Support for this work was provided through the ATHENA project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) and Johnson Matthey plc. The authors acknowledge the co-operation project between the Fritz-Haber Institute and the Institute of Isotopes founded by the Max-Plank Gesellschaft. D. Torres acknowledges support by the Generalitat de Catalunya, under Grant No. 2006 BP-A 10128. We thank BESSY and the Budapest Neutron Centre for beamtimes provided.
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Understanding Palladium Hydrogenation Catalysts: When the Nature of the Reactive Molecule Controls the Nature of the Catalyst Active Phase†
Article first published online: 13 AUG 2008
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200802134
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 47, Issue 48, pages 9274–9278, November 17, 2008
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How to Cite
Teschner, D., Révay, Z., Borsodi, J., Hävecker, M., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R., Milroy, D., Jackson, S. D., Torres, D. and Sautet, P. (2008), Understanding Palladium Hydrogenation Catalysts: When the Nature of the Reactive Molecule Controls the Nature of the Catalyst Active Phase. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 9274–9278. doi: 10.1002/anie.200802134
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 NOV 2008
- Article first published online: 13 AUG 2008
- Manuscript Received: 7 MAY 2008
Funded by
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK)
- Johnson Matthey plc
- Max-Plank Gesellschaft
- Generalitat de Catalunya. Grant Number: 2006 BP-A 10128
Keywords:
- adsorption;
- density functional calculations;
- hydrogenation;
- palladium;
- photoelectron spectroscopy
Alkynes of everything: Fundamental differences in the palladium-catalyzed hydrogenation of double and triple C![[BOND]](http://onlinelibrarystatic.wiley.com/undisplayable_characters/00f8ff.gif)
C bonds arise from marked differences in the composition of the catalyst surface. In situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the near-surface region of active palladium catalysts uncovers strong links between the chemical nature of the (alkyne/alkene) reactive molecules and the subsurface state of the catalyst (I–IV).