The selective oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over hydrothermally synthesised MoVTeNb catalysts

Mo-V-Te-Nb metal oxide catalysts prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and heat-treated in N2 at high temperatures (600-700 degrees C) show high activity and selectivity for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene. Yields of ethene of 75% have been obtained at 400 degrees C on the best catalysts.     

Preparation of MoVTe(Sb)Nb mixed oxide catalysts using a slurry method for selective oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane

The preparation of bulk MoVTe(Sb)Nb mixed oxide catalysts using a traditional slurry method, results in highly active catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene. Several major phases including orthorhombic M1, hexagonal M2 or Mo_xM_1−xO_2.8 (M = V or Nb) have been detected in the catalysts from characterization results such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM and EDX analyses. Ethane conversion and yield to ethene increase with increasing content of the M1 phase in the catalysts. The maximum yield of ethene (ca. 87% selectivity and ca. 90% conversion, STY_C2H4 of 176 g  h⁻¹) has been obtained with a MoV_0.31Te_0.2Nb_0.14 mixed oxide catalyst, calcined at 873 K under nitrogen, containing almost pure orthorhombic M1 phase and small amounts of unidentified impurity phases, operating at a relatively low reaction temperature of 673 K. The orthorhombic M1 phase has been shown to be the most active in ethane activation and the most selective for ethene formation. The hexagonal M2 phase is relatively inactive in ethane activation and less selective for ethene formation. The Te-free phases such as Sb₄Mo₁₀O₃₁ and Mo_xM_1−xO_2.8 (M = V or Nb) show the lowest selectivity to ethene.     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane and propane on CuTh oxide catalysts

CuThO oxides prepared with different atomic ratios Cu/Th have been tested in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane and propane. These catalysts are active and selective in the formation of ethene and propene, but the activity and selectivity change with the nature of the alkane.     

Li^＋／MgO上乙烷氧化脱氢制乙烯的研究（Ⅱ）：催化作用机理

借助ＸＲＤ、ＩＲ、ＴＧ等技术对Ｌｉ＾＋／ＭｇＯ进行了表征，结果表明，酸、碱中心的数目，强度、催化性与Ｌｉ＾＋的添加量相关 ，起酸碱作用的表面金属离子、表面低配位氧集团、Ｏ（Ｌ ｉ＾＋Ｏ＾－）是其反应的活性物种，反应机理可能由离子基、游离基协同完成。     

乙烷氧化脱氢用Ni/Al2O3催化剂中活性镍物种前驱体（英文）

Ni/Al2O3 catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation(ODH) of ethane were prepared by impregnation of Al2O3 with nickel acetate or nickel nitrate,and by mechanical mixing of NiO and Al2O3.The Ni-based catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption,X-ray diffraction,diffuse reflectance UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy,and temperature-programmed reduction of hydrogen.The results showed that formation of crystalline NiO particles with a size of < 8 nm and/or non-stoichiometric NiO species in the Ni/Al2O3 catalysts led to more active species in ODH of ethane under the investigated reaction conditions.In contrast,tetrahedral Ni species present in the catalysts led to higher selectivity for ethene.Formation of large crystalline NiO particles(22-32 nm) over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts decreased the selectivity for ethene.     

Solid state 13C NMR studies of methane dehydroaromatization reaction on Mo/HZSM-5 and W/HZSM-5 catalysts

Methane dehydroaromatization on Mo/HZSM-5 and W/HZSM-5 catalysts was studied by solid state 13C NMR spectroscopy, both variation of the state of transition metal component and products such as ethane, benzene, ethene adsorbed on or in zeolite were observed after high temperature (900-1000 K) reaction.     

Large-scale computational screening of zeolites for ethane/ethene separation

Large-scale computational screening of thirty thousand zeolite structures was conducted to find optimal structures for separation of ethane/ethene mixtures. Efficient grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations were performed with graphics processing units (GPUs) to obtain pure component adsorption isotherms for both ethane and ethene. We have utilized the ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) to obtain the mixture isotherms, which were used to evaluate the performance of each zeolite structure based on its working capacity and selectivity. In our analysis, we have determined that specific arrangements of zeolite framework atoms create sites for the preferential adsorption of ethane over ethene. The majority of optimum separation materials can be identified by utilizing this knowledge and screening structures for the presence of this feature will enable the efficient selection of promising candidate materials for ethane/ethene separation prior to performing molecular simulations.     

High Ethene/Ethane Selectivity in 2,2′‐Bipyridine‐Based Silver(I) Complexes by Removal of Coordinated Solvent

Following removal of coordinated CH₃CN, the resulting complexes [Ag^I(2,2′‐bipyridine)][BF₄] ( 1 ) and [Ag^I(6,6′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine)][OTf] ( 2 ) show ethene/ethane sorption selectivities of 390 and 340, respectively, and corresponding ethene sorption capacities of 2.38 and 2.18 mmol g^?1 when tested at an applied gas pressure of 90 kPa and a temperature of (20±1) °C. These ethene/ethane selectivities are 13 times higher than those reported for known solid sorbents for ethene/ethane separation. For 2 , ethene sorption reached 90 % of equilibrium capacity within 15 minutes, and this equilibrium capacity was maintained over the three sorption/desorption cycles tested. The rates of ethene sorption were also measured. To our knowledge, these are the first complexes, designed for olefin/paraffin separations, which have open silver(I) sites. The high selectivities arise from these open silver(I) sites and the relatively low molecular surface areas of the complexes.     

Photoinduced ethane formation from reaction of ethene with matrix-isolated Ti, V, or Nb atoms

The reactions of matrix-isolated Ti, V, or Nb atoms with ethene (C(2)H(4)) have been studied by FTIR absorption spectroscopy. Under conditions where the ethene dimer forms, metal atoms react with the ethene dimer to yield matrix-isolated ethane (C(2)H(6)) and methane. Under lower ethene concentration conditions ( approximately 1:70 ethene/Ar), hydridic intermediates of the types HMC(2)H(3) and H(2)MC(2)H(2) are also observed, and the relative yield of hydrocarbons is diminished. Reactions of these metals with perdeuterioethene, and equimolar mixtures of C(2)H(4) and C(2)D(4), yield products that are consistent with the production of ethane via a metal atom reaction involving at least two C(2)H(4) molecules. The absence of any other observed products suggests the mechanism also involves production of small, highly symmetric species such as molecular hydrogen and metal carbides. Evidence is presented suggesting that ethane production from the ethene dimer is a general photochemical process for the reaction of excited-state transition-metal atoms with ethene at high concentrations of ethene.     

负载型钼基催化剂上甲烷,乙烷无氧芳构化反应研究

研究了不同载体钼基催化剂上甲烷，乙烷的无氧芳构化反应。在所采用的载体中，ＨＺＳＭ－５具有最佳性能，对甲烷的芳构化反应，Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５催化剂表现出较高的活性和芳烃选择性；而Ｍｏ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３或Ｍｏ／ＳｉＯ２催化剂则相对较差。对于乙烷的反应，钼物种的存在更有利于甲烷或乙烯的生成，芳烃选择性相对较低。钼物种较强的断键能力可能是使甲烷Ｃ－Ｈ键活化的原因。     

介孔二氧化硅负载高分散钒催化剂的制备及乙烷选择氧化性能

以高比表面积的介孔二氧化硅为载体, 采用等体积浸渍法制备了一系列介孔二氧化硅负载钒催化剂, 并探究了其乙烷选择氧化反应性能. 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、 紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)和氢气程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)等方法对催化剂的物化性质进行了表征, 研究了钒负载量对催化剂结构特征的影响. 结果表明，随着钒负载量的增加, 钒物种在催化剂表面的存在形式由高分散低聚的VO _x 转变为高聚的VO _x, 其中高分散钒物种有利于提高目标产物乙烯和乙醛的选择性.     

Heterogeneous partial oxidation catalysis on metal oxides

This review paper presents an overview of heterogeneous selective ammoxidation and oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of light alkanes, particularly of ethane. The conversion of ethane to ethene is in great demand in the domestic and worldwide chemical industry. The review has been voluntarily restricted to metal oxide-type catalysts, as it is devoted to the special issue honouring Edmond Payen and is based on 30 years of experience and discussions with pioneering scientists in the field. The main key factors, designated by Grasselli as the “7 pillars”, have been emphasised: isolation of active sites, M–O bond strength, crystalline structure, redox features, phase cooperation, multifunctionality and the nature of the surface oxygen species. The main features and physical and chemical properties of solid catalysts for selective oxidation compared to total oxidation have also been emphasised. Several case studies have been presented to illustrate the concept and importance of the key factors of catalyst preparation and activation and of the catalytic atmosphere. Based on such analysis and recent discoveries and process developments perspective views are also given.     

Ester versus polyketone formation in the palladium-diphosphine catalyzed carbonylation of ethene

The origin of the chemoselectivity of palladium catalysts containing bidentate phosphine ligands toward either methoxycarbonylation of ethene or the copolymerization of ethene and carbon monoxide was investigated using density functional theory based calculations. For a palladium catalyst containing the electron-donating bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane (dmpe) ligand, the rate determining step for chain propagation is shown to be the insertion of ethene into the metal-acyl bond. The high barrier for chain propagation is attributed to the low stability of the ethene intermediate, (dmpe)Pd(ethene)(C(O)CH3). For the competing methanolysis process, the most likely pathway involves the formation of (dmpe)Pd(CH3OH)(C(O)CH3) via dissociative ligand exchange, followed by a solvent mediated proton-transfer/reductive- elimination process. The overall barrier for this process is higher than the barrier for ethene insertion into the palladium-acetyl bond, in line with the experimentally observed preference of this type of catalyst toward the formation of polyketone. Electronic bite angle effects on the rates of ethene insertion and ethanoyl methanolysis were evaluated using four electronically and sterically related ligands (Me)2P(CH2)nP(Me)2 (n = 1-4). Steric effects were studied for larger tert-butyl substituted ligands using a QM/MM methodology. The results show that ethene coordination to the metal center and subsequent insertion into the palladium-ethanoyl bond are disfavored by the addition of steric bulk around the metal center. Key intermediates in the methanolysis mechanism, on the other hand, are stabilized because of electronic effects caused by increasing the bite angle of the diphosphine ligand. The combined effects explain successfully which ligands give polymer and which ones give methyl propionate as the major products of the reaction.     

Mechanism insights of ethane C-H bond activations by bare [Fe(III)═O]+: explicit electronic structure analysis

Alkane C-H bond activation by various catalysts and enzymes has attracted considerable attention recently, but many issues are still unanswered. The conversion of ethane to ethanol and ethene by bare [Fe(III)═O](+) has been explored using density functional theory and coupled-cluster method comprehensively. Two possible reaction mechanisms are available for the entire reaction, the direct H-abstraction mechanism and the concerted mechanism. First, in the direct H-abstraction mechanism, a direct H-abstraction is encountered in the initial step, going through a collinear transition state C···H···O-Fe and then leading to the generation of an intermediate Fe-OH bound to the alkyl radical weakly. The final product of the direct H-abstraction mechanism is ethanol, which is produced by the hydroxyl group back transfer to the carbon radical. Second, in the concerted reaction mechanism, the H-abstraction process is characterized via overcoming four/five-centered transition states (6/4)TSH_c5 or (4)TSH_c4. The second step of the concerted mechanism can lead to either product ethanol or ethene. Moreover, the major product ethene can be obtained through two different pathways, the one-step pathway and the stepwise pathway. It is the first report that the former pathway starting from (6/4)IM_c to the product can be better described as a proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET). It plays an important role in the product ethene generation according to the CCSD(T) results. The spin-orbital coupling (SOC) calculations demonstrate that the title reaction should proceed via a two-state reactivity (TSR) pattern and that the spin-forbidden transition could slightly lower the rate-determining energy barrier height. This thorough theoretical study, especially the explicit electronic structure analysis, may provide important clues for understanding and studying the C-H bond activation promoted by iron-based artificial catalysts.     

Hydrodynamic Surface Flow and the Swelling Effect of C2 and C4 Alkenes through Anhydrous Ag+-Doped Perfluorocarbon Type Ion-Exchange Membranes

The transport mechanism was investigated for n-butane, 1-butene, ethane, and ethene through anhydrous Ag+-doped PSM at various upstream gas pressures. 1-Butene and ethene molecules can be adsorbed and form multilayers on the Ag+ sites in the membrane. Their adsorption behavior can be described by the BET n-layer adsorption theory. These adsorbed alkene molecules can also swell the surrounding polymer chains to a certain extent, causing resistance to the migration of these alkene multilayer molecules to decrease as the concentration of the adsorbed alkenes increases. The permeation behavior of 1-butene and ethene is mainly controlled by the hydrodynamic surface flow mechanism, and their fluxes are much higher than those of alkanes, especially at high upstream gas pressures. This leads to the high ideal selectivity of 1-butene/n-butane and ethene/ethane at relatively high pressure. It is also shown that the more C atoms present in the hydrocarbon molecules, the higher will be the permselectivity of alkenes relative to their corresponding saturated alkanes, which will be expected in the anhydrous Ag+-doped PSM. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

One step formation of propene from ethene or ethanol through metathesis on nickel ion-loaded silica

Increased propene production is presently one of the most significant objectives in petroleum chemistry. Especially the one-step conversion of ethene to propene (ETP reaction, 3C?H? →2C?H?) is the most desired process. In our efforts, nickel ion-loaded mesoporous silica could turn a new type of ETP reaction into reality. The one-step conversion of ethene was 68% and the propene selectivity was 48% in a continuous gas-flow system at 673 K and atmospheric pressure. The reactivity of lower olefins and the dependences of the ETP reaction on the contact time and the partial pressure of ethene were consistent with a reaction mechanism involving dimerization of ethene to 1-butene, isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene, and metathesis of 2-butene and ethene to yield propene. The reaction was then expanded to an ethanol-to-propene reaction on the same catalyst, in which two possible reaction routes are suggested to form ethene from ethanol. The catalysts were characterized mainly by EXAFS and TPR techniques. The local structures of the nickel species active for the ETP reaction were very similar to that of layered nickel silicate, while those on the inert catalysts were the same as that of NiO particles.     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with carbon dioxide over sulfated zirconia supported metal oxides catalysts

Several metal oxides supported on sulfated zirconia catalysts were tested for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane into ethylene by carbon dioxide. It is found that the catalytic behavior of supported oxide catalysts differ depending on the nature of metal oxides. Chromium oxide-sulfated zirconia exhibits the highest ethane conversion and medium level of ethylene selectivity, producing 38% ethylene yield at 50% ethane conversion at 650°C.     

Volcano relationships in metal cluster catalysis: An infrared spectroscopic monitor of site character

Active osmium cluster catalysts (derived from Os₃(CO)₁₂, H₂Os₃(CO)₁₀, H₄Os₄(CO)₁₂, Os₆(CO)₁₈ and H₂Os₁₀C(CO)₂₄ supported on silica, alumina, titania, and ceria) contain, in their infrared spectra, a band in the region 1930–1985 cm⁻¹ that is characteristic of the cluster/support combination. The activities of these catalysts for reactions of hydrogen with ethene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and ethane, relate to their characteristic CO stretching frequencies, giving ‘volcano’ curves. Evidence from ethene hydrogenation kinetics confirms that the characteristic CO-frequency is a monitor of strength of adsorption at the catalytically active site. Dedicated to Professor Pál Tétényi on the occasion of his 70th birthday     

纳米Cr2O3系列催化剂上CO2氧化乙烷脱氢制乙烯反应

 采用溶胶－凝胶法和共沸蒸馏法耦合技术制备了纳米Cr2O3催化剂，并采用共沉淀法和共沸蒸馏法耦合技术制备了纳米Cr2O3／Al2O3，Cr2O3／ZrO2和Cr2O3／MgO复合催化剂．应用BET，XRD，XPS，TPR和TEM等物理化学方法对催化剂的结构和物化性质进行了表征，并考察了该系列催化剂上CO2氧化乙烷脱氢制乙烯的反应性能．结果表明，纳米Cr2O3催化剂上乙烷和CO2的转化率均明显高于常规Cr2O3催化剂，但乙烯的选择性低于常规Cr2O3催化剂；纳米复合催化剂中的复合成分显著影响催化剂的催化性能．其中，10％Cr2O3／MgO纳米复合催化剂在温度为973K时，乙烷转化率和乙烯选择性分别可达到61．54％和94．79％．纳米催化剂表面Cr的还原性以及Cr6＋／Cr3＋比值是影响乙烷转化率和乙烯选择性的重要因素．     

Synthesis of new polydentate pyrazolyl‐ethene ligands by interaction of 1H‐pyrazole and 1,1,2,2‐tetrabromoethane in a superbasic medium

Reaction of pyrazole and 1,1,2,2‐tetrabromoethane in a superbasic medium dimethylsulfoxide‐potassium hydroxide was investigated, and a number of pyrazolyl‐ and bromo‐substituted ethenes, which are the products of concurrent substitution and elimination reactions, were identified. Carrying out the reaction using different reagent mole ratios allowed to selectively isolate Z‐1,2‐bis(pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethene, 1,1,2‐tris(pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethane, and 1,1,2,2‐tetrakis(pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethane. Crystal structure of {Z‐1,2‐bis (pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethene}dichlorozinc was established using X‐ray diffraction method. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).