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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7259-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7259-2022
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07 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 07 Jun 2022

Elucidating the critical oligomeric steps in secondary organic aerosol and brown carbon formation

Yuemeng Ji, Qiuju Shi, Xiaohui Ma, Lei Gao, Jiaxin Wang, Yixin Li, Yanpeng Gao, Guiying Li, Renyi Zhang, and Taicheng An

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The formation mechanisms of secondary organic aerosol and brown carbon from small α-carbonyls are still unclear. Thus, the mechanisms and kinetics of aqueous-phase reactions of glyoxal were investigated using quantum chemical and kinetic rate calculations. Several essential isomeric processes were identified, including protonation to yield diol/tetrol and carbenium ions as well as nucleophilic addition of carbenium ions to diol/tetrol and free methylamine/ammonia.
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