ON THE KINETIC COUPLING AND MECHANISM OF AROMATIC RING HYDROGENATION

Authors
SMEDS S SALMI T MURZIN DY
Citation
S. Smeds et al., ON THE KINETIC COUPLING AND MECHANISM OF AROMATIC RING HYDROGENATION, Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters, 63(1), 1998, pp. 47-51
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01331736
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
47 - 51
Database
ISI
SICI code
0133-1736(1998)63:1<47:OTKCAM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Mechanism of catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic rings is discussed. T he kinetic coupling concept is considered, which implies that a surfac e intermediate would be continuously ''pumped down'' from the equilibr ium concentration level by the extremely fast subsequent step. It is d emonstrated that due to thermodynamic constrains, the intermediate for mation of cyclohexadiene is forbidden.