Identification of a novel π+σ bonded η7-benzyl species from toluene adsorption on Pt(111) at 350 K
Abstract
Electron energy loss and thermal desorption spectroscopies have been used to show that at 300–350 K toluene adsorbed on a Pt(111) surface is selectively dehydrogenated to give an adsorbed η7-benzyl which is π-bonded through the arene and σ-bonded through the methylene side group.