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. 2016 Dec 2;7:13677. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13677

Figure 2. Proposed reaction scheme for the formation of highly oxidized RO2 radicals.

Figure 2

(a) Formation of first RO2 radicals from atmospheric OH radical reaction of α- and β-pinene. (b) Possible structures of highly oxidized RO2 radicals 19, 20 and 29, HO-C10H15(OO)(OOH)O2, formed from RO2 radical 4 via a reaction sequence of isomerization steps (H-shift and cyclization) followed by O2 addition. Branching ratios stated in a were taken from refs 19.