2502
J. Phys. Chem. 1985, 89, 2502-2507
The activation of n-butane and n-pentane on the reconstructed Pt( 1 lo)-( 1x2) surface contrasts sharply with the adsorption of these alkanes on the close-packed pt( 111) surface. No dissociative adsorption of alkanes (through n-octane) was observed under similar experimental condition^.^ Similar results were observed for the adsorption of n-heptane on the corresponding Ir( 11 1) surface, except for the observation of a small reactivity (
