“…18,19 Since GC analysis of the reaction solutions showed no new products, we analyzed the gold powder surface for isocyanide polymers by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). Earlier, McCarley had observed a broad band centered at 1640 cm -1 , 19 which was assigned to adsorbed polyisocyanide, which was formed when 1,6-diisocyanohexane (DICH) was adsorbed on a gold film. Likewise, the adsorption of DICH on a Cu film resulted in a broad peak, attributed to the N=C double bond of the adsorbed polyisocyanide, at 1650 cm -1 .…”