Mechanistic study of the reaction of CH 2 F 2 with Cl atoms in the absence and presence of CH 4 or C 2 H 6 : Decomposition of CHF 2 OH and fate of the CHF 2 O radical
To assess the atmospheric fate of fluorinated compounds, chamber experiments were performed with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy investigating the products of difluoromethane, CH 2 F 2 , at 296 ± 2 K. The reactions were initiated by reaction of CH 2 F 2 with Cl atoms in the absence and presence of CH 4 or C 2 H 6 in air or O 2 . No evidence of formation of the fluorinated alcohol, CHF 2 O