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. 2017 Feb 6;114(8):1795–1800. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1612106114

Table S2.

Collective variables (CVs) for various reduction steps of C2H4 formation on Cu(100) at pH 7 and 298 K

ID Reaction equation CV
0 *CO+*CO+δe*CO–COδ R(C–C)
1 *OC–COδ+H2O+(1−δ)e*CO–COH+OH R(O–H)
2 *CO–COH+H2O+e*COH–COH+OH R(O–H)
2a *OC–COδ+H**CHO–COδ R(C–H)
3 *COH–COH+eH2O*C–COH+OH R(C–H)
3a *COH–COH+H**CHOH–COH R(C–H)
4 *C–COH+H2O+e*CH–COH+OH R(C–H)
4a *C–COH+H**CH–COH R(C–H)
4b *C–COH+eH2O*CC+OH R(C–O)
4c *C–COH+H**CCHOH R(C–H)
5 *CH–COH+eH2O*C–CH+OH R(C–O)
5a *CH–COH+H**CH2–COH R(C–H)
5b *CH–COH+H**CH–CHOH R(C–H)
6 *C–CH+H2O+e*CCH2+OH R(C–H)
6a *C–CH+H**CCH2 R(C–H)
6b *C–CH+H2O+e*CH–CH+OH R(C–H)
6c *C–CH+H**CH–CH R(C–H)
7 *C–CH2+H2O+e*CH–CH2+OH R(C–H)
7a *C–CH2+H**CH–CH2 R(C–H)
7b *C–CH2+H**CCH3 R(C–H)
8 *CH–CH2+H2O+eC2H4+OH R(C–H)
8a *CH–CH2+H*C2H4 R(C–H)
8b *CH–CH2+H2O+e*CH–CH3+OH R(C–H)
8c *CH–CH2+H**CH–CH3 R(C–H)

Each number indicates the reduction step. Reaction IDs with only numbers are major reactions, and reaction IDs with a number plus a letter indicates a side reaction. H2O on arrows are H2O molecules involved in the Grotthuss hydrogen-bond network to tunnel proton.