“…This has led to an interest in the fundamental interactions of thiophene with metal surfaces, and largely as a result the literature contains surface science studies of thiophene on several different catalytically active metals: Fe͑100͒, 4 Ni͑100͒, 5,6 Cu͑100͒, 5,7 Cu͑111͒, 8,9 Mo͑110͒, 10,11 Ru͑0001͒, 12 Rh͑111͒, 13 Pd͑111͒, 14 Pd͑100͒, 14 Ag͑111͒, 15 Pt͑111͒, 16 and Pt͑100͒. 16 In most cases reasonably strong bonds to the surface were indicated, as thiophene was found not to desorb molecularly from the surface, but rather break up upon heating.…”