Kinetics Studies of the HO<FONT SIZE=2><SUB>2</sub></font> + CIO Reaction

Abstract

The HO<FONT SIZE=2><SUB>2</sub></font> + CIO reaction is the key rate-limiting step in the chlorine-catalyzed destruction of ozone in the lower and middle stratosphere. Product channels leading to HOC1 and HC1 are both exothermic and a small HC1 channel will significantly alter the partitioning of inorganic chlorine in the lower stratosphere.