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Acetyl chloride hydrolyses very fast to acetic acid & hydrochloric acid. Therefore, the calculated photo transformation rate of the latter ought to be taken instead. 
Atmospheric Oxidation (25 deg C):
Acetic acid
Hydroxyl Radicals Reaction:
OVERALL OH Rate Constant = 0.6220 E-12 cm3/molecule-sec
Half-Life = 17.196 Days (12-hr day; 1.5E6 OH/cm3)
Supporting information: results from three publications on the photodissociation of acetyl chloride at 198, 236 and 248 nm.

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Acetyl chloride hydrolyses very fast to acetic acid & hydrochloric acid. Therefore, the calculated photo transformation rate of the latter ought to be taken instead.

Atmospheric Oxidation (25 deg C):

Acetic acid

Hydroxyl Radicals Reaction:

OVERALL OH Rate Constant = 0.6220 E-12 cm3/molecule-sec

Half-Life = 17.196 Days (12-hr day; 1.5E6 OH/cm3)

Supporting information: results from three publications on the photodissociation of acetyl chloride at 198, 236 and 248 nm.