闭壳层金掺杂钛氧团簇阴离子解离氢分子研究

Dissociation of molecular hydrogen (H₂) is extensively studied to understand the mechanism of hydrogenation reactions. In this study, H₂ dissociation by Au₁-doped closed-shell titanium oxide cluster anions AuTi₃O₇^- and AuTi₃O₈^- has been identified by mass spectrometry and quantum chemistry calculations. The clusters were generated by laser ablation and massselected to react with H₂ in an ion trap reactor. In the reaction of AuTi₃O₈^- with H₂, the ion pair Au⁺-O₂^2- rather than Au⁺-O^2- is the active site to promote H₂ dissociation. This finding is in contrast with the previous result that the lattice oxygen is usually the reactive oxygen species in H₂ dissociation. The higher reactivity of the peroxide species is further supported by frontier molecular orbital analysis. This study provides new insights into gold catalysis involving H₂ activation and dissociation.     

钒硼双原子阳离子活化甲烷研究（英文）

3d过渡金属物种活化甲烷的研究已有较多报道,但人们对3d前过渡金属物种与甲烷反应体系的报道非常少,与之相关的甲烷活化机理的认识仍然非常有限。在本工作中,我们通过气相质谱实验和密度泛函理论计算证实了VB~+离子可以在热碰撞条件下活化甲烷产生氢气和碳硼化合物,由于强的静电相互作用,甲烷活化优先发生在VB~+离子的V原子位点。甲烷的活化转化涉及二态反应性,在反应的入口处需要经历从高自旋六重态到低自旋四重态的自旋反转。由于V―CH_3以及B―H化学键较强,H3C―H键断裂以V―B单元协同插入而非单个V或B原子插入C―H键的方式进行。对VB~+活化甲烷的机理认识可以为新型3d过渡金属催化剂活化甲烷的研究提供理论基础。     

CuC3H-团簇阴离子与CO反应：H辅助的C-C偶联

本研究利用质谱和密度泛函理论计算研究了CuC₃H^-团簇阴离子与CO的反应. 实验结果指出CO与团簇CuC₃H^-中的C₃H^-部分偶联可生成唯一产物COC₃H^-. 此反应的活性和选择性远高于团簇CuC₃^-与CO的反应. 理论计算结果进一步明确了H辅助的C-C偶联反应.