Synthesis and characterization of Cu(I) chelate complexes with 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene and perfluorinated carboxylates

Cu(I) complexes with 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (dppB) and perfluorinated carboxylates of the general formula [Cu(diphosphine)₂](RCOO), R=C₂F₅, C₄F₉, C₆F₁₃, C₈F₁₇, C₉F₁₉, have been prepared and characterized with MS, IR and ¹H, ³¹P, ¹³C, ¹⁹F, ⁶³Cu NMR spectroscopy. The presence of distinct bis-chelated cations of [Cu(diphosphine)₂]⁺ type and uncoordinated carboxylate anions has been proposed.     

High performance PtRuIr catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes for the anodic oxidation of methanol

We report the formation of a new PtRuIr catalyst using an organic colloid synthesis method, involving acetone as the solvent, ethylene glycol as the reducing agent, citrate as a complexing agent and stabilizer, and multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNT, diameter 8-10 nm) as the support. This catalyst has a very high real surface area and is highly active toward the oxidation of methanol, relevant to fuel cell applications. The Ir component appears to act as a promoter, and the splitting of the Pt(111) XRD feature into four peaks and the shift to larger d spacing reflect the high dispersion of the metallic components.     

Improved kinetics of ethanol oxidation on Pd catalysts supported on tungsten carbides/carbon nanotubes

Pd nanoparticles on tungsten carbides modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (Pd-WC/MWCNT) catalysts have been prepared by an intermittent microwave heating (IMH) technique for the first time. The Pd-WC/MWCNT catalysts are evaluated and show an improved kinetics for the ethanol oxidation. It is recognized that the significant increase in the catalytic activity for ethanol oxidation on Pd-WC/MWCNT is attributed to both the synergistic effect between Pd nanoparticles and the WC support and the structure effect of the MWCNT. This type catalyst can be universally used as the oxygen reduction catalyst in fuel cells and sensors both in alkaline and acidic solutions.     

Synthesis of poly(carbon monoxide-co-ethylene-co-hexene) with supported palladium catalysts

The effect of conditions of carbon monoxide terpolymerization with ethylene and 1-hexene on the yield and composition of the terpolymer is investigated. The reaction is first carried out in toluene with the use of a supported palladium catalyst at different molar ratios of the olefins in the reaction solution. An increase in the hexene-to-ethylene molar ratio from 0.2 to 2.9 is accompanied by a decrease in the yield of the terpolymer by a factor of 2.8 and by a small increase in the molar fraction of hexene units in the terpolymer from 0.02 to 0.005?C0.06. The dependence of the amount of hexene units in the terpolymer on the olefin ratio differs from that obtained earlier in terpolymerization with propylene.     

Cu-Co-Fe oxide catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes for the oxidation of CO

The catalytic activity and adsorption characteristics of the surface of catalysts in the form of carbon nanotubes produced on nickel and cobalt oxides with the Cu-Co-Fe oxide system as supported active phase were studied. At carbon nanotubes produced on nickel oxide with (10 + 10) wt.% of the catalytically active phase total conversion of CO to CO₂ is realized at 47 °C. This sample has high specific surface area and a large volume of mesopores. It was shown that the increase in catalytic activity correlates with the increase in the amount of the α₂ form of CO₂. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 222–226, July–August, 2006.     

Lactose oxidation over palladium catalysts supported on active carbons and on carbon nanofibres

Liquid-phase lactose oxidation was investigated over supported Pd/C and Pd-carbon nanofibre catalysts, which were characterized by several methods. A complex relationship between catalyst activity and catalyst acidity was established, i.e. optimum catalyst acidity resulted in the highest activity in lactose oxidation. In-situ catalyst potential measurements during lactose oxidation gave information about the extent of accumulation of oxygen on the metal surface. These results could be correlated with catalyst deactivation, which was extensive over the most acidic catalysts at low reaction temperatures. Selectivity for the desired product, lactobionic acid, was a maximum of approximately 83% at 93% conversion. The main side-product was lactulose formed via isomerisation of lactose. Lower selectivity toward lactobionic acid was obtained when the rate of oxidation of lactose was low.     

氧-硼共修饰多壁碳纳米管载铂催化剂的制备及氧还原活性

采用一种简便的方法,合成了氧-硼共修饰的多壁碳纳米管材料,以此为载体制备的铂基催化剂具有更小的铂粒径、更高的电化学表面积(40 m²·g_Pt^-1)和更高的氧还原活性(0.3 A·mg_Pt^-1)。氧、硼在提高碳纳米管的载体分散性、控制铂颗粒的均匀性和粒径、促进氧还原反应的氧吸附/解离方面发挥着重要的作用。     

氧-硼共修饰多壁碳纳米管载铂催化剂的制备及氧还原活性

采用一种简便的方法,合成了氧-硼共修饰的多壁碳纳米管材料,以此为载体制备的铂基催化剂具有更小的铂粒径、更高的电化学表面积(40 m²·g_Pt^-1)和更高的氧还原活性(0.3 A·mg_Pt^-1)。氧、硼在提高碳纳米管的载体分散性、控制铂颗粒的均匀性和粒径、促进氧还原反应的氧吸附/解离方面发挥着重要的作用。     

Cooligomerization of carbon monoxide with cyclic olefins on supported palladium catalysts

The cooligomerization of CO with cyclic olefins, such as norbornene, 5-vinyl-2-norbornene, and dicyclopentadiene, in toluene in the presence of supported palladium catalysts containing 2,2’-bipyridine as a ligand is studied. It is shown that, during copolymerization, opening of the double bond in a ring occurs, while in the case of 5-vinyl-2-norbornene, vinyl bond C=C is not involved in the reaction. When ethylene is added to the reaction mixture, it does not participate in polymer-chain growth. The yield of the process is commensurable with the yield attained in the case of a homogeneous catalytic system, and the conversion of olefins is as high as 47%. The copolymers in the solid state occur in the form of spiroketal structures that, during dissolution, transform into ketone structures to different extents.     

A facile synthesis of palladium nanoparticles supported on functional carbon nanotubes and its novel catalysis for ethanol electrooxidation

In this study, a novel material, palladium nanoparticles-carboxylic functional carbon nanotubes (PdNPs-CFCNTs), based on PdNPs supported on CFCNTs was synthesized by a facile spontaneous redox method. The material reveals high electrochemical activity and excellent catalytic characteristic for alcohol electrooxidation on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) in an alkaline medium. The preparation mechanism was studied by the galvanic cell effect between PdCl₄²⁻ and functional defect sites on CFCNTs. Results from UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed that the reduction of PdCl₄²⁻ to metallic Pd was successfully achieved. Morphologies of PdNPs supporting on CFCNTs (PdNPs-CFCNTs) were also characterized by transmission electron micrograph. PdNPs-CFCNTs with the best electrocatalytic characteristics were obtained under the condition as: the weight ratio of Pd to CFCNTs was kept at 2:1, the temperature was kept at 70 °C in the synthesis, and the scan rate of the applied potential was selected at 60 mV s⁻¹. The results indicate that PdNPs-CFCNTs could be a great potential material in direct ethanol fuel cells and ethanol sensors.     

Synergistic extraction of europium and americium into nitrobenzene by using hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate and 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane dioxide

Extraction of microamounts of europium and americium by a nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B^?) in the presence of 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane dioxide (DPPPrDO, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming that the species $ {\text{HL}}^{ + } ,\,{\text{HL}}_{2}^{ + } ,\,{\text{ML}}^{3 + } \,{\text{and}}\,{\text{ML}}_{3}^{3 + } $ HL + , HL 2 + , ML 3 + and ML 3 3 + (M³⁺ = Eu³⁺, Am³⁺) are extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the complex species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined. It was found that the stability constants of the corresponding complexes $ {\text{EuL}}_{n}^{ 3+ } \,{\text{and}}\,{\text{AmL}}_{n}^{ 3+ } , $ EuL n 3 + and AmL n 3 + , where n = 1, 3 and L is DPPPrDO, in water-saturated nitrobenzene are comparable.     

High-efficiency palladium catalysts supported on ppy-modified C60 for formic acid oxidation

A facile preparation of polypyrrole-modified fullerene supported Pd nanoparticles catalyst is introduced; electrochemical measurements demonstrate that the obtained Pd/ppy-C(60) catalyst shows a good electrocatalytic activity and stability for the oxidation of formic acid.     

Molybdenum hexacarbonyl supported on functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes: Efficient and highly reusable catalysts for epoxidation of alkenes with tert-butyl hydroperoxide

In the present work, highly efficient epoxidation of alkenes catalyzed by Mo(CO)₆ supported on amines modified multi-wall carbon nanotubes, MWCNTs, is reported. The prepared catalysts were characterized by elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopic methods. These new heterogenized catalysts, [Mo(CO)₆@amines-MWCNT], were used as highly efficient catalysts for epoxidation of alkenes with tert-BuOOH. These robust catalysts could be reused several times without loss of their catalytic activities.     

PtRu catalysts supported on heteropolyacid and chitosan functionalized carbon nanotubes for methanol oxidation reaction of fuel cells

A simple self-assembly approach has been developed to functionalize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with chitosan (CS) and heteropolyacids (HPAs) of phosphomolybdic acid (H(3)PMo(12)O(40), HPMo) and phosphotungstic acid (H(3)PW(12)O(40), HPW). The non-covalent functionalization method, which introduces homogenous surface functional groups with no detrimental effect on graphene structures of CNTs, can be carried out at room temperature without the use of corrosive acids. The PtRu nanoparticles supported on HPAs-CS-CNTs have a uniform distribution and much smaller size as compared to those of the PtRu nanoparticles supported on conventional acid treated CNTs (PtRu/AO-CNTs). The onset and peak potentials for CO(ad) oxidation on PtRu/HPAs-CS-CNTs catalysts are more negative than those on PtRu/AO-CNTs, indicating that HPAs facilitate the electro-oxidation of CO. The PtRu/HPMo-CS-CNTs catalyst has a higher electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation and higher tolerance toward CO poisoning than PtRu/HPW-CS-CNTs. The better electrocatalytic enhancement of HPMo on the PtRu/HPAs-CS-CNTs catalyst is most likely related to the fact that molybdenum-containing HPAs such as HPMo have more labile terminal oxygen to provide additional active oxygen sites while accelerating the CO and methanol oxidation in a similar way to that of Ru in the PtRu binary alloy system.     

Synthesis of poly(carbon monoxide-co-ethylene-co-propylene) in the presence of supported palladium catalysts

Carbon monoxide terpolymers with ethylene and propylene are synthesized in the presence of a supported palladium complex in toluene for the first time. The reaction rate calculated from the terpolymer yield per gram of supported catalyst per hour depends on the reaction temperature and the propylene-to-ethylene molar ratio in the reaction solution. The amount of terpolymer per mole of palladium formed per hour decreases as the molecular mass of the terpolymer increases. Terpolymers with a molar fraction of propylene units up to 0.72 are synthesized when the initial propylene-to-ethylene molar ratio in the reaction solution is increased to 15.3. The number-average molecular mass of the terpolymer decreases from 30650 to 1420 when the temperature of synthesis is increased from 40 to 90°C.