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Published on: January 17, 2020
Topological Analysis of the Interactions between Organic Molecules and Co(Ni)MoS Catalytic Active Phases
Emmanuel Krebs1, Bernard Silvi1, Pascal Raybaud1
1Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, (UMR-CNRS 7616), 4 Place Jussieu 75252-Paris cédex, France, IFP Direction Chimie et Physico-Chimie Appliquées, 1 & 4 Av. de Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison cédex, France, and IFP Direction Catalyse et Séparation, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize, BP3 69360 Solaize, France.
Abstract:
The adsorption modes of toluene, 2,3-dimethylbut-1-ene, and 2-methylthiophene on the edges of Co(Ni)MoS nanocrystallites has been investigated with the ELF topological approach of chemical bonding. The chemisorbed modes are characterized by the formation of bonding basins linking the substrate to the catalytic sites. The electronic rearrangements within the substrate are discussed. It is shown that a unique electronic descriptor, namely the metallic atomic basin contribution to the substrate ELF basins, provides a sizable correlation with the interaction energy.
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