Inorganic-organic chain assemblies as lamellar nanoreactors for growing one-dimensional Cu(OH)2 and CuO nanostructures

One-dimensional Cu(OH)(2) or CuO nanostructures were fabricated using inorganic-organic chain assemblies, Cu(C(n)H(2n+1)X)(2)·nH(2)O (X = CO(2), SO(4)) as a lamellar nanoreactor, along with NaOH treatment. The shapes and aspect ratios of the Cu(OH)(2) or CuO nanostructures could be varied by adjusting the hydrophobicity of the lamellar nanoreactors.     

Influence of Aging Time on the Properties of Precursors of CuO／ZnO Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis

The aging process of pure copper precursors and copper-zinc binary precursors were studied by XRD, TG-DTG and TPR techniques. The catalytic activity and stability of CuO/ZnO were tested using fixed-bed flow reactor, and the physical properties of the catalysts and Cu species were characterized with N2 adsorption and N2O passivation method, respectively. For the Cu-Zn binary system prepared at the precipitating condition of pH=8.0 and temperature=80℃, the initial phase was a mixture of copper nitrate hydroxide Cu2(NO3)(OH)3, georgeite and hydrozincite Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6. By increasing the duration of its aging time, the phase of Cu2(NO3)(OH)2 first transited to georgeite, and then interdiffused into Zns(CO3)2(OH)6 and resulted in two new phases: rosasite (Cu,Zn)2CO3(OH)2 and aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6. The former phase was much easier to be formed than the latter one, while the latter phase was more responsible for the activity of methanol synthesis than the former one. It is found that the composition and structure of the precursors altered obviously after the colour transition point. The experimental results showed that methanol synthesis is a structure-sensitive catalytic reaction.     

Copper hydroxide nanoneedle and nanotube arrays fabricated by anodization of copper

Cu(OH)2 nanoneedle and nanotube arrays were electrochemically synthesized by anodization of a copper foil in an aqueous solution of KOH. The nanoneedles and nanotubes were constructed from nanosheets of Cu(OH)2. Controlling the electrochemical conditions can qualitatively modulate the lengths, amounts, and shapes of Cu(OH)2 nanostructures. The composition of as-prepared Cu(OH)2 nanostructures has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and select-area electron diffraction. The influences of the KOH concentration of the aqueous electrolyte, the reaction temperature, and current density on the morphology of Cu(OH)2 nanostructures were investigated, and the formation mechanism of the nanostructures is discussed. Furthermore, Cu(OH)2 nanoneedles can be successfully transformed to CuO nanoneedles with little morphology change by heating. This work developed a simple, clean, and effective route for fabrication of large area Cu(OH)2 or CuO nanostructured films.     

Controlling aggregation of copper(II)-based coordination compounds: From mononuclear to dinuclear, tetranuclear, and polymeric copper complexes

The use of a strategy combining ligand design and changes of reaction conditions has been investigated with the goal of directing the assembly of mononuclear, dinuclear, tetranuclear, and polymeric copper(II) complexes. As a result, closely related copper monomers, alkoxo dimers, and hydroxo cubanes, along with a carbonate-bridged polymeric species, have been synthesized using the rigid, aliphatic amino ligands cis-3,5-diamino-trans-hydroxycyclohexane (DAHC), cis-3,5-diamino-trans-methoxycyclohexane (DAMC), and the glutaryl-linked derivative glutaric acid bis-(cis-3,5-diaminocyclohexyl) ester (GADACE). The composition of the monomeric complex has been determined by X-ray crystallography as [Cu(DAHC)2](ClO4)2 (1), the two dimers as [{Cu(DAHC)(OMe)}2](ClO4)2.MeOH (2) and [{Cu(DAMC)(OMe)(ClO4)}2] (3), the three Cu4O4 cubanes as [{Cu(DAHC)(OH)}4](ClO4)(4).2.5MeOH (4), [{Cu(DAMC)(OH)}4](ClO4)4.H2O (5), and [{Cu2(OH)2(GADACE)}2]Cl4.2MeOH.6H2O (6), and an infinite-chain structure as [{Cu(DAHC)(CO3)}n] (7). Furthermore, the cubane structures 4 and 5 have been investigated magnetically. Our studies indicate that formation of the monomeric, dimeric, and tetranuclear DAHC and DAMC complexes can be controlled by small changes in reaction conditions and that further preorganization of the ligand moiety by linking the DAHC cores (GADACE) allows more effective direction of the self-assembly of the Cu4O4 cubane core.     

Synthesis of Copper-Based Nanostructures in Liquid Environments by Means of a Non-equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Nanopulsed Plasma Jet

The influence of the liquid composition on the chemical and morphological properties of copper-based nanostructures synthesized by a non-equilibrium atmospheric plasma treatment is investigated and discussed. The synthesis approach is simple and environmentally friendly, employs a non-equilibrium nanopulsed atmospheric pressure plasma jet as a contactless cathode and a Cu foil as immersed anode. The process was studied using four distinct electrolyte solutions composed of distilled water and either NaCl?+?NaOH, NaCl only or NaOH only at two different concentrations, without the addition of any copper salts. CuO crystalline structures with limited impurities (e.g. Cu and Cu(OH)₂ phases) were produced from NaCl?+?NaOH containing solutions, mainly CuO and CuCl₂ structures were synthesized in the electrolyte solution containing only NaCl and no synthesis occurred in solutions containing only NaOH. Both aggregated and dispersed nanostructures were produced in the NaCl?+?NaOH and NaCl containing solutions. Reaction pathways leading to the formation of the nanostructures are proposed and discussed.     

老化时间对Cu/ZnO/Al2O3合成甲醇催化剂性能的影响

并流共沉淀法制备了CuO/ZnO/Al2O3催化剂前驱体及催化剂，用XRD、TG－DTG、TPR、N2吸附及加压微反活性评价技术，考察了母料老化时间对催化剂前驱体物相组成及焙烧后物料中CuO－ZnO间的作用和物化性能的影响，提出了催化剂母料物相随老化时间的变化。研究表明，老化时间对催化剂活性的影响是通过改变催化剂比表面积及形成CuO ZnO固溶体的结果。     

Mononuclear and dinuclear copper(I) complexes of bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane: synthesis, structure, and reactivity

The synthesis and structures of a mononuclear copper(I) carbonyl complex [Cu(OClO3)(CO)(H2CPz2')] (3) and a dinuclear copper(I) carbonyl complex [{Cu(CO)(H2CPz2')}2(mu-pyrazine)](ClO4)2 (4), where H2CPz2' = bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane, are described. These two compounds were generated by the carbonylation of the corresponding copper(I)-acetonitrile complexes, [Cu(H2CPz2')(MeCN)](ClO4) (1) and [{Cu(H2CPz2')(MeCN)}2(mu-pyrazine)](ClO4)2 (2). Alternatively, treatment of mononuclear 1 and 3, respectively, with pyrazine in a molar ratio of 2:1 produces the pyrazine-bridged dinuclear Cu(I) complexes 2 and 4. Each of the complexes 1-4 can react with PPh3 to generate a common three-coordinated copper(I) complex [Cu(PPh3)(H2CPz2')](ClO4) (5). The structures of complexes 1-5 were all confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Comparison of the Cu(I)-C(CO) bond distances and the CO stretching frequencies of 3 and 4 indicates the back-donating properties of d pi(Cu)-pi*(pyrazine) bonds in 4, and accordingly, stabilizes the mixed-valence species generated from 2. Complex 3, stabilized by the strong interaction between copper(I) ion and perchlorate counteranion (Cu(I)-O(ClO4) = 2.240(3) A), is a potential precursor for polynuclear copper(I) carbonyl complexes.     

Hybrid inorganic-metalorganic compounds containing copper(II)-monosubstituted Keggin polyanions and polymeric copper(I) complexes

Four hybrid inorganic-metalorganic compounds containing copper(II)-monosubstituted Keggin polyoxotungstates, K3[Cu(I)(4,4'-bpy)]3[SiW11Cu(II)O39].11H2O (1), (paraquat)3[SiW11Cu(II)O39].6H2O (2; paraquat = N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium), K3[Cu(I)(4,4'-bpy)]3[GeW11Cu(II)O39].11H2O (3), and Na2[Cu(I)(4,4'-bpy)]3[PW11Cu(II)O39(H2O)].4H2O (4), have been synthesized under autogenous pressure hydrothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis and infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The crystal structures of 1, 2, and 4 have been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal packings are characterized by the presence of monodimensional extended entities: either the polymeric polyanion [SiW11CuO39]n(6n-) (2), the cationic [Cu(4,4'-bpy)]n(n+) chain (4), or both simultaneously as in compound 1, where the inorganic and metalorganic sublattices are mutually perpendicular. To asses the influence of packing in the copper(I) complex structural diversity found in compounds 1 and 4, a search in the CSD database has been performed and the resulting geometrical features have been analyzed and compared with experimental crystallographic data and DFT calculations.     

无氯 Cu/AC 催化剂的制备及其催化气相甲醇氧化羰基化反应性能

 以 Cu2(NO3)(OH)3/AC (活性碳) 为催化剂前驱体, 在惰性气氛中于不同温度热处理分别制得无氯的 CuO/AC, Cu2O/AC 和 Cu0/AC 催化剂, 并用于甲醇直接气相氧化羰基化合成碳酸二甲酯 (DMC) 反应. 结果表明, 200 °C 处理制得的催化剂中, Cu 物种以 CuO 为主. 随着处理温度的升高, 催化剂中 CuO 含量逐渐降低, 而 Cu2O 含量增加; 400 °C 制备的催化剂中, Cu 物种仅以 Cu2O 形式存在; 而 450 °C 以上处理时则以 Cu0 形式存在. 随着热处理温度的提高, 相应催化剂活性逐渐增加, 表明 CuO, Cu2O 和 Cu0 均具有催化活性, 其活性大小的顺序为 CuO < Cu2O < Cu0. 在 140 °C, CO:MeOH:O2 = 4:10:1, SV = 5 600 h1 条件下, 450 °C 处理制备的 Cu0/AC 催化剂表现出较高的催化甲醇氧化羰基化活性, 其中甲醇转化率达 11.5%, DMC 的时空收率和选择性分别为 261.9 mg/(g•h) 和 76.0%.     

沉淀及老化温度对浆态床合成甲醇CuO/ZnO/Al2O3催化剂活性及稳定性的影响

利用浆态床反应器,考察了沉淀及老化温度对CuO/ZnO/Al₂O₃催化剂催化合成甲醇的活性及稳定性的影响,并用XRD、BET、FT-IR以及XPS等技术对前驱体及催化剂进行了表征。结果表明,前驱体物相主要以孔雀石(Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂)和类孔雀石((Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂)为主,其中,70 ℃沉淀和80 ℃老化条件下制备的前驱体具有适当的结晶度,焙烧后的催化剂中CuO分布均匀,Cu元素的电子结合能位移最大,CuO与ZnO之间作用较强,催化剂的性能最佳,时空收率和失活率分别达到了153.3 g/(kg_cat·h)和1.44%/d。     

Fabrication of CuO pricky microspheres with tunable size by a simple solution route

A simple aqueous solution route was introduced for the fabrication of CuO pricky microspheres (CPMs) using CuCl(2) x 2H(2)O, Na(2)(C(4)H(4)O(6)) x 3H(2)O and NaOH as starting materials. The CPMs were composed of compressed nanothorns exhibiting tapering feature with tip size of less than 10 nm, and the size of CPMs could be tuned from 100-200 nm to 4-6 microm. The effects of the molar ratios of tartrate anions and NaOH to Cu(2+) cations, reagent concentration, and reaction temperature on the products were investigated, showing that the morphology of CPMs was determined by the molar ratio of tartrate to Cu(2+) cations and the size was greatly affected by reagent concentration and the molar ratio of NaOH to Cu(2+) cations in the precursor solution. The fabrication of CPMs went through rapid nucleation of Cu(OH)(2), aggregation and in situ dehydration of Cu(OH)(2), oriented-aggregation-based growth, and normal crystal growth of CuO nanothorns. The nucleation and crystal growth were successfully separated by controlled releasing of Cu(2+) and OH(-) ions through the reversible reaction of Cu(2+) cations, OH(-), and C(4)H(4)O(6)(2-) anions.     

Unidirectionally aligned copper hydroxide crystalline nanorods from two-dimensional copper hydroxy nitrate

We were able to synthesize unidirectionally aligned copper hydroxide nanorods from two-dimensional copper hydroxide nitrate by anion exchange reaction using NaOH without any membrane or template. The structural conversion from Cu2(OH)3NO3 to Cu(OH)2 was confirmed by XRD and FT-IR data. The synthesized copper hydroxide nanorods showed unidirectionally aligned and tightly bound arrays on a hexagonal plate, leading to giant nanorod bundles.     

Rational assembly of soluble copper(II) phosphonates: synthesis, structure and magnetism of molecular tetranuclear copper(II) phosphonates

The reactions of the dinuclear copper complexes [Cu(2)(L)(OAc)] [H(3)L = N,N'-(2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diyl)bis(salicylaldimine) or [Cu(2)(L')(OAc)] (H(3)L' = N,N'-(2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diyl)bis(4,5-dimethylsalicylaldimine)] with various phosphonic acids, RPO(3)H(2) (R = t-Bu, Ph, c-C(5)H(9), c-C(6)H(11) or 2,4,6-i-Pr(3)-C(6)H(2)), leads to the replacement of the acetate bridge affording tetranuclear copper(II) phosphonates, [Cu(4)(L)(2)(t-BuPO(3))](CH(3)OH)(2)(C(6)H(6)) (1), [Cu(4)(L)(2)(PhPO(3))(H(2)O)(2)(NMe(2)CHO)](H(2)O)(2) (2), [Cu(4)(L')(2)(C(5)H(9)PO(3))](CH(3)OH)(2) (3), [Cu(4)(L')(2)(C(6)H(11)PO(3)](MeOH)(4)(H(2)O)(2) (4) and [Cu(4)(L')(2)(C(30)H(46)P(2)O(5))](PhCH(3)) (5). The molecular structures of 1-4 reveal that a [RPO(3)](2-) ligand is involved in holding the four copper atoms together by a 4.211 coordination mode. In 5, an in situ formed [(RPO(2))(2)O](4-) ligand bridges two pairs of the dinuclear subunits. Magnetic studies on these complexes reveal that the phosphonate ligand is an effective conduit for magnetic interaction among the four copper centers present; a predominantly antiferromagnetic interaction is observed at low temperatures.     

Lithography inside Cu(OH)2 nanorods: a general route to controllable synthesis of the arrays of copper chalcogenide nanotubes with double walls

A series of well-aligned arrays of copper chalcogenide nanostructures, including Cu(7)S(4) and Cu(2-x)Se nanotubes with double walls have been successfully prepared by using Cu(OH)(2) nanorods as sacrificial templates. This new method is based on layer-by-layer chemical conversion and inward etching of the sacrificial templates, which is essentially a kind of lithography inside the Cu(OH)(2) nanorods. The key step of the process involves repeated formation of the copper chalcogenide wall and the dissolution of the Cu(OH)(2) core for two consecutive cycles. A large difference of the solubility product (Ksp) between the copper chalcogenide wall and the Cu(OH)(2) core materials is crucial for the direct replacement of one type of anions by the other. Our work provides a novel and general approach to the controllable synthesis of the arrays of copper chalcogenide nanotubes with double walls and complex hierarchies.     

Highly selective determination of copper corrosion products by voltammetric reduction in a strongly alkaline electrolyte

Until recently, there had been two conflicting views about the order of copper oxides (Cu(2)O and CuO) in their cathodic reduction with a neutral or weak alkaline electrolyte (typically 0.1 M KCl). In 2001, we successfully employed a strongly alkaline electrolyte (SAE; i.e., 6 M KOH + 1 M LiOH) to achieve a perfect separation of the reduction peaks of the two oxides. It was then found that the oxides were reduced in SAE according to a thermodynamic order, i.e., "CuO → Cu(2)O", and also that the reduction of CuO occurred in one step. At an extremely slow scan rate of <0.2 mV s(-1), however, CuO appears to be reduced in two steps via Cu(2)O. It has also been shown that the developed method with SAE can be applied to analysis of various corrosion products, including Cu(2)S, Cu(OH)(2), and patinas. Use of the developed method has allowed researchers to clarify the mechanism of the atmospheric corrosion of copper.     

Copper hydroxydiphosphate with a one-dimensional arrangement of copper polyhedra: Cu3[P2O6OH]2

A new copper hydroxydiphosphate Cu3(P2O6OH)2 was synthesized, by soft chemistry. The crystal structure was solved ab initio from X-ray powder diffraction data in the triclinic space group P. The structure is built up from [Cu3O10]infinity zigzag chains linked by P2O6(OH) groups to form a tridimensional framework. The [Cu3O10]infinity chains consist of edge-sharing polyhedra. The structure contains two sorts of copper polyhedra: one CuO6 octahedron and two CuO5 pyramids. Magnetization measurements confirm the presence of divalent copper and suggest antiferromagnetic interactions at low temperature.     

New heterometallic coordination polymers self-assembled from copper(II) nitrate and (diamine)Pt(II)(pyridinecarboxylates)(2)

One-dimensional (1-D), two-dimensional (2-D), and three-dimensional (3-D) coordination polymers were prepared by self-assembly of binary metal complex systems, copper(II) nitrate and (en)Pt(II)(nic)(2) or (dmpda)Pt(II)(isonic)(2) (en = ethylenediamine, dmpda = 2,2'-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine, nic = nicotinate, and isonic = isonicotinate), in aqueous solutions. Equimolar reactions of copper(II) nitrate with (dmpda)Pt(II)(isonic)(2) and (en)Pt(II)(nic)(2) resulted in 1-D ([(dmpda)Pt(isonic)(2)Cu(OH(2))(3)](NO(3))(2))(n)() (1) and 2-D ([(en)Pt(nic)(2)Cu(OH(2))](NO(3))(2))(n) (2), respectively, but the reaction of (en)Pt(II)(nic)(2) with excess copper(II) nitrate gave 3-D ([((en)Pt(nic)(2))(3)Cu(5)(OH)(2)(OH(2))(6)](NO(3))(8))(n) (3). The local structure of crystal 1 has a mononuclear copper unit, 2 has a dinuclear copper unit with a Cu-Cu distance of 2.659(5) A, and 3 has a pentanuclear copper unit. The methyl groups of the dmpda ligand are located in the space between two isonicotinate ligands of 1, which is presumed to be an important factor to determine the final structure of the crystal formed by self-assembly. Magnetic behaviors of crystals 1-3 examined in the temperature range of 4-300 K appear to be governed by the local structures around the copper(II) ions and do not indicate any significant long-range magnetic exchange interactions along the polymeric chain.     

Assembly of lipophilic tetranuclear (Cu4 and Zn4) molecular metallophosphonates from 2,4,6-triisopropylphenylphosponic acid and pyrazole ligands

A sterically hindered aryl phosphonic acid ArP(O)(OH)2 (2) (Ar = 2,4,6-isopropylphenyl) was synthesized and structurally characterized. ArP(O)(OH)2 forms an interesting hydrogen-bonded corrugated sheet-type supramolecular structure in the solid-state. A three-component reaction involving ArP(O)(OH)2, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole(DMPZH), and Cu(CH3COO)2.H2O produces the tetranuclear Cu(II) compound [Cu4(mu3-OH)2{ArPO2(OH)}2(CH3CO2)2(DMPZH)4][CH3COO]2.CH2Cl2 (3). A similar three-component reaction involving ArP(O)(OH)2, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, and Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O yields the tetranuclear Zn(II) compound [Zn4{ArPO3}2{ArPO2(OH)}2{DMPZH}4(DMPZ)2].5MeOH (4). While 3 has been found to have an asymmetric cage structure where two dinuclear copper cores are bridged by bidentate [ArPO2(OH)]- ligands, 4 possesses an open-book tricyclic structure composed of three fused metallophosphonate rings. Magnetic studies on 3 revealed antiferromagnetic behavior.     

Di-2-pyridyl ketone oxime in copper chemistry: di-, tri-, penta- and hexanuclear complexes

The use of di-2-pyridyl ketone oxime (Hpko)/X- "blends" (X- = OH-, Cl-, ClO4-) in copper chemistry has yielded neutral binuclear and cationic trinuclear, pentanuclear or hexanuclear complexes. Various synthetic procedures have led to the synthesis of compounds [Cu5(pko)7].[ClO4]3.2CH3OH.2H2O (1), [Cu3(pko)3(OH)(Cl)]2[Ph4B]2.4DMF.2H2O (2), [Cu2(pko)4] (3), {[Cu6(pko)6ClO4(CH3CN)6][Cu6(pko)6(ClO4)3(CH3CN)4]}.8ClO4.14CH3CN.H2O (4). The structures of the complexes have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography.     

Endogenous arene hydroxylation promoted by copper(I) cluster helicates

A novel neutral triple-stranded hexanuclear copper(I) cluster helicate [Cu(I)(6)L(3)]·2CH(3)CN derived from a thiosemicarbazone ligand could be synthesized and crystallographically characterized. The MALDI mass spectrum of this complex suggests that the tetranuclear copper(I) cluster helicate [Cu(I)(4)L(2)] is also present in solution. These copper(I) cluster helicates are capable, in the presence of O(2), of hydroxylating the arene linker of their supporting ligand strands. The resulting dinuclear complex [Cu(II)(2)L'(OH)] is formed by two copper(II) centers, a new ligand arising from the hydroxylation reaction, and one hydroxide group. The magnetic investigation of this compound shows a strong antiferromagnetic coupling between the two Cu(II) centers. The kinetic studies for the hydroxylation process show values of ΔH(≠)=-70 kJ mol(-1), similar to those mediated by the tyrosinase enzymes.