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. 2024 Aug 12;4(10):1113–1128. doi: 10.1039/d4ea00078a

Gas-phase rate constants of organic compounds in the atmosphere reacting with ˙OH and O3 at 298 K (ref. 89).

Rate constant (k, cm3 per molecule per s)
Species OH O3
Alkanes (×10−12)
Methane 0.00618
Ethane 0.254
Propane 1.12
2-Methylbutane 3.7
2,3-Dimethylbutane 5.8
Alkenes (×10−12) (×10−18)
Isoprene 101 12.8
α-Terpinene 363 21 000
1,3-Butadiene 66.6 6.3
Methyl vinyl ketone 18.8 5.6
Methacrolein 33.5 1.2
2-Methyl-2-butene 86.9 403
Aromatics (×10−12)
Benzene 1.2
Toluene 6.0
Ethylbenzene 7.1
n-Propylbenzene 6.0
Others (×10−13)
Acetone 2.2
Propionic acid 12
Dimethyl ether 30