Gramatica, P.; Pilutti, P.; Papa, E. Predicting the NO3 radical tropospheric degradability of organic pollutants by theoretical molecular descriptors. Atmos. Environ. 2003, 37, 3115–3124.

The rate constant for the nighttime degradation of 114 heterogeneous organic compounds, through reaction with nitrate radicals in the troposphere, is predicted here by quantitative structure–activity relationships modelling. The multiple linear regression approach is based on a variety of theoretical molecular descriptors, selected by the genetic algorithms-variable ...