Abstract
The heat of adsorption and sticking probability of cyclohexene on
Pt(111) were measured as a function of coverage using single-crystal
adsorption calorimetry in the temperature range from 100 to 300 K.
At 100 K, cyclohexene adsorbs as intact di-sigma bonded cyclohexene
on Pt(l 11), and the heat of adsorption is well described by a second-order
polynomial (130 - 47 theta - 1250 theta(2)) kJ/mol, yielding a
standard enthalpy of formation of di-sigma bonded cyclohexene on
Pt(111) at low coverages of -135 kJ/mol and a C-Pt sigma bond
strength of 205 kJ/mol. At 281 K, cyclohexene dehydrogenates upon
adsorption, forming adsorbed 2-cyclohexenyl (c-C6H9,a) and adsorbed
hydrogen, and the heat of adsorption is well described by another
second-order polynomial (174 - 700 theta + 761 theta(2)) kJ/mol.
This yields a standard enthalpy of formation of adsorbed 2-cyclohexenyl
on Pt(111) at a low coverage of -143 kJ/mol. At coverages below
0.10 ML, the sticking probability of cyclohexene on Pt(111) is
close to unity (\textgreater 0.95), independent of temperature.
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