Highly Oxygenated Multifunctional Compounds in α-Pinene

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Highly Oxygenated Multifunctional Compounds in #-pinene Secondary Organic Aerosol Xuan Zhang, Andrew T. Lambe, Mary Alice Upshur, William A. Brooks, Ariana Gray Be, Regan J. Thomson, Franz M. Geiger, Jason Douglas Surratt, Zhenfa Zhang, Avram Gold, Stephan Graf, Michael J. Cubison, Michael Groessl, John T. Jayne, Douglas R. Worsnop, and Manjula R. Canagaratna Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • Publication Date (Web): 26 Apr 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on April 26, 2017

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Highly Oxygenated Multifunctional Compounds in α-pinene Secondary Organic Aerosol

Xuan Zhang,†, # Andrew T. Lambe,† Mary Alice Upshur,‡ William A. Brooks,† Ariana Gray Bé,‡ Regan J. Thomson,‡ Franz M. Geiger,‡ Jason D. Surratt,§ Zhenfa Zhang,§ Avram Gold,§ Stephan Graf,¶ Michael J. Cubison,¶ Michael Groessl,¶ John T. Jayne,† Douglas R. Worsnop†, and Manjula R. Canagaratna*,†



Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MA 01821, USA



Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA

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Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public

Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA ¶ #

TOFWERK, CH-3600 Thun, Switzerland Now at Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Laboratory (ACOM), National

Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO 80301, USA

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ABSTRACT

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Highly oxygenated multifunctional organic compounds (HOMs) originating from

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biogenic emissions constitute a widespread source of organic aerosols in the pristine

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atmosphere. Yet, the molecular forms in which HOMs are present in the condensed phase

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upon gas-particle partitioning remain unclear. In this study, we show that highly

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oxygenated molecules that contain multiple peroxide functionalities are readily

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cationized by the attachment of Na+ during electrospray ionization operated in the

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positive ion mode. With this method, we present the first identification of HOMs

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characterized as C8-10H12-18O4-9 monomers and C16-20H24-36O8-14 dimers in α-pinene

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derived secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Simultaneous detection of these molecules in

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the gas phase provides direct evidence for their gas-to-particle conversion. Molecular

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properties of particulate HOMs generated from ozonolysis and OH-oxidation of

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unsubstituted (C10H16) and deuterated (C10H13D3) α-pinene are investigated using coupled

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ion mobility spectrometry with mass spectrometry. The systematic shift in the mass of

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monomers in the deuterated system is consistent with decomposition of isomeric

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vinylhydroperoxides to release vinoxy radical isotopologues, the precursors to a sequence

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of autoxidation reactions that ultimately yield HOMs in the gas phase. The remarkable

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difference observed in the dimer abundance under O3- versus OH-dominant environments

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underlines the competition between intramolecular hydrogen migration of peroxy radicals

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and their bimolecular termination reactions. Our results provide new and direct

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molecular-level information for a key component needed for achieving carbon mass

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closure of α-pinene SOA.

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INTRODUCTION

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Atmospheric aerosols affect Earth’s energy budget by absorbing and scattering

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radiation and by modifying microphysical and radiative properties of clouds. Globally,

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new particle formation from the nucleation of atmospheric vapors accounts for over half

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of the atmosphere’s cloud condensation nuclei.1 It has long been recognized that sulfuric

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acid is essential to initiate most new particle formation in the atmosphere. Recently, a

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family of highly oxygenated multifunctional compounds (HOMs) has been demonstrated

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to play a major role in driving the initial particle growth in terrestrial environments that

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are largely unaffected by anthropogenic activities.2

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Accumulating observations suggest that HOMs are readily produced from the

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ozonolysis of endocyclic alkenes under atmospherically relevant concentrations.3-6 The

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well-known autoxidation mechanism of inter- and intramolecular hydrogen abstraction

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by peroxy radicals has emerged to explain the prompt HOMs production. As illustrated in

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Scheme 1, the proxy radical (RO2×) undergoes an internal H-shift followed by sequential

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O2 addition, leading to a hydroperoxide (–OOH) functionalized peroxy radical. The rate

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of H-shift largely depends on the thermochemistry of the nascent alkyl radicals and can

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be reasonably fast, on a time scale of seconds or less.7 The newly formed peroxy radical

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could undergo successive H-shifts and O2-additions to increase the extent of oxygenation,

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if additional acidic hydrogen atoms are present. The radical chain reaction is propagated

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until termination occurs by either ejection of an OH or HO2 radical,8 or by bimolecular

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reactions with NO/HO2/RO2, leading to the closed-shell products consisting of peroxides,

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carbonyls, alcohols, and other potential functionalities.

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Owing to their (extremely) low volatilities, HOMs are expected to undergo nucleation

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and irreversible condensation onto existing particle surfaces, producing secondary

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organic aerosols (SOA).2, 3 Despite the well-recognized role of HOMs in initiating new

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particle growth and contributing to SOA production, their fate upon gas-particle

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partitioning remains elusive. Recent efforts have been devoted to characterizing a

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particular functional group such as total carbonyl or peroxide content in HOMs and infer

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their chemical transformation in aerosols.5, 9 To our knowledge, molecular speciation and

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structural analysis of HOMs in the condensed phase have not yet been performed and

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remain a challenging task due to their highly labile and short-lived nature.

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The main objective of this study is to characterize the molecular signatures and

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chemical structures of highly oxygenated multifunctional organic compounds in α-pinene

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derived SOA. What distinguishes the present approach includes 1) the demonstrated

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electrospray ionization scheme that maintains the intact structure of HOMs by producing

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sodiated molecular ion adducts; 2) the coupled ion mobility and mass-to-charge ratio

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measurements that provide isomeric information on the oxidation products under O3-

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versus OH-dominant environments; and 3) the mobility-selected collision-induced

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dissociation technique that facilitates the structural elucidation of the observed dimer

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components in α-pinene SOA.

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EXPERIMENTAL SECTION

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Materials.

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Synthesized 1,2-isoprene hydroxyhydroperoxides (>99% purity)10 and lauroyl

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peroxide (Sigma-Aldrich, 97% purity) dissolved in methanol were used to elucidate the

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ionization scheme of the organic peroxide functionality during electrospray ionization in

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positive mode. Dioctylphthalate (Sigma-Aldrich, >99.5% purity) and dibutyloxalate

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(Sigma-Aldrich, 99% purity) were used to examine the fragmentation pattern of the ester

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moiety upon collision induced dissociation.

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Experimental procedures.

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Natural abundance α-pinene (Sigma-Aldrich, >99% purity) and synthesized 2-methyl-

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d3 α-pinene isotopologue (≥98% purity)11 were injected into a round-bottom flask held at

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310 K using a gas-tight syringe (Hamilton, NV, USA) held on a syringe pump (Chemyx,

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TX, USA) at a flow rate of 5.9 nL min-1. The organic liquid coming out of the tip of the

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syringe evaporates rapidly and the resulting organic vapors were transported into a

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Potential Aerosol Mass oxidation flow reactor (PAM)12 by a N2 flow of 1 L min-1. The

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initial α-pinene concentration in the PAM reactor is approximately 100 ppb based on a

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mass conservation calculation.13 In both ozonolysis and photooxidation experiments,

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ozone (~5 ppm) was generated upstream of the PAM reactor by passing O2 through an 4

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aluminum cylinder with irradiation generated from a mercury lamp (λ = 185 nm). In

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photooxidation experiments, hydroxyl radicals were produced via the coupled reactions

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O3 + hν → O2 + O(1D) (l = 254 nm) and O(1D) + H2O → 2OH. Two mercury lamps

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emitting 254 nm radiation were used (estimated I254 ~ 3.2´1015 photons cm-2 s-1). The

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integrated OH exposure was calculated using SO2 as a tracer species in separate

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calibration experiments.14 At the OH concentration (~1010 molec cm-3) in photooxidation

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experiments, the calculated lifetimes of a-pinene with respect to reactions with O3 and

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OH are 97 s and 2 s, respectively. Therefore, OH oxidation should be the dominant loss

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pathway for a-pinene. The PAM reactor was operated at a temperature of ~295 K, a

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relative humidity of ~40%, and a residence time of ~90 s. Secondary organic aerosols

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produced via nucleation of organic vapors from ozonolysis and OH-oxidation of α-pinene

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were collected on Teflon filters (MILLIPORE, 47-mm diameter, 0.5-µm pore size)

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through active sampling at a flow rate of 9 L min-1 for ~12 hr. Filters were stored in a -20

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°C freezer for less than 24 hours prior to analysis. SOA samples were extracted in 10 mL

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HPLC-grade methanol (Sigma-Aldrich, >99.9% purity) by 60 min of sonication at 273 K

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and then concentrated to 1 mL with the assistance of a 5 L min-1 N2 stream.15

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Analytical methods.

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Mass spectra of gas-phase products from a-pinene ozonolysis were obtained with an

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Aerodyne high-resolution Time-of-Flight Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer using

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iodide-adducts (iodide-CIMS).16 The reagent ion iodide clusters with the analyte,

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producing molecular ions at m/z ([M+I]- ), where M is the analyte molecular weight.

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CIMS data were analyzed using the ‘Tofware’ software package (version 2.5.7b,

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www.tofwerk.com/tofware) implemented in the Igor Pro (Wavemetrics, OR, USA).

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Off-line sample analysis was performed with Electrospray Ionization (ESI) Drift-Tube

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Ion Mobility Spectrometer (DT-IMS) interfaced to a high-resolution Time-of-Flight Mass

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Spectrometer (TOFMS). This instrument is designed and manufactured by TOFWERK

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(Switzerland), with detailed descriptions and schematics given by a few recent studies.17,

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measurement.

Here we present the instrument operation protocols pertinent to the HOMs

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Analyte solution was delivered to the ESI source via a gas-tight syringe (Hamilton,

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NV, USA) held on a syringe pump (Harvard Apparatus, MA, USA) at a flow rate of 1 µL

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min-1. Species that do not generate stable positive ions through protonation were ionized

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by clustering with Na+ cations that are naturally present in the solvent chemicals and

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glassware.19 The optimal ESI potential for generation of sodiated ion adducts ([M+Na]+)

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was found to be +1800 V. The produced ion adducts were introduced into the drift tube

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with the assistance of 1 L min-1 nitrogen sheath gas. The drift tube was held at a constant

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temperature (340±3 K) and atmospheric pressure (~1019 mbar). A counter-flow of N2

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drift gas was introduced at the end of the drift region at a flow rate of 1.2 L min-1. Ion

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mobility separation was carried out at the field strength of 370 V cm-1. Mobility-selected

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sodiated ion adducts exit from the drift tube through a coupled ion lens and nozzle, with

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an applied potential of 200 V to ensure optimal transmission while minimizing intensive

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fragmentation of the molecular ion adducts. After exit from the drift tube, ion adducts

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were focused into a pressure-vacuum interface that includes two segmented quadrupoles.

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The frequency and amplitude were set as 1.5 ´ 106 Hz and 196 V for Q1 and 1.5 ´ 106 Hz

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and 250 V for Q2, respectively. Collision induced dissociation (CID) can be performed by

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adjusting the voltages on the ion optical elements between the two quadrupoles. Over one

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CID course, the voltage between Q1 and Q2 was programed to increase from 0 V to 60 V

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in increments of 10 V.

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The ESI-IMS-TOFMS instrument was operated over the range m/z 20 to 1500 Th with

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a total recording time of ~2 min and ~30 min for regular and CID datasets, respectively.

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Prior to each measurement, accurate calibration of the mass-to-charge ratio scale was

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completed using an equi-molar (1 µM each) mixture of tetraethyl ammonium chloride

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(Sigma-Aldrich, ≥98% purity), tetrapropyl ammonium chloride (Sigma-Aldrich, 98%

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purity), tetrabutyl ammonium iodide (Sigma-Aldrich, 98% purity), tetrapentyl

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ammonium chloride (Sigma-Aldrich, 99% purity), tetraheptyl ammonium chloride

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(Sigma-Aldrich, 98% purity), and reserpine (Sigma-Aldrich, ≥98% purity) in the positive

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mode. Accurate ion mobility calibration was completed using 1 µM tetraethyl ammonium

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chloride (Sigma-Aldrich, ≥98% purity) in methanol as the instrument standard. Mass

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spectra and ion mobility spectra were collected by the acquisition package ‘Acquility’

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data analysis package ‘Tofware’ (version 2.5.3, www.tofwerk.com/tofware). Both

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packages run in the Igor Pro (Wavemetrics, OR, USA) environment.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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Overview of HOMs in α-pinene SOA.

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HOMs molecules are identified in the condensed phase as their sodiated ion adducts

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([M+Na]+) during the positive electrospray process. Here molecules with the ratio of

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oxygen to carbon atoms (O:C) exceeding 0.5 are considered as highly oxidized. This

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definition aims to distinguish these newly observed HOMs molecules from previously

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identified less oxidized species such as pinic acid in a-pinene SOA.20 As discussed

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earlier, the autoxidation of peroxy radicals in the gas phase leads to the formation of

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HOMs molecules that contain multiple hydroperoxide functional groups. The Na+ adduct

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ionization scheme used in this study allows for the detection of organic (hydro)peroxides

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that do not generate stable positive ions through protonation,21 as confirmed by the

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ionization patterns of isoprene hydroxyl-hydroperoxide and lauroyl peroxide (Figure S1

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of the Supplementary Information). In addition to the peroxide functionality, previous

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studies have shown that the HOMs dimers contain ester linkages formed during the gas-

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particle partitioning process.2, 20 Under the positive electrospray conditions employed in

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the present study, esters and polyols are ionized by the attachment of Na+ while

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molecules with carbonyl, carboxylic acid, and isolated alcohol functionalities, which are

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also potentially present in HOMS, yield weak or negligible amounts of sodiated ion

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adducts, see examples given in Figure S2 of the Supplementary Information.

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Figure 1 gives an overview of the particle-phase molecular products from ozonolysis

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of a-pinene mapped on the mass defect plot and the carbon number – oxidation state

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(nC − OSC ) space. A spectrum of monomers and dimers, with molecular formulas of C8-

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10H12-18O4-9

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account for ~84% of the overall signal intensity in the positive mass spectra with m/z

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ranging from 200 to 490 Th. The depicted mass defects (the deviation of the accurate

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mass of a given molecule from its nominal mass) emphasize the high oxygen content of

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the identified products. Following the blue dashed line, the products are distributed by a

and C16-20H24-36O8-14, respectively, is observed. These identified products

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progressive addition of one oxygen atom. The orange dashed line depicts the product

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distribution pattern with one hydrogen atom as the interval. The monomers in general

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exhibit lower mass defect yet higher oxygen to carbon ratio than the dimers, implying

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that deoxygenation is involved during the dimer formation.

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A number of molecules observed in the particle phase (e.g., C10H14-18O6-8 and C17-

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20H26-32O5-9)

are also detected in the gas phase with the iodide-CIMS, as shown in Figure

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2. The distribution pattern of these molecules on the ESI positive mass spectra, on the

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other hand, is distinct from that presented on the iodide-CIMS negative mass spectra.

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First, the dominant monomers observed in the particle phase possess six or less oxygen

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atoms whereas compounds with much higher oxygen content (nO ~ 7-9) account for a

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large fraction of the gas-phase monomeric products. This difference is likely attributed to

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the different affinities of selected reagent ions (e.g., Na+ in ESI vs. I- in CIMS) towards

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molecules with a wide range of polarities. Second, the relative fraction of dimers is

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notably higher in the particle phase compared to the simultaneous gas-phase

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measurements. Enhanced irreversible partitioning of dimers onto the aerosol surface is

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expected owing to their (extremely) low volatilities. As described below, interferences in

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the dimer region due to electrospray induced clustering are minor and can be

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distinguished by examining the dimer distribution patterns on the 2-D ion mobility vs.

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mass to charge ratio space.

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Ozonolysis versus OH Oxidation.

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Figure 3 shows the 2-D ion mobility spectra (displayed as drift time) coupled with

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positive ion mass spectra (displayed as mass-to-charge ratio) of the particle-phase

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products generated from (A) ozonolysis and (B) OH-oxidation of α-pinene. Note that the

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ion mobility is a quantity related to the structure and geometry of the ionized molecules.

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Species with extended molecular geometry undergo more collisions with the buffer gas

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and thus travel more slowly (longer drift time) than the compact ones. The IMS resolving

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power (t/dt50 ≥ 100) in this work leads to a baseline separation of molecules that differ in

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the measured drift time by several hundreds of nanoseconds, thus capable of separating

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molecules that are not resolvable with conventional analytical methods such as liquid and

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gas chromatography.17

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One remarkable feature of the product distribution on the 2-D space is that a majority

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of dimers generated during ozonolysis are rarely observed from the OH-initiated

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oxidation pathway, although a number of monomers with identical mass to charge ratios

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are present under both conditions. This observation shows that the dimers observed here

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are not artifacts from the electrospray-induced accretion reactions of the common

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monomers from both ozonolysis and OH-oxidation routes. Instead, the less favored dimer

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production in the OH-dominant regime implies that the potential dimer source is inhibited

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in the presence of a large amount of OH radicals. The suppressed formation of dimers

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under OH-dominant conditions have been observed by earlier studies,20, 22 although their

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molecular properties are different from those identified in this work. The majority of the

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dimers revealed here (C16-20H24-36O8-14) exhibit higher oxygen content compared with

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those reported previously (C16-19H24-28O7,8). A mechanistic understanding of the chemical

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regime that favors dimer formation is discussed shortly.

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A number of monomers observed in both systems, while sharing the identical mass to

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charge ratios, exhibit distinct drift times (Figure S3 of the Supplementary Information),

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thereby indicative of structurally different isomers produced from pathways that are

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unique to O3- vs. OH-prevalent environments. Furthermore, slightly oxidized monomers

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(nO = 3-5) predominate in the 2-D spectra of the particulate products from the OH

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oxidation pathway, implying a rapid oxygenation process following the OH addition to

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the endocyclic double bond of α-pinene. These observations are in line with the

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previously suggested mechanism on the prompt opening of the strained four-membered

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ring upon OH oxidation, as it opens up an alternative pathway for the formation of

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organic hydroperoxides, see the outlined scheme in Figure S4 of the Supplementary

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Information.23,

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oxidation channel is less favored compared with the ozonolysis pathway, likely due to the

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suppression of the peroxy radical combination that ultimately yields pinonaldehyde as the

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precursor to a sequence of further autoxidation reactions.

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Production of highly oxidized molecules (nO = 6-9) from the OH-

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Molecular identity of monomers.

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The reaction of ozone with the 2-methyl-d3 α-pinene isotopologue (C10H13D3) was

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performed to understand the molecular identity of the monomer products observed in the

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particle phase. As shown in Figure 4 A and B, ozonolysis of deuterated a-pinene results

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in a much denser mass spectrum of the SOA molecular components. No significant

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change in the dimer to monomer ratio is observed, implying an insignificant kinetic

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isotope effect on the intramolecular hydrogen migration rate. A close examination of

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selected ion clusters (m/z 232-244) colored in magenta reveals three distinct monomer

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distribution features. First, the dominant ion at m/z 239 (C10H16O5) is shifted to m/z 242

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(C10H13D3O5) when deuterated a-pinene is used as the precursor, suggesting that the

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major reaction pathway yielding the C10(H/D)16O5 isotopologues favors the retention of

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the three deuterium atoms. Second, the observed product sequence with 2 (Th) m/z

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interval resulting from different unsaturation levels disappears in the mass spectrum of

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the deuterated a-pinene SOA, implying that additional reaction pathways yielding the

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C10(H/D)16O5 isotopologues likely lead to the removal of one deuterium atom. Third, the

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relative abundance of individual ion peaks has changed in the deuterated system, with a

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slight shift in intensity to ions at lower m/z. These three features are observed across the

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mass spectra of ion adducts that are representative of C8-10(H/D)8-20O3-9 monomers

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(Figure S5 of the Supplementary Information).

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The observed m/z shift patterns support gas-particle partitioning of species formed

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from the well-established vinylhydroperoxide (VHP) reaction channel during the early

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stage of ozonolysis, i.e., the hydrogen migration mechanism for alkyl-substituted Criegee

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Intermediate.25 Figure 4 C outlines the 1,4-hydrogen transfer from the deuterated methyl

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group (blue arrows) and the tertiary carbon on the four-membered ring (green arrows) to

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the terminal oxygen of two Criegee syn-conformers, yielding OD and OH radicals,

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respectively. The resulting vinoxy radicals rapidly combine with O2, producing the

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C10(H/D)15O4× peroxy radicals as the precursor to a sequence of autoxidation reactions.

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Despite the presence of the rigid four-membered ring that could limit the availability of

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active hydrogens, the coiled structures of the syn-conformers of the C10(H/D)15O4× peroxy

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radicals facilitate the H-abstraction from the aldehyde group. Here, the rapid 1,9-H and

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1,7-H shift pathways, with the computed isomerization rates of 1.5×10-3 s-1 and 0.14 s-1,26

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are proposed to rationalize the observed ion adducts at m/z 242 (C10H13D3O5) and m/z 241

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(C10H14D2O5), respectively. A unified reaction mechanism yielding a range of

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C10(H/D)2,3O4-9 monomer isotopologues are given by Figure S6 of the Supplementary 10

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Information. Further note that the observed slight intensity shift to ions at lower m/z is

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likely caused by reactions leading to additional deuterium losses, for example, the OD

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ejection from a hydroperoxide radical (×COOD) yielding a carbonyl group.8

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Toward structural analysis of dimers.

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The IMS-MS technique used in this study enables the collision induced dissociation

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(CID) of a given precursor ion after mobility separation but prior to mass selection. As a

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consequence, the resulting fragment ions exhibit the identical mobility (drift time) with

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that of the precursor ion. Here structural characterization of HOMs dimers is performed

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by examination of the ‘mobility-selected’ mass spectra that contain a given precursor

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dimer ion and its fragment ions upon CID. Figure 5A shows the mobility spectra for a

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pair of precursor (m/z 409) and fragment (m/z 239) ions as a representative example of

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the dimer series examined. A broad peak appears at a drift time window of 52-57 ms for

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the ion at m/z 409 and is assigned to the isomeric products with a generic formula

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C19H30O8 from a-pinene ozonolysis. Two mobility peaks are observed for the ion at m/z

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239, with the dominant peak at 40-42 ms assigned to a monomer product (C10H16O5), and

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the small peak at 52-57 ms assigned to the fragment ion resulting from the dissociation of

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the precursor ion at m/z 409.

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The intensity profiles of the mobility selected precursor-fragment ion pairs as a

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function of the CID voltage lend further confidence to the mobility peak assignment, see

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Figure 5B. At low CID voltage, the precursor ion at m/z 409 (52-57 ms) predominates

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with transmission optimized at approximately 0-10 V potential gradient. As the collision

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voltage increases, the intensity of the precursor ion at m/z 409 (52-57 ms) decreases,

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whereas that of the corresponding fragment ion at m/z 239 (52-57 ms) increases,

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eventually reaching a maximum level, and then decreases, likely due to the fact that

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alternative fragmentation pathways become available at higher collisional energies. This

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negative correlation has been observed for a series of precursor dimer and fragment

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monomer ion pairs (Figure S7 of the Supplementary Information). The voltage at half

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signal maximum of most precursor dimer ions is around 20 V to 30 V, consistent with

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that for the ester standard examined, thus demonstrating that the dimer products observed

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here are covalently bonded.

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Figure 5C outlines the McLafferty-type rearrangement mechanism with which the

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C19H30O8×Na+ (m/z 409) dimer decomposes to the C10H16O5×Na+ (m/z 239) monomer.

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Such a rearrangement involves an intramolecular g-hydrogen transfer through a six-

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membered ring intermediate to the carbonyl moiety that serves as the nucleophile. This

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particular charge retention fragmentation pathway, i.e., the charge of fragment ions is

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located at the site identical to its precursor ion, is common for protonated and cationized

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molecules.27 We show the predominance of this rearrangement reaction in the collision-

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induced dissociation of the ester moiety by examining the fragmentation patterns of a few

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ester standards (see examples in Figure S8 of the Supplementary Information). While the

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McLafferty-type rearrangement of the ester functionality is a plausible mechanism to

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rationalize the charge-retention decomposition of the C19H30O8×Na+ (m/z 409) dimer to

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the C10H16O5×Na+ (m/z 239) monomer, it is likely that other fragmentation pathways are

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also involved as the broad mobility peak at 52-57 ms is comprised of several peaks and

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thus indicates the presence of multiple isomers in the dimer ion adducts at m/z 409. It is

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noteworthy that the hemolytic cleavage of the peroxy bond (O-O) as a dimer

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fragmentation pathway can be excluded because it leads to free radicals instead of the

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closed-shell monomers.

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That the ester functionality is present in the dimer components of a-pinene SOA is in

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line with previous observations.20, 22, 28 Mechanisms that have been proposed to explain

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the ester dimer formation include reactions of stabilized Criegee Intermediates with

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carboxylic acids,22, 29, 30 as well as the gas-phase combination of acetyl peroxy radicals

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yielding diacylperoxides and their subsequent decomposition upon gas-particle

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partitioning.20 As discussed earlier, dimer production is significantly suppressed when

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OH radicals become the primary oxidant. This could be caused by the limited supply of

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Criegee Intermediates under OH-oxidation dominant environment, or the changing fate

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of peroxy radicals from self-combination to reaction with HO2. Further studies are

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necessary in order to determine the contribution of different reaction routes to the

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abundance of ester dimers in a-pinene SOA.

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We show the presence of highly oxidized multifunctional organic molecules that span

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a wide range in volatility and carbon chain length in α-pinene SOA. The molecular

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signature of identified particulate HOMs is largely consistent with those measured in the

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gas phase by earlier studies.2,

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selectively deuterating the α-pinene precursor highlights the role of intramolecular

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hydrogen migration in increasing the oxygen content of the end products. The

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distribution pattern of HOMs produced from α-pinene ozonolysis appears to be different

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from that generated under OH-oxidation dominant regimes. Monomeric products from α-

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pinene+OH reactions exhibit less extent of oxygenation compared with those produced

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from ozonolysis of α-pinene. The observed dimer products in the ozone dominant

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environment mostly disappear when OH becomes the primary oxidant, implying that

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peroxy radical and stabilized Criegee Intermediate play a role in the dimer production.

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The systematic mass shift in monomers upon

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Chemical characterization of SOA components from ozonolysis of α-pinene has

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received much attention in the past. Identification of multifunctional products in the

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particle phase has been reported, including monomers with carboxylic acid moieties (e.g.,

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terpenylic acid, pinalic acid, pinic acid, and pinonic acid)32 and dimers with ester

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moieties (e.g., pinyl-diaterebyl ester, pinyl-diaterpenyl ester, and pinonyl-pinyl ester).22, 29

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While these identified products account for a significant fraction of the overall α-pinene

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SOA mass, the carbon mass closure of this system has not yet been achieved.20 The role

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of HOMs in new particle formation from α-pinene ozonolysis has been recently

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recognized,2,

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function of aerosol loadings remain uncertain. The present study introduces an analytical

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method to characterize the intact molecular structures of HOMs molecules in the

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condensed phase. Accurate characterization of their concentrations, however, is attended

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by substantial difficulties due to the absence of authentic standards.

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although their fate upon gas-particle conversion and abundance as a

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The O-O bond of organic (hydro)peroxides, an important functional group in HOMs,

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readily cleaves by photolysis, thermolysis, and solvation, yielding alkoxy radicals, esters,

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and other moieties.33,

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signature and chemical structures of HOMs monomers/dimers that contain multiple

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peroxide moieties in a-pinene SOA. As atmospheric aerosols are micro-reactors in which

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chemical reactions actively alter the type and abundance of functionalities that

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characterize the aerosol constituents, further studies on the chemical transformation of

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particulate peroxides under a range of aerosol water contents and acidities are therefore

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needed to establish their overall lifecycle in the atmosphere.

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Supporting Information

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Figure S1 shows the positive ESI mass spectra of isoprene hydroxyl-hydroperoxide

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and lauroyl peroxide. Figure S2 gives the positive ESI mass spectra of authentic

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standards that are representative of alcohols, carbonyls, and carboxylic acids. Figure S3

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shows the mobility spectra of selected products with identical m/z yet produced from

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different reaction routes (OH vs. O3). Figure S4 presents a mechanism responsible for the

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formation of various isomeric products under O3 vs. OH dominant environments. Figure

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S5 compares the mass spectra of monomers produced from ozonolysis of unsubstituted

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vs. deuterated α-pinene. Figure S6 presents a mechanism explaining the observed

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distribution pattern of the products labeled by deuterium atoms. Figure S7 shows the two-

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dimensional ion mobility vs. m/z spectra of HOMs monomers and dimers under different

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collision energies. Figure S8 gives the mobility selected mass spectra as well as the

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proposed fragmentation pathways for dibutyloxalate and dioctylphthalate.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION

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Corresponding Author

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Manjula R. Canagaratna (Email: [email protected])

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Email: [email protected]

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Address: 45 Manning Road, Billerica, MA 01821, USA

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Phone: 978-663-9500

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Fax: 978-663-4918

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This study was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

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Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) grants 1537446. A. T. Lambe acknowledges

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support from the Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the U.S. National Science

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Foundation under grants AGS-1536939 and AGS-1537446 and by the U.S. Office of

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Science (BER), Department of Energy (Atmospheric Systems Research) under grants

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DE-SC0006980 and DE-SC0011935. M. A. Upshur gratefully acknowledges support

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from a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth and Space (NASA ESS)

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Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and a P.E.O. Scholar Award. A. G. Bé

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acknowledges support from a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. F. M. Geiger and R. J.

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Thomson acknowledge support from NSF Grant CHE-1607640. J. D. Surratt, A. Gold,

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and Z. Zhang acknowledge support from U.S. EPA grant R835404 and NSF grant CHE-

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Scheme 1. Schematic illustrations of multifunctional organic peroxide formation via the

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Figure 1. (Upper panel) Mass defect versus mass to charge ratio of the sodiated ion

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adducts of multifunctional organic compounds ([M+Na]+) in secondary organic aerosols

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derived from α-pinene ozonolysis. An ensemble of monomers and dimers, separated from

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each other by the mass of one oxygen atom and/or two hydrogen atoms, is observed. The

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mass bands are labeled by different oxygen numbers and colored by different carbon

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the signal of the corresponding sodiated ion adduct. The two dashed trend lines represent

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the progressive addition/removal of one oxygen and hydrogen atom, respectively, on the

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Figure 2. Mass spectra of a-pinene ozonolysis products detected (A) in the gas phase as

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