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Science 5 February 2010:
Vol. 327. no. 5966, p. 644
DOI: 10.1126/science.1180942
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Comment on "Unexpected Epoxide Formation in the Gas-Phase Photooxidation of Isoprene"

Magda Claeys

Paulot et al. (Reports, 7 August 2009, p. 730) reported that the photooxidation of isoprene under low–nitrogen oxides (NOx) conditions produces epoxides that can facilitate the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA). However, another pathway involving the formation of methyl-butenediol intermediates can also lead to isoprene-derived SOA formation. Further research is needed to clarify the fate of isoprene in the atmosphere.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium. E-mail: magda.claeys{at}ua.ac.be

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Response to Comment on "Unexpected Epoxide Formation in the Gas-Phase Photooxidation of Isoprene".
F. Paulot, J. D. Crounse, H. G. Kjaergaard, A. Kurten, J. M. St. Clair, J. H. Seinfeld, and P. O. Wennberg (2010)
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