Reactions with halogens and other small molecules

Reactions With Halogens and Other Small Molecules 

The rate of the reaction of methyl radicals with 03 has been studied from 243 to 384 K by monitoring the decay of methyl in the presence of excess 03 [99], With the temperature dependence of the rate constant it was estimated that less than 1% of the methyl radicals in the stratosphere react with ozone. The reactions of a series of alkyl radicals (CH3, C2HS, n-C3H7, i -C3H7, and t-C4H9) with ozone were investigated at 298 K [100]. The rate coefficients were found to correlate with the difference between the ionization potential of each radical, and the electron affinity of 03. 

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C. Reactions With Halogens and Other Small Molecules... 

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