Infrared studies of sub-monolayer methylamine and trimethylamine adsorption on Ni(111)
The adsorption of monomethylamine and trimethylamine on Ni(111) has been studied using reflection absorption infra-red spectroscopy (RAIRS). At 110 K, both molecules are found to chemisorb molecularly and to retain their gas-phase symmetries at the surface. Methylamine possesses an adsorption site s...
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Published in | Surface science Vol. 427; pp. 282 - 287 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Lausanne
Elsevier B.V
01.06.1999
Amsterdam Elsevier Science New York, NY |
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Summary: | The adsorption of monomethylamine and trimethylamine on Ni(111) has been studied using reflection absorption infra-red spectroscopy (RAIRS). At 110
K, both molecules are found to chemisorb molecularly and to retain their gas-phase symmetries at the surface. Methylamine possesses an adsorption site symmetry of
C
s in which the NH
2 unit is held parallel to the surface plane and the methyl group is tilted with respect to the surface normal. Trimethylamine possesses
C
3v symmetry upon adsorption, with the
c
3 axis aligned along the surface normal. The high sensitivity RAIR data allow a peculiar feature of methylamines to be probed: the lone pair on the nitrogen gives rise to inequivalence in the CH bonds of the methyl unit, leading to the creation of one much weaker C–H bond that produces a decoupled vibration at an unusually low stretching frequency. |
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ISSN: | 0039-6028 1879-2758 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0039-6028(99)00280-0 |