Water-Assisted Homolytic Dissociation of Propyne on a Reduced Ceria Surface.

ABSTRACT: The emergence of ceria (CeO2 ) as an efficient catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes has attracted great attention. Intensive research effort has been devoted to understanding the underlying catalytic mechanism, in particular the H2 -CeO2 interaction. Herein, we show that the adsorption of propyne (C3 H4 ) on ceria, another key aspect in the hydrogenation of propyne to propene, strongly depends on the degree of reduction of the ceria surface and hydroxylation of the surface, as well as the presence of water. The dissociation of propyne and the formation of methylacetylide (CH3 CC-) have been identified through the combination of infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) and DFT calculations. We demonstrate that propyne undergoes heterolytic dissociation on the reduce

SUBMITTER: Zhong JQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187185 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature