Dehydrogenation of Amine?Borane Me2NH⋅BH3 Catalyzed by a Lanthanum?Hydride Complex

The rare‐earth‐metal? hydride complexes [{(1,7‐Me₂TACD)LnH}₄] (Ln=La 1 a , Y 1 b ; (1,7‐Me₂TACD)H₂=1,7‐dimethyl‐1,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane, 1,7‐Me₂[12]aneN₄) were synthesized by hydrogenolysis of [{(1,7‐Me₂TACD)Ln(η³‐C₃H₅)}₂] with 1 bar H₂. The tetrameric structures were confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction of compound 1 a . Both complexes catalyze the dehydrogenation of secondary amine? borane Me₂NH ? BH₃ to afford the cyclic dimer (Me₂NBH₂)₂ and (Me₂N)₂BH under mild conditions. Whilst the complete conversion of Me₂NH ? BH₃ was observed within 2 h with lanthanum? hydride 1 a , the yttrium homologue 1 b required 48 h to reach 95 % conversion. Further reactions of compound 1 a with Me₂NH ? BH₃ in various stoichiometric ratios gave a series of intermediate products, [{(1,7‐Me₂TACD)LaH}₄](Me₂NBH₂)₂ ( 2 a ), [(1,7‐Me₂TACDH)La(Me₂NBH₃)₂] ( 3 a ), [(1,7‐Me₂TACD)(Me₂NBH₂)La(Me₂NBH₃)] ( 4 a ), and [(1,7‐Me₂TACD)(Me₂NBH₂)₂La(Me₂NBH₃)] ( 5 a ). Complexes 2 a , 3 a , and 5 a were isolated and characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies. These intermediates revealed the activation and coordination modes of “Me₂NH ? BH₃” fragments that were trapped within the coordination sphere of a rare‐earth‐metal center.     

Diels–Alder and Retro‐Diels–Alder Cycloadditions of (1,2,3,4,5‐Pentamethyl)cyclopentadiene to La@C2v‐C82: Regioselectivity and Product Stability

One of the most important reactions in fullerene chemistry is the Diels–Alder (DA) reaction. In two previous experimental studies, the DA cycloaddition reactions of cyclopentadiene (Cp) and 1,2,3,4,5‐pentamethylcyclopentadiene (Cp*) with La@C_2v‐C₈₂ were investigated. The attack of Cp was proposed to occur on bond 19 , whereas that of Cp* was confirmed by X‐ray analysis to be over bond o . Moreover, the stabilities of the Cp and Cp* adducts were found to be significantly different, that is, the decomposition of La@C_2v‐C₈₂Cp was one order of magnitude faster than that of La@C_2v‐C₈₂Cp*. Herein, we computationally analyze these DA cycloadditions with two main goals: First, to compute the thermodynamics and kinetics of the cycloadditions of Cp and Cp* to different bonds of La@C_2v‐C₈₂ to assess and compare the regioselectivity of these two reactions. Second, to understand the origin of the different thermal stabilities of the La@C₈₂Cp and La@C₈₂Cp* adducts. Our results show that the regioselectivity of the two DA cycloadditions is the same, with preferred attack on bond o . This result corrects the previous assumption of the regioselectivity of the Cp attack that was made based only on the shape of the La@C₈₂ singly occupied molecular orbital. In addition, we show that the higher stability of the La@C₈₂Cp* adduct is not due to the electronic effects of the methyl groups on the Cp ring, as previously suggested, but to higher long‐range dispersion interactions in the Cp* case, which enhance the stabilization of the reactant complex, transition state, and products with respect to the separated reactants. This stabilization for the La@C₈₂Cp* case decreases the Gibbs reaction energy, thus allowing competition between the direct and retro reactions and making dissociation more difficult.     

Ce3+掺杂La2O3的17O固体核磁共振研究

本文用水热共沉淀法制备Ce³⁺掺杂La₂O₃的前驱体,随后在H₂/N₂气氛下用高温煅烧法合成了不同Ce³⁺浓度的掺杂La₂O₃。由于Ce³⁺的掺杂,¹⁷O固体核磁共振谱图中在698、650和558处出现了新的共振峰;随着Ce³⁺掺杂浓度的增加,这些峰的强度也随之增强。根据谱峰位置和强度,对谱图进行了归属：698、650处的共振峰应源自与Ce³⁺相连的四配位O(OCeLa₃),558处的信号则来自于与Ce³⁺相连的六配位O(OCeLa₅)。通过¹⁷O固体核磁共振能够直接观测与Ce³⁺直接相连的O显示该方法将可能用于研究稀土掺杂氧化物功能材料。     

染料敏化太阳能电池对电极La2Mo2O7复合MWCNTs非Pt催化剂的制备与性能

通过高温固相法对醋酸镧（C₆H₉O₆La·xH₂O）与高钼酸铵（（NH₄）₆Mo₇O₂₄·4H₂O）在一定条件下热解制备非Pt催化剂La₂Mo₂O₇（La₂O₃-2MoO₂）。进一步采用2种方法将La₂Mo₂O₇与多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）进行复合,一种是将La₂Mo₂O₇喷涂到MWCNTs表层之上得到La₂Mo₂O₇/MWCNTs,另一种是将两者均匀混合掺杂得到La₂Mo₂O₇@MWCNTs,再将上述2种复合材料应用于染料敏化太阳能电池对电极进行相应研究。通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）表征了复合催化材料的微观形貌,X射线衍射（XRD）确定了微观结构。采用电流密度-光电压曲线、循环伏安,交流阻抗以及塔菲尔极化分析了材料的光电性能。实验结果表明在电解液I₃^-/I^-中,基于La₂Mo₂O₇/MWCNTs与La₂Mo₂O₇@MWCNTs的对电极,相同的条件下在光电池中获得的光电转换效率分别为6.09%和4.84%,明显高于MWCNTs的3.94%和La₂Mo₂O₇的0.87%。电极性能的提高可归因于La₂Mo₂O₇复合催化剂相对大的比表面积和高导电性。     

Catalytic Selective Dihydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes Enabled by Rare‐Earth Ate Complex

Hydrosilylation of alkynes generally yield vinylsilanes, which are inert to the further hydrosilylation because of the steric effects. Reported here is the first successful dihydrosilylation of aryl‐ and silyl‐substituted internal alkynes enabled by a rare‐earth ate complex to yield geminal bis‐ and tris(silanes), respectively. The lanthanum bis(amido) ate complex supported by an ene‐diamido ligand proved to be the ideal catalyst for this unprecedented transformation, while the same series of yttrium and samarium alkyl and samarium bis(amido) ate complexes exhibited poor activity and selectivity, indicating significant effects of the ionic size and ate structure of the rare‐earth catalysts.     

Nanoscale Organolanthanum Clusters: Nuclearity-Directing Role of Cyclopentadienyl and Halogenido Ligands

Tetramethylaluminato/halogenido(X) ligand exchange reactions in half-sandwich complexes [Cp^RLa(AlMe₄)₂] are feasible in non-coordinating solvents and provide access to large coordination clusters of the type [Cp^RLaX₂]_x. Incomplete exchange reactions generate the hexalanthanum clusters [Cp^R₆La₆X₈(AlMe₄)₄] (Cp^R=Cp*=C₅Me₅, X=I; Cp^R=Cp′=C₅H₄SiMe₃, X=Br, I). Treatment of [Cp*La(AlMe₄)₂] with two equivalents Me₃SiI gave the nonalanthanum cluster [Cp*LaI₂]₉, while the exhaustive reaction of [Cp′La(AlMe₄)₂] with the halogenido transfer reagents Me₃GeX and Me₃SiX (X=I, Br, Cl) produced a series of monocyclopentadienyl rare-earth-metal clusters with distinct nuclearity. Depending on the halogenido ion size the homometallic clusters [Cp′LaCl₂]₁₀ and [Cp′LaX₂]₁₂ (X=Br, I) could be isolated, whereas different crystallization techniques led to the aggregation of clusters of distinct structural motifs, including the desilylated cyclopentadienyl-bridged cluster [(μ-Cp)₂Cp′₈La₈I₁₄] and the heteroaluminato derivative [Cp′₁₀La₁₀Br₁₈(AlBr₂Me₂)₂]. The use of the Cp′ ancillary ligand facilitates cluster characterization by means of NMR spectroscopy.     

La3B6O13(OH): The First Acentric High-Pressure Borate Displaying Edge-Sharing BO4 Tetrahedra

La₃B₆O₁₃(OH) was obtained by a high-pressure/high-temperature experiment at 6 GPa and 1673 K. The compound crystallizes in the space group P2₁ (no. 4) with the lattice parameters a=4.785(2), b=12.880(4), c=7.433(3) Å, and β=90.36(10)°, and is built up of corner- as well as edge-sharing BO₄ tetrahedra. It represents the first acentric high-pressure borate containing these B₂O₆ entities. The compound develops borate layers of „sechser“-rings with the La³⁺ cations positioned between the layers. Single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, vibrational and MAS NMR spectroscopy, second-harmonic generation (SHG) and thermoanalytical measurements, as well as computational methods were used to affirm the proposed structure and the B₂O₆ entities.     

CH4 reforming with CO2 for syngas production over La2O3 promoted Ni catalysts supported on mesoporous nanostructured γ-A12O3

Nanostructured -y-A12O3 with high surface area and mesoporous structure was synthesized by sol-gel method and employed as catalyst support for nickel catalysts in methane reforming with carbon dioxide. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, TPR, TPO, TPH, NH3-TPD and SEM techniques. The BET analysis showed a high surface area of 204 m2.g-1 and a narrow pore-size distribution centered at a diameter of 5.5 nm for catalyst support. The BET results revealed that addition of lanthanum oxide to aluminum oxide decreased the specific surface area. In addition, TPR results showed that addition of lanthanum oxide increased the reducibility of nickel catalyst. The catalytic evaluation results showed an increase in methane conversion with increasing lanthanum oxide to 3 mol% and further increase in lanthanum content decreased the catalytic activity. TPO analysis revealed that the coke deposition decreased with increasing lanthanum oxide to 3 mol%. SEM and TPH analyses confirmed the formation of whisker type carbon over the spent catalysts. Addition of steam and Oxide to drv reformin feed increased the methane conversion and led to carbon free ooeration in combined orocesses.     

镧助剂对Ni2P/SBA-15催化剂结构及加氢脱硫性能的影响

以SBA-15为载体,Ni(NO3)2·6H2O为镍源,(NH4)2HPO4为磷源,制备了初始P/Ni比为0.8的Ni,P/SBA-15前驱体,然后添加La助剂,再经过干燥、焙烧和程序升温氧气还原,制备了一系列不同La含量的La-Ni,P/SBA-15催化剂.采用XRD,N2-吸脱附和XPS对催化剂的结构进行了表征,以...     

La2O3对Pd密偶催化剂性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备了不同La2O3含量的Pd密偶催化剂.使用低温N2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、H2程序升温还原、CO化学吸附和X射线光电子能谱等技术考察了La2O3对催化剂性能的影响.模拟汽车尾气条件考察了催化剂上丙烷的转化活性.活性测试结果表明,La2O3的添加能显著提高催化剂对丙烷的转化活性和催化剂的热稳定性.H2-TP...