Incorporation of aluminum in the calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) of hydrated portland cements: a high-field 27Al and 29Si MAS NMR investigation

The calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) phase resulting from hydration of a white Portland cement (wPc) in water and in a 0.3 M NaAlO(2) solution has been investigated at 14 and 11 hydration times, respectively, ranging from 6 h to 1 year by (27)Al and (29)Si MAS NMR spectroscopy. (27)Al MAS NMR spectra recorded at 7.05, 9.39, 14.09, and 21.15 T have allowed a determination of the (27)Al isotropic chemical shift (delta(iso)) and quadrupolar product parameter (P(Q) = C(Q)) for tetrahedrally coordinated Al incorporated in the C-S-H phase and for a pentacoordinated Al site. The latter site may originate from Al(3+) substituting for Ca(2+) ions situated in the interlayers of the C-S-H structure. The spectral region for octahedrally coordinated Al displays resonances from ettringite, monosulfate, and a third aluminate hydrate phase (delta(iso) = 5.0 ppm and P(Q) = 1.20 MHz). The latter phase is tentatively ascribed to a less-crystalline aluminate gel or calcium aluminate hydrate. The tetrahedral Al incorporated in the C-S-H phase has been quantitatively determined from (27)Al MAS spectra at 14.09 T and indirectly observed quantitatively in (29)Si MAS NMR spectra by the Q(2)(1Al) resonance at -81.0 ppm. A linear correlation is observed between the (29)Si MAS NMR intensity for the Q(2)(1Al) resonance and the quantity of Al incorporated in the C-S-H phase from (27)Al MAS NMR for the different samples of hydrated wPc. This correlation supports the assignment of the resonance at delta(iso)((29)Si) = -81.0 ppm to a Q(2)(1Al) site in the C-S-H phase and the assignment of the (27)Al resonance at delta(iso)((27)Al) = 74.6 ppm, characterized by P(Q)((27)Al) = 4.5 MHz, to tetrahedrally coordinated Al in the C-S-H. Finally, it is shown that hydration of wPc in a NaAlO(2) solution results in a C-S-H phase with a longer mean chain length of SiO(4) tetrahedra and an increased quantity of Al incorporated in the chain structure as compared to the C-S-H phase resulting from hydration of wPc in water.     

Topotactic transformations of sodalite cages: synthesis and NMR study of mixed salt-free and salt-bearing sodalites

A series of mixed sodalite samples, Na(8)[Al(6)Si(6)O(24)]Br(x).(H(3)O(2))(2-x), with the unit cell stoichiometries varying in the 0 < x <2 region, was made by hydrothermal synthesis and subsequently transformed into Na(6+x)[Al(6)Si(6)O(24)]Br(x).(4H(2)O)(2-x) and Na(6+x)[Al(6)Si(6)O(24)]Br(x).circle(2-x) sodalites. Here, circle refers to an empty sodalite cage. The three series, referred hereafter to as the Br/basic, Br/hydro, and Br/dry series, were characterized by powder diffraction X-ray and by (23)Na, (27)Al, and (81)Br magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR and high-resolution triple quantum (TQ) MAS NMR spectroscopy. We determined that incorporation of Br(-) anions is 130 times more preferred than incorporation of H(3)O(2)(-) anions during the formation of sodalite cages, which permitted precise control of the halide content in the solid. Monotonic trends in chemical shifts were observed as a function of cage occupancy, reflecting continuous changes in structural parameters. A linear correlation between (81)Br chemical shift and lattice constant with a slope of -86 ppm/A was observed for all three series. Likewise, (23)Na chemical shifts for Na(+) cations in salt-bearing sodalite cages correlate linearly with the lattice constant. Both results indicate a universal dependence of the (23)Na and (81)Br chemical shifts on the Na-Br distance. The (27)Al chemical shifts of Br/basic and Br/hydro sodalites obey an established relation between delta(cs) and the average T-O-T bond angle of 0.72 ppm/degrees. Br/dry sodalites show two aluminum resonances, characterized by significantly different chemical shifts and quadrupolar interaction parameters. In that series, local symmetry distortions are evident from strong quadrupolar perturbations in the NMR spectra. P(Q) values for (27)Al vary between 0.8 MHz in Br/basic sodalites and 4.4 MHz in the Br/dry series caused by deviations from the tetrahedral symmetry of the salt-free sodalite cages. For (23)Na, P(Q) values of 0.8, 0.8, 2.0, and 5.7 MHz were found for sodium in bromo, basic, hydro, and dry cages, respectively. In addition, both (23)Na and (81)Br spectra offer some evidence that the Br(-) anions in the Br/dry sodalite are displaced from the center of the expanded sodalite cage. For all three series, the spectral deconvolution of the (23)Na NMR line shapes permits an accurate determination of the mixed sodalite stoichiometry.     

Solid-state NMR spectra of paramagnetic silica-based materials: observation of 29Si and 27Al nuclei in the first coordination spheres of manganese ions

Some silica-based solids, prepared by the sol/gel method in the presence of high Mn2+ concentrations, have been characterized by the 29Si, 27Al MAS NMR spectra and 29Si T1 measurements. The single-pulse 29Si and 27Al MAS NMR spectra have shown broad spinning sideband patterns that are interpreted in terms of anisotropic bulky magnetic susceptibility (BMS) and dipole-field effects. In the absence of paramagnetic isotropic shifts, the 29Si and 27Al nuclei observed in the single-pulse NMR spectra have been assigned to nuclei remote from paramagnetic centers. It has been demonstrated that the 29Si and 27Al nuclei, which are in the vicinity of the manganese ions, can be detected by the Hahn-echo MAS NMR experiments at different carrier frequencies.     

铝在MCM-22分子筛骨架上分布的27Al MQ MAS NMR研究

利用二维多量子魔角旋转（2D MQ MAS）技术并结合量子化学计算，研究了铝在MCM-22分子筛骨架上的分布，并对铝的不等价四面体位进行了归属.在27Al 2D 5Q MAS NMR谱中骨架四配位铝的范围内观察到3个信号，证明MCM-22分子筛有3种骨架铝.经计算这3种骨架四配位铝的各向同性化学位移和四极作用常数分别为：δ 50.5、δ 57.3、δ 62.4和1.74、1.68、1.92 MHz. MCM-22分子筛结构中有8种结晶学不等价四面体（T）位.我们通过模拟MCM-22分子筛的27Al 2D 5Q MAS NMR谱，认为8种不等价T位分为3组. T2、T6位上的铝分别与δ 61、δ 49处的信号相关， T1、T3、T4、T5、T7、T8位上的铝对δ 56处的共振峰有贡献.当硅铝原子数比(Si/Al)在10～15之间变化时，铝在MCM-22分子筛的骨架上是无规占据的.     

Solid-state 23Na, 139La, 27Al and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic investigations of cation location and migration in zeolites LaNaY

²³Na Magic-angle spinning (MAS), double rotation (DOR) and two-dimensional nutation nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and static ¹³⁹La NMR spectroscopy were applied to study the location and migration of sodium and lanthanum cations in faujasites. Generally, ²³Na MAS NMR spectroscopy of as-exchanged and hydrated zeolites LaNaY was used for the quantitative determination of non-localized Na⁺ in the large cavities at a ²³Na NMR shift of −9 ppm and of sodium cations observed at −13 ppm. The latter originate from Na⁺ ions located on position SII in the large cavities, on position SI in the hexagonal prisms and on positions SII′ and/or SI′ in the sodalite cages. The ²³Na MAS NMR signal at about −13 ppm was found to be caused by two coonents. The component that is characterized by a quadrupolar interaction causing a field-dependent shift and a signal at v₁ = 2v_rf in the two-dimensional quadrupolar nutation spectra is attributed to Na⁺ enclosed in the sodalite cages. The ²³Na MAS NMR spectra of dehydrated lanthanum-exchanged faujasites are characterized by a low-field Gaussian line of Na⁺ located on SI positions in the hexagonal prisms and a high-field quadrupole pattern of Na⁺ located on positions SII and SI′. The migration of lanthanum cations from the large cavities to position SI′ in the sodalite cages was monitored by ¹³⁹La NMR spectroscopy and verified by a theoretical estimation of the electric field gradient. The lanthanum migration was found to be coupled with a strain of SiOT and AlOT angles observed by ²⁹Si and ²⁷Al MAS NMR high-field shifts, respectively.     

Characterization of a new hexasodium diphosphopentamolybdate hydrate, Na6[P2Mo5O23]x7H2O, by 23Na MQMAS NMR spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction

A novel hexasodium disphosphopentamolybdate hydrate, Na6[P2Mo5O23]x7H2O, has been identified using X-ray powder diffraction, 1H, 23Na, and 31P magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR, and 23Na multiple-quantum (MQ) MAS NMR. Powder XRD reveals that the hydrate belongs to the triclinic spacegroup P1 with cell dimensions a = 10.090(3) A, b = 15.448(5) A, c = 8.460(4) A, alpha = 101.45(6) degrees, beta = 104.09(2) degrees, gamma = 90.71(5) degrees, and Z = 2. The number of water molecules of crystallization has been determined on the basis of a quantitative evaluation of the 1H MAS NMR spectrum, the crystallographic unit cell volume, and a hydrogen content analysis. The 23Na MQMAS NMR spectra of Na6[P2Mo5O23]x7H2O, obtained at three different magnetic fields, clearly resolve resonances from six different sodium sites and allow a determination of the second-order quadrupolar effect parameters and isotropic chemical shifts for the individual resonances. These data are used to determine the quadrupole coupling parameters (CQ and eta Q) from simulations of the complex line shapes of the central transitions, observed in 23Na MAS NMR spectra at the three magnetic fields. This analysis illustrates the advantages of combining MQMAS and MAS NMR at moderate and high magnetic fields for a precise determination of quadrupole coupling parameters and isotropic chemical shifts for multiple sodium sites in inorganic systems. 31P MAS NMR demonstrates the presence of two distinct P sites in the asymmetric unit of Na6[P2Mo5O23].7H2O while the 31P chemical shielding anisotropy parameters, determined for this hydrate and for Na6[P2Mo5O23]x13H2O, show that these two hydrates can easily be distinguished using 31P MAS NMR.     

27Al and 29Si solid-state NMR characterization of calcium-aluminosilicate-hydrate

Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the main constituent of hydrated cement paste and determines its cohesive properties. Because of the environmental impact of cement industry, it is more and more common to replace a part of the clinker in cement by secondary cementitious materials (SCMs). These SCMs are generally alumina-rich and as a consequence some aluminum is incorporated into the C-S-H. This may have consequences on the cohesion and durability of the material, and it is thus of importance to know the amount and the location of Al in C-S-H and what the parameters are that control these features. The present paper reports the (29)Si and (27)Al MAS NMR analyses of well-characterized C-A-S-H samples (C-S-H containing Al). These samples were synthesized using an original procedure that successfully leads to pure C-A-S-H of controlled compositions in equilibrium with well-characterized solutions. The (27)Al MAS NMR spectra were quantitatively interpreted assuming a tobermorite-like structure for C-A-S-H to determine the aluminum location in this structure. For this purpose, an in-house written software was used which allows decomposing several spectra simultaneously using the same constrained spectral parameters for each resonance but with variable intensities. The hypothesis on the aluminum location in the C-A-S-H structure determines the proportion of each silicon site. Therefore, from the (27)Al NMR quantitative results and the chemical composition of each sample, the intensity of each resonance line in the (29)Si spectra was set. The agreement between the experimental and calculated (29)Si MAS NMR spectra corroborates the assumed C-A-S-H structure and the proposed Al incorporation mechanism. The consistency between the results obtained for all compositions provides another means to assess the assumptions on the C-A-S-H structure. It is found that Al substitutes Si mainly in bridging positions and moderately in pairing positions in some conditions. Al in pairing site is observed only for Ca/(Si+Al) ratios greater than 0.95 (equivalent to 4 mmol.L(-1) of calcium hydroxide). Finally, the results suggest that penta and hexa-coordinated aluminum are adsorbed on the sides of the C-A-S-H particles.     

27Al NMR MAS Spectral Studies Inferring the Initiation of Geopolymerization Reaction on Together Mechanochemical Grinding of Raw Materials

Chemical shifts and intensities of the ²⁷Al NMR signals provide structural information about the environment of Al nuclei in presence of an external magnetic field. This paper analyzes the structural information of the aluminum nuclei present in the precursor material after mechanochemical co‐grinding of the raw materials, namely fly ash, NaOH, and amorphous tricalcium phosphate [Ca₃(PO₄)₂], with the help of ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectral studies. The results indicate transformation of the sixfold coordination Al ions with oxygen AlQ6 present in aluminosilicate material fly ash to fourfold AlQ4 and fivefold AlQ5 in the precursor material. The variation in chemical shift is between δ 64 and 65 ppm. This indicates that, in addition to direct bonding to the oxygen atom, the Al tetrahedron is also bonded to Si as [AlQ4(4Si)]. Thus, the mechanochemical co‐grinding of the raw materials initiates a solid‐state chemical reaction among them. The addition of water alone to this precursor material results in the formation of the geopolymeric material unlike the conventional geopolymeric system which requires the addition of a highly alkaline aqueous solution to fly ash. This study helps in the determination of the reaction mechanism during the mechanochemical transformation of raw materials into the geopolymeric product by a novel process.     

Direct solid-state NMR spectroscopic evidence for the NH4AlF4 crystalline phase derived from zeolite HY dealuminated with ammonium hexafluorosilicate

Multinuclear (1)H, (19)F, and (27)Al MAS (magic angle spinning) and corresponding 2D HETCOR (heteronuclear correlation) NMR spectroscopy, in combination with powder XRD measurements, provide the direct evidence for the NH(4)AlF(4) crystalline phase, which was formed from zeolite HY dealuminated with an aqueous (NH(4))(2)SiF(6) solution at 80 degrees C. The NH(4)AlF(4) crystalline phase exhibits a characteristic second-order quadrupolar-induced (27)Al NMR line shape spreading from 0 to -90 ppm (in a magnetic field of 11.7 T) and two (19)F resonances at -151 and -166 ppm in the (19)F NMR spectrum. An( 27)Al quadrupolar coupling constant (C(Q)) of 9.5 MHz and an asymmetry parameter (eta) of 0.1 were identified, for the first time, for the NH(4)AlF(4) crystalline phase observed. On the basis of the (19)F{(27)Al} TRAPDOR (transfer population in double resonance) NMR results, the (19)F resonances at -151 and -166 ppm are therefore assigned to (19)F spins associated with the fluorines in the terminal Al-F and the bridging Al-F-Al groups, respectively.     

Influence of particle size on solid solution formation and phase interfaces in Li0.5FePO4 revealed by 31P and 7Li solid state NMR spectroscopy

Here we report the observation of electron delocalization in nano-dimension xLiFePO(4):(1 - x)FePO(4) (x = 0.5) using high temperature, static, (31)P solid state NMR. The (31)P paramagnetic shift in this material shows extreme sensitivity to the oxidation state of the Fe center. At room temperature two distinct (31)P resonances arising from FePO(4) and LiFePO(4) are observed at 5800 ppm and 3800 ppm, respectively. At temperatures near 400 °C these resonances coalesce into a single narrowed peak centered around 3200 ppm caused by the averaging of the electronic environments at the phosphate centers, resulting from the delocalization of the electrons among the iron centers. (7)Li MAS NMR spectra of nanometre sized xLiFePO(4):(1 - x)FePO(4) (x = 0.5) particles at ambient temperature reveal evidence of Li residing at the phase interface between the LiFePO(4) and FePO(4) domains. Moreover, a new broad resonance is resolved at 65 ppm, and is attributed to Li adjacent to the anti-site Fe defect. This information is considered in light of the (7)Li MAS spectrum of LiMnPO(4), which despite being iso-structural with LiFePO(4) yields a remarkably different (7)Li MAS spectrum due to the different electronic states of the paramagnetic centers. For LiMnPO(4) the higher (7)Li MAS paramagnetic shift (65 ppm) and narrowed isotropic resonance (FWHM ≈ 500 Hz) is attributed to an additional unpaired electron in the t(2g) orbital as compared to LiFePO(4) which has δ(iso) = -11 ppm and a FWHM = 9500 Hz. Only the delithiated phase FePO(4) is iso-electronic and iso-structural with LiMnPO(4). This similarity is readily observed in the (7)Li MAS spectrum of xLiFePO(4):(1 - x)FePO(4) (x = 0.5) where Li sitting near Fe in the 3+ oxidation state takes on spectral features reminiscent of LiMnPO(4). Overall, these spectral features allow for better understanding of the chemical and electrochemical (de)lithiation mechanisms of LiFePO(4) and the Li-environments generated upon cycling.     

Effect of phenyl group on the structure and formation of transitional alumina from Al (OPh)<Subscript>3</Subscript>

The structure of freshly prepared Al(OPh)₃, its decomposition product, the hydrolyzed products and their structural evolution were investigated employing ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectroscopy, PXRD, TGA/DTA/DSC/FTIR techniques. In the ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectrum of the aluminium phenoxide, three signals with the chemical shift at 3.78, 21 and 45 ppm were observed. The chemical shift at 3.78 and 45 ppm revealed the presence of four and sixfold coordinated aluminum. The signal at 21 ppm corresponded to fivefold coordinated aluminium. When the aluminium phenoxide was directly decomposed in air at 600 °C, it resulted in amorphous product as evidenced from the PXRD pattern. The observed signals with chemical shifts at 10.1, 42, 73.6 ppm in the ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectrum indicated the presence of 6, 5 and 4 coordination for the aluminium atoms suggesting disordered transitional γ-alumina to be the product. The hydrolysis studies of Al(OPh)₃ with excess of water at 70 °C yielded bohemite (γ-AlOOH). The alumina obtained after dehydration at 600 °C was X-ray amorphous. The dehydrated product at 600 °C showed the presence of four and six coordinated aluminium atoms in the ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectrum confirming it to be ordered γ-Al₂O₃. Crystalline γ-Al₂O₃ was obtained on further heating at 800 °C.     

Characterization of covalent linkages in organically functionalized MCM-41 mesoporous materials by solid-state NMR and theoretical calculations

The covalent linkages formed during functionalization of MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves with five chloroalkylsilanes ((EtO)3Si(CH2Cl), (MeO)3Si(CH2CH2CH2Cl), Cl3Si(CH2CH2CH3), Cl2Si(CH3)(CH2Cl) and Cl2Si(CH3)2) have been investigated using high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. Structural information was obtained from 1H-13C and 1H-29Si heteronuclear (HETCOR) NMR spectra, in which high resolution in the 1H dimension was obtained by using fast MAS. The 1H-13C HETCOR results provided the assignments of 1H and 13C resonances associated with the surface functional groups. Sensitivity-enhanced 1H-29Si HETCOR spectra, acquired using Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill refocusing during data acquisition, revealed the identity of 29Si sites (Qn, Tn, and Dn) and the location of functional groups relative to these sites. Optimal geometries of local environments representing the Qn, Tn and Dn resonances were calculated using molecular mechanics and ab initio methods. Subsequently, DFT calculations of 29Si, 13C, and 1H chemical shifts were performed using Gaussian 03 at the B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,2p) level. The theoretical calculations are in excellent accord with the experimental chemical shifts. This work illustrates that state-of-the-art spectroscopic and theoretical tools can be used jointly to refine the complex structures of inorganic-organic hybrid materials.     

CXN天然沸石的研究 V. 结构超稳化

以离子交换结合控制焙烧的方法分别制得结构超稳化高硅H-STI-I和H-STI-II沸石. EDX, ²⁹Si MAS NMR, ²⁷Al MAS NMR, FT-IR等表征证明, 其骨架硅铝原子比分别为4.43和10.62. 分段程序升温焙烧后的沸石样品经粉末XRD表征表明, 其结构热稳定性达到1000 ℃以上. 结构稳定化沸石呈现反映微孔特性的I型吸附等温线, 吸附孔道完美、开放. 经历过酸处理的H-STI-II沸石, 结构缺陷增多, 其热稳定性、比表面积及孔容积略低于H-STI-I.     

NMR studies of the thermal degradation of a perfluoropolyether on the surfaces of gamma-alumina and kaolinite

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods are used to follow the thermal degradation of Krytox 1506, a common perfluoropolyether, following adsorption onto the surfaces of gamma-Al2O3 and a model clay (kaolinite). The alumina studies are complemented with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to follow the degradation process macroscopically. Molecular-level details are revealed through 19F magic-angle spinning (MAS), 27Al MAS, and 19F --> 27Al cross-polarization MAS (CPMAS) NMR. The CPMAS results show the time-dependent formation of probable VIAl(O6 - nFn) (n = 1, 2, 3) species in which the fluorine atoms are selectively associated with octahedrally coordinated aluminum atoms. For the alumina system, the changes in peak shapes of the CP spectra over time suggest the early formation of catalytically active degradation products, which in turn lead to the formation of additional perfluoropolyether degradation products. Similar to the alumina system, the kaolinite system also displays new resonances in both the 27Al MAS and 19F --> 27Al CPMAS spectra after thermal treatment at 300 degrees C for up to 20 h but reveals a more distinct species at -15.5 ppm that forms at the expense of an initial species (3 ppm), which is in greater abundance at shorter heating times.     

Defect dynamics observed by NMR of quadrupolar nuclei in gallium nitride

Hexagonal and cubic polytypes of bulk gallium nitride powders are characterized by 69,71Ga and 14N MAS NMR at 11.7 T. The (corrected) 71Ga chemical shifts are 333.0 and 357.5 ppm, respectively; the corresponding 14N chemical shifts are -301.8 and -297.0 ppm (all shifts referenced to 1 M gallium nitrate). The 69,71Ga nuclear quadrupole coupling constants (NQCC) in the hexagonal form are axially symmetric and agree with previous single-crystal determinations. The 71Ga MAS NMR satellite pattern envelope of the cubic form has a large Gaussian half-height width of 297 kHz, due to nonzero NQCC values induced by defects. The 14N MAS NMR spinning sideband pattern of the cubic form has a Lorentzian envelope half-height width of 17.5 kHz for the same reason. A sample containing both phases shows an unexpected marked loss of the 71Ga MAS NMR satellite transition intensity expected for the hexagonal phase. Static 71Ga-selective Hahn spin-echo measurements at the perpendicular edge of the powder pattern for the hexagonal form in this sample show a large reduction in T2, especially at higher temperatures. The partial destruction of both spin-echoes and rotational echoes is due to a chemical-exchange type process involving sites having different NQCC values.     

Solid-state NMR identification and quantification of newly formed aluminosilicate phases in weathered kaolinite systems

The weathering of a specimen kaolinite clay was studied over the course of 369 d via solid-state 29Si magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and high-field 27Al MAS NMR. The chosen baseline solution conditions (0.05 mol kg-1 of Al, 2 mol kg-1 of Na+, 1 mol kg-1 of NO3-, 1 mol kg-1 of OH-, and pH approximately 13.8) approximate those of solutions leaking from waste tanks at the Hanford Site in Richland, WA. Nonradioactive Cs and Sr cations were added to this synthetic tank waste leachate (STWL) solution at concentrations of 10(-3), 10(-4), and 10(-5) molal (m) to represent their radionuclide counterparts. The transformations of silicon- and aluminum-containing solid phase species were monitored quantitatively by using NMR spectroscopy, with the resulting spectra directly reporting the influence of the initial Cs and Sr on formation and transformation of the neo-formed solids. At the lowest concentration of Cs and Sr employed (10(-5) m in each cation) peaks consistent with the formation of zeolite-like minerals were detected via 29Si and 27Al MAS NMR as early as 33 d. At concentrations of 10(-3) m in each cation, new silicon species are not detected until 93 d, although neophases containing four-coordinate aluminum were detectable at earlier reaction times via 27Al MAS NMR. At the highest magnetic field strengths employed in this NMR study, deconvolutions of resonances detected in the tetrahedral region of the 27Al MAS spectra yielded multiple components, indicating the existence of at least four new aluminum-containing phases. Two of these phases are identified as sodalite and cancrinite through comparison with diffuse-reflectance infrared (DRIFT) spectra and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) results, while a third phase may correlate with a previously detected aluminum-rich chabazite phase. All measurable solid reaction products have been quantified via their 27Al MAS resonances acquired at high magnetic field strengths (17.6 T), and the quantitative nature of the 27Al NMR data shows that cancrinite growth increases while sodalite reaches a steady state with respect to total aluminum in the solid phases. The data also relate the coupling of Cs sorption to the ripening of feldspathoid phases in this heterogeneous system as a function of time, and illustrate the important influence of co-contaminants on the environmental reaction kinetics studied here.     

Characterization of silica-pillared derivatives from aluminum-containing kanemite

A series of aluminum-containing kanemite (Al-kanemite) samples with several Si/Al molar ratios were synthesized. The Al-kanemite samples were pillared with silica. X-ray diffractograms showed that the layered structure of the Al-kanemite samples was maintained at Si/Al= infinity approximately 10 but was broken at Si/Al = 5, 2.5, and 1. 29Si MAS NMR spectra of the Al-kanemite samples, except for that of Si/Al = 1, mainly showed peaks of Q(3) sites, which were attributed to Si(OSi)(3)(OH) groups, although peaks assigned to Si(OAl)(OSi)(2)(OH) were also seen. The 27Al MAS NMR spectra indicated that the Al-kanemite samples had only four-coordinate aluminum atoms. The FTIR spectra of pyridine adsorbed on the pillared Al-kanemite derivatives revealed Lewis acid sites on the surface. The nitrogen adsorption isotherms of the derivatives were classified as type I (Langmuir) absorption isotherms. Using the alpha(s) method, the specific surface areas of the derivatives were 572-756 m(2)g(-1), and the pore sizes were calculated as 1.25-1.83 nm. The pillared Al-kanemite derivatives had slit-shaped micropore structures.     

Ω型分子筛脱铝的核磁共振研究

在不同投料比（ＳｉＯ２／Ａｌ２Ｏ３＝１３．８，１９及２１）条件下，合成了三种Ω型分子筛原粉．对投料比为１３．８的原粉样品进行了四种不同方式的脱铝处理，即水热、ＳｉＣｌ４、ＥＤＴＡ和（ＮＨ４）２ＳｉＦ６处理，而形成了系列脱铝Ω型分子筛样品．对原粉及其脱铝样品进行了２９Ｓｉ和２７ＡｌＭＡＳＮＭＲ测试，确定出样品骨架硅铝比和铝在两种晶体学不等价Ｔ位上的占据比率，以探索四种脱铝方法的效果．实验结果与分析表明：在所有样品中，铝原子的占据具有择优Ｂ位的倾向；且铝在ＴＡ与ＴＢ位上的占据比率与合成条件有关；四种处理方式对Ω型分子筛的脱铝效果不尽相同．     

FT-IR,FT-Raman,NMR spectra and DFT calculations on 4-chloro-N-methylaniline

In this work, the vibrational spectral analysis was carried out by using FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopy in the range 400–4000 and 50–3500 cm^?1 respectively, for the title molecule. The structural and spectroscopic data of the molecule in the ground state were calculated by using density functional method using 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The vibrational frequencies were calculated and scaled values were compared with experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The complete assignments of all the vibrational mode were performed on the basis of the total energy distributions (TED). ¹³C and ¹H NMR chemical shifts results were given and are in agreement with the corresponding experimental values. The theoretically constructed FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra exactly coincides with experimental one.     

Aluminum orthovanadate (AlVO4): synthesis and characterization by (27)Al and 51V MAS and MQMAS NMR spectroscopy

Polycrystalline samples of AlVO(4) have been prepared by two methods of synthesis and characterized by (27)Al and (51)V MAS NMR spectroscopy at 14.1 T. The MAS NMR spectra clearly reveal that essentially pure samples with minor impurities of V(2)O(5) and alumina have been obtained. From these samples, (27)Al quadrupole coupling parameters and isotropic chemical shifts as well as the magnitudes and relative orientations of the (51)V quadrupole coupling and chemical shift tensors have been determined with high precision for AlVO(4). These data have been obtained from a combined analysis of multiple-quantum (MQ) MAS NMR spectra and MAS NMR spectra of the central and satellite transitions. The (27)Al and (51)V NMR data show that the asymmetric unit for AlVO(4) contains three isolated VO(4) tetrahedra, one pentacoordinated Al site, and two AlO(6) octahedra. This is in agreement with the supposition that AlVO(4) is isostructural with FeVO(4) and with a recent structure refinement for AlVO(4) based on powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The favorable agreement between the refined crystal structure from powder XRD and the NMR parameters is apparent from a convincing correlation between experimental (51)V quadrupole tensor elements and calculated (51)V electric field gradient tensor elements obtained by the point-monopole approach. An assignment of the (27)Al NMR data is obtained from similar calculations of the (27)Al electric field gradients and by estimation of the distortion of the AlO(6) octahedra.