DOI: 10.1126/science.1115800. The Promotional Effect of Gold in Catalysis by Palladium-Gold

The Promotional Effect of Gold in Catalysis by Palladium-Gold

10.1126/science.1115800

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Abstract

Acetoxylation of ethylene to vinyl acetate (VA) was used to investigate the mechanism of the promotional effect of gold (Au) in a palladium (Pd)-Au alloy catalyst. The enhanced rates of VA formation for low Pd coverages relative to high Pd coverages on Au single-crystal surfaces demonstrate that the critical reaction site for VA synthesis consists of two noncontiguous, suitably spaced, Pd monomers. The role of Au is to isolate single Pd sites that facilitate the coupling of critical surface species to product, while inhibiting the formation of undesirable reaction by-products.

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Chen, M., Kumar, D., Yi, C.-W., & Goodman, D. W. (2005). The Promotional Effect of Gold in Catalysis by Palladium-Gold. Science, 310(5746), 291â293.

Authors 4

Mingshu Chen (first)
Dheeraj Kumar (additional)
Cheol-Woo Yi (additional)
D. Wayne Goodman (additional)

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We acknowledge support by the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences Division of Chemical Sciences and the Robert A Welch Foundation. We gratefully thank Z. Dohnalek (Pacific Northwest National Laboratories) for valuable contributions and K. Luo W. Tao Z. Yan W. T. Wallace and S. Lee for helpful discussions and comments and for making available the supporting data displayed online.

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