Previous surface science studies on the chemistry of alkyl groups on various metal surfaces have revealed that their thermal decomposition often involves an initial β-H elimination step, in a fashion similar to that of alkyl ligands in organometallic compounds, to produce the corresponding alkene and surface hydrogen. 1 Since in most cases this β-H elimination reaction is dominant, much less is known about other hydrocarbon reactions such as R-or ...
[Schwendemann, Todd C.; May, Paul S.; Berry, Mary T.; Hou, Yuqing; Meyers, Cal Y. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1998 , vol. 102, # 45 p. 8690 - 8694]
