Perspective on Theoretical and Experimental Advances in Atmospheric Photochemistry

BFE Curchod, AJ Orr-Ewing - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2024 - ACS Publications
Research that explores the chemistry of Earth's atmosphere is central to the current
understanding of global challenges such as climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion …

AtmoSpec–A Tool to Calculate Photoabsorption Cross-Sections for Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds

D Hollas, BFE Curchod - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2024 - ACS Publications
Characterizing the photolysis processes undergone by transient volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) in the troposphere requires the knowledge of their photoabsorption cross-section …

Annihilating actinic photochemistry of the pyruvate anion by one and two water molecules

W Cao, Z Hu, X Peng, H Sun, Z Sun… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photochemical behaviors of pyruvic acid in multiple phases have been extensively studied,
while those of its conjugate base, the pyruvate anion (CH3COCOO–, PA–) are less …

Cryogenic Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study of the Electronic and Geometric Structures of Undercoordinated Osmium Chloride Anions OsCln (n …

P Tang, J Zhang, X Li, F Yang, Q Zhao… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A series of anionic transition metal halides, OsCl n–(n= 3–5), have been investigated using
a newly developed, home-constructed, cryogenic anion cluster photoelectron spectroscopy …

Aqueous pyruvate partly dissociates under deep ultraviolet irradiation but is resilient to near ultraviolet excitation

J Thøgersen, F Madzharova, T Weidner… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The deep ultraviolet photochemistry of aqueous pyruvate is believed to have been essential
to the origin of life, and near ultraviolet excitation of pyruvate in aqueous aerosols is …

Spectroscopic characterization and photochemistry of HC3N and CH3C3N: implications for ion chemistry in Titan's atmosphere

X Jiang, LN Wang, G Rauhut, XL Li… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Molecular ions are key intermediates in the build-up of chemical complexity in interstellar
clouds. Among the more than 300 interstellar molecules, only eight negative ions, ie C2 n+ …

Kinetics of the nitrate-mediated photooxidation of monocarboxylic acids in the aqueous phase

Y Lyu, JTC Chow, T Nah - Environmental Science: Processes & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The photooxidation of organic compounds by hydroxyl radicals (· OH) in atmospheric
aqueous phases contributes to both the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols …

Photodynamics of Gas‐Phase Pyruvic Acid Following Light Absorption in the Actinic Region

L Hutton, BFE Curchod - ChemPhotoChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The photochemistry of pyruvic acid has received a large attention due to its relevance to
atmospheric chemistry. Pyruvic acid is produced in the troposphere from both biogenic and …

Spectroscopy of cluster aerosol models: IR and UV spectra of hydrated glyoxylate with and without sea salt

NK Bersenkowitsch, SJ Madlener, J Heller… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Glyoxylic acid is formed in the troposphere by oxidation of organic molecules. In sea salt
aerosols, it is expected to be present as glyoxylate, integrated into the salt environment and …

Methide Affinity Scale: Key Thermodynamic Data Underpinning Catalysis, Organic Synthesis, and Organometallic and Polymer Chemistry

WAO Altalhi, B Chan, RAJ O'Hair - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Methide transfer reactions play important roles in many areas of chemistry, including the
Grignard reaction, in the transmetalation steps of metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions …