EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES OF ATMOSPHERIC INORGANIC CHLORINE CHEMISTRY

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Experimental and Theoretical Methods

  • Electronic Structure Calculations

  • Computational Procedures for Predicting Energetics

• Review of Experimental and Theoretical Studies of ClO_x Species

  • Cl and ClO

  • ClO₂ Isomers

    • Symmetric OClO

    • Unsymmetrical ClOO

  • ClO₃

  • Cl₂O₂

  • Cl₂O₃

  • Cl₂O₄, Cl₂O₆, and Cl₂O₇

• Review of Experimental and Theoretical Studies of HClO_x Species

  • HOCl

  • HClO₂

  • HClO₃

• Review of Experimental and Theoretical Studies of ClNO_x Species

  • ClONO₂

  • O₂ClONO₂

• Summary and Conclusions

• Acknowledgments

• References