Mechanistic Insights into Chloric Acid Production by Hydrolysis of Chlorine Trioxide at an Air–Water Interface

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 146; no. 30; pp. 21052 - 21060
• Main Authors: Fang, Ye-Guang, Wei, Laiyang, Francisco, Joseph S., Zhu, Chongqin, Fang, Wei-Hai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 31.07.2024
• Subjects: Arctic region; chlorine; Gibbs free energy; hydrolysis; liquid-air interface; molecular dynamics; oxidation; ozone depletion; perchloric acid; quantum mechanics; solvation; Arctic region

Chlorine oxides play crucial roles in ozone depletion, and the final oxidation steps of chlorine oxide potentially result in the formation of chloric acid (HClO3) or perchloric acid (HClO4). Herein, the solvation and reactive uptake of three stable isomers of chlorine trioxide (Cl2O3), namely, ClOCl...