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Literature Service: Acyclic Oxygen Compounds (Other Oxygenated Organics)

Substances: Alcohols, Ethers, Alkyl radicals, Alkyl peroxy radicals etc.

 CH3OH, C2H5OH, n-C3H7OH, i-C3H7OH, C4H9OH, C4H10O, C5H12O, C6H14O, CH3-O-CH3, C2H5-O-C2H5, CH3OC2H5, CH3-O-C3H7, CH2=CHOCH=CH2, CH2=CHCOOCH3, H2C=C(CH3)COOCH3, CH2=CHCOOC2H5, (CH3)3COC(CH3)2CH2, CH2=CHOC2H5, C8H14O2, C6H12O, C8H14O, C8H14O3, (CH3)3COC(CH3)2CH2O2, CF3OH, CCl3OH, CHF2-O-CHF2, CHF2-O-CF3, CF3CH2-O-CH2CF3, C3H2ClF5O, C3H2ClF5O

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Authors Journal/Source Title/Paper

Data Sheet
CH3OH; methanol; CAS-No.: 67-56-1
M. Ogawa, G.R. Cook J. Chem. Phys., 28, 747-748, (1958) Absorption coefficients of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and n-butyl alcohols

A.J. Harrison, B.J. Cederholm, M.A. Terwilliger J. Chem. Phys., 30, 355-356, (1959) Absorption of Acyclic Oxygen Compounds in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. I. Alcohols

H. Tsubomura, K. Kimura, K. Kaya, J. Tanaka, S. Nagakura Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 37 (3), 417-423, (1964) Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Saturated Organic Compounds with Non-bonding Electrons

S.W. Bennett, J.B. Tellinghuisen, L.F. Phillips J. Phys. Chem., 75, 719-721, (1971) Absorption coefficients and ionization yields of some small molecules at 58.4 nm

D.R. Salahub and C. Sandorfy Chem. Phys. Lett., 8, 71-74, (1971) The far-ultraviolet spectra of some simple alcohols and fluoroalcohols

J.B. Nee, M. Suto, L.C. Lee Chem. Phys., 98, 147-155, (1985) Photoexcitation Processes of CH3OH: Rydberg States and Photofragment Fluorescence

G.R. Burton, W.F. Chan, G. Cooper, C.E. Brion Chem. Phys., 167, 349-367, (1992) Absolute oscillator strengths for photoabsorption (6-360 eV) and ionic photofragmentation (10-80 eV) of methanol

B.-M. Cheng, M. Bahou, W.-C. Chen, C.-H. Yui, Y.-P. Lee, L.C. Lee J. Chem. Phys., 117, 1633, (2002) Experimental and theoretical studies on vacuum ultraviolet absorption cross sections and photodissociation of CH3OH, CH3OD, CD3OH, and CD3OD

E. Jiménez, M.K. Gilles, A.R.  Ravishankara J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 157, 237-245, (2003) Kinetics of the reaction of the hydroxyl radical with CH3OH and C2H5OH between 235 and 360 K

Y.-P. Kuo, H.-C. Lu, Y.-J. Wu, B.-M. Cheng, J.F. Ogilvie Chemical Physics Letters, 447, 168–174, (2007) Absorption spectra in the vacuum ultraviolet region of methanol in condensed phases

related data (quantum yield studies; photolysis studies, etc.)
C. Von Sonntag Tetrahedron, 25, 5853-5861, (1969) Strahlenchemie von alkoholen-IX. Die UV-photolyse (lambda = 185 nm) von methanol in flüssiger phase 

C2H5OH; ethanol; CAS-No.: 64-17-5
M. Ogawa, G.R. Cook J. Chem. Phys., 28, 747-748, (1958) Absorption coefficients of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and n-butyl alcohols

A.J. Harrison, B.J. Cederholm, M.A. Terwilliger J. Chem. Phys., 30, 355-356, (1959) Absorption of Acyclic Oxygen Compounds in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. I. Alcohols

H. Tsubomura, K. Kimura, K. Kaya, J. Tanaka, S. Nagakura Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 37 (3), 417-423, (1964) Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Saturated Organic Compounds with Non-bonding Electrons

D.R. Salahub, C. Sandorfy Chem. Phys. Lett., 8, 71-74, (1971) The far-ultraviolet spectra of some simple alcohols and fluoroalcohols

S.W. Bennett, J.B. Tellinghuisen, L.F. Phillips J. Phys. Chem., 75, 719-721, (1971) Absorption coefficients and ionization yields of some small molecules at 58.4 nm

H. Koizumi, K. Hironaka, K. Shinsaka, A. Shin, H. Nakazawa, A. Kimura, Y. Hatano, Y. Ito, Y. Zhang, A. Yagishita, K. Ito, K. Tanaka J. Chem. Phys., 85, 4276-4279, (1986) VUV-optical oscillator strength distributions of C2H6O and C3H8O isomers

J.C. Han, M. Suto, L.C. Lee J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 42, 557-562, (1989) Fluorescence from photoexcitation of C2H5OH by vacuum ultraviolet radiation

R. Feng, C.E. Brion Chem. Phys., 282, 419-427, (2002) Absolute photoabsorption cross-sections (oscillator strengths) for ethanol (5-200 eV)

A. Grosch, V. Beushausen, H. Wackerbarth, O. Thiele, T. Berg Applied Optics, 49 (2), 196 - 203, (2010) Temperature- and pressure-dependent midinfrared absorption cross sections of gaseous hydrocarbons

C3H7OH; n-propanol; n-propyl alcohol; CAS-No.: 71-23-8
M. Ogawa, G.R. Cook J. Chem. Phys., 28, 747-748, (1958) Absorption Coefficients of Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl, and n-Butyl Alcohols

A.J. Harrison, B.J. Cederholm, M.A. Terwilliger J. Chem. Phys., 30, 355-356, (1959) Absorption of acyclic oxygen compounds in the vacuum ultraviolet. I. Alcohols

D.R. Salahub, C. Sandorfy Chem. Phys., Lett. 8, 71-74, (1971) The far-ultraviolet spectra of some simple alcohols and fluoroalcohols

H. Koizumi, K. Hironaka, K. Shinsaka, A. Shin, H. Nakazawa, A. Kimura, Y. Hatano, Y. Ito, Y. Zhang, A. Yagishita, K. Ito, K. Tanaka J. Chem. Phys., 85, 4276-4279, (1986) VUV-optical oscillator strength distributions of C2H6O and C3H8O isomers

B. Rajakumar, D. C. McCabe, R. K. Talukdar, A. R. Ravishankara Int. J. Chem. Kin., in press, (2009) Rate coefficients for the reactions of OH with n-propanol and iso-propanol between 237 and 376 K

C3H8O; i-propanol; iso-propyl alcohol; CAS-No.: 67-63-0
A.J. Harrison, B.J. Cederholm, M.A. Terwilliger J. Chem. Phys., 30, 355-356, (1959) Absorption of Acyclic Oxygen Compounds in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. I. Alcohols

S.W. Bennett, J.B. Tellinghuisen, L.F. Phillips J. Phys. Chem., 75, 719-721, (1971) Absorption coefficients and ionization yields of some small molecules at 58.4 nm

B. Rajakumar, D. C. McCabe, R. K. Talukdar, A. R. Ravishankara Int. J. Chem. Kin., in press, (2009) Rate coefficients for the reactions of OH with n-propanol and iso-propanol between 237 and 376 K

C4H9OH; n-butanol; n-butyl alcohol; CAS-No.: 71-36-3
M. Ogawa, G.R. Cook J. Chem. Phys., 28, 747-748, (1958) Absorption Coefficients of Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl, and n-Butyl Alcohols

C4H10O; 2-butanol; CAS-No.: 78-92-2
E. Jiménez, B. Lanza, A. Garzón, B. Ballesteros, J. Albaladejo J. Phys. Chem. A, 109 (48), 10903 -10909, (2005) Atmospheric Degradation of 2-Butanol, 2-Methyl-2-butanol, and 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol: OH Kinetics and UV Absorption Cross Sections

C5H12O; 2-methyl-2-butanol; CAS-No.: 75-85-4
E. Jiménez, B. Lanza, A. Garzón, B. Ballesteros, J. Albaladejo J. Phys. Chem. A, 109 (48), 10903 -10909, (2005) Atmospheric Degradation of 2-Butanol, 2-Methyl-2-butanol, and 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol: OH Kinetics and UV Absorption Cross Sections

C6H14O; 2,3-dimethyl-2-butanol; CAS-No.: 594-60-5
E. Jiménez, B. Lanza, A. Garzón, B. Ballesteros, J. Albaladejo J. Phys. Chem. A, 109 (48), 10903 -10909, (2005) Atmospheric Degradation of 2-Butanol, 2-Methyl-2-butanol, and 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol: OH Kinetics and UV Absorption Cross Sections

CH3-O-CH3; dimethyl ether; CAS-No.: 115-10-6
A.J. Harrison, D.R.W. Rice J. Chem. Phys., 30, 357-360, (1959) Absorption of Acyclic Oxygen Compounds in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. II. Ethers

V.L. Orkin, E. Villenave, R.E. Huie, M.J. Kurylo J. Phys. Chem., A, 103, 9770-9779, (1999) Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials of Hydrofluoroethers: Reactivity toward OH, UV Spectra, and IR Absorption Cross Sections

Renfei Feng, G. Cooper C.E. Brion Chemical Physics, 260, 391-400, (2000) UV, VUV and soft X-ray photoabsorption of dimethyl ether by dipole (e,e) spectroscopies

C2H5-O-C2H5; diethyl ether; CAS-No.: 60-29-7
A.J. Harrison, D.R.W. Rice J. Chem. Phys., 30, 357-360, (1959) Absorption of Acyclic Oxygen Compounds in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. II. Ethers

H. Tsubomura, K. Kimura, K. Kaya, J. Tanaka, S. Nagakura Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 37 (3), 417-423, (1964) Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Saturated Organic Compounds with Non-bonding Electrons

V.L. Orkin, E. Villenave, R.E. Huie, M.J. Kurylo J. Phys. Chem., A, 103, 9770-9779, (1999) Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials of Hydrofluoroethers: Reactivity toward OH, UV Spectra, and IR Absorption Cross Sections

Renfei Feng, C.E. Brion Chemical Physics, 284, 615-623, (2002) Quantitative photoabsorption of diethyl ether in the valence and carbon 1s inner shell regions (5–360 eV) 

CH3OC2H5; methyl ethyl ether; CAS-No.: 540-67-0
H. Koizumi, K. Hironaka, K. Shinsaka, A. Shin, H. Nakazawa, A. Kimura, Y. Hatano, Y. Ito, Y. Zhang, A. Yagishita, K. Ito, K. Tanaka J. Chem. Phys., 85, 4276-4279, (1986) VUV-optical oscillator strength distributions of C2H6O and C3H8O isomers

CH3-O-C3H7; methyl propyl ether; CAS-No.: 557-17-5
Renfei Feng, C.E. Brion Chemical Physics, 285, 327–333, (2002) Quantitative photoabsorption of methyl propyl ether in the UV, VUV and soft X-ray regions (5–200 eV)

CH2=CHOCH=CH2; divinyl ether; CAS-No.: 109-93-3
A.J. Harrison, D.R.W. Rice J. Chem. Phys., 30, 357-360, (1959) Absorption of Acyclic Oxygen Compounds in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. II. Ethers

CH2=CHOC2H5; ethyl vinyl ether; CAS-No.: 109-92-2
L.I. Nieto-Gligorovski, S. Gligorovski, R. Romano, C. Della Vedova, C. Zetzsch J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 204, 46-51, (2009) UV absorption cross-sections of a series of vinyl ethers

C8H14O2; 1,4-butanediol divinyl ether; CAS-No.: 3891-33-6
L.I. Nieto-Gligorovski, S. Gligorovski, R. Romano, C. Della Vedova, C. Zetzsch J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 204, 46-51, (2009) UV absorption cross-sections of a series of vinyl ethers

C6H12O; isobutyl vinyl ether; CAS-No.: 109-53-5
L.I. Nieto-Gligorovski, S. Gligorovski, R. Romano, C. Della Vedova, C. Zetzsch J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 204, 46-51, (2009) UV absorption cross-sections of a series of vinyl ethers

C8H14O; cyclohexyl vinyl ether; CAS-No.: 2182-55-0
L.I. Nieto-Gligorovski, S. Gligorovski, R. Romano, C. Della Vedova, C. Zetzsch J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 204, 46-51, (2009) UV absorption cross-sections of a series of vinyl ethers

C8H14O3; diethyleneglycol divinyl ether; CAS-No.: 764-99-8
L.I. Nieto-Gligorovski, S. Gligorovski, R. Romano, C. Della Vedova, C. Zetzsch J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 204, 46-51, (2009) UV absorption cross-sections of a series of vinyl ethers

CH2=CHCOOCH3; methyl acrylate; CAS-No.: 96-33-3
M.A. Teruel, S.I. Lane, A. Mellouki, G. Solignac, G. Le Bras Atmos. Environ., 40, 3764-3772, (2006) OH reaction rate constants and UV absorption cross-sections of unsaturated esters

H2C=C(CH3)COOCH3; methyl methacrylate; CAS-No.: 80-62-6
M.A. Teruel, S.I. Lane, A. Mellouki, G. Solignac, G. Le Bras Atmos. Environ., 40, 3764-3772, (2006) OH reaction rate constants and UV absorption cross-sections of unsaturated esters

CH2=CHCOOC2H5; ethyl acrylate; CAS-No.: 140-88-5
M.A. Teruel, S.I. Lane, A. Mellouki, G. Solignac, G. Le Bras Atmos. Environ., 40, 3764-3772, (2006) OH reaction rate constants and UV absorption cross-sections of unsaturated esters

(CH3)3COC(CH3)2CH2; alkyl radical
O.J. Nielsen, J. Sehested, S. Langer, E. Ljungström, I. Wängberg Chem. Phys. Lett., 238, 359-364, (1995) UV absorption spectra and kinetics for alkyl and alkyl peroxy radicals originating from di-tert-butyl ether

(CH3)3COC(CH3)2CH2O2; alkyl peroxy radical
O.J. Nielsen, J. Sehested, S. Langer, E. Ljungström, I. Wängberg Chem. Phys. Lett., 238, 359-364, (1995) UV absorption spectra and kinetics for alkyl and alkyl peroxy radicals originating from di-tert-butyl ether

CF3OH; trifluoromethanol; CAS-No.: 1493-11-4
L.T. Molina, M.J. Molina Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 563-565, (1996) Ultraviolet spectrum of CF3OH: Upper limits to the absorption cross section

CCl3OH; trichloromethanol; CAS-No.:
related data (quantum yield studies; photolysis studies; ir studies, etc.)
T. J. Wallington, W. F. Schneider, I. Barnes, K. H. Becker, J. Sehested, O. J. Nielsen Chem. Phys. Lett., 322, 97-102, (2000) Stability and infrared spectra of mono-, di-, and trichloromethanol 

CHF2-O-CHF2; 
V.L. Orkin, E. Villenave, R.E. Huie, M.J. Kurylo J. Phys. Chem., A, 103, 9770-9779, (1999) Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials of Hydrofluoroethers: Reactivity toward OH, UV Spectra, and IR Absorption Cross Sections

CHF2-O-CF3
V.L. Orkin, E. Villenave, R.E. Huie, M.J. Kurylo J. Phys. Chem., A, 103, 9770-9779, (1999) Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials of Hydrofluoroethers: Reactivity toward OH, UV Spectra, and IR Absorption Cross Sections

CF3CH2-O-CH2CF3
V.L. Orkin, E. Villenave, R.E. Huie, M.J. Kurylo J. Phys. Chem., A, 103, 9770-9779, (1999) Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials of Hydrofluoroethers: Reactivity toward OH, UV Spectra, and IR Absorption Cross Sections

C3H2ClF5O; ethane, 2-chloro-1-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,2-trifluoro-; enflurane; CAS-No.: 13838-16-9
T. Langbein, H. Sonntag, D. Trapp, A. Hoffmann, W. Malms, E.-P. Röth, V. Mörs, R. Zellner British Journal of Anaesthesia, 82 (1), 66-73, (1999) Volatile anaesthetics and the atmosphere: atmospheric lifetimes and atmospheric effects of halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, desflurane and sevoflurane

C3H2ClF5O; 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether; isoflurane; CAS-No.: 26675-46-7
T. Langbein, H. Sonntag, D. Trapp, A. Hoffmann, W. Malms, E.-P. Röth, V. Mörs, R. Zellner British Journal of Anaesthesia, 82 (1), 66-73, (1999) Volatile anaesthetics and the atmosphere: atmospheric lifetimes and atmospheric effects of halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, desflurane and sevoflurane

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