OH radicals reactivity towards phenol-related pollutants in water: temperature dependence of the rate constants and novel insights into the [OH–phenol]˙ adduct formation

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1324-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Kroflič ◽  
Thomas Schaefer ◽  
Matej Huš ◽  
Hoa Phuoc Le ◽  
Tobias Otto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
State Formation ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Adduct Formation ◽  
Oh Radicals

Relevance: a kinetic study on aqueous-phase reactions between OH˙ and phenolic compounds reveals structure-related differences in the transition state formation.

scholarly journals Structure–activity relationship for the estimation of OH-oxidation rate constants of carbonyl compounds in the aqueous phase

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 11625-11641 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-F. Doussin ◽  
A. Monod
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Oxidation Rate ◽  
Carbonyl Compounds ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Activity Relationship ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Polyfunctional Compounds

Abstract. In the atmosphere, one important class of reactions occurs in the aqueous phase in which organic compounds are known to undergo oxidation towards a number of radicals, among which OH radicals are the most reactive oxidants. In 2008, Monod and Doussin have proposed a new structure–activity relationship (SAR) to calculate OH-oxidation rate constants in the aqueous phase. This estimation method is based on the group-additivity principle and was until now limited to alkanes, alcohols, acids, bases and related polyfunctional compounds. In this work, the initial SAR is extended to carbonyl compounds, including aldehydes, ketones, dicarbonyls, hydroxy carbonyls, acidic carbonyls, their conjugated bases, and the hydrated form of all these compounds. To do so, only five descriptors have been added and none of the previously attributed descriptors were modified. This extension leads now to a SAR which is based on a database of 102 distinct compounds for which 252 experimental kinetic rate constants have been gathered and reviewed. The efficiency of this updated SAR is such that 58% of the rate constants could be calculated within ±20% of the experimental data and 76% within ±40% (respectively 41 and 72% for the carbonyl compounds alone).

Reaction kinetics of OH radicals with glutaric acid and adipic acid in the aqueous phase

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Wen ◽  
Thomas Schaefer ◽  
Hartmut Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Adipic Acid ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Glutaric Acid ◽  
Radical Reaction ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Oh Radical ◽  
Energy Barriers

<p>Dicarboxylic acids (DCAs) are widely distributed in atmospheric aerosols and cloud droplets and are mainly formed by the oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). For example, glutaric acid and adipic acid are two kinds of the DCAs that can be oxidized by hydroxyl radical (‧OH) reactions in the aqueous phase of aerosols and droplets. In the present study, the temperature- and pH-dependent rate constants of the aqueous OH radical reactions of the two DCAs were investigated by a laser flash photolysis-long path absorption setup using the competition kinetics method. Based on speciation calculations, the OH radical reaction rate constants of the fully protonated (H<sub>2</sub>A), deprotonated (HA<sup>-</sup>) and fully deprotonated (A<sup>2-</sup>) forms of the two DCAs were determined. The following Arrhenius expressions for the T-dependency of the OH radical reaction of glutaric acid, k(T, H<sub>2</sub>A) = (3.9 ± 0.1) × 10<sup>10</sup> × exp[(-1270 ± 200 K)/T], k(T, HA<sup>-</sup>) = (2.3 ± 0.1) × 10<sup>11</sup> × exp[(-1660 ± 190 K)/T], k(T, A<sup>2-</sup>) = (1.4 ± 0.1) × 10<sup>11</sup> × exp[(-1400 ± 170 K)/T] and adipic acid, k(T, H<sub>2</sub>A) = (7.5 ± 0.2) × 10<sup>10</sup> × exp[(-1210 ± 170 K)/T], k(T, HA<sup>-</sup>) = (9.5 ± 0.3) × 10<sup>10</sup> × exp[(-1200 ± 200 K)/T], k(T, A<sup>2-</sup>) = (8.7 ± 0.2) × 10<sup>10</sup> × exp[(-1100 ± 170 K)/T] (in unit of L mol<sup>-1</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>) were derived.</p><p>The energy barriers of the H-atom abstractions were simulated by the Density Functional Theory calculations run with the GAUSSIAN package using the M06-2X method and the basis set m062x/6-311++g(3df,2p). The results showed that the energy barriers were lower at the C<sub>β</sub>-atoms and are higher at the C<sub>α</sub>-atoms of the two DCAs, clearly suggesting that the H-atom abstractions occurred predominately at the C<sub>β</sub>-atoms. In addition, the ionizations can enhance the electrostatic effects of the carboxyl groups, significantly reducing the energy barriers, leading to the order of OH radical reactivity as  <  < . This study intends to better characterize the losing processes of glutaric acid and adipic acid in atmospheres.</p>

Tautomerism of 5-nitro-2-furylnitromethane

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 3122-3127
Author(s):  
Iva Sroková ◽  
Pavel Vetešník ◽  
Adolf Jurášek ◽  
Jaroslav Kováč
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Thermodynamic Parameters ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Strong Acid ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Aprotic Solvents ◽  
Protic Solvents ◽  
Parallel Reactions ◽  
Experimental Values

UV study of properties of 5-nitro-2-furylnitromethane (I) in various solvents has shown that this compound is a very strong acid (pKa 3.98) forming an ion pair in protic solvents (water, alcohols) and existing exclusively as nitro-form in aprotic solvents (tetrachloromethane, chloroform, n-hexane, diethyl ether, dioxane). Kinetic study of tautomerism in water has given experimental values of combined rate constants of parallel reactions. Thermodynamic parameters of the tautomeric transformations have been calculated from temperature dependence of the rate constants.

A kinetic study of the reactions of OH radicals with fluoroethanes. Estimates of C—H bond strengths in fluoroalkanes

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Martin ◽  
George Paraskevopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Bond Dissociation Energies ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Dissociation Energies ◽  
Bond Strengths ◽  
Vacuum Uv

A kinetic study of the reactions of OH radicals with a series of fluoroethanes in the gas phase is presented. OH radicals were generated by flash photolysis of H2O vapor in the vacuum uv (λ > 165 nm) and were monitored in absorption by time-resolved attenuation of resonance radiation at 308.15 nm [OH(A2Σ+ → X2Π)]. The following absolute rate constants (in units of 109 cm3mol−1 s−1 at the 95% confidence limit) were determined at [Formula: see text][Formula: see text][Formula: see text][Formula: see text][Formula: see text]From a linear correlation of the present and previously published rate constants with bond dissociation energies, the following quantities (in kcal mol−1 at 298 K) were estimated to be: D(CH3CHF—H) = 96.3 ± 1.5, D(CH2FCHF—H = 98.8 ± 1.0, D(CF3CHF—H) = 103.5 ± 1.0, D(CHF2CF2—H) = 103.0 ± 1.5, and [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]

The Lewis-acidity of square-planar nickel(II) complexes. III. A kinetic study of the effects of substituents on the addition of 1,10-Phenanthroline to Bis(monothioacetylacetonato)nickel(II) and Bis(dithiophosphato)nickel(II) complexes in toluene

1978 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1439 ◽  
Author(s):  
MU Fayyaz ◽  
MW Grant
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Adduct Formation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lewis Acidity ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Measured Rate ◽  
Square Planar ◽  
Inductive Effects

The second-order rate constants and activation parameters for the addition of 1,10-phenanthroline to bis(dialkyldithiophosphato)nickel(II) complexes and substituted bis(monothioacetylacetonato)-nickel(II) complexes in toluene have been measured. Rate constants are in the range 102-108 1. mol-1 s-1 at 25°C, while ΔH‡ is in the range 10-50 kJ mol-1 and ΔS‡ is in the range from -30 to -110 J mol-1 K-1. The higher rate constants, smaller ΔH‡ and more negative ΔS‡ values are associated with complexes with electron- withdrawing substituents. The results are related to the thermo- dynamics of adduct formation, the inductive effects of the substituents and the pKa of the ligands.

scholarly journals A new source of methyl glyoxal in the aqueous phase

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (21) ◽  
pp. 31891-31924
Author(s):  
M. Rodigast ◽  
A. Mutzel ◽  
J. Schindelka ◽  
H. Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Branching Ratio ◽  
Oxidation Products ◽  
Multiphase System ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Methyl Glyoxal ◽  
Water Ice ◽  
Model Study ◽  
Phase Chemistry

Abstract. Carbonyl compounds are ubiquitous in atmospheric multiphase system participating in gas, particle, and aqueous-phase chemistry. One important compound is methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), as it is detected in significant amounts in the gas phase as well as in cloud water, ice, and rain. Consequently, it can be expected that MEK influences the liquid phase chemistry. Therefore, the oxidation of MEK and the formation of corresponding oxidation products were investigated in the aqueous phase. Several oxidation products were identified from the oxidation with OH radicals, including 2,3-butanedione, hydroxyacetone, and methyl glyoxal. The molar yields were 29.5 % for 2,3-butanedione, 3.0 % for hydroxyacetone, and 9.5 % for methyl glyoxal. Since methyl glyoxal is often related to the formation of organics in the aqueous phase, MEK should be considered for the formation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol (aqSOA). Based on the experimentally obtained data, a reaction mechanism for the formation of methyl glyoxal has been developed and evaluated with a model study. Besides known rate constants, the model contains measured photolysis rate constants for MEK (kp = 5 × 10−5 s−1), 2,3-butanedione (kp = 9 × 10−6 s−1), methyl glyoxal (kp = 3 × 10−5 s−1), and hydroxyacetone (kp = 2 × 10−5 s−1). From the model predictions, a branching ratio of 60/40 for primary/secondary H-atom abstraction at the MEK skeleton was found. This branching ratio reproduces the experiment results very well, especially the methyl glyoxal formation, which showed excellent agreement. Overall, this study demonstrates MEK as a methyl glyoxal precursor compound for the first time.

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