Daytime reactions of 1,8-cineole in the troposphere.

Relative rate coefficients for the gas-phase reaction of chlorine atoms (Cl) and hydroxyl radicals (OH) with 1,8-cineole were determined by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy between 285 and 313 K at atmospheric pressure. The temperature dependence of both reactions shows simple Arrhenius behaviour which can be represented by the following expressions (in units of cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1)): k(1,8-cineole+OH)=(6.28 ± 6.53) × 10(-8) exp[(-2549.3 ± 155.7)/T] and k(1,8-cineole+Cl)=(1.35 ± 1.07) × 10(-10) exp[(-151.6 ± 237.7)/T]. Major products of the titled reactions were identified by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to a GC-MS. Additionally, the first step of the reaction was theoretically studied by ab initio calculations and a reaction mechanism is proposed.