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THE mechanism of the hydrogenation of ethylene on nickel has been studied intensively for at least thirty years; but there is still little agreement as to the exact nature of the intermediates present on the metal surface during the reaction. On the other hand, examination of the chemisorption and dissociation of ethylene on nickel in the absence of gaseous hydrogen has been slight and mostly confined to ambient temperatures1,2. This is surprising as the products and mechanism of ethylene dissociation can play an important part in hydrogenation, exchange and other reactions.
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McKEE, D. Catalytic Decomposition of Ethylene on Nickel. Nature 192, 654–655 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192654a0
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