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The structure and reactivity of 2-butanol on Pd(111)

Journal Article · · Surface Science

The structure, formation and decomposition pathways of 2-butoxide species formed on a Pd(111) surface following the adsorption of 2-butanol is studied by a combination of density functional theory (DFT), analysis of the low-energy electron intensity versus beam energy curves (LEED I/E) and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). Both DFT calculations and LEED I/E measurements reveal that 2-butoxide adsorbs with the oxygen atom located in the three-fold hollow sites on Pd(111) with the CO bond almost perpendicular to the surface with the 2-butyl group in the trans configuration. At coverages below 0.11 monolayers, adsorbed 2-butoxide species completely thermally decompose to desorb hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The 2-butoxide species present at higher coverages either hydrogenate to reform 2-butanol or undergo a b-hydride elimination reaction to form 2-butanone.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-84ER45076
OSTI ID:
1060428
Report Number(s):
DOE/FG02/84ER45076; MIL100474
Journal Information:
Surface Science, Journal Name: Surface Science Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 602; ISSN 0039-6028
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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