Stereoselectivity in Molecule-Surface Reactions: Adsorption of Ethylene on the Silicon(001) Surface

摘要

The strong differences in infrared spectra obtained from the cis- and trans-reactants demonstrate that the interaction of ethylene with the Si(001) is stereospecific and almost totally stereoselective. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a stereochemically selective reaction occurring on a solid surface with no intrinsic chirality.