Generalized Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi relationships and descriptors for O–H bond cleavage of organic molecules on transition metal surfaces.

Highlights: [•] Bond breaking of general RO–H organic compounds on various metal surfaces. [•] Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi like relationships for the O–H bond break in organics. [•] Activation energy for the O–H bond break versus adsorption energy of the products. [•] Mean absolute error for the BEP is 0.13eV. [•] Good agreement between estimated and calculated data for a test set. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]