Organic peroxide production in the Cl2-ethane-air photoreaction system

HPLC along with FT-IR technique was used to study the formation of organic peroxides in the Cl₂-ethane-air photoreaction system. Ethyl hydroperoxide (CH₃CH₂₁OOH, EHP) and peroxyacetic acid ( CH₃C(O)OOH, PAA) were conformed to be the peroxide product in the reaction system. In addition, methyl hydroperoxide (CH₃OOH, hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HOCH₂OOH, HMHP) and two unidentified organic peroxides were detected for the first time. EHP and were the dominant peroxide products. The identification of HMHP showed that Criegee biradical CH₂OO may be formed as an intermediate in the oxidation of ethane. Simulation results showed that photooxidation of ethane may make substantial contribution to source of organic peroxides in the atmosphere.     

Organic peroxide production in the Cl_2-ethane-air photoreaction system

HPLC along with FT-IR technique was used to study the formation of organic peroxides in the CI2-ethane-air photoreaction system. Ethyl hydroperoxide (CH3CH2OOH, EHP) and per-oxyacetic acid ( CH3C(O)OOH, PAA) were conformed to be the peroxide product in the reaction system. In addition, methyl hydroperoxide (CH3OOH, MHP), hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HOCH2OOH, HMHP) and two unidentified organic peroxides were detected for the first time. EHP and MHP were the dominant peroxide products. The identification of HMHP showed that Criegee biradical CH2OO may be formed as an intermediate in the oxidation of ethane. Simulation results showed that photooxidation of ethane may make substantial contribution to source of organic peroxides in the atmosphere.     

乙烷/H2O/O2/N2体系中光致过氧化物的产生

采用长光路Fourier红外光谱(LP-FTIR)和高压液相色谱(HPLC)技术研究了乙烷/H2O/O2/N2光化学体系中过氧化物的产生，证实乙烷降解产物中有过氧化氢、乙基过氧化氢(CH3CH2OOH,EHP)和过氧乙酸[CH3C(O)OOH,PAA]，并首次发现了甲基过氧化氢(CH3OOH,MHP)、羟甲基过氧化氢(HOCH2OOH,HMHP)和过氧甲醚(CH3OOCH3,DMP).H2O2,MHP和EHP的最大计算产率分别为6.8%，6.4%和6.7%，是乙烷降解生成的主要过氧化产物。MHP主要来自乙烷降解过程中的中间物乙醛的光解。HMHP的检出表明乙烷降解过程中可能有Criegee中间体.CH2OO.产生。OH自由基引发的乙烷降解反应可能是对流层大气H2O2，MHP及EHP的重要来源之一。     

Formation of organic peroxides in the photooxidation of CH4

The formation of organic peroxides in the Cl-atom-initiated photooxidation of CH₄ in O₂-N₂ mixtures at 101 325 Pa and 298 K was studied with HPLC and FT-IR methods. Four peroxidic products were detected, which were H₂O₂, hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HOCH₂OOH; HMHP), methyl peroxide (CH300H; MHP) and dimethyl peroxide (CH₃00CH₃). A chromatogram peak at retention time of 8.08 min was assigned tentatively to peroxyformic acid (HC(O)OOH). The identification of HMHP in the reaction system showed that one of the reaction paths for the self-reaction of CH₃00. led to producing Criegee intermediate CH₂OO. The formation mechanism of organic peroxide in the photooxidation of CH₄ is more complicated than it was assumed before. Photooxidation of CH₄ is probably an important source of organic peroxides in the troposphere. Project supported by the State Scientific and Technological Commission of China (Grant No. E96-05)     

高效液相色谱-荧光检测法测定环境样品中的过氧化物

对高效液相色谱-荧光检测法测定过氧化氢和有机过氧化物的方法进行了改进,从而提高了方法的检测灵敏度。以氯化血红素(hemin)作催化剂进行柱后衍生反应,过氧化物将对羟基苯乙酸氧化生成能吸收荧光的二聚物,然后用荧光检测器检测。实验确定了最佳反应管温度和荧光检测波长。应用该法测定了大气和雨水样品中过氧化物的浓度。     

CH3OOH和CH3CH2OOH的表征和活性：光电子能谱的研究

The ionization energies of MHP （CH3OOH） and EHP（CH3CH2OOH） nave been determined by Hel photoelectron spectroscopy （PES） measurement and both Gaussian-2 （G2） calculation and Hartree-Fock （HF） method on the basis of Koopmans theorem at 6.311＋G^＊ basis set level for the first time. The assignment and characterization of PE spectra of MHP and EHP were also supported by the G2 and HF calculations. The first ionization energies of MHP and EHP are 9.87 and 9.65 eV, respectively. Higher solubility of EHP in the atmosphere was attributed to their lower ionization energy values.     

Highly efficient visible-light photocatalytic ethane oxidation into ethyl hydroperoxide as a radical reservoir

Photocatalytic ethane conversion into value-added chemicals is a great challenge especially under visible light irradiation. The production of ethyl hydroperoxide (CH₃CH₂OOH), which is a promising radical reservoir for regulating the oxidative stress in cells, is even more challenging due to its facile decomposition. Here, we demonstrated a design of a highly efficient visible-light-responsive photocatalyst, Au/WO₃, for ethane oxidation into CH₃CH₂OOH, achieving an impressive yield of 1887 μmol g_cat⁻¹ in two hours under visible light irradiation at room temperature for the first time. Furthermore, thermal energy was introduced into the photocatalytic system to increase the driving force for ethane oxidation, enhancing CH₃CH₂OOH production by six times to 11 233 μmol g_cat⁻¹ at 100 °C and achieving a significant apparent quantum efficiency of 17.9% at 450 nm. In addition, trapping active species and isotope-labeling reactants revealed the reaction pathway. These findings pave the way for scalable ethane conversion into CH₃CH₂OOH as a potential anticancer drug.

Highly efficient visible-light driven photocatalytic oxidation of ethane into ethyl hydroperoxide was realized for the first time over Au/WO₃.     

The analysis of combustion products : The polarographic determination of the lower organic peroxides

Some lower alkyl and acyl hydroperoxides and dialkyl peroxides have been prepared and their $\text{built}\text{i}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>d</mtext>}}\text{c}$ values and halfwave potentials have been determined. The halfwave potentials become successively less negative on passing from hydrogen peroxide up the series, the order beingH₂O₂, CH₃OOH, EtOOH, (CH₃)₃COOH, R-CO(OOH)The limiting diffusion currents have been shown to be proportional to the concentrations of individual peroxides, and to be additive in mixtures. Methods have been developed which permit the detailed analysis of mixtures of peroxides containing, for example, hydrogen peroxide, methyl-, tert.-butyl and acetyl hydroperoxides, and diethyl peroxide. The effect of aldehydes has been investigated.     

Fluorinated peroxides derived from hexafluoroacetone. I. Insertion of (CF3)2CO into hydroperoxides

The new fluorinated peroxides HOC(CF₃)₂OOH, HOC(CF₃₂OOC(CF₃) ₂OH, and (CH₃) ₃COOC(CF₃) ₂OH have been prepared by the insertion of hexafluoroacetone into the OH bonds of hydrogen peroxide and t-butyl hydroperoxide. In addition, the alkali metal salts (HOC(CF₃) ₂OOM (M=Li or Na) and (CH₃) ₃COOC(CF₃) ₂ONa have been prepared by neutralization of the corresponding protonic compound with the appropriate metal hydride.The new compounds are safer (i.e., less flammable and less explosive) than analogous or similar hydrocarbon peroxides, though they are somewhat less thermally stable than the parent hydroperoxides.     

Decomposition of alkyl hydroperoxide by a copper(I) complex: insights from density functional theory

The B3LYP theory and scaled hypersphere search method are utilized to explore pathways of (HO)₂PS₂Cu-mediated CH₃OOH decomposition, a model reaction of alkyl hydroperoxide with cuprous dialkyldithiophosphate [(RO)₂PS₂Cu]. It is found that the decomposition of CH₃OOH mediated by the copper(I) complex may lead to formaldehyde and water molecules via O-O bond heterolysis and subsequent intramolecular hydrogen transfer, with retainment of the copper(I) complex. The subsequent hydrogen transfer event and formation of water may add new understanding to the (RO)₂PS₂Cu-mediated decomposition process of alkyl hydroperoxide. The oxygen transfer from CH₃OOH to (HO)₂PS₂Cu moiety, as an O-O bond cleavage manner of CH₃OOH, is also found to occur.     

The kinetics of complex formation between Ti(IV) and hydrogen peroxide

The kinetics of the formation of the titanium‐peroxide [TiO²⁺₂] complex from the reaction of Ti(IV)OSO₄ with hydrogen peroxide and the hydrolysis of hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HMHP) were examined to determine whether Ti(IV)OSO₄ could be used to distinguish between hydrogen peroxide and HMHP in mixed solutions. Stopped‐flow analysis coupled to UV‐vis spectroscopy was used to examine the reaction kinetics at various temperatures. The molar absorptivity (ε) of the [TiO²⁺₂] complex was found to be 679.5 ± 20.8 L mol^?1 cm^?1 at 405 nm. The reaction between hydrogen peroxide and Ti(IV)OSO₄ was first order with respect to both Ti(IV)OSO₄ and H₂O₂ with a rate constant of 5.70 ± 0.18 × 10⁴ M^?1 s^?1 at 25°C, and an activation energy, E_a = 40.5 ± 1.9 kJ mol^?1. The rate constant for the hydrolysis of HMHP was 4.3 × 10^?3 s^?1 at pH 8.5. Since the rate of complex formation between Ti(IV)OSO₄ and hydrogen peroxide is much faster than the rate of hydrolysis of HMHP, the Ti(IV)OSO₄ reaction coupled to time‐dependent UV‐vis spectroscopic measurements can be used to distinguish between hydrogen peroxide and HMHP in solution. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 39: 457–461, 2007     

A theoretical study of the reactions of carbonyl oxide with water in atmosphere: the role of water dimer

Carbonyl oxide is a well-known intermediate formed in gas-phase reactions of ozone with alkenes. Secondary reactions of carbonyl oxide are suggested to lead to the formation of HO, H₂O₂ and organic peroxides in the atmosphere. We performed a theoretical study of reactions of carbonyl oxide with water and a water dimer. Using CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2d,2p)//B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,2p) calculations we found that the most energetically favourable channel is the formation of hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HMHP) as the result of reactions of carbonyl oxide with the water dimer. The potential importance of water dimer reactions in the chemistry of the troposphere is discussed herein.     

Excited states and photodissociation of hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide

The structure of hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HOCH(2)OOH) (HMHP) has been examined using coupled cluster and multireference configuration interaction methods to study the excited states and probable photodissociation products. The results are compared to experiments. The vertical excitation energies for several excited states of HOCH(2)OOH are presented as well as the excited state energies along the O-O, O-H, C-O, and C-H dissociation pathways. The results help in the interpretation of experimental UV absorption spectra and elucidate the photodissociation mechanism of HMHP under tropospheric conditions.     

Determination of the isomerization rate constant HOCH2CH2CH2CH(OO·)CH3 →HOC·HCH2CH2CH(OOH)CH3. Importance of intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization in tropospheric chemistry

The rate constant of the title reaction is determined during thermal decomposition of di-n-pentyl peroxide C₅H₁₁O( )OC₅H₁₁ in oxygen over the temperature range 463–523 K. The pyrolysis of di-n-pentyl peroxide in O₂/N₂ mixtures is studied at atmospheric pressure in passivated quartz vessels. The reaction products are sampled through a micro-probe, collected on a liquid-nitrogen trap and solubilized in liquid acetonitrile. Analysis of the main compound, peroxide C₅H₁₀O₃, was carried out by GC/MS, GC/MS/MS [electron impact EI and NH₃ chemical ionization CI conditions]. After micro-preparative GC separation of this peroxide, the structure of two cyclic isomers (3S*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane and (3R*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane was determined from ¹H NMR spectra. The hydroperoxy-pentanal OHC( )(CH₂)₂( )CH(OOH)( )CH₃ is formed in the gas phase and is in equilibrium with these two cyclic epimers, which are predominant in the liquid phase at room temperature. This peroxide is produced by successive reactions of the n-pentoxy radical: a first one generates the CH₃C·H(CH₂)₃OH radical which reacts with O₂ to form CH₃CH(OO·)(CH₂)₃OH; this hydroxyperoxy radical isomerizes and forms the hydroperoxy HOC·H(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃ radical. This last species leads to the pentanal-hydroperoxide (also called oxo-hydroperoxide, or carbonyl-hydroperoxide, or hydroperoxypentanal), by the reaction HOC·H(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃+O₂→O()CH(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃+HO₂. The isomerization rate constant HOCH₂CH₂CH₂CH(OO·)CH₃→HOC·HCH₂CH₂CH(OOH)CH₃ (k₃) has been determined by comparison to the competing well-known reaction RO₂+NO→RO+NO₂ (k₇). By adding small amounts of NO (0–1.6×10¹⁵ molecules cm⁻³) to the di-n-pentyl peroxide/O₂/N₂ mixtures, the pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was decreased, due to the consumption of RO₂ radicals by reaction (7). The pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was measured vs. NO concentration at ten temperatures (463–523 K). The isomerization rate constant involving the H atoms of the CH₂( )OH group was deduced: or per H atom: The comparison of this rate constant to thermokinetics estimations leads to the conclusion that the strain energy barrier of a seven-member ring transition state is low and near that of a six-member ring. Intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization reactions produce carbonyl-hydroperoxides which (through atmospheric decomposition) increase concentration of radicals and consequently increase atmospheric pollution, especially tropospheric ozone, during summer anticyclonic periods. Therefore, hydrocarbons used in summer should contain only short chains (<C₄) hydrocarbons or totally branched hydrocarbons, for which isomerization reactions are unlikely. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 875–887, 1998     

Aromatic Hydroxylation at a Non‐Heme Iron Center: Observed Intermediates and Insights into the Nature of the Active Species

Mechanism of substrate oxidations with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a highly reactive, biomimetic, iron aminopyridine complex, [Fe^II(bpmen)(CH₃CN)₂][ClO₄]₂ ( 1 ; bpmen=N,N'‐dimethyl‐N,N'‐bis(2‐pyridylmethyl)ethane‐1,2‐diamine), is elucidated. Complex 1 has been shown to be an excellent catalyst for epoxidation and functional‐group‐directed aromatic hydroxylation using H₂O₂, although its mechanism of action remains largely unknown. 1 , 2 Efficient intermolecular hydroxylation of unfunctionalized benzene and substituted benzenes with H₂O₂ in the presence of 1 is found in the present work. Detailed mechanistic studies of the formation of iron(III)–phenolate products are reported. We have identified, generated in high yield, and experimentally characterized the key Fe^III(OOH) intermediate (λ_max=560 nm, rhombic EPR signal with g=2.21, 2.14, 1.96) formed by 1 and H₂O₂. Stopped‐flow kinetic studies showed that Fe^III(OOH) does not directly hydroxylate the aromatic rings, but undergoes rate‐limiting self‐decomposition producing transient reactive oxidant. The formation of the reactive species is facilitated by acid‐assisted cleavage of the O? O bond in the iron–hydroperoxide intermediate. Acid‐assisted benzene hydroxylation with 1 and a mechanistic probe, 2‐Methyl‐1‐phenyl‐2‐propyl hydroperoxide (MPPH), correlates with O? O bond heterolysis. Independently generated Fe^IV?O species, which may originate from O? O bond homolysis in Fe^III(OOH), proved to be inactive toward aromatic substrates. The reactive oxidant derived from 1 exchanges its oxygen atom with water and electrophilically attacks the aromatic ring (giving rise to an inverse H/D kinetic isotope effect of 0.8). These results have revealed a detailed experimental mechanistic picture of the oxidation reactions catalyzed by 1 , based on direct characterization of the intermediates and products, and kinetic analysis of the individual reaction steps. Our detailed understanding of the mechanism of this reaction revealed both similarities and differences between synthetic and enzymatic aromatic hydroxylation reactions.     

Analysis of oligomeric peroxides in synthetic triacetone triperoxide samples by tandem mass spectrometry

Oligomeric peroxides formed in the synthesis of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) have been analyzed by mass spectrometry utilizing both electrospray ionization (ESI) and chemical ionization (CI) to form sodiated adducts (by ESI) and ammonium adducts (by CI and ESI). Tandem mass spectrometry and deuterium isotopic labeling experiments have been used to elucidate the collision‐induced dissociation (CID) mechanisms for the adducts. The CID mechanisms differ for the sodium and ammonium adducts and vary with the size of the oligoperoxide. The sodium adducts of the oligoperoxides, H[OOC(CH₃)₂]_nOOH, do not cyclize under CID, whereas the ammonium adducts of the smaller oligoperoides (n < 6) do form the cyclic peroxides under CID. Larger oligoperoxide adducts with both sodium and ammonium undergo dissociation through cleavage of the backbone under CID to form acyl‐ and hydroperoxy‐terminated oligomers of the general form CH₃C(O)[OOC(CH₃)₂]_xOOH, where x is an integer less than the original oligoperoxide degree of oligomerization. The oligoperoxide distribution is shown to vary batch‐to‐batch in the synthesis of TATP and the post‐blast distribution differs slightly from the distribution in the uninitiated material. The oligoperoxides are shown to be decomposed under gentle heating. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fluorinated peroxides derived from hexafluoroacetone. II. Insertion of (CF3) 2CO into alkali-metal peroxides and subsequent reaction with active halogen compounds

The novel alkali metal peroxide derivatives (CH₃) ₃COOC(CF₃) ₂ONa, NaOC(CF₃) ₂OOC(CF₃) ₂ONa and CF₃C(O) OOC(CF₃) ₂ONa have been prepared through reactions of hexafluoroacetone, (CF₃) ₂CO, with the sodium salts of various organic hydroperoxides. These new salts are soluble in water and polar organic solvents and have been used to prepare the new covalent fluorocarbon/hydrocarbon peroxides [(CH₃₃COOC(CF₃) ₂OC(O)C₆H₅, (CH₃) ₃SiOC(CF₃) _2-OOC(CF₃) ₂OSi(CH₃) ₃, and (CH₃₃COOC(CF₃) ₂C(O)CF₃] through reaction with compounds having active halogen. Although the new peroxides are apparently less flammable and explosive than their hydrocarbon analogs, they also exhibit shorter half-lives than the parent compound (i.e., the peroxide without hexafluoroacetone insertion).     

Thermochemical kinetics of bromine nitrate,bromine nitrite,halogen hydroperoxides,dichlorine pentoxide,peroxycarboxylic acids,and diacyl peroxides

Heats of formation of BrONO₂, BrONO, BrOOH, FOOH, FOOCl, CF₃C(O)OOH, HC(O)OOH, CH₃C(O)OOH, and [CH₃C(O)O]₂ are estimated from bond contributions taken from J. Phys. Chem., 100, 10150 (1996). They agree within ±2 kcal/mol with recent experimental or ab initio data. The resulting BDE(O(SINGLEBOND)O)=36 kcal/mol value in diacetyl peroxide requires the concerted assistance of exothermic C(SINGLEBOND)C(O) weakening in the transition state of its decomposition into free radicals. It also implies the existence of a previously unrecognized 12 kcal/mol nonbonded repulsion in acyl anhydrides. The formation of chloryl chlorate with ΔH_f(O₂ClOClO₂)=50 kcal/mol, a marginally stable species toward dissociation into (ClO₃+OClO), may account for observations made in the [O(³P+OClO] system at low temperatures. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 41–45, 1998.     

Role of Hydrogen Migrations in Carbonyl Peroxy Radicals in the Atmosphere

Carbonyl peroxy radicals (RC(O)O₂) are the ubiquitous radical intermediates in the atmospheric oxidation of volatile organic compounds. In this work, theoretical studies are carried out to explore the role of the unimolecular H-migration in the carbonyl peroxy radicals by using quantum chemistry and kinetics calculations. The results showed that H-migration could be significant in the atmosphere at least in CH₃CH₂CH₂C(O)O₂ and (CH₃)₂CHCH₂C(O)O₂ with rates of ∽0.012 and ∽0.58 s^?1 at 298 K. Subsequent reactions of CH₃CHCH₂C(O)OOH would lead to the products with multi-functional groups, which might affect the aerosol formation process; while (CH₃)₂CCH₂C(O)OOH would transform to formaldehyde and acetone in a few steps. These processes would be important for the atmospheric modelling of volatileorganic compounds under low-NO_x conditions.     

Vibrational overtone initiated unimolecular dissociation of HOCH2OOH and HOCD2OOH: evidence for mode selective behavior

The vibrational overtone induced unimolecular dissociation of HMHP (HOCH(2)OOH) and HMHP-d(2) (HOCD(2)OOH) into OH and HOCH(2)O (HOCD(2)O) fragments is investigated in the region of the 4nu(OH) and 5nu(OH) bands. The unimolecular dissociation rates in the threshold region, corresponding to the 4nu(OH) band, exhibit measurable differences associated with excitation of the OH stretch of the alcohol versus the peroxide functional group, with the higher energy alcohol OH stretching state exhibiting a slower dissociation rate compared to the lower energy peroxide OH stretch in both HMHP and HMHP-d(2). Predictions using the Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus theory give rates that are in reasonably good agreement with the measured dissociation rate for the alcohol OH stretch but considerably differ from the measured rates for the peroxide OH stretch in both isotopomers. The present results are interpreted as suggesting that the extent of intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) is different for the two OH stretching states associated with the two functional groups in HMHP, with IVR being substantially less complete for the peroxide OH stretch. Analysis of the OH fragment product state distributions in conjunction with phase-space theory simulation gives a D(0) value of 38+/-0.7 kcal/mole for breaking the peroxide bond in HMHP.