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Acetal

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organic compound with two separate O atoms single bonded to a central C atom (R-C(OR’)2)

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Acetylene

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(C2H2, the simplest alkyne)

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Acroleins

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(C3H4O, the simplest unsaturated aldehyde)

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Acyl group

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R-C=O, formed by the removal of hydroxyl groups from a oxoacid (acid containing O)

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Acylperoxy Radicals

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R-CO3 a.k.a R-C(O)OO, a.k.a. acetyl peroxy radical

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Acyl peroxy nitrates

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see Peroxyacyl nitrates

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Alcohols

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(R-OH, organic compounds with the hydroxyl functional group)

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Aldehydes

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(R-CHO, organic compounds with the aldehyde functional group)

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Aldol or Aldol Adduct

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a hydroxy ketone or hydroxy aldehyde (e.g. R-C(OH)-R’-C(O)-R’’)

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Alkenal radical

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R=R*

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Alkoxy Radicals

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(RO*)

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Alkyl Radicals

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(R*)

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Alkylperoxy Radicals

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(RO2*)

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Alkynal radicals

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R(triple bond)R*

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Allylic carbon

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a C that is bonded to a C that is in turn double-bonded to a C (-C-C=C)

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Amides

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a strange fuctional groump with an O and an N (R-OnN-R’. May have multiple Os.)

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Amines

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(compounds/functional groups with basic N atom)

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Ammonia

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(NH3)

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Ammonium

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(NH4+)

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Aromatics

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(cyclic planar molecules with low reactivity)

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Aryls

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(functional group derived from aromatic rings)

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Aryl Radical

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a radical made up of an aromatic ring

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Carbonyls

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(R=O, includes aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylate esters, and amides)

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Carboxyls

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RC(O)OH

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Carboxylic acid

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(R-C(=O)H, organic compounds with carboxyl functional group)

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Cresols

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(methyl phenols)

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Criegee Radicals

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(R-C=O-O, a carbonyl oxide with 2 charge centers)

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Dialdehydes

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organic molecule with two aldehyde groups

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Dienes or Diolefins

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hydrocarbons with two (usually internal) double bonds

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Denitrification

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(the reduction of nitrate (NO3- to any gaseous N species (mostly N2, N2O, NO2))

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Epoxide

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(cyclic ether with a 3-atom ring)

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Ester

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(R-C(=O)O-R’, derived from acids which replace one -OH group with an -O-)

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Ether

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(R-O-R’)

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E-Z Isomers

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Z ~ cis, E ~ trans, but for non-identical atoms, priority determined by atomic number, others…

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Fragmentation

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(the oxidative cleavage of C-C bonds)

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Functionality

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(the presence o functional groups in a molecule)

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Functionalization

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(the oxidative addition of polar functional groups to a carbon skeleton)

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Glyoxal

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(CHOCHO)

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Haloalkanes

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(compounds derived from alkanes that contain one or more halogens)

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Hemiacetal

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what you get when you combine an alcohol with an aldehyde (hemiketal if with a ketone)

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Hydrogen Oxides

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(HOx = HO2 + OH)

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Hydrogen Shift

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the migration of a H between atoms in a molecule; x,y-H shift = migration from atom x to y

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Hydroperoxides

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(R-OOH)

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Hydroxy group

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a.k.a. hydroxyl group (R-OH)

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Hydroxyalkyl Radical

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(R-C*OH, a hydroxy (-OH) derivative of an alkoxy radical)

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Hydroxyl Radical

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(OH*)

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IEPOX

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isoprene-epoxydiol, major pathway from isoprene to isoprene-derived SOA formation (~ 95%!)

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Inorganic Nitrates

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NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, HONO, HNO3, NH3, …

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Isomerization

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(a rearrangement of the atomic structure of a molecule)

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Ketones

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(R-C(=O)-R)

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Methanol

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(CH3OH)

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Nitrate (aerosol)

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NO3-

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Nitrate (functional group)

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-ONO2

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Nitric Acid

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(HNO3)

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Nitrification

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(the oxidation of fixed N to nitrites (NO2-) or nitrates (NO3-))

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Nitriles

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(R-C(triple bond)N)

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Nitrite

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(NO2-)

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Nitrogen Fixation

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(any process that transforms N(triple bond)N into any other N compound)

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Nitrogen Oxides

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(NOx = NO + NO2)

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NOx

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= Nitrogen Oxides

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NOy

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= NOx and all its reservoir species (NOx + HNO3, PAN, HONO, NO3, N2O5, RNO3, pNO3-, …)

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NOz

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= NOy - NOx

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Odd Oxygen (Ox)

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a chemical family that includes O3 and the minor species with which it cycles: O3 + O(3P) + O(1D) + 2NO2 + 2NO3 + 3N2O5 + HNO3 + HNO4 + PANs (prefixes indicate multiple O3 formed per molecule) (Bates et al. 2019 proposes expanding this to include include O2 and H2O impacts)

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Oligomerization

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(the association of two organic molecules)

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Organic Acids

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(any organic compound with acidic properties, phenols, alcohols, acids, …)

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Organic Nitrates

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(RONO2, sometimes sum of organic and peroxy nitrates (RONO2 + RO2NO2))

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Organic Peroxides

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(R-OO-R or R-OOH)

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Oxidation

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(the loss of electrons / an increase in the oxidation state)

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Oxy

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a functional group made up of an O (usually radical)

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Ozonolysis

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cleavage/scission of unsaturated bond by O3

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Peroxyacyl nitrates

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a.k.a. acyl peroxy nitrates, APNs, PANs (RCH3NO5 or RC(=O)OONO2)

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Peracids

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(acid-OOH, a.k.a. Peroxy Acid)

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Peroxides

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(R-OO-R’)

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Peroxy group

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-OO-

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Peroxy Nitrates

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(RO2NO2)

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Peroxyacyl nitrates

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PANs, e.g., R-C(O)OONO2

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Phenol

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(aromatic-OH, hydroxy group (-OH) attached to an aromatic hydrocarbon)

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Phenoxy

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a phenol with an O bonded, usually a radical

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Pinenes

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(bicyclic monoterpenes)

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Reactive Nitrogen

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(NOy = NOz + NOx)

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Scission

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(a.k.a. bond cleavage, the splitting of chemical bonds)

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Steroisomers

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molecules with the same structure but different shapes, distinguished usually via ?,?,?,?,…

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Sulfate

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(SO4-2)

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Sulfide

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(S2-) e.g. H2S

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Sulfuric Acid

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(H2SO4)

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Terpenes

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(organic compounds made up of linked isoprenes (monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, etc.)

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Thioles

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(heterocyclic compound C4H4S)

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Titration

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the removal of a species by a (usually slow) addition of another species, e.g. O3 or OH titration

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Toluene

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(benzene-CH3)

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Xylenes

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(dimethylbenzenes)

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Alkyl nitrites

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R-ONO

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