title: Gold catalyzed reduction of a hexavalent aromatic sulfonyl phthalimide to sulfur.
abstract: The reduction of N-(p-fluorobenzenesulfonyl)phthalimide on polycrystalline gold and Au(111) was studied. Our key finding is the decomposition of the compound on the surface, leaving only sulfur behind. This was supported by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The modification leads to observation by STM of well-known as well as new phases for the S modified Au(111) surface.
authors: Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
authors: Kallum M
authors: KM
authors: Koczkur
authors: Emad M
authors: EM
authors: Hamed
authors: Colin R
authors: CR
authors: Hesp
authors: Abdelaziz
authors: A
authors: Houmam