Reaction Kinetics of Trans-Sobrerol and 8-p-Menthen-1,2-diol with Hydroxyl Radical in Aqueous Solution: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

Abstract

Trans-sobrerol (Sob) and 8-p-menthen-1,2-diol (Limo-diol) are the primary products in the atmospheric oxidation of β-pinene and limonene, respectively. Because of their low volatility, they associate more likely to the liquid particles in the atmosphere, where they are subject to the aqueous phase oxidation by the atmospheric oxidants. In this work, through experimental and theoretical study, we first provide the rate constants of Sob and Limo-diol reacting with hydroxyl radical (·OH) in aqueous solution at room temperature of 304±3 K and 1 atm pressure, which are (3.05±0.5)×109 and (4.57±0.2)×109 L/(mol·s), respectively. Quantum chemistry calculations have also been employed to demonstrate the solvent effect on the rate constants in aqueous phase and the calculated results agree well with the measurements. Some reaction products have been identified based on liquid chromatography combined with mass spectroscopy and theoretical calculations.