Inelastic neutron scattering of hydrogen and butyronitrile adsorbed on Raney-Co catalysts

Adam Chojecki, Hervé Jobic, Andreas Jentys, Thomas E. Müller, Johannes A. Lercher

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Abstract

Inelastic Neutron Scattering (INS) spectroscopy was used to characterize the catalytic hydrogenation of butyronitrile on the surface of parent and LiOH-modified Raney-Co. At low pressure hydrogen is mainly adsorbed on 3-fold sites. Co-adsorbed butyronitrile and hydrogen react on the unmodified Raney-Co sample to several partially hydrogenated products that contain N-H bonds. The nature of the species suggests that bi-molecular condensation leading to N-Butylidene-1-butanamine is feasible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-162
Number of pages8
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume97
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004

Keywords

  • Butyronitrile
  • INS
  • Lioh
  • Raney-cobalt
  • Surface modification
  • Surface species

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