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SUBMITTER: Tomaz S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tomaz Sophie S Wang Dongyu D Zabalegui Nicolás N Li Dandan D Lamkaddam Houssni H Bachmeier Franziska F Vogel Alexander A Monge María Eugenia ME Perrier Sébastien S Baltensperger Urs U George Christian C Rissanen Matti M Ehn Mikael M El Haddad Imad I Riva Matthieu M
Nature communications 20210112 1
Organic peroxy radicals (RO<sub>2</sub>) play a pivotal role in the degradation of hydrocarbons. The autoxidation of atmospheric RO<sub>2</sub> radicals produces highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs), including low-volatility ROOR dimers formed by bimolecular RO<sub>2</sub> + RO<sub>2</sub> reactions. HOMs can initiate and greatly contribute to the formation and growth of atmospheric particles. As a result, HOMs have far-reaching health and climate implications. Nevertheless, the structures ...[more]