Decomposition of Tetrahydrofuran on MoS2 and LixMoS2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100177a055

Chemisorption and thermal evolution of tetrahydrofuran (THF) on various MoS2 surfaces were studied by 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy.In all cases the adsorption is nondissociative at room temperature.On pure MoS2, decomposition of the adsorbed layer begins at 150 deg C, the initial reaction product being aldehyde.On LiMoS2, raction begins at a higher temperature, while on Li3MoS2 the initial product is chemisorbed butoxide.At high temperatures, the carbon from THF is converted entirely to small aliphatic hydrocarbons, CO2, and adsorbed aromatic residues.