101. Atmospheric Formation of Hydroxynitrofluoranthene from Photochemical Reactions of 2-Nitrofluoranthene
- Author
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Kazuichi Hayakawa, Ayuko Akiyama, Takayuki Kameda, Ning Tang, and Akira Toriba
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Atmosphere ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polymers and Plastics ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Materials Chemistry ,Irradiation ,Photochemistry ,Acetonitrile - Abstract
The formation of hydroxynitrofluoranthene (OHNF) via photochemical reactions of 2-nitrofluoranthene (2-NF) was demonstrated using a UV irradiation system. The photoreaction of 2-NF in acetonitrile/water (3/1, v/v) gave a product that was hydroxynitro-substituted. Moreover, we detected an OHNF isomer, which was found in the 2-NF photoreaction products, in soluble organic fractions of ambient airborne particles collected in Kanazawa, Japan. The atmospheric concentration of the OHNF isomer was estimated to be less than 2 fmol m−3, which was comparable to that of 1-hydroxy-3-nitropyrene, but lower than that of 1-hydroxy-6-nitropyrene by a factor of 10. The results suggests that atmospheric OHNF is partly formed via secondary formation processes, i.e., photochemical reactions of 2-NF appear to have a significant effect on the occurrence of OHNF in the atmosphere.
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- 2012