C. Weller, H. Herrmann
2015
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Abstract Aqueous phase reactivity experiments with the amines dimethylamine (DMA), diethanolamine (DEA) and pyrrolidine (PYL) and their corresponding nitrosamines nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA) and nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYL) have been performed. NO 3 radical reaction rate coefficients for DMA, DEA and PYL were measured for the first time and are 3.7 × 10 5 , 8.2 × 10 5 and 8.7 × 10 5 M −1 s −1 , respectively. Rate coefficients for NO 3 + NDMA, NDEA and NPYL are 1.2 × 10 8 , 2.3 × 10 8 and 2.4 × 10 8 M −1 s −1 . Compared to OH radical rate coefficients for reactions with amines, the NO 3 radical will most likely not be an important oxidant but it is a potential nighttime oxidant for nitrosamines in cloud droplets or deliquescent particles. Ozone is unreactive towards amines and nitrosamines and upper limits of rate coefficients suggest that aqueous ozone reactions are not important in atmospheric waters.