Chapter 9

Is There Something New Under the Sun?Myths and Facts in the Analysis of Catalytic Cycles

Sebastian Kozuch

Sebastian Kozuch

University of North Texas, Department of Chemistry, Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling (CASaM), Denton, TX 76203-5070, USA

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First published: 05 September 2014
Citations: 8

Summary

This chapter addresses several classical misconceptions on basic kinetic concepts applied to catalysis, and especially on organometallic systems. These “myths” have been known by more than a few researchers for a long time, but are still too commonly misinterpreted, misunderstood, misused, and worst of all, “mistaught”. Through the analysis of kinetic graphs we will shed light on the concepts of turn-over frequencies, rate-determining states, Sabatier's volcano, irreversible and quasi-equilibrium steps, the effect of the concentrations, and the importance of considering the cycle from an energy perspective.

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