the degradation of volatile organic compounds, are still poorly understood, despite their
importance in atmospheric chemistry. A theoretical DFT and Coupled Cluster theory analysis
of the stability of alkyl radicals with hydroperoxyl-(HOO–) or alkylperoxyl (ROO–)
substituents on the radical carbon atom revealed that such radicals are unstable,
dissociating by O–O scission to a carbonyl compound and a hydroxy or alkoxy radical even …