Table 1. Characteristic reactions for adsorbed carboxylates on Au(110).
| Organic acid (adsorbed carboxylate) | Characteristic reaction products | Product peak temperature (K) |
| CH3CH2COOH (CH3CH2COO(a)) | CH2CH2, CO2 | 550 |
| CF3COOH (CF3COO(a)) | CF3, CO2 | 590 |
| CH3COOH (CH3COO(a)) | CH3, CO2 | 580 |
| HCOOH (HCOO(a)) | HCOOH, CO2 | 350 |