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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-162 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Catalysis Letters |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2004 |
Keywords
- Butyronitrile
- INS
- Lioh
- Raney-cobalt
- Surface modification
- Surface species