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Theoretical and FTIR Investigations of the Acetonitrile Hydrogenation Pathways on Platinum

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The hydrogenation reaction of acetonitrile adsorbed on a platinum surface to produce amines has been investigated by theoretical and in situ infrared studies. An energetic, kinetics and vibrational analysis have been performed to unravel the elementary steps of the reaction and to clarify the mechanism. The comparison with the experiments allows us to identify an imine as a crucial intermediate for this reaction.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support from ANPCyT PICT-2014-1084 and PICT-2014-0497, PIP-CONICET-2015-086CO and ASACTEI grant 00010-18-2014. LV thanks UNL for the granted fellowship. P.Q, E.S and S.C thank CONICET for continuous support.

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  1. Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santiago del Estero 2829, C.P. 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina

    Lautaro Vogt, Erica Schulte, Sebastián Collins & Paola Quaino

  2. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral (IQAL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral and CONICET, Santiago del Estero 2829, C.P. 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina

    Erica Schulte & Paola Quaino

  3. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC), Universidad Nacional del Litoral and CONICET, Güemes 3450, C.P. 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina

    Sebastián Collins

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Vogt, L., Schulte, E., Collins, S. et al. Theoretical and FTIR Investigations of the Acetonitrile Hydrogenation Pathways on Platinum. Top Catal 62, 1076–1085 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-019-01194-x

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