Propene adsorption on gold

Cynthia Friend and colleagues at Harvard University look at how propene bonds and reacts on the surface of gold in this Catalysis Science & Technology paper.

This work aids the understanding of the catalytic conversion of olefins to epoxides, as epoxides are an important intermediate in the chemical industry.

To find out more about this group, read our interview with Cynthia Friend.

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Role of defects in propene adsorption and reaction on a partially O-covered Au(111) surface
Thomas A. Baker, Bingjun Xu, Stephen C. Jensen, Cynthia M. Friend and Efthimios Kaxiras. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C1CY00076D

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