Elucidating the photodissociation fingerprint and quantifying the determination of organic hydroperoxides in gas-phase autoxidation

Zhihong Hu, Qimei Di, Bingzhi Liu, Yanbo Li, Yunrui He, Qingbo Zhu, Qiang Xu, Philippe Dagaut, Nils Hansen, S. Mani Sarathy, Lili Xing, Donald G. Truhlar, Zhandong Wang

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Abstract

Hydroperoxides are formed in the atmospheric oxidation of volatile organic compounds, in the combustion autoxidation of fuel, in the cold environment of the interstellar medium, and also in some catalytic reactions. They play crucial roles in the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols and in fuel autoignition. However, the concentration of organic hydroperoxides is seldom measured, and typical estimates have large uncertainties. In this work, we developed a mild and environmental-friendly method for the synthesis of alkyl hydroperoxides (ROOH) with various structures, and we systematically measured the absolute photoionization cross-sections (PICSs) of the ROOHs using synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet-photoionization mass spectrometry (SVUV-PIMS). A chemical titration method was combined with an SVUV-PIMS measurement to obtain the PICS of 4-hydroperoxy-2-pentanone, a typical molecule for combustion and atmospheric autoxidation ketohydroperoxides (KHPs). We found that organic hydroperoxide cations are largely dissociated by loss of OOH. This fingerprint was used for the identification and accurate quantification of the organic peroxides, and it can therefore be used to improve models for autoxidation chemistry. The synthesis method and photoionization dataset for organic hydroperoxides are useful for studying the chemistry of hydroperoxides and the reaction kinetics of the hydroperoxy radicals and for developing and evaluating kinetic models for the atmospheric autoxidation and combustion autoxidation of the organic compounds.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere2220131120
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume120
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 7 2023

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Keywords

  • autoxidation
  • ignition
  • peroxy radicals
  • photodissociation
  • secondary organic aerosol

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  • Journal Article

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