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Reaction of ethylene with clean and carbide-modified mo(110) : converting surface reactivities of molybdenum to pt-group metals

B. Frühberger and, +1 more
- 20 Nov 1996 - 
- Vol. 118, Iss: 46, pp 11599-11609
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In this article, a comparative analysis of the surface reaction of ethylene with clean Mo(110) and carbide-modified Mo (110) has been carried out using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD).
Abstract
A comparative investigation of the surface reaction of ethylene with clean Mo(110) and carbide-modified Mo(110) has been carried out using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD). As typically observed for early transition metals, the clean Mo(110) surface interacts very strongly with ethylene, as indicated by the decomposition of ethylene to produce C2H2 surface species at temperatures as low as 80 K. The surface acetylene species further decompose to atomic carbon and hydrogen at higher temperatures. The strong reactivity of the Mo(110) surface can be modified by the formation of carbide. The surface reactivity is modified in such a way that the reaction mechanism of ethylene on C/Mo(110) is very similar to those typically observed on Pt-group metal surfaces:  At 80 K, ethylene molecules bond to the C/Mo(110) surface in the di-σ bonded configuration; a new surface reaction intermediate, which can be best described as ethylidyne species, is d...

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The Chemistry of Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides

S. T. Oyama
TL;DR: In this paper, the Ligand-field theory of transition metal chemistry is used to describe the properties of transition metals and their properties in the synthesis of complex organic molecules using transition metals.
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Preparation and catalytic properties of transition metal carbides and nitrides

TL;DR: Interstitial alloys are formed by the incorporation of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen into the lattices of early transition metals to produce a class of compounds with metallic character as mentioned in this paper. The crystal structure of the materials is similar to that of the metals, with the metal atoms usually forming closed-packed lattices.
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An Organometallic Guide to the Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Moieties on Transition Metal Surfaces

Francisco Zaera
- 01 Dec 1995 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the chemistry of hydrocarbon molecules on transition metal surfaces is presented, where the authors discuss the results reported to date on the structure and reactivity of the different types of hydrocarbons that form on metal surfaces and discuss the main similarities and differences found so far between surface and organometallic systems.