TY - JOUR
T1 - Alkyl Iodides on Copper Surfaces
T2 - C-H Activation and Coupling Reactions of Hydrocarbon Fragments to Produce Ethylene
AU - Jenks, C. J.
AU - Lin, J. L.
AU - Chiang, C. M.
AU - Kang, L.
AU - Leang, P. S.
AU - Wentzlaff, T. H.
AU - Bent, B. E.
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - The dissociative adsorption of alkyl iodides onto a Cu(100) surface under ultra-high vacuum conditions has been utilized to generate and study the chemistry of adsorbed hydrocarbon fragments. It is found that iodomethane, iodoethane, and diiodomethane all react to produce, among other hydrocarbon products, ethylene. The surface reaction mechanisms, as determined by thermal desorption and isotope labelling studies, include: α-elimination from methyl groups, β-hydride elimination from ethyl groups, methylene coupling, and methylene insertion into methyl groups.
AB - The dissociative adsorption of alkyl iodides onto a Cu(100) surface under ultra-high vacuum conditions has been utilized to generate and study the chemistry of adsorbed hydrocarbon fragments. It is found that iodomethane, iodoethane, and diiodomethane all react to produce, among other hydrocarbon products, ethylene. The surface reaction mechanisms, as determined by thermal desorption and isotope labelling studies, include: α-elimination from methyl groups, β-hydride elimination from ethyl groups, methylene coupling, and methylene insertion into methyl groups.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0167-2991(08)61947-3
DO - 10.1016/S0167-2991(08)61947-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956909938
SN - 0167-2991
VL - 67
SP - 301
EP - 308
JO - Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis
JF - Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis
IS - C
ER -