The reaction of the hydroxyl radical with acetylene

The reaction of OH with acetylene was studied in a discharge flow system at room temperature. OH was generated by the reaction of atomic hydrogen with NO₂ and was monitored throughout the reaction using ESR spectroscopy. Mass-spectrometric analysis of the reaction products yielded the following results: (1) less than 3 molecules of OH were consumed, and less than 2 molecules of H₂O were formed for every molecule of acetylene that reacted; (2) CO was identified as the major carbon-containing product; (3) NO, formed in the generation of OH, reacted with a reaction intermediate to give among other products N₂O. These observations placed severe limitations on the choice of a reaction mechanism. A mechanism containing the reaction OH + C₂H₂ → HC₂O + H₂ better accounted for the experimental results than one involving the abstraction reaction OH + C₂H₂ → C₂H + H₂O. The rate constant for the initial reaction was measured as 1.9 ± 0.6 × 10^?13 cm³ molecule^?1 sec^?1.     

A new reforming process based on CH4 decomposition using a hydrogen-permeating membrane reactor

A new reforming process was studied using Ni/SiO₂ with a hydrogen-permeating membrane reactor. Nickel catalyst supported on SiO₂ is highly active for CH₄-H₂O-O₂ reaction in membrane reactor and the reaction close to CH₄ + 0.35O₂ + 1.3H₂O → CO₂ + 3.3H₂ proceeds at 873 K. Since the selectivity to carbon and CO₂ increased and decreased with decreasing contact time respectively, it is considered that the reaction was started by decomposition of CH₄ followed by oxidation of C and water shift reaction. Therefore, the reaction mechanism was different from so-called autothermal reforming (ATR) reaction.     

A new reforming process based on CH4 decomposition using a hydrogen-permeating membrane reactor

A new reforming process was studied using Ni/SiO₂ with a hydrogen-permeating membrane reactor. Nickel catalyst supported on SiO₂ is highly active for CH₄?H₂O?O₂ reaction in membrane reactor and the reaction close to CH₄+0.35O₂+1.3H₂O→CO₂+3.3H₂ proceeds at 873 K. Since the selectivity to carbon and CO₂ increased and decreased with decreasing contact time respectively, it is considered that the reaction was started by decomposition of CH₄ followed by oxidation of C and water shift reaction. Therefore, the reaction mechanism was different from so-called autothermal reforming (ATR) reaction.     

Quantum chemical study on insertion and abstraction reaction of dichlorocarbene with methyl alcohol and methyl mercaptan

The insertion and abstraction reaction mechanisms of singlet and triplet CCl₂ with CH₃MH (M=O, S) have been studied by using the DFT, NBO and AIM methods. The geometries of reactions, the transition state and products were completely optimized by B3LYP/6–311G(d, p). All the energy of the species was obtained at the CCSD(T)/6–311G(d, p) level. The calculated results indicated that the major pathways of the reaction were obtained on the singlet potential energy surface. The singlet CCl₂ can not only trigger the insertion reaction with C-H and M-H in four pathways, by which the products P1 [CH₃OCHCl₂, reaction I(1)], P3[Cl₂HCCH₂OH, reaction I(2)], P5[CH₃SCHCl₂, reaction II(1)] and P7[Cl₂HCCH₂SH, reaction II(2)] are produced respectively, but also abstract M-H, resulting P4 [CH₂O+CH₂Cl₂, reaction I(3)] and P8[CH₂S+CH₂Cl₂, reaction II(3)]. In addition, the important geometries in domain pathways have been studied by AIM and NBO theories. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20335030) and Foundation of Education Committee of Gansu Province (Grant No. 0708-11)     

Formation of nitrous acid and nitric oxide in the heterogeneous dark reaction of nitrogen dioxide and water vapor in a smog chamber

The dark reaction of NO_x and H₂O vapor in 1 atm of air was studied for the purpose of elucidating the recently discussed unknown radical source in smog chambers. Nitrous acid and nitric oxide were found to be formed by the reaction of NO₂ and H₂O in an evacuable and bakable smog chamber. No nitric acid was observed in the gas phase. The reaction is not stoichiometric and is thought to be a heterogeneous wall reaction. The reaction rate is first order with respect to NO₂ and H₂O, and the concentrations of HONO and NO initially increase linearly with time. The same reaction proceeds with a different rate constant in a quartz cell, and the reaction of NO₂ and H₂¹⁸O gave H¹⁸ONO exclusively. Taking into consideration the heterogeneous reaction of NO₂ and H₂O, the upper limit of the rate constant of the third-order reaction NO + NO₂ + H₂O → 2HONO was deduced to be (3.0 ± 1.4) × 10^?10 ppm^?2-min^?1, which is one order of magnitude smaller than the previously reported value. Nitrous acid formed by the heterogeneous dark reaction of NO₂ and H₂O should contribute significantly to both an initially present HONO and a continuous supply of OH radicals by photolysis in smog chamber experiments.     

HO2自由基与NO2反应通道的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论DFT/B3LYP对HO₂＋NO₂反应进行了研究, 在B3LYP/6-311G^**和CCSD(T)/6-311G^**水平上计算了HO₂自由基与NO₂分子反应的单重态和三重态反应势能面, 计算结果表明, 单重态反应势能面中的直接氢抽提反应机理是此反应的主要反应通道, 即HO₂自由基的氢原子转移到NO₂分子的氮原子上形成产物P₁ (HNO₂＋³O₂), 另一个可能的反应通道是单重态反应势能面上HO₂中的端位氧原子进攻NO₂分子中的氮原子形成中间体1 (HOONO₂), 接着中间体1 (HOONO₂)经过氢转移形成产物P₂ (trans-HONO＋³O₂), 以上两个反应通道都是放热反应通道, 分别放热90.14和132.52 kJ•mol^－1.     

Ligand effects in the hydroformylation of acrylonitrile by cobalt carbonyl

The hydroformylation of acrylonitrile (VCN) using Co₂(CO)₈/L (L  HN(CH₂CN)₂, H₂C(CH₂)₃NMe, Me₂N(CH₂)₂NMeH, PPh₃, and PCy₃) has been examined in methanol solvent. Four reaction pathways are observed which are dependent on L. With no L or with L  HN(CH₂CN)₂, the reaction produces the desired acetal (MeO)₂CHCH₂CH₂CN. For the more basic amines the reaction produces ～ 50% yields of hydrodimerization products NCCHMe(CH₂)₂CN/NC(CH₂)₄CN in a 10/1 ratio and an ～ 30% yield of the hydrogenation product CH₃CH₂CN. These reactions are shown to be metal catalyzed. The main reaction for Co₂(CO)₈/PR₃ catalyzed systems appears to be a classical Michael addition reaction of the solvent, methanol, with acrylonitrile to give MeOCH₂CH₂CN. Evidence is given to show that this reaction is catalyzed by phosphine which has dissociated under reaction conditions and not by a ligated cobalt complex.     

Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of CN radical with ketene

The bimolecular single collision reaction potential energy surface of CN radical with ketene (CH2CO) was investigated by means of B3LYP and QCISD(T) methods. The calculated results indicate that there are three possible channels in the reaction. The first is an attack reaction by the carbon atom of CN at the carbon atom of the methylene of CH2CO to form the intermediate NCCH2CO followed by a rupture reaction of the C-C bond combined with -CO group to the products CH2CN CO. The second is a direct addition reaction between CN and CH2CO to form the intermediate CH2C(O)CN followed by its isomerization into NCCH2CO via a CN-shift reaction, and subsequently, NCCH2CO dissociates into CH2CN CO through a CO-loss reaction. The last is a direct hydrogen abstraction reaction of CH2CO by CN radical. Because of the existence of a 15.44 kJ/mol reaction barrier and higher energy of reaction products, the path can be ruled out as an important channel in the reaction kinetics. The present theoretical computation results, which give an available suggestion on the reaction mechanism, are in good agreement with previous experimental studies.     

Nonlinear chemical reaction between Na2S2O3 and Peroxide compound

Kinetics of reaction between Na₂S₂0₃ and peroxide compound (H₂0₂ or Na₂S₂O₃) in a batch reactor and in a continuous stirring tank reactor (CSTR) were studied. Steady oscillations in uncatalyzed reactions in a CSTR were first discovered. In Na₂S₂0₃-H₂O₂-H₂S0₄ reaction system, Pt potential and pH of higher and lower flow rates beyond oscillation flow rates were in around the same extreme values. The reaction catalyzed by Cu²⁺ consists of the catalyzed oscillation process and the uncatalyzed osciliation one. On the basis of experiment, a reaction mechanism consisting of three stages was put forward. The three stages are H⁺ positive-feedback reactions, proton negative-feedback (uncatalyzed negative-feedback and catalyzed negative-feedback) reactions and transitional reactions. The mechanism is able to explain reasonably the nonlinear chemical phenomena appearing in the thiosulfate oxidation reaction by peroxide compounds. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Development of high performance Cu/ZnO-based catalysts for methanol synthesis and the water-gas shift reaction

Our groups studies on Cu/ZnO-based catalysts for methanol synthesis via hydrogenation of CO₂ and for the water-gas shift reaction are reviewed. Effects of ZnO contained in supported Cu-based catalysts on their activities for several reactions were investigated. The addition of ZnO to Cu-based catalyst supported on Al₂O₃, ZrO₂ or SiO₂ improved its specific activity for methanol synthesis and the reverse water-gas shift reaction, but did not improve its specific activity for methanol steam reforming and the water-gas shift reaction. Methanol synthesis from CO₂ and H₂ over Cu/ZnO-based catalysts was extensively studied under a joint research project between National Institute for Resources and Environment (NIRE; one of the former research institutes reorganized to AIST) and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE). It was suggested that methanol should be produced via the hydrogenation of CO₂, but not via the hydrogenation of CO, and that H₂O produced along with methanol should greatly suppress methanol synthesis. The Cu/ZnO-based multicomponent catalysts such as Cu/ZnO/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ and Cu/ZnO/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃/Ga₂O₃ were highly active for methanol synthesis from CO₂ and H₂. The addition of a small amount of colloidal silica to the multicomponent catalysts greatly improved their long-term stability during methanol synthesis from CO₂ and H₂. The purity of the crude methanol produced in a bench plant was 99.9 wt% and higher than that of the crude methanol from a commercial methanol synthesis from syngas. The water-gas shift reaction over Cu/ZnO-based catalysts was also studied. The activity of Cu/ZnO/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ catalyst for the water-gas shift reaction at 523 K was less affected by the pre-treatments such as calcination and treatment in H₂ at high temperatures than that of the Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst. Accordingly, the Cu/ZnO/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ catalyst was considered to be more suitable for practical use for the water-gas shift reaction. The Cu/ZnO/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ catalyst was also highly active for the water-gas shift reaction at 673 K. Furthermore, a two-stage reaction system composed of the first reaction zone for the water-gas shift reaction at 673 K and the second reaction zone for the reaction at 523 K was found to be more efficient than a one-stage reaction system. The addition of a small amount of colloidal silica to a Cu/ZnO-based catalyst greatly improved its long-term stability in the water-gas shift reaction in a similar manner as in methanol synthesis from CO₂ and H₂.     

Über die Umsetzung von Adipinsäurediamid mit Phosphorpentachlorid

Reaction of Adipic Acid Diamide with Phosphorus Pentachloride The reaction of adipamide (I) with phosphorus pentachloride in a solvent leads to (Cl₃P?NCCl₂CCl₂CH₂)₂ (II). The stages of the reaction are: 1. chlorination of the keto and methylen groups 2. formation of the ? N?PCl₃ group. This result is a supplement of the existing conception about the course of the reaction of carboxylic acid amides with phosphorus pentachloride. The reaction of (I) with PCl₅ without any solvent has been reproduced and the course of reaction has also been investigated. This reaction gives mainly NC(CH₂)₄CN. The resulting product of a careful hydrolysis of (II) is (Cl₂OPN?CClCl₂CH₂)₂. A total hydrolysis gives back (I).     

单分子水对H_2O_2+Cl气相反应影响的理论研究

在aug-cc-pVTZ基组下采用CCSD(T)和B3LYP方法,研究了H2O2+Cl反应,并考虑在大气中单个水分子对该反应的影响.结果表明,H2O2+Cl反应只存在一条生成产物为HO2+HCl的通道,其表观活化能为10.21kJ·mol-1.加入一分子水后,H2O2+Cl反应的产物并没有发生改变,但是所得势能面却比裸反应复杂得多,经历了RW1、RW2和RW3三条通道.水分子在通道RW1和RW2中对产物生成能垒的降低起显著的负催化作用,而在通道RW3中则起明显的正催化作用.利用经典过渡态理论(TST)并结合Wigner矫正模型计算了216.7-298.2 K温度范围内标题反应的速率常数.结果显示,298.2 K时通道R1的速率常数为1.60×10-13cm3·molecule-1·s-1,与所测实验值非常接近.此外,尽管通道RW3的速率常数kRW3比对应裸反应的速率常数kR1大了46.6-131倍,但该通道的有效速率常数k'RW3却比kR1小了10-14个数量级,表明在实际大气环境中水分子对H2O2+Cl反应几乎没有影响.     

From Gas‐Phase to Liquid‐Water Chemical Reactions: The Fluorine Atom Plus Water Trimer System

The potential energy profile for the F+(H₂O)₃→HF+(H₂O)₂OH reaction has been investigated using the “gold standard” CCSD(T) method with correlation‐consistent basis sets up to cc‐pVQZ. Four different reaction pathways have been found and these are related, both geometrically and energetically. The entrance complexes F???(H₂O)₃ for all four reaction pathways are found lying ca. 7 kcal mol^?1 below the separated reactants F+(H₂O)₃. The four reaction barriers on their respective reaction coordinates lie ca. 4 kcal mol^?1 below the reactants. There are also corresponding exit complexes HF???(H₂O)₂OH, lying about 13 kcal mol^?1 below the separated products HF+(H₂O)₂OH. Compared with analogous F+(H₂O)₂ and F+H₂O reactions, the F+(H₂O)₃ reaction is somewhat similar to the former but qualitatively different from the latter. It may be reasonable to predict that the reactions between atomic fluorine and water tetramer (or even larger water clusters) may be similar to the F+(H₂O)₃ reaction.     

用原位红外技术研究Ag-MoO3/ZrO2催化丙烯气相环氧化反应

制备了对丙烯直接气相环氧化具有优良催化性能的Ag-MoO₃/ZrO₂催化剂, 采用原位FT-IR技术研究了丙烯、环氧丙烷及丙烯和氧气混合气在载体和催化剂上的吸附及反应行为. 研究表明, 丙烯在ZrO₂载体和20%Ag-4%MoO₃/ZrO₂催化剂上吸附后, 均不发生化学反应, 而环氧丙烷在ZrO₂载体上吸附后于400 ℃发生开环反应, 在20%Ag-4%MoO₃/ZrO₂催化剂上吸附后于300 ℃发生开环反应. 当丙烯和氧气混合气在ZrO₂载体上共吸附后, 随着反应温度从室温升高至400 ℃, 二者开始反应生成CO₂和H₂O; 混合气在20%Ag-4%MoO₃/ZrO₂催化剂上共吸附后于350 ℃开始反应. 对比非负载型Ag-MoO₃催化剂的研究结果可见, ZrO₂载体的存在使催化剂的活性下降的同时, 提高了对产物环氧丙烷的选择性.     

Elucidation of methyl tert-butyl ether degradation with Fe/H2O2 by purge-and-trap gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) with Fe²⁺/H₂O₂ was studied by purge-and-trap gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. MTBE was degraded 99% within 120 min under optimum conditions. MTBE was firstly degraded rapidly based on a Fe²⁺/H₂O₂ reaction and then relatively slower based on a Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ reaction. The dissolved oxygen decreased rapidly in the Fe²⁺/H₂O₂ reaction stage, but showed a slow increase in the Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ reaction stage. tert-Butyl formate, tert-butyl alcohol, methyl acetate and acetone were identified as primary degradation products by mass spectrometry. A preliminary reaction mechanism involving two different pathways for the degradation of MTBE with Fe²⁺/H₂O₂ was proposed. This study suggests that degradation of MTBE can be achieved using the Fe²⁺/H₂O₂ process.     

高硅 Na-ZSM-5 分子筛表面 NO 的常温吸附-氧化机理

 采用程序升温表面反应 (TPSR) 和原位漫反射红外光谱 (DRIFTS) 等手段研究了常温下 NO 和 O₂ 在高硅 Na-ZSM-5 分子筛上吸附-氧化反应机理. 结果表明, Na-ZSM-5 分子筛上 NO 的催化氧化过程中伴随着显著的 NO₂ 物理吸附, 表现为 NO 氧化和 NO₂ 吸附间的动态平衡. Na-ZSM-5 分子筛表面 NO_x 吸附物种的 TPSR 和原位 DRIFTS 表征表明, 化学吸附的 NO 和气相中的 O₂  在 Na-ZSM-5 表面反应生成吸附态的 NO₃, 并继续与 NO 作用生成弱吸附的 NO₂  和 N₂ O₄, 它们吸附饱和后释放出来; 其中, 强吸附的 NO₃ 在 NO 氧化过程中起到了反应中间体的作用, 同时也促进了 NO 的吸附.     

Studies on mechanism and kinetics of reaction of CuSO4 with Cu2SO2

The reaction of CuSO₄ with Cu₂SO₂ to give Cu₂SO₄ was studied. The influence of the degree of reaction, the initial mixture composition and the temperature upon the reaction rate and the product composition was discussed. It was found that the reaction starts above 710 K and pure Cu₂SO₄ can be obtained under strictly defined conditions.     

基于密度泛函理论对等离子体中H/CO2相互作用的第一性原理研究

深入理解辐照条件下氢同位素与CO₂反应的微观机制,可为聚变堆氘氚燃料循环工艺的优化设计提供数据支撑。基于此,采用第一性原理计算研究了等离子体放电条件下H₂和CO₂的微观反应机制,研究了不同温度和氢同位素效应对反应过程的影响。通过内禀反应坐标（IRC）算法结合反应过渡态获得4条初始反应路径,并对比研究了生成产物CH₄及CH₃OH的2条路径在热力学上的容易程度,以及不同氢同位素对各个反应的影响。研究发现,氚的自发衰变或等离子体中的高能电子都会诱导氢同位素与CO₂发生反应,形成CO、H₂O、CH₄及CH₃OH等产物;在高能电子诱导CO₂的离解后,由4条初始反应路径组成的复杂反应可以自持发生,且该复杂反应中存在2种倾向;升高反应温度对CO₂转化为有机物（CH₄和CH₃OH）具有一定的促进作用。     

Synthesis and structures of cis -WO2 complexes with 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene

{Na(OCH₃)[H₃N(CH₂)₂NH₂]₂}[WO₂(C₁₀H₆O₂)₂] (1) was obtained by the reaction of Na₂WO₄ · 2H₂O with 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene and ethylenediamine. [H₂N(CH₂)₃NH₃]₂[WO₂(C₁₀H₆O₂)₂] (2) was synthesized by the reaction of Na₂WO₄ · 2H₂O with 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene and 1,3-propylenediamine. Complex 1 was a one-dimensional chain-like structure and the Na atom is in the structure, while complex 2 was a discrete monomer without Na in its structure. The two complexes were synthesized in the same reaction conditions, except that protonated ethylenediamine was used in reaction 1, but 1,3-propylenediamine in reaction 2.     

Reaction Mechanisms of Strontium Ferrites Synthesis

The reactions between strontium and iron nitrates have been studied in an open atmosphere system using three different molar ratios, 1:1 (I), 1:2 (II) and 2:1 (III) at different temperatures as pointed out from the DTA data. The reaction mechanism was discussed based on the chemical composition characterized by means of thermal analysis, X‐ray diffraction patterns, infrared spectra and magnetic susceptibility. It was found that the reaction products depend on both temperature of reaction and the ratio between reactants. The reaction products were found to be composed of a variety of iron compounds that possess different valences: SrFeO_2.86, SrFeO_2.97, SrFe₂O₄, SrFe₁₂O₁₉, Sr₂Fe₂O₅ and Sr₇Fe₁₀O₂₂ in addition to some accessory reaction products namely α‐Fe₂O₃ and FeO(OH).