Photochemical transformation reactions Direct photolysis = transformation of a compound due to its absorption of UV light Indirect photolysis = transformation of a compound due to its interaction with a reactant generated by the influence of UV light
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Photochemical transformation reactions
Direct photolysis = transformation of a compound due to its absorption of UV light
Indirect photolysis = transformation of a compound due to its interaction with a reactant generated by the influence of UV light (photosensitizer or reactive oxygen species)
Direct photolysis and light absorption
Types of orbitals:
bonding: (single) or (double)
non-bonding: n (often lone pairs on hetero atoms such as N, O)
anti-bonding: * (single) or * (double)
Absorption of light causes electronic transitions:
where: A = absorbanceI = light intensity (emerging vs. incident) = wavelength = absorption coefficient of the medium = absorption coefficient of the compoundl = path length
Fate of excited species
Quantum yield: r() depends on chemical structure, solvent, pH, ionic strength, etc.
low activation energies: 10-30 kJ/mol in solution
“C”ompound
h excitation
“C*”
Physical processes:
•vibrational loss of energy (heat transfer)
•energy loss by light emission (luminescence)
•energy transfer promoting an electron in another species (photosensitization)
“C”
Chemical reactions:
•fragmentation
•intramolecular rearrangement
•isomerization
•H atom abstraction
•dimerization
•electron transfer from or to the chemical
Not “C”product(s)
Chemical processes
Reaction rates for direct photolysis in water:
k W Da0 02 3 .
Light absorption rate ( rate constant!)
Where:
W = incident light intensity
D = distribution function describing average pathlength of light vs. depth of concern (zmix)
= absorption coefficient for compound of interest
all at a specific wavelength ()
Example
Rate constant from light absorption rate
k k Sa a 0 ( ) ( ) S = light-screening factor
The specific light absorption rate must be adjusted to give a rate constant. First account for light scattering in the water:
dC
dtk C
pr a
,
( )
Then for quantum yield ():
First order process for dilute solutions.
Indirect photolysis
Important reactants (electrophiles)
Singlet oxygen (1O2)
[1O2 ]ss = 7 to 11 10-14 M summer day, mid-latitude
electrophile, important for
Diels-Alder rxns (electron-rich double bonds)
oxidation of reduced sulfur groups, anilines, and phenols.
Peroxy Radicals (ROO•)
formed by addition of 3O2 to excited chromophores or radicals
usually react via abstraction of H with alkyl phenols, aromatic amines, thiophenols, imines
reactivity depends on R
both are electrophiles, thus electron donating groups increase reactivity
Hydroxyl radicals
[ ] ( )( )[ ]
( . )[ ] ( . )[ ] ( . )[ ]OH noon
NO
HCO COss0
73
73
83
2 4
3 10
15 10 4 2 10 2 5 10
DOC
[OH]ss = 10-18 to 10-16 M summer day, mid-latitude
Although very reactive, concentration of OH in solution is often too low to be important
In Water, Primarily formed from photolysis of NO3- :
NO3- + h NO3
-*
NO2- + O
NO2 + O•-H2O
HO• + HO-
Reactions of OH in solution
H abstraction: aliphatic hydrogen, leaving stable radical.
RH + OH• R• + H2O
Methyl < primary < secondary < tertiary
benzylic or allylic H
Addition to multiple bonds:
electron donating groups will increase reaction rate.
Tropospheric photochemistry: Ozone
Ozone in the upper atmosphere or stratosphere acts as a protective layer screening harmful ultraviolet light (UV). Ozone found in the lower atmosphere or troposphere does not act as an essential screen but as a pollutant.
About 8 % of the total column ozone is in the troposphere.
Ozone is a green house gas and possibly contributes to the global warming.
Ozone is harmful for human being and crops in the troposphere.
Ozone oxidizes many chemical substances in the troposphere.
Ozone is continually monitored at many urban locations.
OH concentrations highest during the day (max at noon)
Troposperic chemistry of pollutants• Reactivity is always a function of reaction rate and
concentration of reactant
• Reactive species include OH, NO3, O3, sometimes HNO3 and Cl
• OH almost always dominates, despite low concentrations (106 molecules/cm3), it is very reactive. “tropospheric vacuum cleaner”
Other Tropospheric Reactants
• Reactions with NO3 important for compounds containing (non-aromatic) double bonds, fused rings (PAHs), and S atoms. NO3 concentrations peak at night.
• O3 reacts with (non-aromatic) double bonds. O3 concentrations are higher during the day but can still be substantial at night.
• Cl atoms can be generated in marine environments at conc’s up to 104 molecules/cm3. May be important reactants in some situations.
Mechanisms of reaction with OH in the troposphere
H abstraction:
RH + •OH R• + H2O
Addition to double bonds or aromatic rings (favored):
+ OH
OH
+ OH
OH
Rate constants for reactions of OH
Can be estimated via AOP “atmospheric oxidation program”
Some values available through the free “Environmental Fate Database”