Design and Development of Zeolite-Based Catalytic Processes for Aromatics Production

Processes for the production of xylenes, which occur in an integrated aromatic complex, are discussed. A brief overview of the work carried out at Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited for the development of zeolite-based catalytic processes for the production of aromatics is presented. This includes xylene isomerization, transalkylation and disproportionation of C₇ and C₉ aromatics for maximization of xylenes, selective disproportionation of toluene and selective alkylation of mono-alkylaromatics to p-dialkylbenzene. Achievements in the commercialization of zeolite-based catalysts and processes for isomerization of m-xylene to p- and o-xylene along with dealkylation of ethylbenzene, and for selective ethylation of ethylbenzene to produce p-diethylbenzene are highlighted.     

A palladium-catalyzed synthetic approach to new Huperzine A analogues modified at the pyridone ring

The synthesis of two new Huperzine A analogues is reported. Both products present an amino substituted benzo-fused system in place of the pyridone ring of the natural alkaloid. The synthetic strategy to the two analogues is based on three different key palladium-catalyzed steps, namely a carbonylation reaction, an epoxide isomerization and a bicycloannulation reaction.     

Al2O3／WO3／ZrO2固体强酸催化剂对正丁烷异构化的催化性能

 通过沉淀、回流、浸渍和焙烧等步骤制备了Al2O3／WO3／ZrO2固体强酸催化剂．采用XRD，N2吸附，UV－Vis光谱，NH3－TPD和H2－TPR等技术测定了Al2O3对WO3／ZrO2催化剂的结构、表面酸性、氧化还原性及正丁烷异构化反应性能的影响．结果表明，在WO3／ZrO2中引入适量的Al2O3对其表面酸强度及酸量无显著影响，但可使催化剂中的ZrO2组分以稳定的四方相形式存在，并能有效地抑制催化剂中WO3的聚集长大，从而提高催化剂的稳定性和正丁烷异构化的转化率和选择性．添加铂于Al2O3／WO3／ZrO2中可进一步提高其催化性能．还考察了催化剂的焙烧温度、Al含量、反应温度和反应气氛对正丁烷异构化反应的影响．     

Metathesis of hex-1-ene in ionic liquids catalyzed by WCl6

Metathesis of hex-1-ene in ionic liquids catalyzed by WCl₆ was studied. The metathesis is preceded by isomerization of hex-1-ene to hex-2-ene, from which the main reaction product, viz., oct-4-ene, is derived. The WCl₆-1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIM·BF₄) system efficiently catalyzes metathesis of linear olefin, the ionic liquid serving as the reaction medium by forming a stable homogeneous catalytic system with WCl₆. The yields of the metathesis products increase with increasing reaction temperature. The addition of tin-containing promoters leads to a substantial increase in the reaction rate. In the WCl₆-BMIM·BF₄-SnBu₄ system, the selectivity of the formation of oct-4-ene is significantly enhanced.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2094–2097, October, 2004.     

First principles study of small palladium cluster growth and isomerization

Structures and physical properties of small palladium clusters Pd_n up to n = 15 and several selected larger clusters were studied using density functional theory under the generalized gradient approximation. It was found that small Pd_n clusters begin to grow 3‐dimensionally at n = 4 and evolve into symmetric geometric configurations, such as icosahedral and fcc‐like, near n = 15. Several isomers with nearly degenerate average binding energies were found to coexist and the physical properties of these clusters were calculated. For several selected isomers, relatively moderate energy barriers for structural interchange for a given cluster size were found, implying that isomerization could readily occur under ambient conditions. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

CoAPO-11分子筛的合成、表征和催化性能： 1-己烯异构化反应

水热法合成了钴取代磷铝酸盐分子筛CoAPO-11，并采用了X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、红外光谱、紫外可见光谱以及氮气吸脱附等表征手段对合成的样品进行表征，并在合成的分子筛上进行1-己烯异构化反应评价，并考查了温度和空速对反应的影响。结果表明，在反应温度300℃及空速为2.4h－1CoAPO-11分子筛对1-己烯异构化反应具有较好的催化性能。     

添加非金属元素Si对固体超强酸SO_4~(2-)/TiO_2的改性研究

采用共沉淀法引入Ｓｉ对ＳＯ２－４／ＴｉＯ２进行改性，制得了ＳＯ２－４／Ｔｉ－Ｓｉ－Ｏ系列固体超强酸，试样经ＩＲ、ＳＥＭ、ＸＲＤ表征和低温正戊烷异构化活性测试，发现超强酸中心是硫酸根离子与金属原子Ｔｉ结合形成的双配位螯合结构，在超强酸性的样品中ＴｉＯ２均呈锐钛矿晶型。引入Ｓｉ仅迟滞ＴｉＯ２晶化过程，控制Ｓｉ在ＳＯ２－４／Ｔｉ－Ｓｉ－Ｏ体系中的含量可以有效调节固体超强酸的酸性，并提高正戊烷异构化反应的选择性。     

Preparation of [5,6]- and [6,6]-oxahomofullerene derivatives and their interconversion by Lewis acid assisted reactions of fullerene mixed peroxides

[60]Fullerene mixed peroxides C60(O)(OOtBu)4 exhibit chemo- and regioselective reactions under mild conditions. The epoxy moiety is opened by ferric chloride to form vicinal hydroxy chloride C60Cl(OH)(OOtBu)4. BF3 is also effective in opening the epoxy moiety. The O-O bond of the fullerene mixed peroxide is cleaved by aluminum chloride to form both [5,6]- and [6,6]-fullerene hemiketals (oxohomo[60]fullerenes). A Hock-type rearrangement is proposed for the formation of the hemiketals, in which a fullerene C-C bond is cleaved. Lewis acids and/or visible light can initiate isomerization of the hemiketal isomers. Single-crystal X-ray analysis and theoretical calculations confirmed the results.     

DFT法研究分子筛催化trans-2-丁烯的双键异构

利用一个3T簇模型模拟分子筛催化剂的酸性位, 采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的 B3LYP/6-31G(d, p)方法, 研究了分子筛催化1-丁烯双键异构为trans-2-丁烯的反应机理. 对反应各驻点进行了全优化, 经过零点能校正后, 得到了反应的活化能. 研究表明, 反应分三步进行：物理吸附→化学反应→物理脱附. 分子筛的酸性位OH基团首先吸附1-丁烯的双键形成了π配位复合物, 然后按协同反应机理发生双键异构反应, 生成吸附态的trans-2-丁烯, 最后脱附成产物. 计算得到的表观活化能为57.1 kJ•mol^-1, 与实验结果接近.