In Venus’s mesosphere, chlorine atoms have been proposed as a catalyst to oxidize carbon monoxide, remove O2, and generate CO2, but relevant kinetic studies of this catalytic cycle are scare and uncertain. Here, the authors report the UV-Vis spectra of chloroformyl radicals under relevant conditions, enabling future measurements of essential kinetic parameters related to the ClCO radicals.
- Wen Chao
- Robert Skog
- Frank A. F. Winiberg
