V/P复合氧化物上C-H键活化的密度泛函研究

选择氧化催化剂通常为多组分复合氧化物.一般认为,高价过渡金属的端末双键氧(M=O)是烷烃活化的中心,而非金属端氧(NM=O)与烷烃活化无关.但近期的理论研究发现,复合氧化物中非金属端氧也可能参与烷烃活化.本文采用密度泛函方法(B3LYP)对比V=O和P=O的脱氢活性,并深入揭示二者的差异. H脱除反应可以视为是质子偶联电子传递的过程.对于V/P复合氧化物, V5+充当电子的受体,而V=O和P=O均可接受质子.由于P=O具有更强的质子化能力,导致PO–H键能比VO–H有利6–10 kcal/mol.对于烷烃活化, V=O和P=O脱氢的能垒均可与反应焓变很好地关联,但二者线性回归的截距相差6.2 kcal/mol,说明在相同的焓驱动下, P=O脱氢需要克服更高的能垒.根据Marcus模型,反应的能垒不仅取决去反应焓变,还与内部重组能有关.计算表明,在脱氢过程中, P=O需克服的重组能为128–140 kcal/mol,比V=O过程高出21–23 kcal/mol.这很好地解释了前面的计算结果.应该指出的是,除了反应热力学驱动和重组能外,在势能曲线相交处的电子耦合作用(?HAB?)亦对能量有一定的影响.丁烷选择氧化制顺酐可能经过2-丁烯,丁二烯,2,5-二氢呋喃和丁烯酸内酯等一系列中间体,共有8个H原子在反应过程中需要脱除.对于丁烷的脱氢, P=O的能垒仅比V=O低1.3 kcal/mol,说明初始反应时二者是竞争的.但对于2-丁烯和2,5-二氢呋喃,二者活化能的差距增加为6–7 kcal/mol,说明这时P=O脱氢将占主导.而对丁烯酸内酯活化,二者活化能的差异又缩小到2.5 kcal/mol,表明V=O又具有一定的竞争力.事实上,这种能垒的差异与端氧的亲核性密切相关.P=O更具亲核性,因此有利于被更具酸性的C–H键进攻.根据Evens的估计,烷烃C–H键的pKa为50左右,而烯丙基性C–H为43.这就很好地解释了为什么2-丁烯和2,5-二氢呋喃更容易和P=O发生反应,而丁烷脱氢二者差异不大的原因.这些理论研究可以加深我们对复合氧化物催化剂上活性位点的认识,并为催化剂的理性设计提供理论支撑.     

Unusually Strong Long‐Distance Metal–Metal Coupling in Bis(ferrocene)‐Containing BOPHY: An Introduction to Organometallic BOPHYs

The first organometallic BOPHY (BOPHY=bis(difluoroboron)‐1,2‐bis{(pyrrol‐2‐yl)methylene}hydrazine) containing two ferrocene substituents was prepared through a Knoevenagel condensation between tetramethyl substituted BOPHY and ferrocene carboxaldehyde. An unprecedentedly strong long‐range (≈17.2 Å) metal–metal coupling in this new complex was investigated using electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical, and chemical oxidation methods. Electrochemical data is indicative of a 200 mV separation between the first and the second ferrocene‐centered oxidation processes. Formation of the mixed‐valence states and appearance and disappearance of two NIR bands were observed during stepwise oxidation of the first organometallic BOPHY. The electronic structure and the nature of the excited states in this new chromophore were studied by DFT and TDDFT calculations.     

双亚磷酸酯和双膦混合配体在丁烯氢甲酰化反应中的应用研究

考察了双亚磷酸酯配体Bisphosphite 1、Bisphosphite 2及双膦配体DPPE、DPPP、DPPB、BISBI在丁烯氢甲酰化反应中的反应活性和选择性,并对双亚磷酸酯配体和双膦配体进行混合,应用到丁烯氢甲酰化反应当中,对混合配体进行筛选发现Bisphosphite 1与DPPB混合配体的反应效果最佳,明显提高了1-丁烯氢甲酰化产物醛的正异构比,并通过31P NMR等方法推测了混合配体与铑配位的关键配合物中间体.通过正交实验优选了铑催化剂浓度、Bisphosphite 1浓度与DPPB浓度,其优化的催化剂配方对1-丁烯氢甲酰化的正异构比达到76.3,平均TOF 1821 h-1.     

How Van der Waals Interactions Influence the Absorption Spectra of Pheophorbide a Complexes: A Mixed Quantum–Classical Study

The computation of dispersive site energy shifts due to van der Waals interaction (London dispersion forces) was combined with mixed quantum–classical methodology to calculate the linear optical absorption spectra of large pheophorbide a (Pheo) dendrimers. The computed spectra agreed very well with the measurements considering three characteristic optical features occurring with increasing aggregate size: a strong line broadening, a redshift, and a low‐energy shoulder. The improved mixed quantum–classical methodology is considered a powerful tool in investigating molecular aggregates.     

Bifunctional Polyacrylonitrile Fiber‐Mediated Conversion of Sucrose to 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural in Mixed‐Aqueous Systems

A highly efficient catalytic system composed of a bifunctional polyacrylonitrile fiber (PANF‐PA[BnBr]) and a metal chloride was employed to produce 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from sucrose in mixed‐aqueous systems. The promoter of PANF‐PA[BnBr] incorporates protonic acid groups that promote the hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond to convert sucrose into glucose and fructose, and then catalyzes fructose dehydration to HMF, while the ammonium moiety may promote synergetically with the metal chloride the isomerization of glucose to fructose and transfer HMF from the aqueous to the organic phase. The detailed characterization by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, and SEM confirmed the rangeability of the fiber promoter during the modification and utilization processes. Excellent results in terms of high yield (72.8 %) of HMF, superior recyclability (6 cycles) of the process, and effective scale‐up and simple separation procedures of the catalytic system were obtained. Moreover, the prominent features (high strength, good flexibility, etc.) of the fibers are very attractive for fix‐bed reactor.     

3‐(Pyridin‐4‐yl)acetylacetone: CdII and HgII compete for nitrogen coordination

3‐(Pyridin‐4‐yl)acetylacetone (HacacPy) acts as a pyridine‐type ligand towards Cd^II and Hg^II halides. With CdBr₂, the one‐dimensional polymer [Cd(μ‐Br)₂(HacacPy)Cd(μ‐Br)₂(HacacPy)₂]_∞ is obtained in which five‐ and six‐coordinated Cd^II cations alternate in the chain direction. Reaction of HacacPy with HgBr₂ results in [Hg(μ‐Br)Br(HacacPy)]_∞, a polymer in which each Hg^II centre is tetracoordinated. In both compounds, each metal(II) cation is N‐coordinated by at least one HacacPy ligand. Equimolar reaction between these Cd^II and Hg^II derivatives, either conducted in ethanol as solvent or via grinding in the solid state, leads to ligand redistribution and the formation of the well‐ordered bimetallic polymer catena‐poly[[bromidomercury(II)]‐μ‐bromido‐[aquabis[4‐hydroxy‐3‐(pyridin‐4‐yl)pent‐3‐en‐2‐one]cadmium(II)]‐di‐μ‐bromido], [CdHgBr₄(C₁₀H₁₁NO₂)₂(H₂O)]_n or [{HgBr}(μ‐Br){(HacacPy)₂Cd(H₂O)}(μ‐Br)₂]_∞. Hg^II and Cd^II cations alternate in the [100] direction. The HacacPy ligands do not bind to the Hg^II cations, which are tetracoordinated by three bridging and one terminal bromide ligand. The Cd^II centres adopt an only slightly distorted octahedral coordination. Three bromide ligands link them in a (2 + 1) pattern to neighbouring Hg^II atoms; two HacacPy ligands in a cis configuration, acting as N‐atom donors, and a terminal aqua ligand complete the coordination sphere. Classical O—H…Br hydrogen bonds stabilize the polymeric chain. O—H…O hydrogen bonds between aqua H atoms and the uncoordinated carbonyl group of an HacacPy ligand in a neighbouring strand in the c direction link the chains into layers in the (010) plane.     

混合碱处理制备微介孔催化剂及其噻吩烷基化催化性能

以SiO_2/Al2O3物质的量比为50的H-ZSM-5分子筛为母体,分别采用Na_2CO_3溶液处理后加入TPAOH溶液进行二次晶化法以及Na_2CO_3/TPAOH混合溶液同时处理法,制备了微孔-介孔多级孔HZSM-5催化剂,对其噻吩烷基化反应催化性能进行了研究。结果表明,采用4 mol/L的Na_2CO_3溶液处理后的催化剂在TPAOH溶液中发生了二次晶化;当TPAOH溶液浓度为0.3 mol/L、晶化温度为170℃、晶化时间为24 h时,得到的HZ(CO_2-3-TPA+,0.3-24-170)催化剂具有适宜的孔径和酸性,其噻吩烷基化转化率最高(99.1%)。而Na_2CO_3/TPAOH同时处理HZSM-5分子筛所得的催化剂,由于生成大量SiO_2堵塞了孔道,覆盖了催化剂表面,降低了催化剂的平均孔径和酸性,不适合噻吩烷基化反应。     

基于高通量解析算法的复杂样品重叠气相色谱-质谱信号的快速分析

化学计量学算法为重叠气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)信号的解析提供了有效手段,但其在计算过程中一般需要将数据进行分段处理,然后只对信号的某些区间进行解析,难以实现真正意义上的高通量分析。该文结合移动窗口目标转换因子分析(MWTTFA)和非负免疫算法(NNIA),建立了一种高通量解析方法。首先,根据所有可能存在的目标组分的标准质谱信息,利用MWTTFA检验复杂信号中存在的组分,并确定目标组分的质谱信息和洗脱时间区域。以得到的质谱信息作为后续计算的输入值,利用NNIA解析得到相应的色谱信息。采用快速升温程序对17种和42种农药混合标准样品的GC-MS信号进行分析,利用所建立的方法可在10 min内得到全部组分的色谱和质谱信息。     

High‐order compact schemes for fractional differential equations with mixed derivatives

In this article, we consider two‐dimensional fractional subdiffusion equations with mixed derivatives. A high‐order compact scheme is proposed to solve the problem. We establish a sufficient condition and show that the scheme converges with fourth order in space and second order in time under this condition.© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 33: 2141–2158, 2017