Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Finding the right pathway: Reaction of isotopomers of ethylene with acetate species (see scheme) adsorbed on a Pd(111) surface in ultrahigh vacuum has shown that vinyl acetate is produced by insertion of ethylene into the acetate species to form an acetoxyethyl intermediate, which decomposes by β-hydride elimination to yield vinyl acetate.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4572-4574 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 29 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 18 2005 |
Keywords
- IR spectroscopy
- Isotopes
- Palladium
- Reaction mechanisms
- Surface chemistry