还原方式及还原温度对甲烷部分氧化镍催化剂结构和反应性能的影响

采用H2 TPR、TEM及活性评价等手段,考察了还原方式（等温和程序升温还原）及还原温度对不同温度（550℃和950℃）焙烧制备的镍基催化剂结构和甲烷部分氧化反应性能的影响。结果表明,与程序升温还原方式相比,等温还原的催化剂中镍物种的还原度较低、Ni晶粒度较小。还原方式对550℃焙烧制备的催化剂（POM-1）的甲烷部分氧化反应性能影响不明显,但等温还原的催化剂反应过程中床层温度较低。随着等温还原温度的提高,POM-1催化剂的镍还原度有所降低,而950℃焙烧制备的催化剂（POM-5）还原度略有增加,且具有较小的镍晶粒。随着等温还原温度的提高,POM-1催化剂反应性能无明显差异,但床层热点温度提高;POM-5催化剂反应性能随还原温度的提高而提高,且床层温度呈现降低趋势。通过分析发现,催化剂床层温度与催化剂镍晶粒大小密切相关,较小的镍晶粒利于床层热点温度的降低,这与较大镍晶粒利于甲烷完全氧化反应有关。     

Titanium(III) chloride and electrochemical reduction of pyrazine,quinoxaline and triazine derivatives and of their salts

The reduction of pyrazine, quinoxaline and triazine derivatives by titanium(III) chloride leads to di- or tetrahydrogenated compounds. High yields of tetrahydro compounds are also obtained through the reduction of quinoxalinium salts. These results are compared with those obtained by electrochemical reduction.     

全氟萘烷的化学还原与电化学还原

全氟碳化合物 ( PFCs)是分子中与碳原子相连的氢 (官能团中的除外 )全部被氟原子取代的有机氟化合物 .由于氟元素的电负性最大 ,所以 C— F键的键能很大 ( 4 80～ 5 30 k J/mol) ;PFCs与相应的碳氢化合物相比 ,C— F键的键长 ( 0 .1 3nm)与 C— H键的键长 ( 0 .1 nm)接近 ,而且氟原子的范德华半径( 0 .1 5 nm)与氢原子的范德华半径 ( 0 .1 2 nm)也非常接近 ,所以当碳氢化合物中的氢原子被氟原子取代而形成全氟碳化合物后 ,结构上不会发生太大的变化 [1] ;但是全氟碳化合物的物理化学性质与原来碳氢化合物的物理化学性质有显著差异 ,表…     

还原温度与时间对铁基催化剂浆态床F-T合成性能的影响

在浆态床反应器中考察了未还原催化剂以及在240℃和270℃的还原温度下还原时间对Fe/Cu/K/SiO2催化剂F-T合成反应性能的影响,采用Mssbauer谱研究了还原和反应后催化剂的物相组成。结果表明,在240℃延长还原时间或将还原温度升高到270℃均有利于催化剂的还原,270℃还原的催化剂的活性和稳定性明显高于未还原和240℃还原的催化剂,催化剂的运行稳定性与催化剂在反应过程中的流失量有密切关系。催化剂高温还原时烃产物分布倾向于生成低碳数的烃类,在相同的还原温度下,烃产物选择性随还原时间的延长向轻组分方向偏移。     

Ag/TiO2光催化氧化还原反应脱除水体中无机氮

采用光催化还原法制备了高活性的载银二氧化钛光催化剂,并用XRF、TEM、XRD及XPS、UV-Vis方法对催化剂进行了表征.考察了负载Ag的含量、催化剂制备时间、搅拌气体的种类以及Fe²⁺的添加等条件对该催化剂光催化水体脱氮活性的影响.结果表明:载银量1.0%时去除效果最佳;制备催化剂时光照时间不充分会使催化剂失去还原效力;氮气保护下催化剂反应活性更高;Fe²⁺的加入利于光催化反应;2 h光催化含氨氮和亚硝基氮的水样,总脱氮率达到了63.9%.     

Selective reductions. 59. Effective intramolecular asymmetric reductions of alpha-, beta-, and gamma-keto acids with diisopinocampheylborane and intermolecular asymmetric reductions of the corresponding esters with B-chlorodiisopinocampheylborane

A comparison of the stereochemistry of the products obtained from the intramolecular asymmetric reduction of a series of keto acids with (-)-diisopinocampheylborane and intermolecular asymmetric reduction of the corresponding series of keto esters with (-)-B-chlorodiisopinocampheylborane ((-)-DIP-Chloride) has been made. The stereochemistry of the hydroxy acids from the reduction of keto acids is dependent only on the enantiomer of the reagent used. The stereochemistry of the products from the reduction of keto esters is also consistent, except those of aliphatic alpha-keto esters. alpha-, beta-, and gamma-keto acids provide the corresponding hydroxy acids in 77-98% ee, and the alpha- and gamma- keto esters afford the hydroxy esters in 82->or=99% ee. beta-Keto esters do not undergo reduction. Although the reduction of delta-keto acids does not proceed under the same reaction conditions, the reduction of delta-keto esters is facile. All of the products from the reduction of gamma-keto acids and esters and delta-keto esters were converted to the corresponding lactones. This study revealed that DIP-Chloride is an efficient reagent for the reduction of alpha-keto esters at low temperatures.     

Reduction of MnFe2O4 without and with carbon

We succeeded in studying the mechanism of hydrogen added carbothermic reduction process of iron-manganese oxide by means of the new technique, simultaneous measurement of evolved gas analysis (EGA) and humidity sensor (HS). Water vapor evolved by the reduction with hydrogen can be detected by HS. Other gas was detected by TCD. Without carbon, the hydrogen reduction process was followed to the formation of the intermediate product between MnO and FeO and finally reduction to the mixture of MnO and Fe. With carbon, the intermediate products between MnO and FeO was formed at about 780 K. The methane was formed in higher temperature than 1073 K and the reduction with carbon proceeded mainly. At higher temperatures, methane decomposed to yield nascent carbon that tended to result in the acceleration of the reduction rate with carbon. The study is concerned with the mechanism of the hydrogen reduction of MnFe₂O₄ and the effect of without and with carbon on this reduction by means of combining EGA and HS. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of the Secondary Reduction on the Enantioselectivity and Function of Additives in the Chiral Oxazaborolidine‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Borane Reduction of Ketones

The secondary reduction in the direct and oxazaborolidine‐catalyzed asymmetric borane reduction of ketones was investigated by the use of GC/MS tracing titration and control experiments. The results indicate that the secondary reduction affects the enantioselectivity only in noncoordinated solvents at low temperature and not under the usual catalytic reduction conditions because the intermediate alkoxyborane is unstable and quickly converts to borane and dialkoxyborane. The function of an alcohol additive in the asymmetric borane reduction of ketones is to consume excess borane in the reduction system thus inhibiting noncatalytic reduction, which leads to increased enantioselectivity in the catalytic reduction.     

Electrochemical and mechanistic studies of Re(CO)3(dmbpy)CI] and their relation to the catalytic reduction of CO2

Electrochemical and mechanistic studies of the title compound in acetonitrile have been performed. The complex can undergo a reversible one-electron reduction to the radical anion as well as a further irreversible reduction to the dianion. The former can dimerize to give a presumed metal/metal bonded dimmer and the later undergoes rapid loss of chloride and incorporation of acetonitrile. The dimmer can undergo reversible one-electron oxidation and reduction, as well as additional irreversible oxidation and reduction reactions.The results seems to indicate that the reported catalytic activity of this and related materials for the reduction of carbon dioxide involves a sesqui-coordinated bipyridine intermediate.     

Synergistic effect of UV and l-ascorbic acid on the reduction of graphene oxide: Reduction kinetics and quantum chemical simulations

A photochemical strategy for eco-friendly reduction of graphene oxide (GO) was developed by using l-ascorbic acid (L-AA) as a photosensitive reducing agent. L-AA was excited and oxidized with deprotonation by UV irradiation (254 nm) and the proton coupled electron transfer induces chemical reduction of GO. This photochemical process is quite eco-friendly and scalable, and the reduction kinetics and degree of GO were highly enhanced. To understand the improved reduction power by UV light, the redox properties of L-AA in the ground and excited states were characterized by using quantum chemical simulations. Based on the results, we clearly demonstrated the mechanism how UV irradiation considerably enhances the reducing power of L-AA for the reduction of GO.     

Internal Spin Trapping of Thiyl Radical during the Complexation and Reduction of Cobalamin with Glutathione and Dithiothrietol

The activation of cobalamin requires the reduction of Cbl(III) to Cbl(II). The reduction by glutathione and dithiothreitol was followed using visible spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance. In addition the oxidation of glutathione was monitored. Glutathione first reacts with oxidized Cbl(III). The binding of a second glutathione required for the reduction to Cbl(II) is presumably located in the dimethyl benzimidazole ribonucleotide ligand cavity. The reduction of Cbl(III) by dithiothreitol, which contains two thiols, is much faster even though no stable Cbl(III) complex is formed. The reduction, by both thiol reagents, results in the formation of thiyl radicals, some of which are released to form oxidized thiol products and some of which remain associated with the reduced cobalamin. In the reduced state the intrinsic lower affinity for the benzimidazole base, coupled with a trans effect from the initial GSH bound to the β-axial site and a possible lowering of the pH results in an equilibrium between base-on and base-off complexes. The dissociation of the base facilitates a closer approach of the thiyl radical to the Co(II) α-axial site resulting in a complex with ferromagnetic exchange coupling between the metal ion and the thiyl radical. This is a unique example of 'internal spin trapping' of a thiyl radical formed during reduction. The finding that the reduction involves a peripheral site and that thiyl radicals produced during the reduction remain associated with the reduced cobalamin provide important new insights into our understanding of the formation and function of cobalamin enzymes.     

Copper‐Catalyzed Reduction of Alkyl Triflates and Iodides: An Efficient Method for the Deoxygenation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols

We describe an effective method for catalytic reduction of 1° alkyl sulfonates, and 1° and 2° iodides in the presence of a wide range of functional groups. This Cu‐catalyzed reaction provides a means for the effective deoxygenation of alcohols, as demonstrated by the highly selective reduction of 1° alcohols using a triflation/reduction sequence. A preliminary study of the reaction mechanism suggests that the reduction does not involve free‐radical intermediates.     

Chemoselective Quinoline and Isoquinoline Reduction by Energy Transfer Catalysis Enabled Hydrogen Atom Transfer

(Hetero)arene reduction is one of the key avenues for synthesizing related cyclic alkenes and alkanes. While catalytic hydrogenation and Birch reduction are the two broadly utilized approaches for (hetero)arene reduction across academia and industry over the last century, both methods have encountered significant chemoselectivity challenges. We hereby introduce a highly chemoselective quinoline and isoquinoline reduction protocol operating through selective energy transfer (EnT) catalysis, which enables subsequent hydrogen atom transfer (HAT). The design of this protocol bypasses the conventional metric of reduction reaction, that is, the reductive potential, and instead relies on the triplet energies of the chemical moieties and the kinetic barriers of energy and hydrogen atom transfer events. Many reducing labile functional groups, which were incompatible with previous (hetero)arene reduction reactions, are retained in this reaction. We anticipate that this protocol will trigger the further advancement of chemoselective arene reduction and enable the current arene-rich drug space to escape from flatland.     

Effects of molar mass, concentration and thermodynamic conditions on polymer-induced flow drag reduction

Drag reduction in Taylor flow of polystyrene solutions is investigated using a commercial rheometer equipped with a standard double-gap sample holder with axial symmetry. The dependence of drag reduction on various factors, including polymer molar mass, polymer concentration, and thermodynamic conditions is studied. Drag reduction induced by polystyrene in toluene is found to increase with increasing polymer concentration in the dilute concentration regime. It is also seen that molecules with high molar mass of the polymer promote drag reduction. In terms of hydrodynamic volume fraction normalisation, it is found that most of the drag reduction effect occurs at volume fractions below 0.2. It is observed that drag reduction is favoured by good thermodynamic conditions of the polymer-solvent system. Both the flow induced extension of the polymer chains and the hydrodynamic volume fraction occupied by the polymer molecules seem to play an important role for the drag reduction effect.     

Coupling of Solar Energy and Thermal Energy for Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Status and Prospects

Enormous efforts have been devoted to the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) by utilizing various driving forces, such as heat, electricity, and radiation. However, the efficient reduction of CO₂ is still challenging because of sluggish kinetics. Recent pioneering studies from several groups, including us, have demonstrated that the coupling of solar energy and thermal energy offers a novel and promising strategy to promote the activity and/or manipulate selectivity in CO₂ reduction. Herein, we clarify the definition and principles of coupling solar energy and thermal energy, and comprehensively review the status and prospects of CO₂ reduction by coupling solar energy and thermal energy. Catalyst design, reactor configuration, photo‐mediated activity/selectivity, and mechanism studies in photo‐thermo CO₂ reduction will be emphasized. The aim of this Review is to promote understanding towards CO₂ activation and provide guidelines for the design of new catalysts for the efficient reduction of CO₂.     

Reduction of 2-chloro-N-phenylpropanamide and 2-methyl-N-phenylaziridine with lithium aluminium hydride

The reduction of 2-chloro-N-phenylpropanamide with LiAlH(4) has been re-examined. In contrast to previous findings, we obtain in almost equal quantities two amines from this reaction, namely N-propylaniline and the rearranged product N-isopropylaniline. 2-Methyl-N-phenylaziridine is an intermediate in the reduction and can be isolated from reactions with less LiAlH(4). Reduction of 2-methyl-N-phenylaziridine itself proceeds non-regioselectively to provide a mixture of propyl- and isopropylanilines. Formation of the amines by reduction of the aziridine is much slower than formation by reduction of the 2-chloropropanamide, which indicates that Lewis acid catalysis (by aluminium chlorohydrides) facilitates the reduction of the aziridine. In addition, Lewis acid catalysis increases the relative yield of the propylamine product. The reduction of 2-chloro-N-phenylpropanamide furnishes 2-phenylamino-1-propanol as a by-product, rather than the previously proposed 1-phenylamino-2-propanol.     

Reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives using sodium borohydride and transition metal sulfides

Reported here is the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds using sodium borohydride and transition metal sulfides as catalysts. The reaction conditions were optimized using the reduction of nitrobenzene as a model reaction. The catalysts studied were iron sulfide (Fe₃S₄), copper sulfide (CuS), zinc sulfide (ZnS), cobalt sulfide (Co₃S₄), and nickel sulfide (NiS). The reduction was monitored using gas chromatography. Quantitative conversions were achieved using Co₃S₄ and NiS, representing a ten-fold increase in reactivity compared to the non-catalyzed reaction. Fe₃S₄ and ZnS had no apparent effect on the reduction of nitrobenzene while the reduction using CuS showed a marginal increase. The reduction method was applied to several aryl-nitro derivatives containing either electron-withdrawing or electron-donating groups. Halogen containing aryl-nitro compounds were reduced without dehalogenation. The reduction had no effect on other functional groups such as carboxylic acids, esters, amides, or alkenes, indicating that the reduction is highly chemoselective.     

Oxygen activation and electron transfer in flavocytochrome P450 BM3

In flavocytochrome P450 BM3, there is a conserved phenylalanine residue at position 393 (Phe393), close to Cys400, the thiolate ligand to the heme. Substitution of Phe393 by Ala, His, Tyr, and Trp has allowed us to modulate the reduction potential of the heme, while retaining the structural integrity of the enzyme's active site. Substrate binding triggers electron transfer in P450 BM3 by inducing a shift from a low- to high-spin ferric heme and a 140 mV increase in the heme reduction potential. Kinetic analysis of the mutants indicated that the spin-state shift alone accelerates the rate of heme reduction (the rate determining step for overall catalysis) by 200-fold and that the concomitant shift in reduction potential is only responsible for a modest 2-fold rate enhancement. The second step in the P450 catalytic cycle involves binding of dioxygen to the ferrous heme. The stabilities of the oxy-ferrous complexes in the mutant enzymes were also analyzed using stopped-flow kinetics. These were found to be surprisingly stable, decaying to superoxide and ferric heme at rates of 0.01-0.5 s(-)(1). The stability of the oxy-ferrous complexes was greater for mutants with higher reduction potentials, which had lower catalytic turnover rates but faster heme reduction rates. The catalytic rate-determining step of these enzymes can no longer be the initial heme reduction event but is likely to be either reduction of the stabilized oxy-ferrous complex, i.e., the second flavin to heme electron transfer or a subsequent protonation event. Modulating the reduction potential of P450 BM3 appears to tune the two steps in opposite directions; the potential of the wild-type enzyme appears to be optimized to maximize the overall rate of turnover. The dependence of the visible absorption spectrum of the oxy-ferrous complex on the heme reduction potential is also discussed.     

Kinetics of radiation. Chemical processes in isopolymolybdates and isopolytungstates

The kinetics of radiation reduction of Mo(VI) and W(VI) in aqueous formic acid or acidified methanol solutions has been studied. The rate constants of radiation-chemical processes have been measured by pulse radiolysis technique. It has been shown that the reduction of polytungstates in aqueous formic acid solutions, contrary to polymolybdates whose reduction proceeds via lower oxidation states, leads directly to W(V) compounds. In acidified aqueous methanol solutions the isopolymetallate blues are the only optically detected products of the reduction.     

Reduction of mono- and dichlorobiphenyls with sodium-naphthalene complex

Reactivity of low-chlorinated congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls in relation to sodiumnaphthalene complex in THF was studied. It was shown that the rate of reduction of these substrates weakly depended on their structure. The regioselectivity of the first stage of reduction of dichlorobiphenyls may be caused by relative stability of the intermediately formed aryl radicals. Kinetic analysis of the processes taking place in the system showed that sodium-naphthalene complex alongside with one-electron reduction of dichlorobiphenyls is involved also in the multi-electron reduction leading directly to biphenyl avoiding the stage of formation of monochlorobiphenyl.