Chemistry Review 2: OH-Initiated Oxidation of Acetylacetone: Implications for Ozone and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

Good Day , Evolution Through the Ages followers! To further explain how this sub-channel of the blog will be run, I will be alternating every week between our two chemistry subfield topics of biochemistry and environmental chemistry. For this week’s review I am now on the topic of environmental science. The article’s title is OH-Initiated Oxidation of Acetylacetone: Implications for Ozone and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation . Acetylacetone is the compound the researchers want to know more about pertaining environmental impacts. Acetylacetone is used in industrial applications across the world. With this organic compound being used so readily among consumers and industry, the compound is now commonly being found in the atmosphere. Once the compound is incorporated within the atmosphere, it becomes a common atmospheric oxygenated volatile organic compound which can be a form of acid rain. Prior to t