Interactions of phosphorous molecules with the acid sites of H-Beta zeolite: Insights from solid-state NMR techniques and theoretical calculations

The local structures of various Brønsted and Lewis acid sites in H-Beta zeolite were resolved with the combined ³¹P MAS NMR, ³¹P–²⁷Al TRAPDOR NMR experiments and theoretical calculations at different levels. In addition, the interacting mechanisms of these acid sites with probe molecules such as trimethylphosphine (TMP) and trimethylphosphine oxide (TMPO) were clarified, which greatly aids the understanding of acid catalysis. Owing to the narrow chemical shift range and close Brønsted acid strengths, only an average resonance at −4.5 ppm was observed in TMP adsorbed H-Beta zeolite, consistent with the calculated data of acidities (substitution energies and proton affinities), geometries, adsorption energies as well as ³¹P chemical shifts. However, two types of Brønsted acids were distinguished by TMPO, and the HF/DZVP2 (MP2/DZVP2) chemical shifts were calculated at 68.1 (69.5) and 69.7–72.1 (71.7–74.9) ppm, respectively. Two types of Lewis acids were identified at −32.0 and −47.0 ppm with the latter exhibiting strong ³¹P–²⁷Al TRAPDOR effects. With theoretical calculations, these two peaks were attributed to the extra-lattice oxo-AlOH²⁺ species and the three-fold coordinated lattice-Al, extra-framework Al(OH)₃, oxo-AlO⁺ species, respectively. The peak at −60.0 ppm was conventionally assigned to the TMP physisorption, but the calculations indicated that the EFAL monovalent Al(OH)₂⁺ species coordinating with two lattice-O atoms near the framework Al atom can contribute to it as well.     

An investigation of the roles of surface aluminum and acid sites in the zeolite MCM-22

Ammonia adsorption studies reveal that the observed Lewis acidity in the zeolite MCM-22 is derived from at least two types of framework aluminum sites (AlF), that is, octahedral AlF and three-coordinate AlF. Comparative ammonia or trimethylphosphine (TMP) adsorption experiments with MCM-22 confirm that octahedral Al species gives rise to the signal at delta(iso) approximately 0 in the 27Al NMR spectrum; this is a superposition of two NMR signals from the different Al species on the water-reconstructed zeolite surface. A sharp resonance assigned to framework Al reversibly transforms on ammonia adsorption to delta(iso)27Al approximately 55 from tetrahedral AlF, while the broad peak is assigned to nonframework aluminum which results from hydrothermal treatment. This study also demonstrates the effectiveness of 27Al magic angle spinning (MAS) and multiple quantum (MQ) MAS NMR spectroscopy as a technique for the study of zeolite reactions.     

Acid sites and oxidation center in molybdena supported on tin oxide as studied by solid-state NMR spectroscopy and theoretical calculation

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to study the structure and properties, especially the solid acidity, of molybdenum oxide supported on tin oxide. As demonstrated by solid-state NMR experiments, Mo species are mainly dispersed on the surface of SnO(2) support rather than significantly dissolved into the SnO(2) structure and Br?nsted as well as Lewis acid sites are present on the MoO(3)/SnO(2) catalyst. Acid strength of the supported metal oxide is stronger than those of zeolites, e.g., HY and HZSM-5, though the concentration of acid sites is relatively lower. The DFT calculated (13)C chemical shift for acetone adsorbed on MoO(3)/SnO(2) is in good agreement with the experimental value, which confirms our proposed structure of -Mo-(OH)-Sn- for the Br?nsted acid site. Reducibility of the supported metal oxide is also demonstrated by solid-state NMR experiments and an active oxidation center of this catalyst is proposed as well.     

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.     

(Arene)tricarbonylchromium complexes synthesized on NaX zeolite: solid-state NMR and DRIFTS studies

Various (arene)tricarbonylchromium complexes were synthesized within the confines of NaX zeolite and studied with diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and carbon-13 magic-angle-spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy. In each case, the surface complex Cr(CO)3(Oz)3 (Oz represents a framework oxygen of the NaX zeolite) was prepared before a particular arene was added. The arenes benzene, toluene, mesitylene, anisole, and aniline all produce hexahapto pi-complexes physisorbed within the zeolite supercage. DRIFTS spectra show three bands in the carbonyl region indicating less than C3v symmetry. The NMR spectra have narrow carbonyl bands near 240 ppm which indicate rapidly reorienting complexes within the zeolite. The (eta 6-benzene)tricarbonylchromium complex is physisorbed at two sites as indicated both by the DRIFTS spectra and by two carbonyl resonances at 242.5 and 239.1 ppm at 300 K. Variable-temperature MAS NMR shows these two resonances coalescing near 360 K with an activation energy of 48 +/- 6 kJ/mol. When the temperature is decreased to 205 K, the high-frequency carbonyl resonance disappears. The 239 ppm resonance is still narrow at 134 K while MAS sidebands show that the resonance from physisorbed benzene is ca. 200 ppm wide. The complex prepared with pyridine gave a broad resonance as indicated by the spinning sidebands in the MAS NMR spectra. The pyridine complex was identified as Cr(CO)3(C5H5N)3.     

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.     

DFT calculations of quadrupolar solid-state NMR properties: Some examples in solid-state inorganic chemistry

This article presents results of first-principles calculations of quadrupolar parameters measured by solid-state nuclear magnetic measurement (NMR) spectroscopy. Different computational methods based on density functional theory were used to calculate the quadrupolar parameters. Through a series of illustrations from different areas of solid state inorganic chemistry, it is shown how quadrupolar solid-state NMR properties can be tackled by a theoretical approach and can yield structural information.     

Activity and selectivity of zeolite MCM-22 catalysts in the disproportionation of toluene

Zeolite precursor MCM-22 samples were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. The H-zeolites, obtained from the precursors, were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and by their activity in the title reaction. Despite of the lower Br?nsted acid site concentration of the zeolite having smaller crystallites, showed higher activity, while the zeolite, having larger crystals were more selective for p-xylene formation.     

Characterization and stereochemistry of alkyl 2-chloro-3-formylacrylates: Experimental NMR and theoretical DFT studies

The synthesis of alkyl 2-chloro-3-formylacrylates 1 from alkyl pyruvates was carried out using Vilsmeier reaction. The reaction is highly stereoselective and leads to a 95:5 mixture of Z and E stereoisomers. Both stereoisomers were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR. In CDCl₃ solution, the NMR data, particularly the NOEDIFF experiments, show that the major species formed is the Z stereoisomer. Heating compound 1 in THF at reflux afforded the cyclic product 2 in 90 % yield. The interpretation of the experimental data were further supported by DFT/B3LYP calculations.     

硅源对MCM-22分子筛合成及物化性质的影响

在动态水热条件下,研究了硅溶胶、白炭黑、硅酸及硅胶为硅源时对MCM-22分子筛合成及物化性质的影响。以硅溶胶、白炭黑、硅酸三种硅源均可合成出高结晶度且无杂晶的片状MCM-22分子筛,其平均粒径分别为190、220和750 nm。硅源影响分子筛的聚集形态,三种硅源分别形成晶粒分散、晶粒半分散及晶粒聚集形态。三组样品的酸强度分布基本一致,都具有较多的中强酸分布,由硅溶胶和硅酸所得MCM-22分子筛在中强酸范围具有更高的B/L酸比值,以白炭黑合成的分子筛总酸量最高。NMR结果表明,样品中的铝以骨架铝为主,不存在明显的非骨架铝。由于硅胶对合成体系中游离水的吸附作用,水热反应难以发生,不能得到MCM-22分子筛,硅胶作为分子筛合成硅源时需要选择合适的反应条件。     

MCM-22型分子筛中苯分子吸附行为的蒙特卡罗模 拟研究

用巨正则统计系综蒙特卡罗模拟方法研究了纯硅MCM-22型分子筛(ITQ-1)中苯分子的吸附行为。结果表明苯分子在ITQ-1型分子筛中主要存在4个吸附位点。从苯分子粒子分布云图上可以看到苯分子的扩散和吸附主要在12元环超笼内发生。在苯分子的扩散过程中,S2位置附近的苯分子分布较为集中,而S3和S4附近的苯分子分布则较为离散。苯分子通过10元环窗口的运动路径势能面的计算结果表明,苯分子在12元环超笼内可以较为自由迁移,而通过10元环窗口从一个超笼扩散到附近的超笼时则需要较高的激发能量,这个能量大约为100kJ/mol。     

Coordination of extraframework Li+ cation in the MCM-22 and MCM-36 zeolite: FTIR study of CO adsorbed

Nature and population of Li⁺ cationic sites in MCM-22 zeolite and its pillared form (MCM-36) were investigated by means of adsorption of CO as a probe molecule. CO stretching frequency and adsorption heat were measured by FTIR spectroscopy and adsorption microcalorimetry. Intrazeolitic carbonyl complexes on Li⁺ cations in MCM-22 and MCM-36 are characterized by two main vibrational bands at 2,195 and 2,188 cm^?1. Band at higher wavenumbers is ascribed to carbonyls on Li⁺ ions coordinated only to two oxygen atoms at the intersection of 10-ring channels and interacting with CO molecule by energy around 45 kJ mol^?1. Band at 2,188 cm^?1 was assigned to the carbonyls on Li⁺ cations located on top of 5 or 6-rings on the channel walls and coordinated to three or four oxygen atoms, interacting with CO molecule by energy 33–36 kJ mol^?1. Effect of pillaring and layered form of zeolite on nature and population of Li⁺ cationic sites is also discussed, as well as the formation of dicarbonyl complexes.     

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.     

纳米薄层MCM-22分子筛合成及其三甲苯异构化催化性能

采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和六亚甲基亚胺(HMI)组成双模板体系, 以气相二氧化硅为硅源, 在 150℃下动态原位合成了薄层的 MWW型 MCM-22分子筛纳米片, 并考察了 CTAB添加量对分子筛产物的影响。采用粉末 X射线衍射(PXRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、N₂吸附-脱附、氨气程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)、高倍透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、吡啶红外(Py-IR)和 2, 6-二叔丁基吡啶红外(DTBPy-IR)测试方法对合成的分子筛样品进行表征。结果表明:采用双模板体系可以制备出 5~10 nm的薄层MWW型纳米片。同时, 通过偏三甲苯异构化反应对样品的催化性能进行了表征, 催化结果显示样品 d-MWW-4 %CTAB具有较好的催化性能, 其中偏三甲苯的质量转化率、均三甲苯质量收率及均三甲苯选择性分别为 34.97 %、22.42 %和 64.09 %, 这主要归因于薄层纳米片 MCM-22具有的较大外表面积和片层间形成的晶间介孔结构。     

纳米薄层MCM-22分子筛合成及其三甲苯异构化催化性能

采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和六亚甲基亚胺(HMI)组成双模板体系,以气相二氧化硅为硅源,在150 ℃下动态原位合成了薄层的MWW型MCM-22分子筛纳米片,并考察了CTAB添加量对分子筛产物的影响。采用粉末X射线衍射(PXRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、N₂吸附-脱附、氨气程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)、高倍透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、吡啶红外(Py-IR)和2,6-二叔丁基吡啶红外(DTBPy-IR)测试方法对合成的分子筛样品进行表征。结果表明：采用双模板体系可以制备出5~10 nm的薄层MWW型纳米片。同时,通过偏三甲苯异构化反应对样品的催化性能进行了表征,催化结果显示样品d-MWW-4%CTAB具有较好的催化性能,其中偏三甲苯的质量转化率、均三甲苯质量收率及均三甲苯选择性分别为34.97%、22.42%和64.09%,这主要归因于薄层纳米片MCM-22具有的较大外表面积和片层间形成的晶间介孔结构。     

Ruthenium agostic (phosphinoaryl)borane complexes: multinuclear solid-state and solution NMR, X-ray, and DFT studies

The reactivity of the (o-phosphinophenyl)(amino)borane compound HB(N(i)Pr(2))C(6)H(4)(o-PPh(2)) prepared from Li(C(6)H(4))PPh(2) and HBCl(N(i)Pr(2)) toward the bis(dihydrogen) complex RuH(2)(H(2))(2)(PCy(3))(2) (1) was studied by a combination of DFT, X-ray, and multinuclear NMR techniques including solid-state NMR, a technique rarely employed in organometallic chemistry. The study showed that the complex RuH(2){HB(N(i)Pr(2))C(6)H(4)(o-PPh(2))}(PCy(3))(2) (3), isolated in excellent yield as yellow crystals and characterized by X-ray diffraction, led in solution to PCy(3) dissociation and formation of an unsaturated 16-electron complex RuH(2){HB(N(i)Pr(2))C(6)H(4)(o-PPh(2))}(PCy(3)) (4), with a hydride trans to a vacant site. In both cases, the (phosphinoaryl)(amino)borane acts as a bifunctional ligand through the phosphine moiety and a Ru-H-B interaction, thus featuring an agostic interaction.     

Structural, solid-state NMR and theoretical studies of the inverse-coordination of lithium chloride using group 13 phosphide hosts

The reaction of MeAlCl2 with 'PhPLi2' in THF gives [{MeAl(PPh)3Li(4).3 THF}4(mu4-Cl)]-Li+ (1). The GaIII and InIII analogues, [{MeE(PPh)3Li(4).3 THF}4(mu4-Cl)]-Li+(THF)3 (E=Ga (2), In (3)), are obtained by the in situ reactions of MeECl2 with PhPLi2 in THF. For all of the complexes, the cage anions have an unusual cubic arrangement that is similar to a zeolite, and contain large voids (ca. 17 A). The location of the Li+ counterions in 1-3 and their coordination environment appears to subtly reflect variations in packing and lattice energy. Whereas in 1 highly mobile, loosely coordinated Li+ counterions are present, 2 and 3 contain less mobile THF-solvated counterions within the cavities. X-ray crystallographic and solid-state NMR studies are reported on 1-3, together with model DFT calculations on the selectivity of halide coordination.     

Complete cross-validation and R-factor calculation of a solid-state NMR derived structure

Cross-validation of a solid-state NMR-derived membrane polypeptide structure is demonstrated. An initial structure has been achieved directly from solid-state NMR derived orientational restraints based on a variety of anisotropic nuclear spin interactions. Refining the molecular structure involves setting up a penalty function that incorporates all available solid-state NMR experimental data and an energy function. A validation method is required to choose the optimal weighting factor for the total penalty function to balance the contribution from the experimental restraints and the energy function. Complete cross-validation has been used to avoid over-fitting the orientational restraints. Such cross-validation involves partitioning of the experimental data into a test set and a working set followed by checking the free R-value during the refinement process. This approach is similar to the method used in crystallography and solution NMR. Optimizing the weighting factor on the penalty function by cross-validation will increase the quality of the refined structure from solid-state NMR data. The complete cross-validation and R-factor calculation is demonstrated using experimental solid-state NMR data from gramicidin A, a monovalent cation channel in lipid bilayers.