Title: Methyl tunnelling of adsorbed methoxy on alumina catalysts

Authors (6): S. F. Parker, V. G. Sakai, D. Lennon, A. Jackson, M. R. Johnson, U. A. Jayasooriya

Themes: Design (2016)

DOI: 10.1039/c5cc08223d

Citations: 2

Pub type: article-journal

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Issue: 2

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Publication date(s): 2016 (online)

Pages: 366-369

Volume: 52 Issue: 2

Journal: Chemical Communications

Link: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/CC/C5CC08223D

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5CC08223D

We show that the methyl group of the adsorbed methoxy intermediate on industrial grade alumina catalysts undergoes rotational tunnelling, potentially allowing the subtle intermolecular interactions between adsorbed species and catalyst to be probed.

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