Atom-by-species matrix

Asymmetric diarylmethanes, hydrogenolytic behaviors, 29 229-270, 247-252 catalytic hydrogenolysis, 29 243-258 kinetics and scheme, 29 252-258 M0O3-AI2O3 catalyst, 29 259-269 relative reactivity, 29 255-257 schematic model, 29 254 Asymmetric hydrogenations, 42 490-491 Asymmetric synthesis, 25 82, 83 examples of, 25 82 Asymmetry factor, 42 123-124 Atom-by-species matrix, 32 302-303, 318-319 Atomic absorption, 27 317 Atomic catalytic activities of sites, 34 183 Atomic displacements, induced by adsorption, 21 212, 213 Atomic rate or reaction definition, 36 72-73 structure sensitivity and, 36 86-87 Atomic species, see also specific elements adsorbed... 

Examination of the matrix given in Table XV brings up an item of special interest. If the combination s4 of atomic oxygen were assumed not to occur, we would still be able to produce ethylene oxide by a combination of the first three steps. This scheme could place a lower limit on the selectivity at 6 7 or 85.7%, corresponding to a simple overall reaction rather than a multiple overall reaction. This serves to illustrate that we get fewer overall reactions than would be predicted by considering only the atom-by-species matrix, as a result of a more restricted choice of possible steps. 

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