Author(s)

H. Geiger, I. Barnes, K.H. Becker and C. Sauer

Abstract

Tropospheric Degradation of Dimethoxymethane under Urban Conditions: Validation of the Chemical Mechanism A contribution to subproject CMD H Geiger, I Barnes, K.H. Becker and C Sauer Bergische Universitat Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, FB 9 - Physikalische Chemie, Gaufistrafie 20, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany Introduction The increasing use of oxygenated organic compounds like ethers, esters and alcohols as fuel additives, alternative fuels or solvents during the last years may lead to a higher influence of these species on tropospheric chemistry. While the rate coefficients for the OH reactions of the relevant oxygenated VOCs are mostly well established, the knowledge of the detailed atmospheric degradation pathways for these compounds is relatively poor. The mechanistic studies are very often confined to the detection of the primary reaction products. Reaction mechanisms which are derived from these data ar

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