Theoretical studies of atmospheric reaction mechanisms in the troposphere

L Vereecken, JS Francisco - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The chemistry of the atmosphere encompasses a vast number of reactions acting on a
plethora of intermediates. These reactions, occurring sequentially and in parallel, give rise to …

Modeling the kinetics of bimolecular reactions

A Fernández-Ramos, JA Miller, SJ Klippenstein… - Chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
This review is concerned with the theoretical and computational modeling of bimolecular
reactions, especially with generally applicable methods for kinetics (ie, overall rates as …

Theoretical chemical kinetics in tropospheric chemistry: methodologies and applications

L Vereecken, DR Glowacki, MJ Pilling - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Chemical kinetics is central in much of tropospheric chemistry and in modeling tropospheric
chemical processes. Chemical reaction rate coefficients and product yields have traditionally …

OH radical gas phase reactions with aliphatic ethers: a variational transition state theory study

C Zavala-Oseguera, JR Alvarez-Idaboy… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A theoretical study of the mechanism and kinetics of the OH radical reactions with aliphatic
ethers is presented. Several methods were evaluated using the 6-311++ G (d, p) basis set …

Catalytic effect of water, formic acid, or sulfuric acid on the reaction of formaldehyde with OH radicals

W Zhang, B Du, Z Qin - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this paper, for the hydrogen abstraction reaction of HCHO by OH radicals assisted by
water, formic acid, or sulfur acid, the possible reaction mechanisms and kinetics have been …

Effect of Ammonia and Formic Acid on the OH + HCl Reaction in the Troposphere: Competition between Single and Double Hydrogen Atom Transfer Pathways

S Mallick, S Sarkar, B Bandyopadhyay… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Quantum chemical calculations at QCISD and CCSD (T) levels of theory have been
performed to investigate the effect of NH3 and HCO2H on the reaction between OH• and …

The mechanism of the Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement: quantum chemistry and TST study supported by experimental kinetic data

JR Alvarez-Idaboy, L Reyes… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The mechanism of the Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement is modelled for the reaction of
propanone with trifluoroperacetic acid, catalyzed by trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane …

Formic Acid Catalyzed Gas‐Phase Reaction of H2O with SO3 and the Reverse Reaction: A Theoretical Study

B Long, Z Long, Y Wang, X Tan, Y Han… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The formic acid catalyzed gas‐phase reaction between H2O and SO3 and its reverse
reaction are respectively investigated by means of quantum chemical calculations at the …

Quantum chemistry and TST study of the mechanisms and branching ratios for the reactions of OH with unsaturated aldehydes

A Vega-Rodriguez, JR Alvarez-Idaboy - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
A theoretical study is presented on the mechanism of OH reactions with three unsaturated
aldehydes, relevant to atmospheric chemistry. Using acrolein as test molecule, several …

On the possible catalytic role of a single water molecule in the acetone+ OH gas phase reaction: A theoretical pseudo-second-order kinetics study

C Iuga, JR Alvarez-Idaboy, A Vivier-Bunge - Theoretical Chemistry …, 2011 - Springer
In this work, we have revisited the mechanism of the acetone+ OH radical reaction assisted
by a single water molecule simulating atmospheric conditions. Density functional methods …