Catalysis Letters, Vol.73, No.2-4, 207-210, 2001
Naphthalene formation on Cu3Pt(111): dehydrocyclization of 4-phenyl-1-butene
Here we report an unusual cyclization reaction leading to the formation of naphthalene from 4-phenyl-1-butene on a Cu3Pt(111) single crystal alloy surface. The two-step dehydrocyclization process is complete below 500 K and the majority of the naphthalene molecules formed are desorbed into the gas phase.