Front Cover; Advances in Catalysis and Related Subjects, Volume 15; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. The Atomization of Diatomic Molecules by Metals; I. Introduction; II. Experimental Methods; III. Experimental Results; IV. Discussion; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Clean Single-Crystal-Surface Approach to Surface Reactions; I. Introduction; II. The Clean Surface; III. The Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) and Work-Function Method; IV. Vacuum Conditions; V. Results; References; Chapter 3. Adsorption Measurements during Surface Catalysis.

I. IntroductionII. General Scope of Adsorption Measurements during Surface Catalysis; III. Experimental Methods; IV. Decomposition of Germane on Germanium; V. Decomposition of Formic Acid on Metal Catalysts; VI. Decomposition of Ammonia on Metal Catalysts; VII. Ammonia Synthesis on Iron Catalysts; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. The Mechanism of the Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons on Transition Metal Catalysts; I. Introduction; II. The Hydrogenation of Olefins; III. The Hydrogenation of Alkynes and Dienes.

IV. The Hydrocarbon-Metal Bond in Catalytic and Organometallic ChemistryReferences; Chapter 5. Electronic Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Gas Molecules; I. Introduction; II. General Considerations; III. Spectra of Physically Adsorbed Molecules; IV. Strong Spectral Perturbations; V. Positive Ion Spectra of Adsorbed Molecules; VI. Spectra of Anion Radicals on Surfaces; VII. Radicals from Adsorbed Molecules; References; Chapter 6. The Catalysis of Isotopic Exchange in Molecular Oxygen; I. Kinetics of Isotopic Exchange in Molecular Oxygen.

II. Some Experimental Data Relating Isotopic Exchange in Molecular Oxygen on Solid CatalystsIII. Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index.