Rate coefficients of reactions of 1-chlorocyclopentene with tropospheric oxidants at 298 K

Abstract

The reactions of 1-chlorocyclopentene with tropospheric oxidants, Cl, OH and O3 are studied to measure the rate coefficients at 298 K and 800 Torr of N2 using the relative rate method with butene, cyclopentene and butane as references. The concentrations of the organics are measured by Gas Chromatograpy technique. The measured average rate coefficient values of kCl, kOH and kO3 (in cm3 molecule−1 s−1) are (3.51 ± 1.26) x 10−10, (5.97 ± 1.08) x 10−11 and (1.50 ± 0.19) x 10−17, respectively. In addition, the rate coefficient for reaction of OH with 1-chlorocyclopentene at 298 K and 30 Torr was also measured using an absolute method of laser photolysis-laser induced fluorescence technique, and the kOH value is found to be (6.01 ± 0.70) x 10−11 cm3 molecule−1 s−1. The stable products formed during the reaction of Cl, OH and O3 initiated oxidation of the 1-chlorocyclopentene in presence of air are characterized by GCMS. The abstraction and addition products are identified among them, the latter are found to be major products. The experimental results are supported by molecular orbital calculations, and abstraction of the allylic hydrogen atoms is predicted to be the major abstraction channel. Calculations predict the preferential addition of chlorine atom to the carbon atom of the unsaturation center not having Cl attached to it. The rate coefficients of 1-chlorocyclopentene are compared with that of cyclopentene and substituted cyclopentene to understand the effect of substituent Cl on the reactivity. The measured rate coefficients have been used to calculate tropospheric lifetime of the compound to be 316, 2 and 26 h for Cl, OH and O3, respectively. Based on these values, the major degradation pathway of 1-chlorocyclopentene is suggested to be its reaction with OH. Atmospheric impact of these molecules is local as tropospheric lifetime (τ) < 2 h. Using the tropospheric lifetime of 1-chlorocyclopentene, and its IR absorption cross-section in tropospheric IR window and under the assumption of a well mixed atmosphere, the radiative forcing of 1-chlorocyclopentene was estimated to be 22.41 mWm−2 ppb−1, and the global warming potentials for 20 and 100 years time horizon were calculated to be 0.01 and 0.003, respectively.