The products of the reaction of the hydroxyl radical with 2-ethoxyethyl acetate

The gas-phase reaction products of the OH radical with 2-ethoxyethyl acetate (EEA, CH₃C(O)OCH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃) have been investigated. 1,2-Ethanediol acetate formate (EAF, CH₃C(O)OCH₂CH₂OC(O)H) and ethyl formate (EF, HC(O)OCH₂CH₃) were identified as the two main products. A third product, ethylene glycol diacetate (EGD, CH₃C(O)OCH₂CH₂OC(O)CH₃), was also observed. EAF, EF, and EGD formation yields were determined to be 0.37 ± 0.03 and 0.328 ± 0.018 and 0.040 ± 0.005, respectively. Proposed reaction mechanisms are discussed and compared with these data. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.