Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopic and high-pressure scanning tunneling microscopic studies of benzene hydrogenation on Pt(111)

Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy and high-pressure scanning tunneling microscopy (HP-STM) have been used in combination for the first time to study a catalytic reaction. These techniques have been able to identify surface intermediates in situ during benzene hydrogenation on a Pt(111) single-crystal surface at Torr pressures. In a background of 10 Torr of benzene, STM is able to image small ordered regions corresponding to the c(2 radical3 x 3)rect structure in which each molecule is chemisorbed at a bridge site. In addition, individual benzene molecules are also observed between the ordered regions. These individual molecules are assumed to be physisorbed benzene on the basis of the SFG results showing both chemisorbed and physisorbed molecules. The surface becomes too mobile to image upon addition of hydrogen but is determined to have physisorbed and chemisorbed benzene present by SFG. It was spectroscopically determined that heating the platinum surface after poisoning with CO displaces benzene molecules. The high-coverage pure CO structure of (radical19 x radical19)R23.4 degrees imaged with STM is a verification of spectroscopic measurements.     

Structure effects of benzene hydrogenation studied with sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy and kinetics on Pt(111) and Pt(100) single-crystal surfaces

Sum frequency generation (SFG) surface vibrational spectroscopy and kinetic measurements using gas chromatography have identified at least two reaction pathways for benzene hydrogenation on the Pt(100) and Pt(111) single-crystal surfaces at Torr pressures. Kinetic studies at low temperatures (310-370 K) show that benzene hydrogenation does not proceed through cyclohexene. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood-type rate law for the low-temperature reaction pathway is identified. The rate-determining step for this pathway is the addition of the first hydrogen atom to adsorbed benzene for both single-crystal surfaces, which is verified by the spectroscopic observation of adsorbed benzene at low temperatures on both the Pt(100) and Pt(111) crystal faces. Low-temperature SFG studies reveal chemisorbed and physisorbed benzene on both surfaces. At higher temperatures (370-440 K), hydrogenation of benzene to pi-allyl c-C(6)H(9) is observed only on the Pt(100) surface. Previous single-crystal studies have identified pi-allyl c-C(6)H(9) as the rate-determining step for cyclohexene hydrogenation to cyclohexane.     

Evidence for cyclohexyl as a reactive surface intermediate during high-pressure cyclohexane catalytic reactions on Pt(111) by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy

Sum frequency generation (SFG) surface vibrational spectroscopy has been used to identify reactive surface intermediates in situ during catalytic dehydrogenation reactions of high-pressure cyclohexane (C(6)H(12)) on the Pt(111) crystal surface in the presence and absence of high-pressure hydrogen. These experiments provide the first spectroscopic evidence of cyclohexyl (C(6)H(11)) as a reactive surface intermediate during the cyclohexane catalytic conversion to benzene at high pressure in the presence of excess hydrogen. In addition, it was proposed from temperature-dependent SFG experiments that dehydrogenation of cyclohexyl is a rate-limiting step in the cyclohexane catalytic conversion to benzene.     

Vibrational characterization of different benzene phases on flat and vicinal Si(100) surfaces

Based on high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy and temperature-programmable desorption, benzene chemisorption on vicinal and nominally flat Si(100) surfaces has been studied for various adsorption, annealing, and site blocking treatments. Three different chemisorbed benzene (C6H6 and C6D6) phases with distinct thermal desorption characteristics and different vibrational spectra have been separated and characterized on both substrates. All three phases are identified as 1,4-cyclohexadiene-like structures with butterfly geometry. Whereas the dominant phase is di-sigma bonded to the two Si atoms of a single Si-Si dimer, the benzene orientation (double bond orientation) in the other phases is rotated. Di-sigma bonding to Si atoms of adjacent Si-Si dimer for the latter cases is most likely. Coverage and temperature dependent conversions between the different phases have been addressed by vibrational spectroscopy.     

Raman spectra from ethylene and deuterated ethylene chemisorbed on a silica-supported nickel catalyst

The Raman spectra of ethylene and deuterated ethylene chemisorbed on silica-supported nickel have been measured in the frequency range 50–3400 cm^?1. At room temperature, a Raman spectrum is observed which corresponds to ethylene chemisorbed under dehydrogenation and it is rather similar to the spectrum of chemisorbed acetylene. For a comparison therefore, the Raman spectra of acetylene and deuterated acetylene were also measured. In addition, the vibrational spectrum of chemisorbed benzene was recorded. At temperatures T ? 200 K, ethylene is found to be associatively chemisorbed without dehydrogenation.The vibrations observed are described in the approximation of a surface molecule with covalent bonding to two or three surface nickel atoms. The symmetry seems to be slightly distorted C_2v or C_s. The vibrational spectrum is discussed with respect to a metal- surface selection rule. In order to improve the reliability of the assignments for localized vibrational modes, a normal coordinate analysis and a force constant calculation have been done for chemisorbed acetylene.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of the Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Chlorobenzenes and Chlorocyclohexanes

The catalytic hydrogenolysis of hexachlorobenzene and hexachlorocyclohexanes (isomer mixture) on a nickel–chromia catalyst and hexachlorobenzene hydrogenolysis intermediates (1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, and chlorobenzene) are studied. The hydrogenation of an aromatic ring does not occur in the presence of chemisorbed chlorine atoms on the catalyst surface. A reaction mechanism for chlorobenzene hydrogenation was proposed taking into account experimental evidence that, in the presence of chemisorbed chlorine on the catalyst surface, hydrogen in a dissociated state is firmly bound to the surface. It is found that the desorption of the resulting hydrogen chloride is the slowest step in chlorobenzene hydrogenolysis. The hydrogenolysis of hexachlorocyclohexanes occurs via a dehydrochlorination stage with the formation of trichlorobenzenes, which are subsequently converted into chlorobenzene and benzene.     

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Surface Adsorbates by Sum Frequency Generation (SFG)

The vibrational spectroscopy by way of vibrational sum-frequency generation (VSFG) has been made of formic acid adsorbed on MgO(001) surface and of n-alkyltrichlorosilanes chemisorbed on quartz plates. It was revealed that the species on the MgO surface was formate ion (HCOO⁺) with CH bonds standing vertical to the surface and that the different adsorption sites showed up on repeated cycles of adsorption-desorption processes. The results of chemisorbed films indicated that the g-t and/or g-t-g′ conformational scquences of n-alkyl chains occurred more frequently by the length of alkyl chain and that the surface hydroxyls, which are the sites of chemisorption, are ripped off by pre-exposure of substrate to oxygen plasma.     

Effect of intrinsic properties of metals on the adsorption behavior of molecules: benzene adsorption on Pt group metals

Investigation of benzene adsorption on different metal surfaces closer to a practical system appears to be a very important intermediate stage to utilize the conclusion obtained on single-crystal surfaces. In this paper, we studied the electrochemical adsorption behaviors of benzene on roughened Pt group electrodes using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The effects of potential, surface roughness, and benzene concentration were investigated. Significant difference in surface Raman spectra of benzene on Ru, Rh, Pd, and Pt surfaces were found. On Pt surfaces, the parallel-chemisorbed benzene, the vertical dissociated chemisorbed benzene, and the physisorbed benzene were observed, evidenced by the ring vibration mode appearing at 872, 1012, and 991 cm(-1), respectively. On Pd, only parallel-chemisorbed benzene and physisorbed benzene were found. On Rh and Ru, the SERS signals were mainly from the parallel-chemisorbed benzene, with an extremely weak signal from the physisorbed benzene. The potential dependent study reveals that the parallel-chemisorbed species interacts strongest with the substrate, while the physisorbed species can be easily removed at positive potentials. The models for the adsorbed benzene were given to account for the different types of benzene on these Pt group metals. The difference in the atomization heat of the four metals was used to interpret the different interaction strength of benzene with Pt group metals.     

复合氧化物催化剂(Cu)CeO2上硝基苯加氢反应的研究

 基于用FT－IR表征H2与硝基苯在催化剂（Cu）CeO2上的吸附和反\r\n应行为，对硝基苯加氢反应进行了研究．结果表明，氢在催化剂表面的\r\n吸附主要为解离吸附，硝基苯的吸附也主要为化学吸附；两种吸附物种\r\n在催化剂上进行表面反应生成易脱附的苯胺，避免了产物与反应物间的\r\n竞争吸附，有利于反应物完全转化．在（Cu）CeO2催化剂上，硝基苯加\r\n氢反应机理为朗格缪尔－欣谢伍德型，即表面反应为控制步骤．     

Preparation, characterization, activity and selectivity of highly loaded oxide promoted ruthenium catalysts for selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene

Summary The influence of promoters and precipitants of the catalyst precursor on the activity and selectivity of the hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene catalyzed by highly loaded oxide-promoted Ru/ZrO₂catalysts, carried out in a tetraphase reactor (in the presence of an aqueous solution of ZnSO₄), at 423 K and 5 Mpa, was studied. The effect of hydrogen diffusion on the reaction kinetics and on the selectivity has been taken into consideration, the internal pore diffusion being actually the limiting step. Hydrogen chemisorption measurements indicate that the catalyst activity is not influenced by the Ru dispersion, but rather by weakly chemisorbed species.     

纳米Ru-Mn/ZrO2催化剂上苯选择加氢制环己烯

采用共沉淀法制备了一系列不同Mn含量的纳米Ru-Mn催化剂,考察了纳米ZrO₂作分散剂时它们催化苯选择加氢制环己烯的反应性能,并采用X射线衍射、透射电镜、N₂物理吸附、X射线荧光、原子吸收光谱和俄歇电子能谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,Ru-Mn催化剂上Mn以Mn₃O₄存在于Ru的表面上.在加氢过程中,Mn₃O₄可以与浆液中ZnSO₄发生化学反应生成一种难溶性的(Zn(OH)₂)₃(ZnSO₄)(H₂O)₃盐.该盐易化学吸附在Ru催化剂表面上,从而在提高Ru催化剂上环己烯选择性起关键作用.当催化剂中Mn含量为5.4%时,环己烯收率为61.3%,同时具有良好的稳定性和重复使用性能.     

Observation of a methoxy species on Ni(111) by high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy

The chemisorption and decomposition of methanol on Ni(111) has been studied by high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy. We isolate and identify a methoxy species (CH₃O) which forms as a quasi-stable surface intermediate during the thermal decomposition of chemisorbed methanol. The methoxy species is bonded with the oxygen end nearest to the surface and the methyl group inclined at an oblique angle to the surface.     

红外光谱法考察苯加氢过程中的氢溢流效应

以点状Pt/η-Al_2O_3催化剂作为产生溢流氢的“源”, 用原位红外光谱观察η-Al_2O_3上苯的加氢过程, 发现溢流氢在η-Al_2O_3表面上可以迁移相当长的距离, 它的迁移速度是苯加氢反应的控制步骤。结合TPSR-MS数据, 认为苯的加氢是分步进行的, 它先被加氢成环已二烯, 再转化成环已烯, 最终形成环已烷脱附。这些反应都是快速反应。     

Supported Ru catalysts: a study of the influence of supports, promoters and preparative variables on the catalytic activity and selectivity

The influence of some preparative variables, of the metal loading and of the support on the activity of Ru catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene has been studied. The reaction has been carried out in a tetraphase reactor (in the presence of an aqueous solution of ZnSO₄) at 423 K and 5 MPa pressure. The effect of hydrogen diffusion on the reaction kinetics and on cyclohexene selectivity was studied. The hydrophilicity of the support was related to the observed selectivity. Hydrogen chemisorption indicates that the catalyst activity is not influenced by the Ru dispersion, but mainly by the weakly chemisorbed species on the catalyst surface. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Interfacial electrostatics of self-assembled monolayers of alkane thiolates on Au(111): work function modification and molecular level alignments

We have isolated at T < 150 K a weakly adsorbed dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) layer on Au(111) and studied how the vibrational states, S core hole level shifts, valence band photoemission, and work function measurements evolve upon transforming this system into chemisorbed methylthiolate (MT) self-assembled monolayers (SAM) by heating above 200 K. By combining these observations with detailed theoretical electronic structure simulations, at the density functional level, we have been able to obtain a detailed picture of the electronic interactions at the interface between Au and adsorbed thiolates and disulfides. All of our measurements may be interpreted with a simple model where MT is bound to the Au surface with negligible charge transfer. Interfacial dipoles arising from Pauli repulsion between molecule and metal surface electrons are present for the weakly adsorbed DMDS layer but not for the chemisorbed species. Instead, for the chemisorbed species, interfacial dipoles are exclusively controlled by the molecular dipole, its interaction with the dipoles on neighboring molecules, and its orientation to the surface. The ramifications of these results for alignment of molecular levels and interfacial properties of this class of materials are discussed.     

甲醇和甲氧基在Cu(111)表面吸附的第一性原理研究

Adsorption of methanol and methoxy at four selected sites(top,bridge,hcp,fcc)on Cu(111)surface has beeninvestigated by density functional theory method at the generalized gradient approximation(GGA)level.The cal-culation on adsorption energies,geometry and electronic structures,Mulliken charges,and vibrational frequenciesof CH_3OH and CH_3O on clean Cu(111)surface was performed with full-geometry optimization,and compared withthe experimental data.The obtained results are in agreement with available experimental data.The most favoriteadsorption site for methanol on Cu(111)surface is the top site,where C-O axis is tilted to the surface.Moreover,the preferred adsorption site for methoxy on Cu(111)surface is the fcc site,and it adsorbs in an upright geometrywith pseudo-C_(3v) local symmetry.Possible decomposition pathways also have been investigated by transition-statesearching methods.Methoxy radical,CH_3O,was found to be the decomposition intermediate.Methanol can be ad-sorbed on the surface with its oxygen atom directly on a Cu atom,and weakly chemisorbed on Cu(111)surface.Incontrast to methanol,methoxy is strongly chemisorbed to the surface.     

The chemisorption of carbon monoxide on Ni(110) studied by electron energy loss spectroscopy

The vibrational spectrum of carbon monoxide chemisorbed on Ni(110) at 300K has been recorded as a function of surface coverage. At low and intermediate coverage the adsorbate is bonded either to single nickel atoms (linear site) or to two nickel atoms in contact (B₂ site). As the coverage approaches unity the spectrum changes rapidly until at saturation virtually all adsorbed molecules are of B₂ type.     

Hydrogenation of single-wall carbon nanotubes using polyamine reagents: combined experimental and theoretical study

We combine experimental observations with ab initio calculations to study the reversible hydrogenation of single-wall carbon nanotubes using high boiling polyamines as hydrogenation reagents. Our calculations characterize the nature of the adsorption bond and identify preferential adsorption geometries at different coverages. We find the barrier for sigmatropic rearrangement of chemisorbed hydrogen atoms to be approximately 1 eV, thus facilitating surface diffusion and formation of energetically favored, axially aligned adsorbate chains. Chemisorbed hydrogen modifies the structure and stability of nanotubes significantly and increases the inter-tube distance, thus explaining the improved dispersability in solvents like methanol, ethanol, chloroform, and benzene.     

The influence of orientation on the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of hydroquinone chemisorbed at smooth polycrystalline platinum electrodes

The influence of orientation on the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of hydroquinone (HQ) chemisorbed at smooth polycrystalline platinum electrodes in aqueous solutions has been investigated; experimental measurements, performed in the absence of bulk (unadsorbed) HQ, were based upon thin-layer electrochemical techniques. The extent of hydrogenation was characterized by (i) n_H. the average number of hydrogen atoms reacted per chemisorbed HQ molecule, and (ii) the electrolytic charge Q_ox for oxidation of chemisorbed organic which remained on the surface after the hydrogenation reaction. The measured values of n_H indicate that the extent of HQ hydrogenation is (i) dependent upon the potential E_Hyd at which hydrogenation was earned out, and (ii) a sensitive function of its initial adsorbed orientation; at a given E_Hyd, n_His larger in the flat (η⁶) than in the edge (2,3-η²) orientation. Correlation of Q_ox with n_H, indicates that an appreciable fraction of partially hydrogenated species is desorbed from the surface; this fraction, which is a function of E_Hyd, is larger in the 2.3-η² than in the η⁶ orientation.