

Author: Qu Xiaohui Zhang Qingzhu Wang Wenxing
Publisher: NRC Research Press
ISSN: 1480-3291
Source: Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.86, Iss.2, 2008-02, pp. : 129-137
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Abstract
Acenaphthene is widespread and toxic, and thus of substantial environmental concern. The reaction with NO3 radicals is an important atmospheric loss process of acenaphthene at night time. In this work, the mechanism for the NO3-initiated atmospheric oxidation reaction of acenaphthene has been studied using high level molecular orbital theory. Geometries of all the related species have been optimized at the MPWB1K level with the 6–31G(d,p) basis set. The single-point energy calculations have been carried out at the MPWB1K/6–311+G(3df,2p) level. The possible secondary reactions were also studied. Several energetically favorable reaction pathways were revealed for the first time.
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