Ni

How do [NiFe] hydrogenases activate H(2)? Hydrogenases are key enzymes in the biological hydrogen and energy metabolism; the mechanism of H(2) activation, however, is unclarified. In particular, the oxidation states of the metals involved are discussed controversially. The title complex demonstrates that a distorted diamagnetic Ni(II) center and thiolate donors are sufficient (see picture) to catalyze the key reaction of hydrogenases, the H(2) heterolysis.     

Ni5, Ni8, and Ni10 clusters with 2,6-diacetylpyridine-dioxime as a ligand

In the present work, novel coordination possibilities for the system dapdoH(2)/Ni(II) (dapdoH(2) = 2,6-diacetylpyridine-dioxime) have been explored. Depending on the starting reagents and solution conditions, several clusters with nuclearities ranging from Ni(5) to Ni(10) were achieved and structurally characterized, namely, [Ni(5)(R-COO)(2)(dapdo)(2)(dapdoH)(2)(N(CN)(2))(2)(MeOH)(2)] in which R-COO(-) = benzoate (1) or 3-chlorobenzoate (2), [Ni(8)(dapdo)(4)(NO(3))(4)(OH)(4)(MeOH)(4)] (3), and [Ni(10)(dapdo)(8)(N(CN)(2))(2)(MeO)(MeOH)](NO(3)) (4). For the first time, pentadentate coordination for the dapdo(2-) ligand has been established. All compounds show a combination of square-planar and octahedrally coordinated nickel atoms. According to the Ni(2)(sp)Ni(3)(Oh) (1 and 2), Ni(4)(sp)Ni(4)(Oh) (3), and Ni(4)(sp)Ni(6)(Oh) (4) environments, these systems magnetically behave as trimer, tetramer, and hexanuclear clusters, respectively. dc magnetic measurements in the 2-300 K range of temperature reveal antiferromagnetic coupling for all compounds, and the correlation of the superexchange interaction with the torsion angles involving the oximato bridges is experimentally confirmed.     

Ni(III) vs. Ni(II)-thiyl radical: charge-delocalisation in a binuclear Ni(III)Ni(II)-dithiolate complex

Multi-frequency EPR spectroscopy on 61Ni-labelled samples of [Ni2(L)]3+ confirms extensive charge-delocalisation between the Ni(III) centre and thiolate donors in the Ni(II)Ni(III) complex.     

Ni掺杂对Ni/MgO体系中电荷分配影响

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)计算方法,研究了载体Ni掺杂对Ni/MgO催化剂的电子结构及其对CH_4/CO_2重整反应的影响。结果显示,随着载体Ni:Mg比的增加,CH_4解离吸附和CH_x氧化过程的反应能垒均会随之升高,CH也更容易产生热解C,从而导致催化剂的活性和稳定性的下降。通过分析重整过程的Hirshfeld电荷分配,发现金属载体之间电子转移的方向会随着载体中Ni含量的上升由载体向Ni金属转移变为由Ni金属向载体转移。当Ni金属富电子时,反应物活化时电子的转移主要发生在表层Ni原子与吸附物种之间,参与氧化的CH_x物种为CH_2;当Ni金属缺电子时,反应物活化时Ni簇的电子结构基本保持稳定,电子主要在载体表层的Ni原子与反应物之间转移,CH是主要参与氧化的CH_x物种。     

On Ni catalysts for catalytic, asymmetric Ni/Cr-mediated coupling reactions

The importance of the Ni catalyst in achieving catalytic asymmetric Ni/Cr-mediated coupling reactions effectively is demonstrated. Six phenanthroline-NiCl(2) complexes 1a-c and 2a-c and five types of alkenyl iodides A-E were chosen for the study, thereby demonstrating that these Ni catalysts display a wide range of overall reactivity profiles in terms of the degree of asymmetric induction, geometrical isomerization, and coupling rate. For three types of alkenyl iodides A-C, a satisfactory Ni catalyst(s) was found within 1a-c and 2a-c. For disubstituted (Z)-alkenyl iodide D, 2c was identified as an acceptable Ni catalyst in terms of the absence of Z → E isomerization and the degree of asymmetric induction but not in terms of the coupling rate. Two phosphine-based Ni catalysts, [(Me)(3)P](2)·NiCl(2) and [(cy)(3)P](2)·NiCl(2), were found to meet all three criteria for D. The bond-forming reaction at the C16-C17 position of palytoxin was used to demonstrate the usefulness of the Ni catalysts thus identified.     

Kinetic Monte Carlo study of submonolayer heteroepitaxial growth comparing Cu/Ni and Pt/Ni on Ni(100)

The surface patterns formed during submonolayer Cu/Ni and Pt/Ni heteroepitaxy upon a Ni(100) substrate have been investigated by kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations. The two-dimensional (2D) KMC simulations are based upon rate constants for a complete nearest-neighbor set of 729 uncorrelated Cu or Pt atoms and/or Ni site-to-site hopping mobilities. The rate constant activation energies are determined by classical-potential total-energy calculations using an embedded-atom method potential function from the literature. We find that diffusion of Cu atoms occurs at a faster rate and Pt atoms at a slower rate than that of Ni atoms on the flat Ni(100) surface, and the initial nucleation and growth patterns of 2D islands and the kinetic versus thermodynamic control of the growth vary as a consequence. In the temperature and deposition time regime in which we work, the Cu/Ni systems show less than random mixing, while the Pt/Ni systems show more than random mixing. The Cu/Ni system has bonding energies that result in a tendency to segregate toward subdomains of pure Ni and Cu, though kinetic effects in the epitaxy trap the development of the system at small subdomain sizes. The Pt/Ni system has bonding energies giving a tendency to intermix completely, while epitaxial kinetic effects modestly interfere with the complete mixing. The kinetically determined island morphologies under various Cu/Ni and Pt/Ni compositions and deposition rates differ substantially over time periods that are long on the deposition time scale, and therefore the island patterns can become frozen in place.     

Structures and magnetism of {Ni2Na2}, {Ni4} and {Ni6(II)Ni(III)} 2-hydroxy-3-alkoxy-benzaldehyde clusters

Three polynuclear complexes, [NiNa(μ(1,1,1)-N(3))(μ-hmb)(2)(DMF)](2), (1), [Ni(4)(μ(3)-OMe)(4)(heb)(4)(MeOH)(1.05)(H(2)O)(2.95)], (2) and [Ni(III)(OH)(6)(hmb)(6)Ni(II)(6)]·(ClO(4))(3) (3) (Hhmb = 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde; Hheb = 2-hydroxy-3-ethoxy-benzaldehyde), were prepared by reaction of the appropriate ligand with nickel(II) perchloride hexahydrate under solvothermal conditions. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Compound 1 exhibits a centrosymmetric heterotetranuclear cluster which represents the first nickel complex to possess two connected face-sharing cubes structure {Ni(2)Na(2)N(2)O(4)}. Compound 2 has a tetranuclear Ni cluster with a cubane topology in which the Ni(II) and the oxygen atoms from the methanol ligands occupying alternate vertices of the cube. Compound 3 consisits of a mixed-valence [Ni(III)(OH)(6)(hmb)(6)Ni(II)(6)](3+) subunits and it represents the first nickel {Ni(II)(6)Ni(III)} complex to possess a planar hexagonal disc-like structure. The results show that the minor ligand modifications or solvent change have a key role in the structural control of the self-assembly process. Magnetic properties of 1-3 in the 300-2 K have been discussed. The {Ni(2)Na(2)} (1) and {Ni(4)} (2) core display dominant ferromagnetic interactions from the nature of the binding modes through μ(3)-N(3)(-) or μ(3)-OCH(3)(-), while {Ni(II)(6)Ni(III)} core (3) displays dominant anti-ferromagnetic interactions from the nature of the binding modes through μ(3)-OH(-).     

59Ni and 63Ni separation from boric acid concentrates produced at NPP

Procedure for direct separation of radionickel from boric acid concentrate was developed. Quantitative separation from 100 mL of real concentrate on the column filled with 3 mL of PAN-DMG composite material was achieved. PAN-DMG material (dimethylglyoxime in porous beads of polyacrylonitrile) was compared with Ni Resin and DMG-PAN material exhibited higher sorption capacity for nickel than Ni Resin.     

Electrochemical behavior of ammonia at Ni/Ni(OH)2 electrode

The electrochemical oxidation of ammonia was investigated on a Ni/Ni(OH)₂ electrode prepared by potential cycling of a Ni electrode in 1 M NaClO₄. It was found that oxidation of ammonia is strongly pH dependent and proceeds mainly at pH values above 7. This indicates that NH₃ rather than ${\text{NH}}_4^{+}$ is oxidized on nickel electrodes. Oxidation of ammonia occurs in the potential region of Ni(II)/Ni(III) redox activity resulting in formation of a clear peak. Ni/Ni(OH)₂ is not deactivated during ammonia oxidation even at high ammonia concentrations. A considerable fraction of the ammonia was oxidized to nitrate (11%), while the rest were gaseous nitrogen compounds. It is postulated that nitrogen was formed via a mechanism involving direct electron transfer from ammonia to the anode whereas the formation of nitrate involved oxygen transfer from water to an ammonia molecule.     

耐蚀合金Al3Ni和Ni3Al液态冷凝过程的比较研究

采用F-S多体势对液态合金Al3Ni和Ni3Al在不同冷却速度下的微观结构及其转变机制进行了分子动力学模拟,得到了不同冷速下各温度的双体分布函数;采用HA键型指数法对其结构进行了分析,结果表明: Al3Ni在两种冷速下均以非晶的形式出现,只是慢冷时体系的有序度略有升高;而Ni3Al的结构及能量转变受冷速影响较大,快冷时形成非晶,而慢冷时出现明显结晶;同样冷速下Al含量较少的Ni3Al体系的有序度高,更易形成晶体,晶体的形成过程中有能量突变.     

Effect of Ni Precipitation Method on CO Methanation over Ni/TiO2 Catalysts

A Ni/TiO₂(TBT) catalyst was prepared through in situ precipitation, using tetrabutyl titanate(TBT) as the TiO₂ precursor, and was studied in CO methanation. A Ni catalyst supported on commercial TiO₂ was also prepared through post precipitation and studied to compare the influence of Ni precipitation conditions on the catalyst's performance. To gain insight on their structure and physicochemical properties, the catalysts were characterized with N₂-adsorption, X-ray diffraction, transimission electron microscopy, H₂ temperature programmed reduction and temperature programmed desorption. The results showed that the in situ precipitation method was beneficial to the dispersion of Ni and the formation of more active sites on the Ni/TiO₂ catalyst. In addition, the density of the metal-support boundary and its interaction with the active component were also increased. These characteristics of Ni/TiO₂(TBT) led to a lower light-off temperature and a suppression of Ni sintering during CO methanation. As a consequence, the Ni/TiO₂(TBT) exhibited better catalytic behavior, with a CO conversion of 99.4% and CH₄ selecti-vity of 90.4% under the following conditions:p=1 MPa, t=320℃, n(H₂)/n(CO)=3, gas hour space velocity (GHSV)=2×10⁴ mL·g^-1·h^-1. The life test results of the two catalysts showed that Ni/TiO₂(TBT) was more stable and the catalytic activity remained at its initial level after being used for 30 h.     

Oxidation of Ni13 clusters

We perform ab initio calculations to investigate Ni₁₃ clusters reaction under an oxygen atmosphere. We dynamically evaluate the effect on structural, electronic, and magnetic properties for pristine and oxidated clusters. As oxygen chemisorption increases, the pristine icosahedral cluster tends to adopt a cubic sodium chloride configuration, resistant to further oxidation. Although each chemisorbed O atom draws one electron, the cluster magnetization stays in the 4-8 μ _B range, with magnetic moment localized at Ni atoms. Oxygen effect on the electronic structure is to hybridize O(p) − Ni(s, d) among low-lying occupied states and to induce a HOMO-LUMO gap opening, while also shifting downwards the electronic band edges, making them favorably aligned with photocatalytic reactions.     

根据计算结构因子重新指定镍(II)8-羟基喹啉的两个络合物

晶体学研究曾认为,分子式是Na[NiQ2(HQ)](CLO4)的结构并不含有钠而应为[H3O][NiQ2(HQ)](CLO4).相似地,稀土－Ni络合物[YQ(HQ)2][NiQ3](CLO4)也不含有钇而应为[H3O][Ni2Q3(HQ)3](CLO4).晶体结构描述的修正系根据文献报导的原子坐标计算结构因子所导出的结果.     

Electrochemical self-assembly of alkanethiolate molecules on Ni(111) and polycrystalline Ni surfaces

In this work, the electrochemical formation of alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Ni(111) and polycrystalline Ni surfaces from alkanethiol-containing aqueous 1 M NaOH solutions was studied by combining Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electrochemical techniques, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Results show that alkanethiolates adsorb on Ni concurrent with NiO electroreduction. The resulting surface coverage depends on the applied potential and hydrocarbon chain length. Electrochemical and XPS data reveal that alkanethiolate electroadsorption at room temperature takes place without S-C bond scission, in contrast to previous results from gas-phase adsorption. A complete and dense monolayer, which is stable even at very high cathodic potentials (-1.5 V vs SCE), is formed for dodecanethiol. DFT calculations show that the greater stability against electrodesorption found for alkanethiolate SAMs on Ni, with respect to SAMs on Au, is somewhat related to the larger alkanethiolate adsorption energy but is mainly due to the larger barrier to interfacial electron transfer present in alkanethiolate-covered Ni. A direct consequence of this work is the possibility of using electrochemical self-assembly as a straightforward route to build stable SAMs of long-chained alkanethiolates on Ni surfaces at room temperature.     

Counterdisproportionation between cationic Ni(II) and phosphine Ni(0) complexes

The interaction of Ni(II) bis-tetrafluoroborate complexes [Ni(Dppe)₂](BF₄)₂ and [Ni(CH₃CN)₆](BF₄)₂ (where Dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane)) with Ni(0) phosphine complexes Ni(Dppe)₂ and Ni(PPh₃)₄ in 1 : 1 mixture of toluene-acetonitrile was studied by the EPR method. The counter-disproportionation was shown to occur in a solution between the cationic Ni(II) complexes and the Ni(0) complexes to give Ni(I) complexes almost in quantitative amounts. The structures of the cationic Ni(I) complexes obtained were found to depend on both the solvent nature and the presence of a free phosphine in a solution.