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HERO ID
3309936
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Wavelength-dependent photolysis of i-pentanal and t-pentanal from 280 to 330 nm
Author(s)
Zhu, L; Cronin, T; Narang, A
Year
1999
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Journal of Physical Chemistry A
ISSN:
1089-5639
EISSN:
1520-5215
Volume
103
Issue
36
Page Numbers
7248-7253
DOI
10.1021/jp991540p
Web of Science Id
WOS:000082571000016
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0000918781&doi=10.1021%2fjp991540p&partnerID=40&md5=fc0b22cf43c082557f5b5579f1edef5a
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Abstract
Photodissociation of i-pentanal ((CH3)(2)CHCH2CHO; 3-methylbutanal) and t-pentanal ((CH3)(3)CCHO; 2,2-dimelhylpropanal) in the 280-330 nm region was investigated at 5 nm intervals by using dye laser photolysis in combination with cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Absorption cross-sections of i-pentanal and t-pentanal were obtained. Both aldehydes exhibited a broad absorption band peaking at 295 nm, with maximum absorption cross-sections of (5.90 +/- 0.22) x 10(-20) and (4.26 +/- 0.07) x 10(-20) cm(2), respectively, for i-pentanal and t-pentanal. The formation yield of the HCO radical from photolysis of i-pentanal and t-pentanal was determined by monitoring HCO absorption at 613.8 nn. Except for 325 and 330 nm photolysis of i-pentanal, the HCO yield was found to be independent of aldehyde pressure (2-12 Torr) and total pressure (20-400 Torr). For the photodissociation of t-pentanal, the HCO yield was also determined in the 0.5-2 Torr range and was found to increase with t-pentanal pressure. The variation of HCO radical yield with photolysis wavelength was determined. The peak HCO yields from t-pentanal and i-pentanal photolysis were 0.92 +/- 0.11 and 0.40 +/- 0.08 at 315 nm, respectively, where uncertainty reflects experimental scatter only. The difference in the peak HCO yield from t-pentanal and i-pentanal photolysis was attributed to the opening up of the Norrish II channel for i-pentanal. End products from closed-cell photolysis of i-pentanal and t-pentanal were investigated at 290, 310, and 330 nm by using HPLC. Acetaldehyde was found to be a product from the photodissociation of i-pentanal/N-2 mixtures. Photolysis rates of i-pentanal and t-pentanal to form HCO were calculated for two representative atmospheric conditions (noontime at sea level and 40 degrees N latitude on January I and on July 1) and were compared to those obtained from acelaldehyde photolysis.
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