Calvert J.G., Derwent R.G., Orlando J.J., Tyndall G.S., Wallington T.J. Mechanisms of atmospheric oxidation of the alkanes

Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 2008, 1005 pp. - ISBN 978-0-19-536581-8.
The alkanes are a class of organic compounds that make up a major component of the trace-gas composition of the atmosphere. They take part in atmospheric chemical reactions on a range of scales from urban to global. Their participation in these atmospheric chemistry processes makes a substantial contribution to photochemical ozone formation on the urban and regional scales, controls the build-up of methane and ozone (the second and third most important greenhouse gases after carbon dioxide), and drives stratospheric ozone layer depletion (for halogen-substituted alkanes only).
Contents.
Importance of alkanes in atmospheric chemistry of the urban, regional, and global scales.
Reactions of alkanes with the hydroxyl radical (OH).
Kinetics And Mechanisms Of Reactions Of Cl, 0(3p), N03, And 03 With Alkanes.
Mechanisms and end-products of the atmospheric oxidation of alkanes.
Reactions of products of alkane reactions.
Atmospheric chemistry of the haloalkanes.
The primary photochemical processes in the alkanes, the haloalkanes, and some of their oxidation products.
Representation of the atmospheric chemistry of alkanes in models.
References.
Appendix. Author Index. Subject Index.