Schwermetallausgetauschte Zeolithe als Katalysatoren für die Selektivoxidation

Transition Metal Zeolites as Catalysts for the Partial Oxidation of Methanol Zeolites containing cations of the 4th period of the periodical system from Ti to Cu have been prepared by ion exchange of a NaY zeolite in aqueous solutions. Structural and surface chemical properties of the zeolites were characterized by adsorption, DTA, thermogastitrimetry, x-ray, ESR, IR, and UV-V is spectroscopy. It could be shown that both localization and coordination state of transition metal ions is fairly different and depends on the thermal treatment of the zeolites. By exchanging sodium ions the acidic properties as well as the ability of the zeolites to interact with H₂O or CO₂ is changed and depends on the kind of transition metal ion. VO and Cr exchanged zeolites proved to be selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of methanol to formaldehyde with a maximum selectivity of 70%. It is concluded that in contrast to oxides where a redox mechanism is assumed the reaction on zeolites occurs via an associative mechanism.     

Synergism in the actions of a transition metal cation and a Lewis acid in the liquid- and gas-phase catalytic conversion of alkanes over modified ZSM-5 zeolites under mild conditions

Bimetallic catalysts have been prepared by successively modifying the high-silica zeolite ZSM-5 with cobalt and aluminum salts. The performance of these catalysts in the conversion of higher alkanes at medium temperatures (130–190°C) depends on whether the reaction is conducted in the liquid or gas phase. In both cases, the transition metal and surface-anchored aluminum chloride act synergetically. In the liquid-phase reactions of n-heptane and n-dodecane, the activity of the bimetallic systems is more than one order of magnitude higher than the activity of the hydrogen form of the initial zeolite. New adsorption and catalytic sites resulting from the introduction of the two modifiers into the zeolite have been discovered by diffuse reflectance IR spectroscopy. In particular, the modifiers generate a new state of cobalt in which the transition metal atoms are linked with aluminum atoms through chlorine or oxygen atoms. The liquid-phase conversion of alkanes over the modified zeolites is unlikely to proceed via a carbocationic mechanism.     

Photochromic and luminescence switching properties of a versatile diarylethene-containing 1,10-phenanthroline ligand and its rhenium(I) complex

A versatile bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-1,10-phenanthroline photochromic ligand has been successfully synthesized via a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. The excitation wavelength for photochromic reaction of the dithienylphenanthroline could be extended from lambda 相似文献   

Mechanism of the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-Oppenauer (MPVO) redox equilibrium on Sn- and Zr-beta zeolite catalysts

The mechanism of the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction of cyclohexanone with 2-butanol catalyzed by Sn-beta and Zr-beta zeolites has been theoretically investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and the cluster approach. An experimental catalytic study has shown that the active sites in the MPV reaction catalyzed by Sn-beta are the same partially hydrolyzed Sn-OH groups that were found to be active for the Baeyer-Villiger (BV) reaction. The computational study indicates that the mechanism of Sn-beta and Zr-beta catalysis is similar, and involves the following steps: adsorption of both the ketone and the alcohol on the Lewis acid center, deprotonation of the alcohol, carbon-to-carbon hydride transfer, proton transfer from the catalyst, and products exchange. As in the aluminum alkoxide catalyzed reaction, the hydride shift occurs through a six-membered transition state, and the role of the hydrolyzed and therefore more flexible M-OH bond is just to facilitate the initial deprotonation of the alcohol.     

Quantum chemical study of the primary step of ozone addition at the double bond of ethylene

The mechanism of the primary step of the interaction between ozone and the double bond of ethylene has been investigated by various methods of quantum chemistry (MP2, QCISD, CCSD, MRMP2) and density functional theory (PBE0, OPTX, CPW91, B3PW91, OLYO, B3LYP, BLYP). The kinetics of two reaction pathways, namely, concerted ozone addition via a symmetric transition state (Criegee mechanism) and nonconcerted ozone addition via a biradical transition state (DeMore mechanism) has been calculated. Both mechanisms are describable well in the single-determinant approximation by the QCISD, CCSD, B3LYP, and PBE0 methods and in the multideterminant approximation by the MRMP2 method. The other methods are less suitable for solving this problem. The calculated data demonstrate that the reaction proceeds via both competing pathways. Rate constant values consistent with experimental data and plausible Criegee-to-DeMore rate constant ratios have been obtained. The concerted addition of ozone to ethylene is significantly more rapid than the nonconcerted addition.     

4 + 2] Cycloadditions of rigid s-cis dienes to C(60). A synchronous Diels-Alder reaction

[reaction: see text] The Diels-Alder reaction of rigid s-cis dienes with C(60) occurs by a concerted mechanism, via a symmetrical transition state.     

Reactive-state spin-dependent diastereoselective photoisomerization of trans,trans-2,3-diphenylcyclopropane-1- carboxylic acid derivatives included in zeolites

[reaction: see text] The asymmetric induction facilitated by a chiral auxiliary during the photoisomerization of trans,trans-2,3-diphenylcyclopropane derivatives depends on the medium (solution vs zeolite) and the reactive state (singlet vs triplet). Within zeolites, direct excitation most likely proceeds via a zwitterionic intermediate, while triplet sensitization most likely proceeds via a diradical intermediate.     

A single transition state serves two mechanisms: an ab initio classical trajectory study of the electron transfer and substitution mechanisms in reactions of ketyl radical anions with alkyl halides

Molecular dynamics has been used to investigate the reaction of a series of ketyl anion radicals and alkyl halides, CH2O(*)(-) + CH3X (X = F, Cl, Br) and NCCHO(*)(-) + CH3Cl. In addition to a floppy outer-sphere transition state which leads directly to ET products, there is a strongly bound transition state that yields both electron transfer (ET) and C-alkylated (SUB(C)) products. This common transition state has significant C-- C bonding and gives ET and SUB(C) products via a bifurcation on a single potential energy surface. Branching ratios have been estimated from ab initio classical trajectory calculations. The SUB(C) products are favored for transition states with short C--C bonds and ET for long C--C bonds. ET reactivity can be observed even at short distances of r(C)(-)(C) = ca. 2.4 A as in the transition state for the reaction NCCHO(*)(-) + CH3Cl. Therefore, the ET/SUB(C) reactivity is entangled over a significant range of the C--C distance. The mechanistic significance of the molecular dynamics study is discussed.     

5—（L—盖氧基）—2（5—H）—呋喃酮与硝酮体系环加成反应的理论研究

选取模型化合物,用AMl MO方法从理论上研究了手性的5-(L-盖氧基)-2(5—H)-呋喃酮与偶极硝酮体系环加成反应的机理。优化了反应过程各驻点的几何构型,计算了反应的活化焓、活化熵和反应速率常数,结果表明,该反应为同面的协同过程,非对映专一性产物的形成估计是由于盖氧基及硝酮分子上苯取代基的空间效应所致。     

Enantio- and diastereodifferentiating cis,trans-photoisomerization of 2beta,3beta-diphenylcyclopropane-1alpha-carboxylic acid derivatives in organized media

[reaction: see text] Four methods of asymmetric induction in the cis, trans-photoisomerization of 2beta, 3beta-diphenylcyclopropane-1alpha-carboxylic acid derivatives were studied. Best results (ca. 80% de) were obtained by irradiation of chiral esters, amides, and salts in NaY and LiY zeolites and in the pure crystalline state.     

Theoretical study on the mechanism of a ring-opening reaction of oxirane by the active-site aspartic dyad of HIV-1 protease

Two possible mechanisms of the irreversible inhibition of HIV-1 protease by epoxide inhibitors are investigated on an enzymatic model using ab initio (MP2) and density functional theory (DFT) methods (B3LYP, MPW1K and M05-2X). The calculations predict the inhibition as a general acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution reaction proceeding by a concerted SN2 mechanism with a reaction barrier of ca. 15-21 kcal mol(-1). The irreversible nature of the inhibition is characterized by a large negative reaction energy of ca. -17-(-24) kcal mol(-1). A mechanism with a direct proton transfer from an aspartic acid residue of the active site onto the epoxide ring has been shown to be preferred compared to one with the proton transfer from the acid catalyst facilitated by a bridging catalytic water molecule. Based on the geometry of the transition state, structural data important for the design of irreversible epoxide inhibitors of HIV-1 protease were defined. Here we also briefly discuss differences between the epoxide ring-opening reaction in HIV-1 protease and epoxide hydrolase, and the accuracy of the DFT method used.     

Neopentane and solid acids: direct hydron exchange before cracking

The hydrogen/deuterium exchange reaction of 2,2-dimethylpropane (neopentane) over D(2)O-exchanged zeolites (MOR, FAU, BEA, MFI) using a batch recirculation reactor was studied by means of gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometer. In the temperature range 473-573 K, H/D exchange proceeds without side reaction such as cracking at short contact times. Indeed the C-H bond has appeared favorably involved in the activation of neopentane compared to the less accessible C-C bond. The transition state allowing hydron exchange is most likely a carbonium species (pentacoordinated carbon) as in the case of the H/D exchange between methane and solid acid. The activation energies of the H/D exchange between neopentane and zeolites are the same for all zeolites indicating a common carbonium ion type transition state. On the basis of previous results in the case of the exchange between methane and liquid superacids, the deuterium exchange rates in neopentane were tentatively related to the acidity of the solids. However the order of activity MOR > MFI > BEA > FAU seems to be related to the size of the pores, which may suggest the involvement of a confinement effect in the zeolites cavities. Moreover we found that H/D exchange takes also place between neopentane and deuterated sulfated zirconia (SZ) emphasizing its strong acidity.     

Ab initio quantum-chemical study of the unimolecular pyrolysis mechanisms of acetic acid

The mechanisms of unimolecular dehydration and decarboxylation reactions occurring during the pyrolysis of acetic acid above 700°C have been investigated by ab initio methods. The atomic basis set influence as well as the electron correlation effects are analyzed by using a variety of basis sets, ranging from minimal to polarized split-valence, and by introducing the Møller-Plesset (MP) perturbation theory. With an activation barrier of 76.0 kcal mol⁻¹, the concerted dehydration process occurs via a four-centre transition state. On the other hand, the decarboxylation process could be described by two different mechanisms depending on the nature of the kinetic experiments. While in flow systems, the decarboxylation of acetic acid takes place by a concerted mechanism via a four-centre transition state with an activation energy of 77.3 kcal mol⁻, the results suggest rather a water-catalyzed concerted mechanism via a six-membered transition state for the reaction carried out in batch systems, the activation barrier amounting to 64.0 kcal mol⁻¹.     

Photodissociation of 1,3,5-triazine: an ab initio and RRKM study

The ab initio/Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) approach has been applied to investigate the photodissociation mechanism of 1,3,5-triazine at different wavelengths of the absorbed photon. Reaction pathways leading to various decomposition products have been mapped out at the G3(MP2,CC)//B3LYP level, and then the RRKM and microcanonical variational transition state theories have been applied to compute rate constants for individual reaction steps. Relative product yields (branching ratios) for the dissociation products have been calculated using the steady-state approach. The results show that, after being excited by 275, 248, or 193 nm photons, the triazine molecule isomerizes to an opened-ring structure on the first singlet excited-state potential energy surface (PES), which is followed by relaxation into the ground electronic state via internal conversion. On the contrary, excitation by 285 and 295 nm photons cannot initiate the ring-opening reaction on the excited-state PES, and the molecule relaxes into the energized ring isomer in the ground electronic state. The dissociation reaction starting from the ring isomer is calculated to have branching ratios of various reaction channels significantly different from those for the reaction initiating from the opened-ring structure. The existence of two distinct mechanisms of 1,3,5-triazine photodissociation can explain the inconsistency in the translational energy distributions of HCN moieties at different wavelengths observed experimentally.     

Computational study of the aminolysis of 2-benzoxazolinone

Three possible mechanisms (zwitterionic, neutral stepwise, and neutral concerted) of the ring-opening reaction of 2-benzoxazolinone (BO) upon aminolysis with methylamine were studied at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. In the gas phase, the neutral concerted mechanism is shown to be most favorable, which proceeds via a rate-determining barrier of 28-29 kcal/mol. The transition state, CTS, associated with this barrier is a four-centered one, where 1,2-addition of the N[bond]H of methylamine to the C[bond]O of BO ring occurs. The rate-determining barrier of the neutral stepwise pathway is found to be ca. 42 kcal/mol. The inclusion of solvent effects by a polarizable continuum model (PCM) does not change the conclusions based on the gas-phase study; the barrier at CTS is reduced to 20, 20, and 22 kcal/mol in water, ethanol, and acetonitrile, respectively.     

分子筛稳定的Lewis酸稀土中心在醛自缩合反应中的应用

羟醛缩合是重要的C–C键偶联反应,可以增长碳链,降低O/C比,用于生产很多大宗化学品,在生物质转化和生物油升级中广受关注.本文以丙醛分子自缩合反应作为模型反应,对比研究了稀土分子筛和稀土氧化物在醛自缩合反应中的催化性能,发现稀土分子筛的活性远高于稀土氧化物,其中Y/Beta活性最佳,并且具有良好的循环性能.随后采用程序升温表面反应(TPSR)、原位漫反射红外光谱(in situ DRIFTS)和原位漫反射紫外光谱(in situ UV-vis DRS)对Y/Beta和Y₂O₃催化丙醛缩合反应过程进行对比研究.TPSR结果表明,Y/Beta催化剂的反应能垒比Y₂O₃低;通过原位DRIFTS和UV-vis DRS谱结果发现,Y/Beta催化剂上Lewis酸位点对丙醛分子具有较强的吸附能力,利于缩合反应的进行,而Y₂O₃上几乎没有产物的特征峰,但出现芳香烃物种的吸收峰,表明Y₂O₃比Y/Beta催化剂更容易形成积碳物种,从而造成催化剂失活.我们还通过密度泛函理论(DFT)对Y/Beta分子筛的结构及其催化羟醛缩合反应过程进行计算模拟,揭示了羟醛缩合的主要反应步骤,即醛经历烯醇异构化、亲核加成和羟醛二聚体脱水等关键步骤,其中羟醛二聚体脱水是决速步.此外,具有开放结构的Y中心的催化活性比闭合结构的更高,其羟基可以通过氢键有效稳定羟醛二聚体的过渡态,从而降低其转化能垒,并且羟基的数量越多,能垒越低.因此,具有Lewis酸位点的Y(OSi)(OH)2是羟醛缩合反应的主要活性中心.综上,[Si]Beta分子筛对活性位点Y-OH的稳定作用,Y–OH是反应的活性位点,能够显著降低反应的能垒,而分子筛的限域作用可以有效控制中间物种的扩散,从而进一步促进羟醛缩合反应的进行.醛在反应过程中首先吸附在Y–OH位点上,经历α-C–H键的裂化,转变成烯醇式结构;裂化产生的氢原子和Y–OH中的羟基作用能够大大降低活化能垒;烯醇式离子和另一分子醛自发发生亲核加成反应生成醇盐离子,生成的醇盐离子与烯醇异构化反应中裂化的氢原子发生质子化反应,从而得到羟醛二聚体;最后,羟醛二聚体吸附在Y–OH上,通过氢键稳定过渡态,降低了活化能垒,诱发脱水反应生成最终产物.     

Multicolor Photoluminescence in ITQ-16 Zeolite Film

Exploring the native defects of zeolites is highly important for understanding the properties of zeolites, such as catalysis and optics. Here, ITQ-16 films were prepared via the secondary growth method in the presence of Ge atoms. Various intrinsic defects of ITQ-16 films were fully studied through photoluminescence and FTIR characterizations. It was found that both the as-synthesized and calcined ITQ-16 films displayed multicolor photoluminescence including ultraviolet, blue, green and red emissions by exciting upon appropriate wavelengths. The results indicate that Si-OH and non-bridging oxygen hole centers(NBOHCs) are responsible for the origin of green and red emissions at 540-800 nm, while according to a variety of emission bands of calcined ITQ-16 film, blue emission bands at around 446 and 462 nm are attributed to peroxy free radicals(≡SiO₂·), ultraviolet emissions ranging from 250 nm to 450 nm are suggested originating from a singlet-to-triplet transition of two-fold-coordinated Si and Ge, respectively.     

Mechanism of the S-->N isomerization and aquation of the thiocyanato pentaammine cobalt(III) ion

All of the stationary points on the potential energy surface of the S-->N isomerization and aquation of the Co(NH3)5SCN2+ ion have been investigated with ab initio quantum chemical methods. Also the corresponding anations of the Co(NH3)5OH2(3+) ion by the N and S ends of SCN- and the substitution of thiocyanate via the D mechanism have been studied. All calculations have been performed by taking into account hydration. The most favorable reaction of Co(NH3)5SCN2+ is the isomerization. It is concerted, follows the I or Id mechanism, depending on the applied criteria, and proceeds via a T-shaped transition state. The aquations of Co(NH3)5SCN2+ and Co-(NH3)5NCS2+ and the corresponding inverse reactions, the anations, all proceed via the Id mechanism. The activation energies, calculated for the isomerization and aquation, agree with experiment, and so does the difference of the activation energies for the anations by the two donors of SCN-. This energy difference reflects the disparate nucleophilicities of the N and S ends of SCN- and shows that bond making in the transition state is significant for the Id mechanism. Isomerization and aquation are two parallel reactions which proceed via two disparate transition states. The computed activation energy for the SCN- substitution via the D mechanism is the highest, and therefore, this pathway is unlikely to operate for the isomerization and aquation of Co(NH3)5SCN2+. The S-->N isomerization and the SCN- substitution via the D mechanism were furthermore computed for the free ions in the gas phase: the isomerization would require a higher activation energy and follow the Ia mechanism. The activation energy for the SCN- substitution via the D mechanism would be very high, because of the large electrostatic work which is required for the removal of an anion from a (formally) 3+ charged cation.     

Computational elucidation of the transition state shape selectivity phenomenon

The most commonly cited example of a transition state shape selective reaction, m-xylene disproportionation in zeolites, is examined to determine if the local spatial environment of a reaction can significantly alter selectivity. In the studied reaction, ZPE-corrected rate limiting energy barriers are 136 kJ/mol for the methoxide-mediated pathway and 109 to 145 kJ/mol for the diphenylmethane-mediated pathway. Both pathways are likely to contribute to selectivity and disfavor one product isomer (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene), but relative selectivity to the other two isomers varies with pore geometry, mechanistic pathway, and inclusion of entropic effects. Most importantly, study of one pathway in three different common zeolite framework types (FAU, MFI, and MOR) allows explicit and practically oriented consideration of pore shape. Variation of the environment shape at the critical transition states is thus shown to affect the course of reaction. Barrier height shifts on the order of 10-20 kJ/mol are achievable. Observed selectivities do not agree with the transition state characteristics calculated here and, hence, are most likely due to product shape selectivity. Further examination of the pathways highlights the importance of mechanistic steps that do not result in isomer-defining bonds and leads to a more robust definition of transition state shape selectivity.     

Theoretical investigations on the mechanism of chalcogens exchange reaction between P(V) and P(III) compounds

Two mechanistic pathways for chalcogens transfer from P(V) to P(III) compounds were explored using density functional theory calculations and for both of them the corresponding transition states were identified. The calculations showed that transfer of sulfur and selenium proceeds most likely via an X-philic attack of the phosphorus nucleophile on the chalcogen, while for the oxygen transfer reaction, a mechanism involving a three-membered cyclic transition state is equally likely.