Synergism and Antagonism in Thiophene Hydrogenolysis Mediated by Bimetallic Sulfide Catalysts—the Interacting Bond Method

Thermodynamic calculations in terms of the method of interacting bonds (MIB) have been attempted so as to study the enthalpy of H₂S formation in the reaction of H₂ with S atoms adsorbed on M^I (where M^I is a first-row transition metal), entering into the composition of sulfide bimetallic species {M^I–M^IIS₂} (M^II = Mo, W).