Abstract
The adsorption of methanol on aluminum (100) surface is modeled by quantum mechanical calculations on a small cluster, using hybrid Hartree−Fock/density functional theory. The enthalpy of adsorption at low coverage is calculated for the high-symmetry sites. The relevance of tipping of the prevalent methoxy species before C−O bond scission is examined. A new mechanism for dissociation is proposed, which is in excellent agreement with experimental determinations of the energy of activation for dissociation. Principles of transition-state theory are correlated to theoretical calculation of vibrational frequencies. Current assumptions from molecular orbital theory, as applied to surface reaction energetics, are called into question.
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