Hydroformylation of 1-octene using low-generation Rh(i) metallodendritic catalysts based on a tris-2-(2-pyridyliminoethyl)amine scaffold

The synthesis and characterization of low-generation pyridylimine Rh(i) metallodendrimers is described. These metallodendrimers were obtained via a Schiff base condensation of tris-2-(aminoethyl)amine with 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde to afford the tris-2-(2-pyridylimine ethyl) amine ligand (1). Subsequent complexation reactions with [RhCl(CO)(2)](2) and [RhCl(COD)](2) yielded the corresponding metal-containing dendrimers containing -RhCl(CO) and -Rh(COD) moieties on the periphery. These new rhodium metallodendrimers (2 and 3) and their precursor ligand (1) are thermally stable and have been characterized using (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, (31)P NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis as well as mass spectrometry. The Rh(i) metallodendrimers are highly active and chemo- and regioselective in the hydroformylation of 1-octene. Aldehydes were favoured at moderate to high temperatures (95 °C and 75 °C) and pressure (30 bars), while more iso-octenes were formed at low temperature (55 °C) and pressures (5 and 10 bars). The mononuclear analogues (5 and 6) also produced more aldehydes (albeit showing catalyst decomposition at 95 °C and 75 °C, 30 bars) and these aldehydes were mostly branched.     

Photochemical Removal of Gaseous Elemental Mercury in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Reactor

The plasma process has the potential to serve as a low cost mercury oxidation technology that will facilitate elemental mercury removal in a downstream of Flue Gas Desulfurization system. The performance of the main gas constituents, such as H₂O, O₂ and HCl on elemental mercury oxidation under plasma atmosphere was investigated in simulated flue gas. Experiments were carried out in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor operated at 140?°C. Photochemical effects of nanocrystalline titania on oxidation of elemental mercury were also tested. The results indicated that both H₂O and O₂ promote the oxidation of elemental mercury significantly. Active radicals generated by ionization, such as O, O₂ and OH, play the crucial roles in oxidation process. The presence of HCl in N2/O2 stream in plasma system is a very effective way of oxidizing elemental mercury, the nearly complete oxidation of elemental mercury was observed by 4?kV of applied voltage only. The best photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO₂ which was calcined at 600?°C was found in our tests. Compared with the plasma process alone, the oxidation efficiency increased 18.7?C26.3?% with the addition of photocatalyst.     

Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene palladium complex: living catalyst for activation of aryl chlorides in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling

Palladium complexes bearing abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene were used as catalysts in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling of aryl chlorides at 25 °C. The catalyst remained active for 10 successive catalytic runs and can activate 4-chlorotoluene at 25 °C with 0.01 mol% catalyst loading resulting in a TON of 9500 within 6 h.     

A study on simultaneous catalytic ozonation of Hg<Superscript>0</Superscript> and NO using Mn–TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> catalyst at low flue gas temperatures

Mn–TiO₂ catalysts were utilized as an ozonation catalyst for the first time to study the simultaneous catalytic ozonation of Hg⁰ and NO at low flue gas temperatures. BET, SEM–EDS, XRD, XPS, H₂-TPR, NO _x -TPD and Hg⁰-TPD were used to characterize the catalysts. The Mn–TiO₂ catalyst, in which the molar content of metal Mn was 60%, exhibited the best catalytic activities of Hg⁰ and NO oxidation, compared with other Mn–TiO₂ catalysts. It was found that within the range of experiment, the catalytic ozonation efficiency of Hg⁰ and NO was higher than that of ozonation or catalytic oxidation. The results also showed that the presence of NO gas inhibited the catalytic ozonation of elemental mercury, and the inhibition was enhanced with the NO inlet concentration, while few elemental mercury molecules did promote the catalytic ozonation of NO. The addition of H₂O vapor promoted the catalytic ozonation of Hg⁰ and NO. In addition, 0.6Mn–TiO₂ catalyst demonstrated a good TOS and cyclic stability. The catalytic ozonation of NO and Hg⁰ on Mn–TiO₂ catalyst likely followed the Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism, where the hydroxyl radicals reacted with adjacently adsorbed NO molecules and elemental mercury on catalyst surface.     

Selective catalytic oxidation of NO with O2 over Ce-doped MnOx/TiO2 catalysts

A series of Ce-doped MnOx/TiO2 catalysts were prepared by impregnation method and used for catalytic oxidation of NO in the presence of excess O2. The sample with the Ce doping concentration of Ce/Mn=1/3 and calcined at 300°C shows a superior activity for NO oxidation to NO2. On Ce(1)Mn(3)Ti catalyst, 58% NO conversion was obtained at 200°C and 85% NO conversion at 250°C with a GHSV of 41000 h-1, which was much higher than that over MnOx/TiO2 catalyst (48% at 250°C). Characterization results implied that the higher activity of Ce(1)Mn(3)Ti could be attributed to the enrichment of well-dispersed MnOx on the surface and the abundance of Mn3+ and Ti3+ species. The addition of Ce into MnOx/TiO2 could improve oxygen storage capacity and facilitate oxygen mobility of the catalyst as shown by PL and ESR, so that its activity for NO oxidation could be enhanced. The effect of H2O and SO2 on the catalyst activity was also investigated.     

Effect of Polymerization Temperature on Propylene Polymerization with Cs-symmetric Metallocene Catalyst

The synthesis of bridged ansa metallocenes usually gives a diastereomeric mixture ofracemic and meso metallocene isomers and in many cases the meso form is about 50 % ofthe product of metallocene synthesis"'. The amount of desired racemic isomer is ratherpoor and can be separated from the meso isomer by fractional crystallization'. The racemicansa-metallocene isomer acts as catalyst for propylene polylnerization to produce isotacticpolypropylene (PP) while the corresponding meso isomer gives a…     

High efficiency of Mn–Ce‐modified TiO2 catalysts for the low‐temperature oxidation of Hg0 under a reducing atmosphere

Manganese‐ and cerium oxide‐modified titania catalysts were prepared by the deposition precipitation for the removal of elemental mercury (Hg⁰) from simulated yellow phosphorus off‐gas at low temperature. In addition, these catalysts were characterized by X‐ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller measurements, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and field‐emission scanning electron microscope to determine the surface morphology of the obtained compounds and explore their formation mechanism. The results revealed that a Mn–Ce loading and reaction temperature of 10% and 150 °C, respectively, as well as a Mn/Ce molar ratio of 2:1, led to an optimal efficiency for the oxidation of elemental mercury. Furthermore, the effects of flue gas components were investigated. The presence of O₂ clearly promoted the oxidation of Hg⁰. A CO atmosphere did not affect the Hg⁰ oxidation, when compared with N₂, whereas the presence of H₂S and water vapor inhibited the oxidation process. Furthermore, the X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra of Hg 4f revealed that the elemental mercury adsorbed by the catalyst is present as HgO. Finally, the Hg⁰ catalytic oxidation mechanism was discussed on the basis of the experimental results and characterization analysis.     

钴掺杂的铁酸铋催化PMS氧化单质汞的实验研究

采用酒石酸溶胶凝胶法制备了一系列的钴掺杂的铁酸铋催化剂(BiFe_(1-x)Co_xO_3,x=5%-20%,x为Co/CoFe物质的量比),借助于X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、比表面积(BET)、磁强振动计(VSM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对催化剂进行表征。在自制鼓泡反应器内,利用钴掺杂铁酸铋活化过一硫酸氢钾(PMS),开展了模拟烟气中单质汞脱除实验,获得反应的最佳条件。当钴掺杂量为10%,催化剂用量为0.5 g/L,PMS浓度为3.9 mmol/L,溶液初始pH值为8,反应温度70℃时,反应100 min内Hg~0的平均脱除效率达89.36%。以乙醇和叔丁醇为淬灭剂,证明了·OH和SO~(·-)_4为Hg~0催化氧化的活性物种,且SO~(·-)_4起主要作用,并结合XPS分析结果推测了脱汞反应机理。     

尿素水解法制备降解地表臭氧的Pd-Mnox/Al2O3催化剂

采用尿素水解法制备了Pd-MnOx/Al2O3催化剂,运用低温N2吸附-脱附和X射线衍射对其进行了表征,并评价了其催化降解地表O3反应活性,考察了Pd,MnOx焙烧时间和MnOx含量刘催化剂活性的影响.结果表明,在高空速(660000h-1)、高相对湿度(85%～90%)条件下,MnOx焙烧时间为6h且.MnOx含量为...     

In situ Raman and in situ XRD analysis of PdO reduction and Pd° oxidation supported on γ-Al2O3 catalyst under different atmospheres

Reduction of Pd° and decomposition of palladium oxide supported on γ-alumina were studied at atmospheric pressure under different atmospheres (H(2), CH(4), He) over a 4 wt% Pd/Al(2)O(3) catalyst (mean palladium particle size: 5 nm with 50% of small particles of size below 5 nm). During temperature programmed tests (reduction, decomposition and oxidation) the crystal domain behaviour of the PdO/Pd° phase was evaluated by in situ Raman spectroscopy and in situ XRD analysis. Under H(2)/N(2), the reduction of small PdO particles (<5 nm) occurs at room temperature, whereas reduction of larger particles (>5 nm) starts at 100 °C and is achieved at 150 °C. Subsequent oxidation in O(2)/N(2) leads to reoxidation of small crystal domain at ambient temperature while oxidation of large particles starts at 300 °C. Under CH(4)/N(2), the small particle reduction occurs between 240 and 250 °C while large particle reduction is fast and occurs between 280 and 290 °C. Subsequent reoxidation of the catalyst reduced in CH(4)/N(2) shows that small and large particle oxidation of Pd° starts also at 300 °C. Under He, no small particle decomposition is observed probably due to strong interactions between particles and support whereas large particle reduction occurs between 700 and 750 °C. After thermal decomposition under He, the oxidation starts at 300 °C. Thus, the reduction phenomenon (small and large crystal domain) depends on the nature of the reducing agent (H(2), CH(4), He). However, whatever the reduction or decomposition treatment or the crystal domain, Pd° oxidation starts at 300 °C and is completed only at temperatures higher than 550 °C. Under lean conditions, with or without water, the palladium consists of reduced sites of palladium (Pd°, Pd(δ+) with δ < 2 or PdO(x) with x < 1) randomly distributed on palladium particles.     

Synthesis of silica supported AuCu nanoparticle catalysts and the effects of pretreatment conditions for the CO oxidation reaction

Supported gold nanoparticles have generated an immense interest in the field of catalysis due to their extremely high reactivity and selectivity. Recently, alloy nanoparticles of gold have received a lot of attention due to their enhanced catalytic properties. Here we report the synthesis of silica supported AuCu nanoparticles through the conversion of supported Au nanoparticles in a solution of Cu(C(2)H(3)O(2))(2) at 300 °C. The AuCu alloy structure was confirmed through powder XRD (which indicated a weakly ordered alloy phase), XANES, and EXAFS. It was also shown that heating the AuCu/SiO(2) in an O(2) atmosphere segregated the catalyst into a Au-CuO(x) heterostructure between 150 °C to 240 °C. Heating the catalyst in H(2) at 300 °C reduced the CuO(x) back to Cu(0) to reform the AuCu alloy phase. It was found that the AuCu/SiO(2) catalysts were inactive for CO oxidation. However, various pretreatment conditions were required to form a highly active and stable Au-CuO(x)/SiO(2) catalyst to achieve 100% CO conversion below room-temperature. This is explained by the in situ FTIR result, which shows that CO molecules can be chemisorbed and activated only on the Au-CuO(x)/SiO(2) catalyst but not on the AuCu/SiO(2) catalyst.     

Interfacial thermodynamics of gallic acid adsorption on a chargeable hydrophobic surface

The thermodynamics of adsorption of gallic acid (GA, 3,4,5-trihydroxylbenzoic acid) on the hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) surface was studied by temperature-dependent stripping voltammetry (TD-SV), at physiological pH 7.4. The thermodynamic parameters, e.g., Gibbs free energy, ΔG(ADS), enthalpy, ΔΗ(ADS) and entropy, ΔS(ADS), of adsorption have been determined at physiological temperatures 2-40 °C. Chemisorption of the radical species ≡[GA(OH)(2)(O(-))]* is the energetically important reaction. The thermodynamic data show a complex mechanism of adsorption of GA on the electrode surface, which is strongly dependent on temperature. At low-temperatures T<12 °C, adsorption is controlled by enthalpy, while at T>22 °C, adsorption is entropy driven. In the temperature range 12 °C and 22 °C, a combined enthalpy-entropy stabilization occurs. A mechanism is proposed which analyses the implication of thermodynamics to the interfacial adsorption of polyphenols with cell membranes under physiological conditions.     

Efficient oxidative coupling of 2,6-disubstituted phenol catalyzed by a dicopper(II) complex

Complexation of a rigid multi-pyridine ligand bis(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine (bpnp) with [Cu(2)(TFA)(4)] (TFA = trifluoroacetate) resulted in the formation of a dinuclear copper(II) complex, namely [Cu(2)(bpnp)(μ-OH)(TFA)(3)] (1). This complex has been characterized by X-ray crystallographic, spectroscopic and elemental analyses. Complex 1 is an efficient catalyst for the oxidative coupling of various 2,6-disubstituted phenols with molecular oxygen. Yields and selectivity depend on the reaction conditions employed, the best results being obtained in isopropanol or dioxane at 90 °C with yields of >99%. Mechanistic pathway of the catalysis is discussed.     

High temperature selective growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a narrow chirality distribution from a CoPt bimetallic catalyst

Chirality-controlled synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is a prerequisite for their practical applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices. We report here a novel bimetallic CoPt catalyst for the selective growth of high quality SWCNTs with a narrow chirality distribution at relatively high temperatures of 800 °C and 850 °C using atmospheric pressure alcohol chemical vapor deposition. The addition of Pt into a Co catalyst forms a CoPt alloy and significantly reduces the diameters of the as-grown SWCNTs and narrows their chirality distributions.     

酸性介质中Pt-Ir-SnO2/C电催化氧化乙醇

采用改良的B(o)nnemann法合成了一系列新型炭载Pt-Ir-SnO2催化剂.电化学结果表明,在室温下新型电催化剂Pt-Iro.07-SnO2/C可有效断裂乙醇中C-C键,促进乙醇在低电位下完全氧化,其CO2生成量为Pt/C催化剂的2倍.另外,该三元催化剂显著增强乙醇的氧化反应,在室温下其电流密度为Pt/C的3倍.     

Correlation of CdS nanocrystal formation with elemental sulfur activation and its implication in synthetic development

Formation of CdS nanocrystals in the classic approach (with octadecene (ODE) as the solvent and elemental sulfur and cadmium carboxylate as the precursors) was found to be kinetically dependent on reduction of elemental sulfur by ODE, which possessed a critical temperature (~180 °C). After elemental sulfur was activated by ODE, the formation reaction of CdS followed closely. 2-tetradecylthiophene from the activation of S by ODE and fatty acids from the formation reaction of CdS were found to be the only soluble side products. The overall reaction stoichiometry further suggested that oxidation of each ODE molecule generated two molecules of H(2)S, which in turn reacted with two molecules of cadmium carboxylate molecules to yield two CdS molecular units and four molecules of fatty acids. In comparison to alkanes, octadecene was found to be substantially more active as a reductant for elemental sulfur. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of quantitative correlation between chemical reactions and formation of high-quality nanocrystals under synthetic conditions. To demonstrate the importance of such discovery, we designed two independent and simplified synthetic approaches for synthesis of CdS nanocrystals. One approach with its reaction temperature at the critical temperature of S activation (180 °C) used the same reactant composition as the classic approach but without any hot injection. The other approach performed at an ordinary laboratory temperature (≤100 °C) and in a common organic solvent (toluene) was achieved by addition of fatty amine as activation reagent of elemental sulfur.     

前驱体中N含量对FeN/C催化剂氧还原活性的影响研究

采用热解法制备FeN/C催化剂,考察催化剂前驱体中氮含量对其氧还原活性的影响. 使用X射线衍射、比表面积和孔径分布测试、透射电子显微镜以及热重分析等方法对催化剂的结构、形貌及催化剂前驱体的热性质等进行表征,使用线性扫描伏安法对催化剂的氧还原活性进行测试. 结果表明,以1,10-菲啰啉为氮源,FeCl₃为铁源,Black Pearl 2000为载体,催化剂前驱体中1,10-菲啰啉含量为20wt%,Fe含量为1wt %时,热处理制备所得催化剂粒子分布均匀,比表面积为824.48 m ²·g ^-1,平均孔隙为10.58 nm,表面的氮元素含量为0.31wt%;并具有最好的氧还原催化活性.催化剂前驱体中氮源含量在热解过程中导致催化剂的比表面积、孔径结构及表面氮元素含量的变化是影响催化剂活性的关键因素.     

预处理温度对甘油氢解双金属Ir-Re催化剂性能的影响

在生物柴油生产过程中大量副产的甘油是重要的生物质转化平台化合物.通过甘油氢解制备高附加值的1,3-丙二醇是甘油的资源化利用的重要途径,能够显著提高生物柴油产业的经济效益,同时也是探究更复杂的糖醇类化合物氢解的模型反应.因此,甘油氢解制备1,3-丙二醇成为当前学术界的研究热点.通常,以Re或W为助剂修饰的贵金属催化剂是有效的甘油选择性氢解制1,3-丙二醇的催化剂,其中,双金属Ir-Re催化剂是目前最高效的催化剂之一.甘油氢解反应是典型的结构敏感性反应,它的催化性能依赖于双金属催化剂的结构,而后者受制备工艺条件如热处理方式及条件的影响.最近,我们报道了以直接还原法(即浸渍-还原法)制备的Ir-Re催化剂为合金结构,在甘油氢解中表现出更为优越的反应活性及目前报道中最高的1,3-丙二醇生成速率,并提出了可能的双功能反应机理,即催化剂表面的Re-OH酸性位和Ir均为甘油氢解的活性位.本文采用直接还原法制备KIT-6(具有三维有序介孔孔道结构的SiO2)负载的双金属Ir-Re催化剂,进一步研究还原温度对Ir-Re/KIT-6的结构及其催化性能的影响,揭示催化剂表面酸性在甘油氢解反应中的重要作用并阐明其构-效关系.结果显示不同还原温度(400–700 oC)制备的催化剂的比表面积、孔体积及孔径数据基本一致,表明还原温度对Ir-Re/KIT-6的织构性质的影响很小.根据程序升温还原和透射电镜-能量散射点扫描结果可知,不同温度还原后的催化剂表面Ir和Re均以金属态形式存在,同时两者存在直接的相互作用,形成了Ir-Re合金;而漫反射红外图谱上CO吸附峰的红移以及峰形的显著变化也印证了Ir-Re合金结构的形成. TEM结果显示,在400–700oC还原后得到的Ir-Re合金纳米粒子均匀分布于KIT-6上,尺寸基本一致(2.5–2.8 nm),与CO化学吸附结果一致.此外, NH3-程序升温脱附结果表明催化剂的酸量随着还原温度的升高而逐渐增大,但酸强度没有明显变化,这可能是由于高温还原进一步促进了Ir和Re的相互作用,在原子尺度上混合更为均匀所致. Ir-Re催化剂上甘油氢解反应结果显示,随着还原温度由400提高到600 oC,所制催化剂的活性先增加而后趋于稳定.由此可以认为Ir-Re催化性能的差异与Ir分散度和酸强度的关联较小,主要是由于催化剂表面酸量所致.直接关联酸量与反应活性(以反应时间内的平均1,3-丙二醇生成速率表示)可以看到,反应活性随着酸量的增加而线性增大,表明Ir-Re/KIT-6的表面酸量直接影响了甘油氢解反应速率的快慢,即酸位Re-OH直接参与了催化反应.众所周知, Re金属活化H2的能力很弱,而金属Ir在反应中起到催化加氢的作用.实验结果很好地印证了Ir-Re合金催化甘油氢解反应的双功能反应机理,即酸位Re-OH与金属Ir协同参与氢解反应,分别作为甘油吸附位和H2活化中心,因此提高催化剂的表面Re-OH的数量将是进一步提高催化活性的途径之一.总的来说,在400–700 oC还原得到的Ir-Re/KIT-6催化剂具有Ir-Re合金结构.还原温度对催化剂的织构性质、金属纳米粒子的尺寸、Ir的分散度及表面酸强度的影响不大,但还原温度的升高有利于Ir和Re的相互作用,显著提高了催化剂的表面酸量,因而提高催化活性.此外,表面酸量和反应活性的线性关系表明酸位Re-OH参与Ir-Re合金催化甘油氢解反应,印证了双功能反应机理.     

Scope of direct arylation of fluorinated aromatics with aryl sulfonates

The scope and limitations of direct arylation of fluorinated aromatics with aryl sulfonates was examined. Pd(OAc)(2), in the presence of MePhos and KOAc in THF, efficiently catalyzed the direct arylation of fluoro aromatics with aryl triflates under ambient conditions. Sterically hindered triflates and heteroaryl triflates gave good to excellent yields of the cross coupled products using a modified catalyst system which involves Pd(OAc)(2)-RuPhos at 100 °C. The direct arylation of electron deficient arenes with aryl mesylates is also established using Pd(OAc)(2)-SPhos as the catalyst in toluene-(t)BuOH at 120 °C.     

表面Mo修饰提高CeTiO_x催化剂低温脱硝性能（英文）

近年来,以雾霾为代表的大气污染问题严重影响到经济社会的可持续发展.其中,氮氧化物(NOx)的大量排放是导致雾霾天气的重要原因之一.氨选择性催化还原(NH3-SCR)是目前消除氮氧化物的主流技术,低温NH3-SCR更是广泛应用于钢铁、焦化、水泥、玻璃、陶瓷和垃圾焚烧等行业的烟气排放治理.传统的V2O5-WO3/Ti O2催化剂活性温度高(300–400 oC)且钒具有生物毒性,因此亟待开发环境友好的低温非钒基脱硝催化剂.最近, Ce Ti Ox基催化剂由于在中高温段(250–400 oC)表现出优异的脱硝性能而得到广泛关注.然而,该催化剂仍面临低温活性差及抗硫性能差的问题,制约了其工业化应用.研究显示,添加过渡金属可提高Ce Ti Ox基催化剂的脱硝活性和抗硫中毒性能,这主要是因为过渡金属的添加可以有效改善催化剂的氧化还原性能和表面酸性.Mo O3作为一种可以提供大量酸性位的氧化物,常被用作助剂改善钒钨钛催化剂的活性.研究显示, Mo O3的引入可以促进催化剂中钒物种的分散度以及提高表面酸性.基于此,我们制备了一系列不同Mo含量的Mo O3/Ce Ti Ox催化剂,以期提高Ce Ti Ox催化剂的低温脱硝性能及抗SO2中毒能力,并着重研究表面Mo的修饰对Ce Ti Ox催化剂物理化学性质的影响.研究发现,表面Mo修饰可以显著提高Ce Ti Ox的低温催化活性,其脱硝效率在150 oC即可达到80%,同时抗SO2中毒能力也得到增强.进一步借助X射线衍射、比表面积测定、氢气程序升温还原、氨气程序升温脱附和X射线光电子能谱等方法对催化剂进行了全面表征分析.结果显示,表面Mo修饰对Ce Ti Ox催化剂物理化学性质的影响与其脱硝性能有着密不可分的关系.首先,钼物种主要是以Mo O3的形式存在于Ce Ti Ox表面,其最佳的负载量为4wt.%.其次,表面Mo的沉积显著提高了催化剂的表面酸量,尤其是Br?nsted酸位的数量,而表面酸位的增加有利于催化剂吸附与活化反应物种NH3;同时,表面Mo修饰还减弱了硝酸盐在催化剂表面的吸附,进一步促使NH3-SCR反应按照Eley-Rideal机理顺利进行.最后,该催化剂在H2O和SO2存在的条件下仍具有最佳的脱硝性能,因而有望用于实际含SO2的低温烟气脱硝.