Reaction Documentation for

C6H5CO3

+

NO2

\(\ce{->[{KFPAN}]}\)

PBZN

The Reactions of RO₂ with NO₂

These reactions are only treated in the MCM for acyl peroxy radicals, for which the product peroxy nitrates (ROONO₂) are comparatively stable, and for the most abundant peroxy radical, CH₃O₂:

Available rate coefficients for the forward and reverse reactions have been reviewed by Lightfoot et al. (1992), Wallington et al. (1992; 1997), Atkinson et al. (1999) and Tyndall et al. (2001). In the absence of rate data for the acyl peroxy radical forward reaction (1), and the reverse peroxy nitrate decomposition reaction (-1) the rates are assumed equivalent to that for CH₃C(O)O₂ and CH₃C(O)OONO₂ respectively.