Photochemical reaction of superoxide radicals with 1-naphthol

he photochemical reactions between 1-naphthol (1-NP) and superoxide anion radical (O2•−) were investigated in detail by using 365 nm UV irradiation. The results showed that the conversion rate of 1-naphthol decreased with the increase of the initial concentration of 1-naphthol, while the raising pH and riboflavin concentration accelerated the photochemical reaction. The second-order reaction rate constant was estimated to be (3.64 0.17) 108 L mol−1 s−1. The major photolysis products identified by using gas chromatography-mass spectrum (GC-MS) were 1, 4-naphquinone and 2, 3-epoxyresin-2, 3-dihydro-1, 4-naphquinone, and their reaction pathways were also discussed. An atmospheric model showed that both bulk water reaction and heterogeneous surface reaction deserved attentions in atmospheric aqueous chemistry.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author