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OH-initiated Oxidation Mechanisms and Kinetics of 2,4,4'-Tribrominated Diphenyl Ether

OH-initiated Oxidation Mechanisms and Kinetics of 2,4,4'-Tribrominated Diphenyl Ether

Haijie Cao, Maoxia He, Dandan Han, Jing Li, Mingyue Li, Wenxing Wang, Side Yao

Environ Sci Technol. 2013 Aug 6;47(15):8238-47.

PMID: 23855483

Abstract:

2,4,4'-Tribromodiphenyl ether (BDE-28) was selected as a typical congener of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) to examine its fate both in the atmosphere and in water solution. All the calculations were obtained at the ground state. The mechanism result shows that the oxidations between BDE-28 and OH radicals are highly feasible especially at the less-brominated phenyl ring. Hydroxylated dibrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) are formed through direct bromine-substitution reactions (P1∼P3) or secondary reactions of OH-adducts (P4∼P8). Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) resulting from o-OH-PBDEs are favored products compared with polybrominated dibenzofurans (PBDFs) generated by bromophenols and their radicals. The complete degradation of OH adducts in the presence of O2/NO, which generates unsaturated ketones and aldehydes, is less feasible compared with the H-abstraction pathways by O2. Aqueous solution reduces the feasibility between BDE-28 and the OH radical. The rate constant of BDE-28 and the OH radical is determined to be 1.79 × 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) with an atmospheric lifetime of 6.7 days.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP41318756	BDE No 28 solution		41318-75-6	Price

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