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Coordination chemistry of benzene, toluene, cyclohexadienes, cyclohexene, and cyclohexane on Pt(100)

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100223a005· OSTI ID:5614636

The surface chemistry of benzene, toluene, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, and cyclohexadienes on Pt(100) is described. Benzene chemisorption was largely molecular although H-D exchange between chemisorbed C/sub 6/H/sub 6/ and C/sub 6/D/sub 6/ was observed at temperatures of 100/sup 0/C and above. Toluene chemisorbed with bond breaking to give Pt-(100)-benzyl. This benzyl species (C/sub 6/D/sub 5/CD/sub 2/) underwent H-D exchange with chemisorbed hydrogen. Exchange was more facile at the CH/sub 2/ site than at aromatic C-H sites. Cyclohexane, cyclohexene, and cyclohexadienes chemisorbed on Pt(100) to form benzene with the expected relative ease of dehydrogenation of cyclohexadienes greater than or equal to cyclohexene > cyclohexane.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
OSTI ID:
5614636
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 86:26; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English