The structure and reactivity of 2-butanol on Pd(111)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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
Similar Records
Measurements of weakly bound hydrogen on Pd(111) between 5 and 80 K
On the reaction pathway for the hydrogenation of acetylene and vinylidene on Pd(111)