乙二醛在Pd4团簇吸附、解离以及选择氧化

采用第一性原理密度泛函理论,我们研究了乙二醛在具有四面体结构的Pd4团簇上吸附、解离以及氧化反应历程.研究表明:乙二醛中C-H键是最容易断裂的,断裂后形成的HCOOC基团分别和O或OH反应形成乙醛酸,也就是说乙二醛经过脱氢,选择氧化形成产物乙醛酸.在整个反应过程中,所需要的能垒均小于11.53 Kcal/mol.我们的研究不仅有助于理解乙二醛氧化的反应机理,而且对于今后设计更好的乙二醛选择氧化催化剂有一定的帮助作用.     

两个基于混酸配体的十二核锰配合物的合成和结构

应用乙酸锰、高锰酸钾和丙酸(或氯乙酸)混酸体系合成,得到了2个基于Mn12O12核心的十二核锰配合物,分子式分别为[Mn12O12(O2CMe)8(O2CEt)8(H2O)4].2H2O(1)和[Mn12O12(O2CMe)12(O2CCl3)4(H2O)4].4MeCO2H.8H2O(2)。X射线单晶衍射分析表明配合物1结晶于四方晶系I4空间群,晶胞参数为:a=b=2.650 5(3)nm,c=1.349 7(3)nm,Z=4;配合物2结晶于四方晶系I41/acd空间群,晶胞参数为:a=b=2.7067(1)nm,c=2.5880(2)nm,Z=8。这2个配合物结构都具备Mn12O12核心,与其他经典Mn12明星分子的核心相似。中心的Mn4O4立方核通过μ3-氧桥被非共面的Mn8O8环聚集在一起,而16个η2-μ-混合羧酸以不同方向在外围充当连接桥,同时提供了酸性环境。文中还分析了混酸体系的pKa值对配合物结构形成的影响。     

过渡金属硼酸盐K7{(BO3)Zn[B12O18(OH)6]}·H2O的合成与量子化学研究

通过水热的方法合成了一例新的过渡金属硼酸盐K7{(BO3)Zn[B12O18(OH)6]}·H2O(1),并对其进行了红外,热重,能谱以及X-射线单晶衍射和粉末衍射分析。晶体学测试结果表明,化合物1属于正交晶系,Pmn21空间群,晶胞参数a=1.236 51(4)nm,b=0.909 61(3)nm,c=1.304 05(5)nm,V=1.466 72(9)nm3,Z=2,R1=0.049 7,wR2=0.146 8。对{(BO3)Zn[B12O18(OH)6]}7-阴离子簇的量化分析显示此簇中的端基BO3基团对前线分子轨道的贡献最大。除端O原子外,BO3端基的原子电荷较其它B和O原子电荷低。     

Chemical effects in SERS of pyrazine adsorbed on Au-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles: a theoretical investigation

Chemical enhancement in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of pyrazine adsorbed on Au-Pd nanoclusters is investigated by using density functional theory. Changing Pd content in the bimetallic clusters enables modulation of the direct chemical interactions between the pyrazine and the clusters. The magnitude of chemical enhancement is correlated well with the induced polarizability for the complexes with low Pd content, which fails for the complexes with high Pd content. Furthermore, the dependence of chemical enhancement on cluster size and coupling is also described by the induced polarizability. Additionally, the chemical enhancement in the cluster-molecule-cluster junction is found to account for as much as 10(3), which suggests that a chemical mechanism might be more important than previously believed, in particular for Au-Pd bimetallic nanoparticle aggregates.     

Ground‐State and Excitation Spectra of a Strongly Correlated Lattice by the Coupled Cluster Method

The coupled cluster method is applied to a strongly correlated lattice Hamiltonian, and the coupled cluster linear response method is extended to the calculation of electronic spectra by finding an approximation to a resolvent operator which describes the spectral response of the coupled cluster solution to excitation operators. In this spectral coupled cluster method, the ground and excited states appear as resonances in the spectra, and the resolvent can be iteratively improved in selected spectral regions. The method is applied to a MnO₂ plane model which corresponds to previous experimental works.     

Growth of PtRu Clusters on Ru(0001)‐Supported Monolayer Graphene Films

We report on results of a detailed scanning tunnelling microscopy study on the formation, size and size distribution, and internal structure of small bimetallic PtRu clusters on a graphene monolayer film supported on a Ru(0001) substrate. These clusters, with sizes around ～15 (Ru) or ～40 (Pt) atoms per cluster at the lowest coverage, are interesting model systems for the catalytic behaviour of small metal PtRu particles, for example for application in electrocatalytic oxidation reactions. The clusters were generated by sequential deposition of the two metals at room temperature. The data reveal a distinct influence of the deposition sequence on the cluster formation process, with Ru pre‐deposition followed by Pt deposition leading to predominantly bimetallic clusters, possibly with a core–shell‐type structure, while the reverse sequence results in co‐existent mono‐ and bimetallic clusters, where the latter are likely to intermix at the interface. The observations are related to the nucleation process of the respective metals on the templated surface, and the 2D growth behaviour of the two metals.