FTIR studies of reactions between the nitrate radical and haloethenes

Abstract

Products and mechanisms for the gas-phase reactions of NO3 radicals with CH2=CHCl, CH2=CCl2, CHCl=CCl2,cis-CHCl=CHCl andtrans-CHCl=CHCl in air have been studied. The experiments were carried out at 295±2 K and 740±5 Torr in a 480-L Teflon-coated reaction chamber and at 295±2 K and 760±5 Torr in a 250-L stainless steel reactor. NO3 was generated by the thermal dissociation of N2O5. Experiments with15NO3 and CD2CDCl have also been performed. The initially formed nitrate peroxynitrates decay into carbonyl compounds, nitrates, HCl and ClNO2. In adidtion, there are indications of nitrooxy acid chlorides being produced. The reactions with CH2=CCl2 and CHCl=CCl2 are more complex due to release of chlorine atoms which eventually lead to formation of chloroacid chlorides.