Abstract

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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