Criegee intermediate
From Glossary of Meteorology
Criegee intermediate
- Proposed intermediate in the ozonolysis of ethylene, formula ·CH2OO·, formally a biradical species, which has two free radical sites.
- Family of biradicals formed from the reaction of ozone with alkenes in the atmosphere. The yields of Criegee intermediates, and their subsequent reactions, are not fully characterized.
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