EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF CX₃ RADICALS IN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL PROCESSES

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Atmospheric Importance of CX₃ Chemistry

• Characterization and Reactions of CX₃O_x Radicals

  • Heats of Formation

    • CX₃ Radicals

    • CX₃O Radicals

    • CX₃O₂ Radicals

    • CX₃O₃ Radicals

  • Spectroscopic Characterization of CX₃O_x Radicals

    • CX₃ Radicals

    • CX₃O Radicals

    • CX₃O₂ Radicals

  • Reactions of Atmospheric Importance of CX₃O_x

    • Stability and Reactions of CX₃ Radicals

    • Stability and Reactions of CX₃O Radicals

    • Stability and Reactions of CX₃O₂ Radicals

    • Stability of CX₃O₃ Radicals

  • Summary of Photo-Oxidation Pathways for CX₃ Radicals

• Photochemistry of CX₃ Reservoir Species: CF₂O, CFClO, and CCl₂O

• Atmospheric Importance of FC(O)O_x Radicals

• Characterization and Reactions of FC(O)O_x Radicals

  • Heats of Formation of FC(O)O_x Radicals

  • Spectroscopy of FC(O)O_x Radicals

  • Atmospherically Important Reactions of FC(O)O_x Radicals

• Summary

• References