1. Gas phase kinetics in combustion and atmosphere
1.1. Auto-ignition chemistry of hydrocarbon and oxygen/nitrogen containing hydrocarbons -- from electronic structure to ignition behavior.
Major reaction pathways for tcy-C6H10(∗)CH3 + O2 at the QCISD(T)/CBS//B3LYP/6-311 ++ G(d,p) level.
Comparison between our best prediction and previously reported rate constants for phenyl + O2 recombination.
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1.2. Crucial conjugated intermediates and their contribution to the formation of aromatic compounds.
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1.3. OH-initiated low-temperature oxidation of VOCs in atmosphere -- similarity and difference between combustion chemistry and atmospheric chemistry.
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2. Plasma chemistry
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3. Uncertainty quantification of rate constants
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4. Theoretical study of photoionization
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