The adsorption of cyclopentane, cyclopentene and cyclopentadienyl on P
t(111) has been studied using a semiempirical molecular orbital method
. Results show an increasing molecule-surface interaction according to
the ring insaturation. Cyclopentadienyl undergoes an extended rehybri
dization, with frequency vibrations similar to those of metallocenes.
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