of high-accuracy stationary point energies, in particular TS barriers, for cyclohexane oxidation (C6H11O2), building on higher-level reference calculations for the smaller ethane oxidation (C2H5O2) system. The isomer-specific characterization of β-QOOH is validated by comparison of experimental OH product appearance rates with computed statistical microcanonical rates, including significant heavy-atom tunneling, at energies in the vicinity of the TS barrier. Master-equation modeling is utilized to extend the results to thermal unimolecular decay rate constants at temperatures and pressures relevant to cyclohexane combustion.
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- Yujie Qian
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104-6323
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL60439
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104-6323
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Sun C, Xu B, Zeng Y. Pressure and temperature dependent kinetics and the reaction mechanism of Criegee intermediates with vinyl alcohol: a theoretical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:9524-9533. [PMID: 38451236 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06115a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Criegee intermediates (CIs), the key intermediates in the ozonolysis of olefins in atmosphere, have received much attention due to their high activity. The reaction mechanism of the most simple Criegee intermediate CH2OO with vinyl alcohol (VA) was investigated by using the HL//M06-2X/def2TZVP method. The temperature and pressure dependent rate constant and product branching ratio were calculated using the master equation method. For CH2OO + syn-VA, 1,4-insertion is the main reaction channel while for the CH2OO + anti-VA, cycloaddition and 1,2-insertion into the O-H bond are more favorable than the 1,4-insertion reaction. The 1,4-insertion or cycloaddition intermediates are stabilized collisionally at 300 K and 760 torr, and the dissociation products involving OH are formed at higher temperature and lower pressure. The rate constants of the CH2OO reaction with syn-VA and anti-VA both show negative temperature effects, and they are 2.95 × 10-11 and 2.07 × 10-13 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 at 300 K, respectively, and the former is agreement with the prediction in the literature.
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- Cuihong Sun
- Shijiazhuang Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, Technology Innovation Center of HeBei for Heterocyclic Compound, College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang 050035, P. R. China
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- Shijiazhuang Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, Technology Innovation Center of HeBei for Heterocyclic Compound, College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang 050035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, P.R. China.
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Behera B, Lee YP. Detailed mechanism and kinetics of reactions of anti- and syn-CH 3CHOO with HC(O)OH: infrared spectra of conformers of hydroperoxyethyl formate. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:1950-1966. [PMID: 38116617 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04086k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The reaction of CH3CHOO with HC(O)OH has a large rate coefficient so that it might play a significant role in the formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) in the atmosphere. We investigated the detailed mechanism and kinetics of the reactions of Criegee intermediate anti- and syn-CH3CHOO with HC(O)OH with a step-scan Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer by recording time-resolved absorption spectra of transient species and end products produced upon irradiation at 308 nm of a flowing mixture of CH3CHI2/O2/HC(O)OH at 298 K and 60 Torr. Thirteen bands of hydroperoxyethyl formate [HC(O)OCH(CH3)OOH, HPEF], the hydrogen-transferred adduct of CH3CHOO and HC(O)OH, were observed. Careful analysis deconvoluted these bands into absorption of three conformers of HPEF: a transient HPEF (P2*/P3*), a more stable open-form HPEF (mainly P2), and a stable intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded HPEF (mainly P1). At a later period, the end-product formic acetic anhydride [CH3C(O)OC(O)H, FAA], a dehydrated product of HPEF, was observed; this end-product is the same as that observed in CH2OO + CH3C(O)OH. Theoretical calculations on the reaction pathway scheme were performed to elucidate these reaction paths. Syn-CH3CHOO + HC(O)OH produced conformers P2*/P3* initially, followed by conversion to conformers P2, whereas anti-CH3CHOO + HC(O)OH produced conformers P2 and P1 directly. We derived a rate coefficient for the reaction CH3CHOO + HC(O)OH to be k = (2.1 ± 0.7) × 10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 at 298 K and 40-80 Torr; the rate coefficient appeared to show insignificant conformation-specificity. We also found that FAA was produced mainly from the dehydration of the open-form HPEF (P2) with a rate coefficient k = (1420 ± 70) s-1; the intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded HPEF (P1) is stable.
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- Bedabyas Behera
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001, Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001, Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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Upadhyay M, Töpfer K, Meuwly M. Molecular Simulation for Atmospheric Reactions: Non-Equilibrium Dynamics, Roaming, and Glycolaldehyde Formation following Photoinduced Decomposition of syn-Acetaldehyde Oxide. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:90-96. [PMID: 38147042 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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The decomposition dynamics of vibrationally excited syn-CH3CHOO to form vinoxy + hydroxyl (CH2CHO + OH) radicals or to recombine to form glycolaldehyde (CH2OHCHO) are characterized using statistically significant numbers of molecular dynamics simulations using a full-dimensional neural-network-based potential energy surface at the CASPT2 level of theory. The computed final OH-translational and rotational state distributions agree well with experiments and probe the still unknown O-O bond strength DeOO for which best values from 22 to 25 kcal/mol are found. OH-elimination rates are consistent with experiments and do not vary appreciably with DeOO due to the non-equilibrium nature of the process. In addition to the OH-elimination pathway, OH roaming is observed following O-O scission, which leads to glycolaldehyde formation on the picosecond time scale. Together with recent work involving the methyl-ethyl-substituted Criegee intermediate, we conclude that OH roaming is a general pathway to be included in molecular-level modeling of atmospheric processes. This work demonstrates that atomistic simulations with machine-learned energy functions provide a viable route for exploring the chemistry and reaction dynamics of atmospheric reactions.
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- Meenu Upadhyay
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Liu T, Lester MI. Roaming in the Unimolecular Decay of syn-Methyl-Substituted Criegee Intermediates. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:10817-10827. [PMID: 38109698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c05859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Alkene ozonolysis generates transient carbonyl oxide species, known as Criegee intermediates, which are a significant nonphotolytic source of OH radicals in the troposphere. This study demonstrates that unimolecular decay of syn-methyl-substituted Criegee intermediates proceeds via 1,4 H atom transfer to vinyl hydroperoxides, resulting in OH fission to O-O products or, alternatively, OH roaming to hydroxycarbonyl products. Newly generated Criegee intermediates are shown to yield hydroxycarbonyls with sufficient internal excitation to dissociate via C-C fission to acyl and hydroxymethyl (CH2OH) radicals. The stabilized Criegee intermediates and unimolecular products are rapidly cooled in a pulsed supersonic expansion for photoionization detection with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. CH2OH products are identified by 2 + 1 resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization via the 3pz Rydberg state upon unimolecular decay of CH3CHOO, (CH3)2COO, (CH3)(CH3CH2)COO, and (CH3)(CH2═CH)COO (methyl vinyl ketone oxide). The stabilized Criegee intermediates are separately detected using 10.5 eV photoionization. This study provides the first experimental evidence of roaming in the unimolecular decay of isoprene-derived methyl vinyl ketone oxide and extends earlier studies that reported stabilized hydroxycarbonyl products.
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- Tianlin Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Hakala J, Donahue NM. Carbonyl Oxide Stabilization from Trans Alkene and Terpene Ozonolysis. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:8530-8543. [PMID: 37792960 PMCID: PMC10591513 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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The pressure dependence of carbonyl oxide (Criegee intermediate) stabilization can be measured via H2SO4 detection using chemical ionization mass spectrometry. By selectively scavenging OH radicals in a flow reactor containing an alkene, O3, and SO2, we measure an H2SO4 ratio related to the Criegee intermediate stabilization, and by performing experiments at multiple pressures, we constrain the pressure dependence of the stabilization. Here, we present results from a set of monoterpenes as well as isoprene, along with previously published results from tetramethylethylene and a sequence of symmetrical trans alkenes. We are able to reproduce the observations with a physically sensible set of parameters related to standard pressure falloff functions, providing both a consistent picture of the reaction dynamics and a method to describe the pressure stabilization following ozonolysis of all alkenes under a wide range of atmospheric conditions.
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- Jani Hakala
- Center
for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Institute
for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Center
for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Babu G, Das A, Chakrabarty A, Chowdhury G, Goswami M. Criegee Intermediate-Mediated Oxidation of Dimethyl Disulfide: Effect of Formic Acid and Its Atmospheric Relevance. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:8415-8426. [PMID: 37782474 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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The oxidation-reduction reactions of disulfides are important in both chemistry and biology. Dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), the smallest reduced sulfur species with a disulfide bond, is emitted in significant quantities from natural sources and contributes to the formation of aerosols and hazardous haze. Although atmospheric removal of DMDS via the reactions with OH or NO3 radicals and photolysis is known, the reactions of DMDS with other atmospheric oxidants are yet to be explored. Herein, using quantum chemical calculations, we explored the reactions of DMDS with CH2OO (formaldehyde oxide) and other methyl-substituted Criegee intermediates. The various reaction pathways evaluated were found to have positive energy barriers. However, in the presence of formic acid, a direct oxygen-transfer pathway leading to the corresponding sulfoxide (CH3SS(O)CH3) was found to proceed through a submerged transition state below the separated reactants. Calculations for the methyl-substituted Criegee intermediates, particularly for anti-CH3CHOO, show a significant increase in the rate of the direct oxygen-transfer reaction when catalyzed by formic acid. The presence of formic acid also alters the mechanism and reduces the enthalpic barrier of a second pathway, forming thioformaldehyde and hydroperoxide without any rate enhancement. Our data indicated that, although Criegee intermediates are unlikely to be an important atmospheric sink of DMDS under normal conditions, in regions rich in DMDS and formic acid, the formic acid-catalyzed Criegee intermediate-mediated oxidation of DMDS via the direct oxygen-transfer pathway could lead to organic sulfur compounds contributing to atmospheric aerosol.
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- Gowtham Babu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, TN 632014, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, KA 560012, India
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- Department of Life Science, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Delhi-NCR, UP 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, TN 632014, India
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Yang L, Campos-Pineda M, Hatem K, Zhang J. Low-pressure and nascent yields of stabilized Criegee intermediates CH 2OO and CH 3CHOO in ozonolysis of propene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26549-26556. [PMID: 37753576 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02590j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The yields of stabilized Criegee intermediates (sCIs), both CH2OO and CH3CHOO, produced from ozonolysis of propene at low pressures (7-16 Torr) were measured indirectly using cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) and chemical titration with an excess amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2). The method of monitoring the consumption of SO2 as a scavenger and the production of secondary formaldehyde (HCHO) allows characterization of the total sCI and the stabilized CH2OO yields at low pressure and in a short residence time. Both the total sCI and the stabilized CH2OO yields in the propene ozonolysis were found to decrease with decreasing pressure. By extrapolating the 7-16 Torr measurements to the zero-pressure limit, the nascent yield of the total sCIs was determined to be 25 ± 2%. The ranges of nascent yields of stabilized CH2OO and stabilized CH3CHOO were estimated to be 20-25% and 0-5%, respectively. The branching ratios of the stabilized and high-energy CH2OO* and CH3CHOO* were also determined.
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- Lei Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
- Air Pollution Research Center, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Roy TK, Liu T, Qian Y, Sojdak CA, Kozlowski MC, Lester MI. A five-carbon unsaturated Criegee intermediate: synthesis, spectroscopic identification, and theoretical study of 3-penten-2-one oxide. Chem Sci 2023; 14:10471-10477. [PMID: 37800006 PMCID: PMC10548502 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03993e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Biogenic alkenes, such as isoprene and α-pinene, are the predominant source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted into the atmosphere. Atmospheric processing of alkenes via reaction with ozone leads to formation of zwitterionic reactive intermediates with a carbonyl oxide functional group, known as Criegee intermediates (CIs). CIs are known to exhibit a strong absorption (π* ← π) in the near ultraviolet and visible (UV-vis) region due to the carbonyl oxide moiety. This study focuses on the laboratory identification of a five-carbon CI with an unsaturated substituent, 3-penten-2-one oxide, which can be produced upon atmospheric ozonolysis of substituted isoprenes. 3-Penten-2-one oxide is generated in the laboratory by photolysis of a newly synthesized precursor, (Z)-2,4-diiodopent-2-ene, in the presence of oxygen. The electronic spectrum of 3-penten-2-one oxide was recorded by UV-vis induced depletion of the VUV photoionization signal on the parent m/z 100 mass channel using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The resultant electronic spectrum is broad and unstructured with peak absorption at ca. 375 nm. To complement the experimental findings, electronic structure calculations are performed at the CASPT2(12,10)/aug-cc-pVDZ level of theory. The experimental spectrum shows good agreement with the calculated electronic spectrum and vertical excitation energy obtained for the lowest energy conformer of 3-penten-2-one oxide. In addition, OH radical products resulting from unimolecular decay of energized 3-penten-2-oxide CIs are detected by UV laser-induced fluorescence. Finally, the experimental electronic spectrum is compared with that of a four-carbon, isoprene-derived CI, methyl vinyl ketone oxide, to understand the effects of an additional methyl group on the associated electronic properties.
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- Tarun Kumar Roy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6323 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6323 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6323 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6323 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6323 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6323 USA
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Su ZS, Lee YP. Infrared Characterization of the Products of the Reaction between the Criegee Intermediate CH 3CHOO and HCl. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:6902-6915. [PMID: 37561815 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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The rapid reactions between Criegee intermediates and hydrogen halides play important roles in atmospheric chemistry, particularly in the polluted urban atmosphere. Employing a step-scan Fourier transform spectrometer, we recorded infrared absorption spectra of transient species and end products of the reaction CH3CHOO + HCl in a flowing mixture of CH3CHI2/HCl/O2/N2 irradiated at 308 nm. Bands at 1453.6, 1383.7, 1357.9, 1323.8, 1271.8, 1146.2, 1098.2, 1017.5, 931.5, and 847.0 cm-1 were observed and assigned to the anti-conformer of chloroethyl hydroperoxide (anti-CEHP or anti-CH3CHClOOH). In addition, absorption bands of H2O and acetyl chloride [CH3C(O)Cl, at 1819.1 cm-1] were observed; some of them were produced from the secondary reactions of CH3CHClO + O2 → CH3C(O)Cl + HO2 and OH + HCl → H2O + Cl, according to temporal profiles of H2O and CH3C(O)Cl. These secondary reactions are conceivable because the nascent formation of CH3CHClO + OH via decomposition of internally excited CEHP was predicted by theory, and both HCl and O2 are major species in the system. The nascent formation of CH3CHClO + OH appears to be more important than that of CH3C(O)Cl + H2O, consistent with theoretical predictions. By adding methanol to deplete some anti-CH3CHOO, we observed only anti-CEHP with a reduced proportion; this observation indicates that the conversion from syn-CEHP, expected to be produced from syn-CH3CHOO + HCl, to anti-CEHP is facile. We also estimated the overall rate coefficient of the reaction syn-/anti-CH3CHOO + HCl to be kHCl = (2.7 ± 1.0) × 10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 at ∼70 Torr and 298 K; this rate coefficient is about six times the only literature value kHClsyn = (4.77 ± 0.95) × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 reported for syn-CH3CHOO + HCl by Liu et al., indicating that anti-CH3CHOO reacts with HCl much more rapidly than syn-CH3CHOO.
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- Zih-Syuan Su
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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Sun Y, Long B, Truhlar DG. Unimolecular Reactions of E-Glycolaldehyde Oxide and Its Reactions with One and Two Water Molecules. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0143. [PMID: 37435010 PMCID: PMC10332847 DOI: 10.34133/research.0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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The kinetics of Criegee intermediates are important for atmospheric modeling. However, the quantitative kinetics of Criegee intermediates are still very limited, especially for those with hydroxy groups. Here, we calculate rate constants for the unimolecular reaction of E-glycolaldehyde oxide [E-hydroxyethanal oxide, E-(CH2OH)CHOO], for its reactions with H2O and (H2O)2, and for the reaction of the E-(CH2OH)CHOO…H2O complex with H2O. For the highest level of electronic structure, we use W3X-L//CCSD(T)-F12a/cc-pVDZ-F12 for the unimolecular reaction and the reaction with water and W3X-L//DF-CCSD(T)-F12b/jun-cc-pVDZ for the reaction with 2 water molecules. For the dynamics, we use a dual-level strategy that combines conventional transition state theory with the highest level of electronic structure and multistructural canonical variational transition state theory with small-curvature tunneling with a validated density functional for the electronic structure. This dynamical treatment includes high-frequency anharmonicity, torsional anharmonicity, recrossing effects, and tunneling. We find that the unimolecular reaction of E-(CH2OH)CHOO depends on both temperature and pressure. The calculated results show that E-(CH2OH)CHOO…H2O + H2O is the dominant entrance channel, while previous investigations only considered Criegee intermediates + (H2O)2. In addition, we find that the atmospheric lifetime of E-(CH2OH)CHOO with respect to 2 water molecules is particularly short with a value of 1.71 × 10-6 s at 0 km, which is about 2 orders of magnitude shorter than those usually assumed for Criegee intermediate reactions with water dimer. We also find that the OH group in E-(CH2OH)CHOO enhances its reactivity.
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- Yan Sun
- Department of Physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0431, USA
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He J, Zhang H, Liu Y, Ju Y, He Y, Jiang Y, Jiang J. Interfacial Extraction to Trap and Characterize the Criegee Intermediates from Phospholipid Ozonolysis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:5018-5023. [PMID: 36840931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Criegee intermediates (CIs) play a significant role in cell membrane peroxidation, but their identification remains elusive at the molecular level. Herein, we combined interfacial extraction and sonic spray ionization mass spectrometry to study the oxidation reaction of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (POPG) mediated by ozone (O3) at/near the surface of a hung water droplet. On-line interfacial extraction and ionization provided a snapshot of the short-lived CIs. Experiments in which the content of water was varied provided evidence for the formation of CIs, which has not been previously observed. Capture experiments using 5,5-dimethyl-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) indicated that CIs could be selectively characterized, and the extracted ion current (EICs) of CIs vs DMPO-CI adducts further confirmed the successful observation of CIs. Theoretical calculation suggested that surface ozonolysis of POPG was mainly mediated by anti-CI. These results open a new route for aqueous surface reactive species identification, and benefit toward the understanding of disease development associated with cell oxidative stress mediated by CIs.
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- Jing He
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, China
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Reactions with criegee intermediates are the dominant gas-phase sink for formyl fluoride in the atmosphere. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2023.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Wang G, Liu T, Zou M, Sojdak CA, Kozlowski MC, Karsili TNV, Lester MI. Electronic Spectroscopy and Dissociation Dynamics of Vinyl-Substituted Criegee Intermediates: 2-Butenal Oxide and Comparison with Methyl Vinyl Ketone Oxide and Methacrolein Oxide Isomers. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:203-215. [PMID: 36574960 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The 2-butenal oxide Criegee intermediate [(CH3CH═CH)CHOO], an isomer of the four-carbon unsaturated Criegee intermediates derived from isoprene ozonolysis, is characterized on its first π* ← π electronic transition and by the resultant dissociation dynamics to O (1D) + 2-butenal [(CH3CH═CH)CHO] products. The electronic spectrum of 2-butenal oxide under jet-cooled conditions is observed to be broad and unstructured with peak absorption at 373 nm, spanning to half maxima at 320 and 420 nm, and in good accord with the computed vertical excitation energies and absorption spectra obtained for its lowest energy conformers. The distribution of total kinetic energy released to products is ascertained through velocity map imaging of the O (1D) products. About half of the available energy, deduced from the theoretically computed asymptotic energy, is accommodated as internal excitation of the 2-butenal fragment. A reduced impulsive model is introduced to interpret the photodissociation dynamics, which accounts for the geometric changes between 2-butenal oxide and the 2-butenal fragment, and vibrational activation of associated modes in the 2-butenal product. Application of the reduced impulsive model to the photodissociation of isomeric methyl vinyl ketone oxide reveals greater internal activation of the methyl vinyl ketone product arising from methyl internal rotation and rock, which is distinctly different from the dissociation dynamics of 2-butenal oxide or methacrolein oxide.
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- Guanghan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana 70504, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Yang L, Campos-Pineda M, Zhang J. Low-Pressure and Nascent Yields of Thermalized Criegee Intermediate in Ozonolysis of Ethene. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:11496-11502. [PMID: 36469585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The yields of thermalized formaldehyde oxide (CH2OO, the simplest Criegee intermediate) produced from ozonolysis of ethene at low pressures were measured indirectly using cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) and chemical titration with an excess amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2). The method of monitoring the consumption of SO2 as a scavenger allows better characterization of the CH2OO at low pressure and short residence time. The yield of thermalized CH2OO from ethene ozonolysis was found to decrease with decreasing pressure. The nascent yield of thermalized CH2OO was determined to be 20.1 ± 2.5% by extrapolation of the 7-19 Torr measurements to the zero-pressure limit. Kinetic models enable better evaluation and understanding of the different measurement methods of thermalized Criegee intermediates. The information on the low-pressure yields from this work serves as a benchmark for theoretical calculations and facilitates a better understanding of the alkene ozonolysis reaction mechanisms.
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- Lei Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California92521, United States
- Air Pollution Research Center, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California92521, United States
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Nunes CM, Doddipatla S, Loureiro GF, Roque JPL, Pereira NAM, Pinho e Melo TMVD, Fausto R. Differential Tunneling-Driven and Vibrationally-Induced Reactivity in Isomeric Benzazirines. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202306. [PMID: 36066476 PMCID: PMC10092225 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Quantum mechanical tunneling of heavy-atoms and vibrational excitation chemistry are unconventional and scarcely explored types of reactivity. Once fully understood, they might bring new avenues to conduct chemical transformations, providing access to a new world of molecules or ways of exquisite reaction control. In this context, we present here the discovery of two isomeric benzazirines exhibiting differential tunneling-driven and vibrationally-induced reactivity, which constitute exceptional results for probing into the nature of these phenomena. The isomeric 6-fluoro- and 2-fluoro-4-hydroxy-2H-benzazirines (3-a and 3'-s) were generated in cryogenic krypton matrices by visible-light irradiation of the corresponding triplet nitrene 3 2-a, which was produced by UV-light irradiation of its azide precursor. The 3'-s was found to be stable under matrix dark conditions, whereas 3-a spontaneously rearranges (τ1/2 ∼64 h at 10 and 20 K) by heavy-atom tunneling to 3 2-a. Near-IR-light irradiation at the first OH stretching overtone frequencies (remote vibrational antenna) of the benzazirines induces the 3'-s ring-expansion reaction to a seven-member cyclic ketenimine, but the 3-a undergoes 2H-azirine ring-opening reaction to triplet nitrene 3 2-a. Computations demonstrate that 3-a and 3'-s have distinct reaction energy profiles, which explain the different experimental results. The spectroscopic direct measurement of the tunneling of 3-a to 3 2-a constitutes a unique example of an observation of a species reacting only by nitrogen tunneling. Moreover, the vibrationally-induced sole activation of the most favorable bond-breaking/bond-forming pathway available for 3-a and 3'-s provides pioneer results regarding the selective nature of such processes.
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- Cláudio M. Nunes
- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS Department of Chemistry3004-535CoimbraPortugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS Department of Chemistry3004-535CoimbraPortugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS Department of Chemistry3004-535CoimbraPortugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS Department of Chemistry3004-535CoimbraPortugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS Department of Chemistry3004-535CoimbraPortugal
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Photoionization energetics and dissociation pathways of hydroperoxyethyl formate produced in the reaction of CH3CHOO + formic acid. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Robinson C, Onel L, Newman J, Lade R, Au K, Sheps L, Heard DE, Seakins PW, Blitz MA, Stone D. Unimolecular Kinetics of Stabilized CH 3CHOO Criegee Intermediates: syn-CH 3CHOO Decomposition and anti-CH 3CHOO Isomerization. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:6984-6994. [PMID: 36146923 PMCID: PMC9549458 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c05461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The kinetics of the unimolecular decomposition of the stabilized Criegee intermediate syn-CH3CHOO has been investigated at temperatures between 297 and 331 K and pressures between 12 and 300 Torr using laser flash photolysis of CH3CHI2/O2/N2 gas mixtures coupled with time-resolved broadband UV absorption spectroscopy. Fits to experimental results using the Master Equation Solver for Multi-Energy well Reactions (MESMER) indicate that the barrier height to decomposition is 67.2 ± 1.3 kJ mol-1 and that there is a strong tunneling component to the decomposition reaction under atmospheric conditions. At 298 K and 760 Torr, MESMER simulations indicate a rate coefficient of 150-81+176 s-1 when tunneling effects are included but only 5-2+3 s-1 when tunneling is not considered in the model. MESMER simulations were also performed for the unimolecular isomerization of the stabilized Criegee intermediate anti-CH3CHOO to methyldioxirane, indicating a rate coefficient of 54-21+34 s-1 at 298 K and 760 Torr, which is not impacted by tunneling effects. Expressions to describe the unimolecular kinetics of syn- and anti-CH3CHOO are provided for use in atmospheric models, and atmospheric implications are discussed.
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- Callum Robinson
- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- Combustion
Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Combustion
Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- National
Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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Zhao YC, Long B, Francisco JS. Quantitative Kinetics of the Reaction between CH 2OO and H 2O 2 in the Atmosphere. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:6742-6750. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yong-Chao Zhao
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Wang PB, Truhlar DG, Xia Y, Long B. Temperature-dependent kinetics of the atmospheric reaction between CH 2OO and acetone. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:13066-13073. [PMID: 35583864 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01118b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Criegee intermediates are important oxidants produced in the ozonolysis of alkenes in the atmosphere. Quantitative kinetics of the reactions of Criegee intermediates are required for atmospheric modeling. However, the experimental studies do not cover the full relevant range of temperature and pressure. Here we report the quantitative kinetics of CH2OO + CH3C(O)CH3 by using our recently developed dual strategy that combines coupled cluster theory with high excitation levels for conventional transition state theory and well validated levels of density functional theory for direct dynamics calculations using canonical variational transition theory including tunneling. We find that the W3X-L//DF-CCSD(T)-F12b/jun-cc-pVDZ electronic structure method can be used to obtain quantitative kinetics of the CH2OO + CH3C(O)CH3 reaction. Whereas previous investigations considered a one-step mechanistic pathway, we find that the CH2OO + CH3C(O)CH3 reaction occurs in a stepwise manner. This has implications for the modeling of Criegee-intermediate reactions with other ketones and with aldehydes. In the kinetics calculations, we show that recrossing effects of the conventional transition state are negligible for determining the rate constant of CH2OO + CH3C(O)CH3. The present findings reveal that the rate ratio between CH2OO + CH3C(O)CH3 and OH + CH3C(O)CH3 has a significant negative dependence on temperature such that the CH2OO + CH3C(O)CH3 reaction can contribute as a significant sink for atmospheric CH3C(O)CH3 at low temperature. The present findings should have broad implications in understanding the reactions of Criegee intermediates with carbonyl compounds and ketones in the atmosphere.
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- Peng-Biao Wang
- Department of Physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, USA
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China. .,College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Hansen AS, Qian Y, Sojdak CA, Kozlowski MC, Esposito VJ, Francisco JS, Klippenstein SJ, Lester MI. Rapid Allylic 1,6 H-Atom Transfer in an Unsaturated Criegee Intermediate. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5945-5955. [PMID: 35344666 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A novel allylic 1,6 hydrogen-atom-transfer mechanism is established through infrared activation of the 2-butenal oxide Criegee intermediate, resulting in very rapid unimolecular decay to hydroxyl (OH) radical products. A new precursor, Z/E-1,3-diiodobut-1-ene, is synthesized and photolyzed in the presence of oxygen to generate a new four-carbon Criegee intermediate with extended conjugation across the vinyl and carbonyl oxide groups that facilitates rapid allylic 1,6 H-atom transfer. A low-energy reaction pathway involving isomerization of 2-butenal oxide from a lower-energy (tZZ) conformer to a higher-energy (cZZ) conformer followed by 1,6 hydrogen transfer via a seven-membered ring transition state is predicted theoretically and shown experimentally to yield OH products. The low-lying (tZZ) conformer of 2-butenal oxide is identified based on computed anharmonic frequencies and intensities of its conformers. Experimental IR action spectra recorded in the fundamental CH stretch region with OH product detection by UV laser-induced fluorescence reveal a distinctive IR transition of the low-lying (tZZ) conformer at 2996 cm-1 that results in rapid unimolecular decay to OH products. Statistical RRKM calculations involving a combination of conformational isomerization and unimolecular decay via 1,6 H-transfer yield an effective decay rate keff(E) on the order of 108 s-1 at ca. 3000 cm-1 in good accord with the experiment. Unimolecular decay proceeds with significant enhancement due to quantum mechanical tunneling. A rapid thermal decay rate of ca. 106 s-1 is predicted by master-equation modeling of 2-butenal oxide at 298 K, 1 bar. This novel unimolecular decay pathway is expected to increase the nonphotolytic production of OH radicals upon alkene ozonolysis in the troposphere.
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- Anne S Hansen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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Hansen AS, Bhagde T, Qian Y, Cavazos A, Huchmala RM, Boyer MA, Gavin-Hanner CF, Klippenstein SJ, McCoy AB, Lester MI. Infrared spectroscopic signature of a hydroperoxyalkyl radical (•QOOH). J Chem Phys 2022; 156:014301. [PMID: 34998315 DOI: 10.1063/5.0076505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Infrared (IR) action spectroscopy is utilized to characterize a prototypical carbon-centered hydroperoxyalkyl radical (•QOOH) transiently formed in the oxidation of volatile organic compounds. The •QOOH radical formed in isobutane oxidation, 2-hydroperoxy-2-methylprop-1-yl, •CH2(CH3)2COOH, is generated in the laboratory by H-atom abstraction from tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP). IR spectral features of jet-cooled and stabilized •QOOH radicals are observed from 2950 to 7050 cm-1 at energies that lie below and above the transition state barrier leading to OH radical and cyclic ether products. The observed •QOOH features include overtone OH and CH stretch transitions, combination bands involving OH or CH stretch and a lower frequency mode, and fundamental OH and CH stretch transitions. Most features arise from a single vibrational transition with band contours well simulated at a rotational temperature of 10 K. In each case, the OH products resulting from unimolecular decay of vibrationally activated •QOOH are detected by UV laser-induced fluorescence. Assignments of observed •QOOH IR transitions are guided by anharmonic frequencies computed using second order vibrational perturbation theory, a 2 + 1 model that focuses on the coupling of the OH stretch with two low-frequency torsions, as well as recently predicted statistical •QOOH unimolecular decay rates that include heavy-atom tunneling. Most of the observed vibrational transitions of •QOOH are readily distinguished from those of the TBHP precursor. The distinctive IR transitions of •QOOH, including the strong fundamental OH stretch, provide a general means for detection of •QOOH under controlled laboratory and real-world conditions.
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- Anne S Hansen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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BHAGDE TRISHA, Hansen AS, Chen SG, Walsh P, Klippenstein SJ, Lester MI. Energy-resolved and time-dependent unimolecular dissociation of hydroperoxyalkyl radicals (•QOOH). Faraday Discuss 2022; 238:575-588. [DOI: 10.1039/d2fd00008c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydroperoxyalkyl radicals (•QOOH) are transient intermediates in the atmospheric oxidation of volatile organic compounds and combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in low temperature (< 1000 K) environments. The carbon-centered •QOOH radicals...
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Marchetti B, Esposito VJ, Bush RE, Karsili TNV. The states that hide in the shadows: the potential role of conical intersections in the ground state unimolecular decay of a Criegee intermediate. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 24:532-540. [PMID: 34904596 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02601a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Criegee intermediates are of great significance to Earth's troposphere - implicated in altering the tropospheric oxidation cycle and in forming low volatility products that typically condense to form secondary organic aerosols (SOAs). As such, their chemistry has attracted vast attention in recent years. In particular, the unimolecular decay of thermal and vibrationally-excited Criegee intermediates has been the focus of several experimental and computational studies, and it is now recognized that Criegee intermediates undergo unimolecular decay to form OH radicals. In this contribution we reveal insight into the chemistry of Criegee intermediates by highlighting the hitherto neglected multi-state contribution to the ground state unimolecular decay dynamics of the Criegee intermediate products. The two key intermediates of present focus are dioxirane and vinylhydroperoxide - known to be active intermediates that mediate the unimolecular decay of CH2OO and CH3CHOO, respectively. In both cases the unimolecular decay path encounters conical intersections, which may play a pivotal role in the ensuing dynamics. This hitherto unrecognized phenomenon may be vital in the way in which the reactivity of Criegee intermediates are modelled and is likely to affect the ensuing dynamics associated with the unimolecular decay of a given Criegee intermediate.
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- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, LA 70504, USA.
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Wang CC, Chang Y, Chung C. Infrared detection of Criegee intermediates. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202100406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chia C. Wang
- Department of Chemistry National Sun Yat‐sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Aerosol Science Research Center National Sun Yat‐sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Sun Yat‐sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Aerosol Science Research Center National Sun Yat‐sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Sun Yat‐sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Aerosol Science Research Center National Sun Yat‐sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan
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Conrad AR, Hansen N, Jasper AW, Thomason NK, Hidaldo-Rodrigues L, Treshock SP, Popolan-Vaida DM. Identification of the acetaldehyde oxide Criegee intermediate reaction network in the ozone-assisted low-temperature oxidation of trans-2-butene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:23554-23566. [PMID: 34651147 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03126k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Uni- and bi-molecular reactions involving Criegee intermediates (CIs) have been the focus of many studies due to the role these molecules play in atmospheric chemistry. The reactivity of CIs is known to strongly depend on their structure. The reaction network of the second simplest CI, acetaldehyde oxide (CH3CHOO), is investigated in this work in an atmospheric pressure jet-stirred reactor (JSR) during the ozonolysis of trans-2-butene to explore the kinetic pathways relevant to atmospheric chemistry and low-temperature combustion. The mole fraction profiles of reactants, intermediates, and final products are determined by means of molecular-beam mass spectrometry in conjunction with single-photon ionization employing tunable synchrotron-generated vacuum ultraviolet radiation. A network of CI reactions is identified in the temperature region below 600 K, characterized by CI addition to trans-2-butene, water, formaldehyde, formic acid, and methanol. No sequential additions of the CH3CHOO CI are observed, in contrast with the reactivity of the simplest CI (H2COO) and the earlier observation of an extensive reaction network with up to four H2COO sequential additions (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 7341-7357). Experimental photoionization efficiency scans recorded at 300 K and 425 K and ab initio threshold energy calculations lead to the identification and quantification of previously elusive intermediates, such as ketohydroperoxide and hydroperoxide species. Specifically, the C4H8 + O3 adduct is identified as a ketohydroperoxide (KHP, 3-hydroperoxybutan-2-one, CH3C(O)CH(CH3)OOH), while hydroxyacetaldehyde (glycolaldehyde, HCOCH2OH) formation is attributed to unimolecular isomerization of the CIs. Other hydroperoxide species such as methyl hydroperoxide (CH3OOH), ethyl hydroperoxide (C2H5OOH), butyl hydroperoxide (OOH), hydroperoxyl acetaldehyde (HOOCH2CHO), hydroxyethyl hydroperoxide (CH3CH(OH)OOH), but-1-enyl-3-hydroperoxide, and 4-hydroxy-3-methylpentan-2-one (HOCH(CH3)CH(CH3)C(O)CH3) are also identified. Detection of additional oxygenated species such as methanol, ethanol, ketene, and aldehydes suggests multiple active oxidation routes. These results provide additional evidence that CIs are key intermediates of the ozone-unsaturated hydrocarbon reactions providing critical inputs for improved kinetics models.
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- Alan R Conrad
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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Liu S, Zhou X, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yu S, Takahashi K, Ding H, Ding Z, Yang X, Dong W. Experimental and Computational Studies of Criegee Intermediate syn-CH 3CHOO Reaction with Hydrogen Chloride. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:8587-8594. [PMID: 34558283 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c05578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hydrogen chloride (HCl) contributes substantially to the atmospheric Cl; both species could affect the composition of Earth's atmosphere and the fate of pollutants. Here, we present the kinetics study for syn-CH3CHOO reaction with HCl using experimental measurement and theoretical calculations. The experiment was conducted in a flow tube reactor at a pressure of 10 Torr and temperatures ranging from 283 to 318 K by using the OH laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) method. Transition-state theory and quantum chemistry calculations with QCISD(T) were used to calculate the rate coefficients. Weak negative temperature dependence was observed with a measured activation energy of -(2.98 ± 0.12) kcal mol-1 and a calculated zero-point-corrected barrier energy of -3.29 kcal mol-1. At 298 K, the rate coefficient was measured to be (4.77 ± 0.95) × 10-11 cm3 s-1, which was in reasonable agreement with 2.2 × 10-11 cm3 s-1 from the theoretical calculation.
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- Siyue Liu
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, and Electron Beams, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.,State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.,Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Lasers, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, Zhejiang Province, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, and Electron Beams, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, and Electron Beams, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China.,Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian 116023, China
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Ji YT, Lee YP. Dynamics of Reaction CH 3CHI + O 2 Investigated via Infrared Emission of Products CO, CO 2, and OH. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:8373-8385. [PMID: 34524829 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c05610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The reaction CH3CHI + O2 has been commonly employed in laboratories to produce a methyl-substituted Criegee intermediate CH3CHOO, but the detailed dynamics of this reaction remain unexplored. We carried out this reaction by irradiating a flowing mixture of CH3CHI2 (∼70 mTorr) and O2 (∼4 and 8 Torr) at 308 or 248 nm and observed infrared emission of the products with a step-scan Fourier-transform spectrometer. Upon irradiation at 248 nm with O2 ∼4 Torr, a Boltzmann distribution of CO (v ≤ 4, J ≤ 25) with average vibrational energy (12 ± 2) kJ mol-1 and of OH (v = 1, J ≤ 5.5) were observed and assigned to be produced from the decomposition of CH3C(O)OH* to form CO + CH3OH and OH + CH3CO, respectively. The observed broadband emission of CO2 was simulated with two vibrational distributions of average energies (42 ± 3) and (114 ± 6) kJ mol-1 and assigned to be produced from the decomposition of CH3C(O)OH* and (methyl dioxirane)*, respectively. The results upon irradiation of the sample at 308 nm are similar, likely indicating a small fraction of energy partition into these products and rapid thermalization of CH3CHI*. Compared with reaction CH2I + O2, the title reaction yielded products with much less internal excitation, consistent with the expectation that these observed products receive much less fraction of available energy upon fragmentation when an additional methyl moiety was present in the parent. The large-v component of CO observed in experiments of CH2I + O2 at 248 nm, produced from secondary reaction HCO + O2, was absent in this work because the corresponding secondary reaction CH3CO + O2 in decomposition of CH3CHOO* produces α-lactone + OH or H2CO + CO + OH.
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- Ya-Tsang Ji
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.,Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.,Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106319, Taiwan
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M Nunes C, Pereira NAM, Viegas LP, Pinho E Melo TMVD, Fausto R. Inducing molecular reactions by selective vibrational excitation of a remote antenna with near-infrared light. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9570-9573. [PMID: 34546241 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03574f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrate here that selective vibrational excitation of a moiety, remotely attached in relation to the molecular reaction site, might offer a generalized strategy for inducing bond-breaking/bond-forming reactions with exquisite precision. As a proof-of-principle, the electrocyclic ring-expansion of a benzazirine to a ketenimine was induced, in a cryogenic matrix, by near-IR light tuned at the overtone stretching frequency of its OH remote antenna. This accomplishment paves the way for harnessing IR vibrational excitation as a tool to guide a variety of molecular structure manipulations in an exceptional highly-selective manner.
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- Cláudio M Nunes
- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Shyama M, Cheviri M, Mano Priya A, Lakshmipathi S. Complexes of criegee intermediate CH2OO with CO, CO2, H2O, SO2, NO2, CH3OH, HCOOH and CH3CH3CO molecules – A DFT study on bonding, energetics and spectra. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hansen AS, Bhagde T, Moore KB, Moberg DR, Jasper AW, Georgievskii Y, Vansco MF, Klippenstein SJ, Lester MI. Watching a hydroperoxyalkyl radical (•QOOH) dissociate. Science 2021; 373:679-682. [PMID: 34353951 DOI: 10.1126/science.abj0412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A prototypical hydroperoxyalkyl radical (•QOOH) intermediate, transiently formed in the oxidation of volatile organic compounds, was directly observed through its infrared fingerprint and energy-dependent unimolecular decay to hydroxyl radical and cyclic ether products. Direct time-domain measurements of •QOOH unimolecular dissociation rates over a wide range of energies were found to be in accord with those predicted theoretically using state-of-the-art electronic structure characterizations of the transition state barrier region. Unimolecular decay was enhanced by substantial heavy-atom tunneling involving O-O elongation and C-C-O angle contraction along the reaction pathway. Master equation modeling yielded a fully a priori prediction of the pressure-dependent thermal unimolecular dissociation rates for the •QOOH intermediate-again increased by heavy-atom tunneling-which are required for global models of atmospheric and combustion chemistry.
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- Anne S Hansen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Pereira NAM, Nunes CM, Reva I, Fausto R. Evidence of IR-Induced Chemistry in a Neat Solid: Tautomerization of Thiotropolone by Thermal, Electronic, and Vibrational Excitations. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:6394-6403. [PMID: 34275275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c04081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thiotropolone isolated in argon and xenon matrices (as monomers) or in a neat solid (as the crystalline or amorphous state) at low temperature was found to exist only in the thione-enol form. Visible light irradiation (λ ≥ 400 nm) leads to thione-enol → thiol-keto tautomerization in matrices and under neat solid conditions at 15 K. The assignment of the IR spectra of the two thiotropolone tautomers (thione-enol and thiol-keto) was carried out with the support of B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,p) computations. The thiol-keto form generated in situ in a neat solid was found to tautomerize back to the thione-enol upon annealing up to 100 K. Gaussian-4 (G4) computations estimate that such a tautomerization process has an energy barrier of ∼25 kJ mol-1, which is consistent with the observations. Moreover, it was found that narrowband IR irradiation of the thiol-keto form in a neat solid, at the frequency of its CH stretching overtones/combination modes, also induces tautomerization to the thione-enol form. Such a result constitutes an important demonstration of vibrationally induced chemistry under neat solid conditions.
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- Nelson A M Pereira
- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.,CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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Hassan Z, Stahlberger M, Rosenbaum N, Bräse S. Criegee‐Intermediate über die Ozonolyse hinaus: Ein Einblick in Synthesen und Mechanismen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zahid Hassan
- Institut für Organische Chemie (IOC) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
- 3DMM2O – Exzellenzcluster (EXC-2082/1-390761711) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie (IOC) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie (IOC) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie (IOC) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
- 3DMM2O – Exzellenzcluster (EXC-2082/1-390761711) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Karlsruhe Deutschland
- Institut für Biologische und Chemische Systeme –, Funktionelle molekulare Systeme (IBCS-FMS) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Deutschland
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Hassan Z, Stahlberger M, Rosenbaum N, Bräse S. Criegee Intermediates Beyond Ozonolysis: Synthetic and Mechanistic Insights. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:15138-15152. [PMID: 33283439 PMCID: PMC8359312 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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After more than 70 years since their discovery, Criegee intermediates (CIs) are back at the forefront of modern chemistry of short-lived reactive intermediates. They play an important role in the mechanistic context of chemical synthesis, total synthesis, pharmaceuticals, and, most importantly, climate-controlling aerosol formation as well as atmospheric chemistry. This Minireview summarizes key aspects of CIs (from the mechanism of formation, for example, by ozonolysis of alkenes and photolysis methods employing diiodo and diazo compounds, to their electronic structures and chemical reactivity), highlights the most recent findings and some landmark results of gas-phase kinetics, and detection/measurements. The recent progress in synthetic and mechanistic studies in the chemistry of CIs provides a guide to illustrate the possibilities for further investigations in this exciting field.
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- Zahid Hassan
- Institute of Organic ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFritz-Haber-Weg 676131KarlsruheGermany
- 3DMM2O—Cluster of Excellence (EXC-2082/1–390761711)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)76131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFritz-Haber-Weg 676131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFritz-Haber-Weg 676131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFritz-Haber-Weg 676131KarlsruheGermany
- 3DMM2O—Cluster of Excellence (EXC-2082/1–390761711)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)76131KarlsruheGermany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS-FMS)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 176344Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenGermany
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Long B, Wang Y, Xia Y, He X, Bao JL, Truhlar DG. Atmospheric Kinetics: Bimolecular Reactions of Carbonyl Oxide by a Triple-Level Strategy. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8402-8413. [PMID: 34029069 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Criegee intermediates in the atmosphere serve as oxidizing agents to initiate aerosol formation, which are particularly important for atmospheric modeling, and understanding their kinetics is one of the current outstanding challenges in climate change modeling. Because experimental kinetics are still limited, we must rely on theory for the complete picture, but obtaining absolute rates from theory is a formidable task. Here, we report the bimolecular reaction kinetics of carbonyl oxide with ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, formaldehyde, and water dimer by designing a triple-level strategy that combines (i) benchmark results close to the complete-basis limit of coupled-cluster theory with the single, double, triple, and quadruple excitations (CCSDTQ/CBS), (ii) a new hybrid meta density functional (M06CR) specifically optimized for reactions of Criegee intermediates, and (iii) variational transition-state theory with both variable rection coordinates and optimized reaction paths, with multidimensional tunneling, and with pressure effects. For (i) we have found that quadruple excitations are required to obtain quantitative reaction barriers, and we designed new composite methods and strategies to reach CCSDTQ/CBS accuracy. The present findings show that (i) the CH2OO + HCHO reaction can make an important contribution to the sink of HCHO under wide atmospheric conditions in the gas phase and that (ii) CH2OO + (H2O)2 dominates over the CH2OO + H2O reaction below 10 km.
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- Bo Long
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China.,Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.,The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.,NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Hansen AS, Huchmala RM, Vogt E, Boyer MA, Bhagde T, Vansco MF, Jensen CV, Kjærsgaard A, Kjaergaard HG, McCoy AB, Lester MI. Coupling of torsion and OH-stretching in tert-butyl hydroperoxide. I. The cold and warm first OH-stretching overtone spectrum. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:164306. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0048020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Anne S. Hansen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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Surprisingly long lifetime of methacrolein oxide, an isoprene derived Criegee intermediate, under humid conditions. Commun Chem 2021; 4:12. [PMID: 36697547 PMCID: PMC9814537 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00451-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ozonolysis of isoprene, the most abundant alkene, produces three distinct Criegee intermediates (CIs): CH2OO, methyl vinyl ketone oxide (MVKO) and methacrolein oxide (MACRO). The oxidation of SO2 by CIs is a potential source of H2SO4, an important precursor of aerosols. Here we investigated the UV-visible spectroscopy and reaction kinetics of thermalized MACRO. An extremely fast reaction of anti-MACRO with SO2 has been found, kSO2 = (1.5 ± 0.4) × 10-10 cm3 s-1 (±1σ, σ is the standard deviation of the data) at 298 K (150 - 500 Torr), which is ca. 4 times the value for syn-MVKO. However, the reaction of anti-MACRO with water vapor has been observed to be quite slow with an effective rate coefficient of (9 ± 5) × 10-17 cm3 s-1 (±1σ) at 298 K (300 to 500 Torr), which is smaller than current literature values by 1 or 2 orders of magnitude. Our results indicate that anti-MACRO has an atmospheric lifetime (best estimate ca. 18 ms at 298 K and RH = 70%) much longer than previously thought (ca. 0.3 or 3 ms), resulting in a much higher steady-state concentration. Owing to larger reaction rate coefficient, the impact of anti-MACRO on the oxidation of atmospheric SO2 would be substantial, even more than that of syn-MVKO.
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Wagner JP. Criegee Intermediates in Autoxidation Reactions: Mechanistic Considerations. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:406-410. [PMID: 33393293 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c09971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Products of Criegee intermediate (CI) chemistry were recently detected in radical chain autoxidation reactions involving β-hydroxyperoxy radicals. Here, we demonstrate by means of accurate G4 computations that direct scission of the latter to CIs and radical byproducts is thermodynamically highly unfavorable. Instead, the reaction becomes possible through a hydrogen abstraction reaction that could proceed by reversible formation of a dimeric tetroxide and a subsequent [1,6] hydrogen shift of the hydroxy hydrogen.
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- J Philipp Wagner
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Vansco MF, Caravan RL, Pandit S, Zuraski K, Winiberg FAF, Au K, Bhagde T, Trongsiriwat N, Walsh PJ, Osborn DL, Percival CJ, Klippenstein SJ, Taatjes CA, Lester MI. Formic acid catalyzed isomerization and adduct formation of an isoprene-derived Criegee intermediate: experiment and theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:26796-26805. [PMID: 33211784 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05018k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Isoprene is the most abundant non-methane hydrocarbon emitted into the Earth's atmosphere. Ozonolysis is an important atmospheric sink for isoprene, which generates reactive carbonyl oxide species (R1R2C[double bond, length as m-dash]O+O-) known as Criegee intermediates. This study focuses on characterizing the catalyzed isomerization and adduct formation pathways for the reaction between formic acid and methyl vinyl ketone oxide (MVK-oxide), a four-carbon unsaturated Criegee intermediate generated from isoprene ozonolysis. syn-MVK-oxide undergoes intramolecular 1,4 H-atom transfer to form a substituted vinyl hydroperoxide intermediate, 2-hydroperoxybuta-1,3-diene (HPBD), which subsequently decomposes to hydroxyl and vinoxylic radical products. Here, we report direct observation of HPBD generated by formic acid catalyzed isomerization of MVK-oxide under thermal conditions (298 K, 10 torr) using multiplexed photoionization mass spectrometry. The acid catalyzed isomerization of MVK-oxide proceeds by a double hydrogen-bonded interaction followed by a concerted H-atom transfer via submerged barriers to produce HPBD and regenerate formic acid. The analogous isomerization pathway catalyzed with deuterated formic acid (D2-formic acid) enables migration of a D atom to yield partially deuterated HPBD (DPBD), which is identified by its distinct mass (m/z 87) and photoionization threshold. In addition, bimolecular reaction of MVK-oxide with D2-formic acid forms a functionalized hydroperoxide adduct, which is the dominant product channel, and is compared to a previous bimolecular reaction study with normal formic acid. Complementary high-level theoretical calculations are performed to further investigate the reaction pathways and kinetics.
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- Michael F Vansco
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA.
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Ye F, Liu Q, Cui R, Xu D, Gao Y, Chen H. Diverse Functionalization of Tetrahydro-β-carbolines or Tetrahydro-γ-carbolines via Oxidative Coupling Rearrangement. J Org Chem 2020; 86:794-812. [PMID: 33232143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We report herein diverse functionalization of tetrahydro-β-carbolines (THβCs) or tetrahydro-γ-carbolines (THγCs) via oxidative coupling rearrangement. The treatment of THβCs or THγCs with t-BuOOH (TBHP) afforded 3-peroxyindolenines, followed by HCl catalyzed indolation to form unexpected 2-indolyl-3-peroxyindolenines. Further rearrangement of these peroxides allows for rapid access to a skeletally diverse chemical library in good to excellent yields.
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- Fu Ye
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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Nunes CM, Pereira NAM, Reva I, Amado PSM, Cristiano MLS, Fausto R. Bond-Breaking/Bond-Forming Reactions by Vibrational Excitation: Infrared-Induced Bidirectional Tautomerization of Matrix-Isolated Thiotropolone. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:8034-8039. [PMID: 32869645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Infrared vibrational excitation is a promising approach for gaining exceptional control of chemical reactions, in ways that cannot be attained via thermal or electronic excitation. Here, we report an unprecedented example of a bond-breaking/bond-forming reaction by vibrational excitation under matrix isolation conditions. Thiotropolone monomers were isolated in cryogenic argon matrices and characterized by infrared spectroscopy and vibrational computations (harmonic and anharmonic). Narrowband near-infrared irradiations tuned at frequencies of first CH stretching overtone (5940 cm-1) or combination modes (5980 cm-1) of the OH tautomer, the sole form of the compound that exists in the as-deposited matrices, led to its conversion into the SH tautomer. The tautomerization in the reverse direction was achieved by vibrational excitation of the SH tautomer with irradiation at 5947 or 5994 cm-1, corresponding to the frequencies of its CH stretching combination and overtone modes. This pioneer demonstration of bidirectional hydroxyl ↔ thiol tautomerization controlled by vibrational excitation creates prospects for new advances in vibrationally induced chemistry.
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- Cláudio M Nunes
- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, and Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, and Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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Computational mechanistic study of the unimolecular dissociation of ethyl hydroperoxide and its bimolecular reactions with atmospheric species. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15025. [PMID: 32929159 PMCID: PMC7490386 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71881-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A detailed computational study of the atmospheric reaction of the simplest Criegee intermediate CH2OO with methane has been performed using the density functional theory (DFT) method and high-level calculations. Solvation models were utilized to address the effect of water molecules on prominent reaction steps and their associated energies. The structures of all proposed mechanisms were optimized using B3LYP functional with several basis sets: 6-31G(d), 6-31G (2df,p), 6-311++G(3df,3pd) and at M06-2X/6-31G(d) and APFD/6-31G(d) levels of theory. Furthermore, all structures were optimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,3pd) level of theory. The intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) analysis was performed for characterizing the transition states on the potential energy surfaces. Fifteen different mechanistic pathways were studied for the reaction of Criegee intermediate with methane. Both thermodynamic functions (ΔH and ΔG), and activation parameters (activation energies Ea, enthalpies of activation ΔHǂ, and Gibbs energies of activation ΔGǂ) were calculated for all pathways investigated. The individual mechanisms for pathways A1, A2, B1, and B2, comprise two key steps: (i) the formation of ethyl hydroperoxide (EHP) accompanying with the hydrogen transfer from the alkanes to the terminal oxygen atom of CIs, and (ii) a following unimolecular dissociation of EHP. Pathways from C1 → H1 involve the bimolecular reaction of EHP with different atmospheric species. The photochemical reaction of methane with EHP (pathway E1) was found to be the most plausible reaction mechanism, exhibiting an overall activation energy of 7 kJ mol−1, which was estimated in vacuum at the B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,3pd) level of theory. All of the reactions were found to be strongly exothermic, expect the case of the sulfur dioxide-involved pathway that is predicted to be endothermic. The solvent effect plays an important role in the reaction of EHP with ammonia (pathway F1). Compared with the gas phase reaction, the overall activation energy for the solution phase reaction is decreased by 162 and 140 kJ mol−1 according to calculations done with the SMD and PCM solvation models, respectively.
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