Identifying isomers of peroxy radicals in the gas phase: 1-C3H7O2vs. 2-C3H7O2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Dec 25;56(99):15525-15528. doi: 10.1039/d0cc06516a. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Abstract

The two isomers of the propylperoxy radical 1-C3H7O2 and 2-C3H7O2, together with their individual rotamers, are identified and assigned by threshold photoelectron spectroscopy with the aid of high-level theoretical computations, from which their accurate adiabatic ionization energies are derived. This study paves the way to probing elusive peroxy radicals and their isomers in advanced mass spectrometry analysis of combustion and atmospheric reactions.