Coordination chemistry of metal surfaces and metal complexes

Abstract

-The coordination chenistry of two isomeric molecules, acetonitrile and nethyl isocyanide, has been characterized for (A) single crystal nickel surfaces as a function of crystallography and surface composition, (B) nickel catalyst surfaces,and (C) molecular mononuclear and polynuclear metal complexes. Conditions have been established for the catalytic isomerization of methyl isocyanide to acetonitrile within these nickel surface and molecular complex regimes. A comparison is made of the acetonitrile and methyl isocyanide chemistry between the surface and molecular complex areas.