Methane activation and catalytic ethylene formation on free Au2

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 980-983

  Lang, Sandra M ^a   Bernhardt, Thorsten M ^a   Barnett, Robert N ^b   Landman, Uzi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Catalysis; Cluster compounds; Gas phase reactions; Gold

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CATALYTIC FORMATION; CLUSTER COMPOUNDS; COOPERATIVE INTERACTIONS; DIMER CATIONS; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS; KINETICS MEASUREMENTS; METHANE ACTIVATION; METHANE MOLECULES;

ADSORPTION; CALCULATIONS; CATALYSIS; ETHYLENE; GOLD; METHANE; PHASE INTERFACES; REACTION KINETICS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 75749110620     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905643     Document Type: Article

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