Volume 43, Issue 25 pp. 3330-3333
Communication

The Trifluoromethoxy Sulfuryl Radical, CF3OSO2.

Stefan von Ahsen Dr.

Stefan von Ahsen Dr.

Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Fachbereich C/Anorganische Chemie, 42097 Wuppertal, Germany, Fax: (+49) 202-439-3052

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Joseph S. Francisco Prof. Dr.

Joseph S. Francisco Prof. Dr.

Department of Chemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 1393 H. C. Brown Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

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First published: 16 June 2004
Citations: 5

This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie. J.S.F. thanks the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a research award for senior U.S. scientists. The experiments were carried out in the laboratories of Prof. Dr. H. Willner at the Universities of Duisburg (Germany) and Wuppertal (Germany). We want to express special thanks for his support and for helpful discussions.

Graphical Abstract

A radical with great implications: Matrix-isolated CF3O radicals interact with SO2 yielding CF3OSO2. (see picture) when the matrix is annealed at 35 K. The new radical was characterized spectroscopically and studied by DFT calculations. CF3OSO2. may have significant impact on atmospheric processes.

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