Catalyst characterization and performance
Figure S1. Infrared spectra of the hydrocarbon stretching region for C18 and BDT monolayers on 5 wt% Pd/Al 2 O 3 catalysts. The feature found at 2923 cm -1 for the C18 catalyst was attributed to a CH 2 methylene stretch. The feature at 3050 cm -1 for BDT was attributed to a CH stretch of the phenyl moiety.