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FTIR smog chamber techniques were used to measure k(Cl + (CF₃)₂CFOCH₃) = (1.80 ± 0.42) × 10^-13, k(Cl + (CF₃)₂CFOCHO) = (1.47 ± 0.56) × 10^-14 , and k(OH + (CF₃)₂CFOCH₃) = (1.55 ± 0.24) × 10^-14 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1 . The chlorine-atom initiated oxidation of (CF₃)₂CFOCH₃ in air in the absence of NO_X results in conversion of (CF₃)₂CFOCH₃ into the formate, (CF₃)₂CFOCHO, in a yield indistinguishable from 100%. In the presence of NO_X , the (CF₃)₂CFOCHO yield was decreased by approximately 17%, which we attribute to the formation of peroxy and/or alkoxy nitrates. The atmospheric lifetime of (CF₃)₂CFOCH₃ was estimated to 3.7 years. The infrared spectrum of (CF₃)₂CFOCH₃ was measured and a global warming potential GWP ₁₀₀ = 354 was determined.