Product yields of stabilized Criegee intermediates in the ozonolysis reactions of cis-2-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene,cyclopentene, and cyclohexene

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy(CRDS)was utilized in combination with chemical titration with sulfur dioxide(SO_2)to quantify stabilized Criegee intermediates(s CIs)produced at low pressures(4–20 Torr)in ozonolysis reactions of cis-2-butene,2-methyl-2-butene,cyclopentene,and cyclohexene.The yield of stabilized s CI,acetaldehyde oxide(CH_3CHOO),from cis-2-butene ozonolysis decreased with decreasing pressure and reached to 0.05±0.04 at the zero-pressure limit.The nonsymmetric alkene 2-methyl-2-butene produced two stabilized s CIs,CH_3CHOO and acetone oxide((CH_3)_2COO),and their total yield decreased with decreasing pressure and reached 0.01±0.03 at the zero-pressure limit.For cyclopentene and cyclohexene,the s CI yields were essentially constant near zero,as expected of endocyclic alkenes.The nascent yields of s CI of various alkenes are compared.