The Synthesis of Hydrocarbons from Carbon Monoxide,- and Related Reactions

The Synthesis of Hydrocarbons from Carbon Monoxide, AND Related Reactions 

But such a picture would imply that most of the C—C and the C—Co bond angles were 90 , would leave no room for the attachment of hydrogen 

To reject such a picture does not mean that large aliphatic hydrocarbon molecules cannot cover a great deal of the surface. As an example, Fig. 2 shows at A the projection of a C15 chain which is adsorbed by two 

A — attachment by two distant pairs of carbon atoms, with little departure from the planar zigzag chain. 

B — attachment to six cobalt atoms in one row, with extensive departure from the planar chain. 

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