Nickel Boride Catalysts in Organic Synthesis (IV). The Effect of Water Washing on P-2 Nickel Boride Catalyst

Water washing of P-2 nickel boride brings about a new catalyst designated as P-2W nickel boride. This P-2W catalyst is more reactive than P-1 or P-2 in the hydrogenation of cyclohexanone and nitrobenzene. The P-2W, however, is less selective than P-2 in the hydrogenation of cyclic olefins.     

The Chemisorptive Properties of Nickel Borides

The chemisorptive properties of the nickel borides have been studied with temperature programmed desorption of H₂ and CO. The TPD chromatograms of H₂ show two major peaks at 150°C and 300°C for the P-1 and P-2W nickel borides and a major peak at 150°C for the DBNi and CrP-1 nickel borides. Not all hydrogen molecules are dissociatively adsorbed on surface nickel, some hydrogens diffuse and are absorbed into the matrix of the nickel borides. Except the Cr-promoted P-1(P-2W), the nickel borides do not exhibit the obvious chemisorptive capacity for CO. The Cr-promoted nickel borides, on the other hand, not only have the obvious uptake capacity for CO but also have the good activity for CO dissociation.     

A Durable Nickel Single‐Atom Catalyst for Hydrogenation Reactions and Cellulose Valorization under Harsh Conditions

Hydrothermally stable, acid‐resistant nickel catalysts are highly desired in hydrogenation reactions, but such a catalyst remains absent owing to the inherent vulnerability of nickel under acidic conditions. An ultra‐durable Ni‐N‐C single‐atom catalyst (SAC) has now been developed that possesses a remarkable Ni content (7.5 wt %) required for practical usage. This SAC shows not only high activities for hydrogenation of various unsaturated substrates but also unprecedented durability for the one‐pot conversion of cellulose under very harsh conditions (245 °C, 60 bar H₂, presence of tungstic acid in hot water). Using integrated spectroscopy characterization and computational modeling, the active site structure is identified as (Ni‐N4)???N, where significantly distorted octahedral coordination and pyridinic N constitute a frustrated Lewis pair for the heterolytic dissociation of dihydrogen, and the robust covalent chemical bonding between Ni and N atoms accounts for its ultrastability.     

Methods of Asymmetric Synthesis—Enantioselective Catalytic Hydrogenation

It is proposed that asymmetric syntheses be divided into enantioselective and diastereoselective syntheses. The enantioselective hydrogenations discussed in the present progress report were catalyzed by Raney nickel that had previously been treated with solutions of optically active compounds. Relationships exist between the enantioselectivity of the catalyst and the structure of the chiral compound used to modify it.     

Ni基催化剂在邻甲酚原位加氢反应中的催化性能

采用等体积浸渍法制备了一系列负载型Ni基催化剂,利用XRD、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD 等技术表征了催化剂的理化特性,考察了载体（CMK-3、SiO2ZrO2、MgO、Al2O3）、助剂（Cu、Ce、Fe）对Ni基催化剂理化特性的影响,测试了230 oC、0.1 MPa冷压下催化剂对邻甲酚原位加氢反应的性能．结果表明,在负载型镍基催化剂作用下,甲醇水相重整制氢反应可以与邻甲酚的原位加氢反应相耦合;以CMK-3为载体的催化剂活性明显优于其他三种载体,邻甲酚的转化率为45.35%;助剂的添加对催化剂性能影响显著,Fe 的引入使原位加氢体系的转化率降至40.49%,助剂Ce、Cu的加入提高了Ni/CMK-3催化剂的原位加氢反应性能,转化率分别提高至64.6%、66.8%,Cu的添加改变了产物的分布,在产物中出现了新产物甲苯;同时探讨原位加氢反应路径及反应机理．     

Ni／SiO2催化剂上间二硝基苯液相加氢制间苯二胺

 将等体积浸渍法制备的Ni／SiO2催化剂应用于间二硝基苯液相加氢制间苯二胺反应中，通过BET，XRD，TEM，TPR，H2－TPD和活性评价等方法对催化剂的物化性质及催化性能进行了研究，考察了镍含量对催化剂活性的影响．结果表明，Ni／SiO2催化剂不仅具有很高的催化活性，而且对间苯二胺表现出很高的选择性；催化剂的活性随着镍含量的不同而有所变化．当w（Ni）＜20％时，随着镍负载量的增加，催化剂的活性逐渐升高，而当w（Ni）≥20％时，催化剂的活性和选择性基本趋于稳定．影响催化剂活性及选择性的主要因素是催化剂的活性比表面积．     

助剂对超细CuO－ZnO－SiO_2催化剂性质和CO_2加氢反应性能的影响

研究了９种助剂对用于ＣＯ２加氢反应的超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂性能的影响，并进行了ＸＲＤ和ＴＰＲ表征．结果表明，助剂影响超细催化剂的性质和催化性能，ＴｉＯ２、ＣｅＯ２、ＭｇＯ和Ｌａ２Ｏ３是ＣＯ２加氢合成甲醇的超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂体系的优良助剂．在含有不同助剂的ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂体系内存在ＣｕＯ和ＺｎＯ晶相，但除ＣｅＯ２以外，其它的助剂都可能以微晶或无定型的形式存在．ＴＰＲ研究表明，添加的助剂除ＣｅＯ２以外，都使超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂的还原温度提高，而且助剂对ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂活性的影响，按照助剂对ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂还原温度的影响进行了探讨     

助剂对Ni/海泡石催化剂加氢性能的影响

以海泡石为载体,Ｎｉ为活性组,用浸渍法制备了一系列含不同助剂的Ｎｉ基海泡石催化剂,以ＣＯ２甲烷化及苯加氢为探针反应,研究了催化剂的活性及抗硫性能,用Ｈ２－ＴＰＤ、ＸＰＳ、活性表面积及活化能的测定等于段,对催化剂进行表征,并从热力学上探讨ＣＯ２甲烷化的适宜温度。实验结果表明,海泡石或助剂的加入,能使镍晶粒变小,增加活性镍的表面积以及使镍原子的电子云密度升高,从而提高了催化剂的活性和使用寿命。能使镍晶     

合成气直接制二甲醚双功能催化剂助剂的研究

合成气直接制二甲醚较间接法制取二甲醚有显著的经济效益和重要的理论意义，因而日益引起人们的重视［１］．其核心是研制兼有甲醇合成和脱水两种功能的催化剂，即在催化剂中同时含有这两种功能的活性组分．目前采用的催化剂体系多为铜锌氧化物和酸性脱水组分组成的复合催...     

Hydrogenation of Epoxides to Anti-Markovnikov Alcohols over a Nickel Heterogenous Catalyst Prepared from Biomass (Rice) Waste

The synthesis of primary alcohols (from olefins) is an important and challenging transformation, as most of the current methods suffer from regioselectivity issues. This work describes the utilization of rice husk (RH) from agricultural waste as support for the preparation of a catalyst for the conversion of olefin oxides to primary alcohols. The catalyst was synthesized by pyrolysis of RH impregnated with nickel, and characterized by IR, AAS, XRD, BET, XPS, TEM, and TPD technics. The catalyst shows excellent activity and selectivity towards anti-Markovnikov alcohols, acting simultaneously as Brønsted acid, solid Lewis acid, and as hydrogenation catalyst. A substrate screening was done, the catalyst's recycling stability was assessed, and a plausibly reaction mechanism was proposed.     

Boron‐Dependency of Molybdenum Boride Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Molybdenum‐based materials have been considered as alternative catalysts to noble metals, such as platinum, for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We have synthesized four binary bulk molybdenum borides Mo₂B, α‐MoB, β‐MoB, and MoB₂ by arc‐melting. All four phases were tested for their electrocatalytic activity (linear sweep voltammetry) and stability (cyclic voltammetry) with respect to the HER in acidic conditions. Three of these phases were studied for their HER activity and by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for the first time; MoB₂ and β‐MoB show excellent activity in the same range as the recently reported α‐MoB and β‐Mo₂C phases, while the molybdenum richest phase Mo₂B show significantly lower HER activity, indicating a strong boron‐dependency of these borides for the HER. In addition, MoB₂ and β‐MoB show long‐term cycle stability in acidic solution.     

TiO2担载镍催化剂上硝基苯液相加氢（英文）

The catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline employing nickel impregnated on rutile,anatase,and high surface area titania supports has been investigated.The nickel is present in elemental state as fcc phase on the catalyst as evidenced by X-ray diffraction results.The Ni crystallite size was found to be greater for Ni/anatase.The temperature-programmed reduction results suggest a greater metal-support interaction for Ni/rutile.The observed order of catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene is Ni/rutile > Ni/anatase > Ni/TiO2.A conversion of 99% was observed for Ni/rutile at 140 oC and hydrogen pressure of 1.96 MPa.Interestingly,aniline is the only product formed which demonstrates the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene proceeds with atom economy.Both Ni/rutile and Ni/anatase exhibited a better stability than Ni/TiO2.The hydrogenation proceeds with the preferential adsorption of hydrogen on nickel present in the catalyst surface,possibly assisted by TiOx species.     

纳米镍在硝基苯加氢中催化性能的研究

纳米镍在硝基苯加氢中催化性能的研究左东华，张志琨，崔作林（青岛化工学院纳米材料研究所，青岛２６６０４２）关键词纳米镍，催化加氢，硝基苯．硝基化合物加氢还原是化工生产中的一个重要化工单元反应，现今工业生产中大多采用Ｒａｎｅｙ－Ｎｉ作为催化剂。但由于在Ｒ...     

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5‐(Hydroxymethyl)furfural Using High‐Surface‐Area Nickel Boride

The electrochemical oxidation of the biorefinery product 5‐(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) to 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), an important platform chemical for the polymer industry, is receiving increasing interest. FDCA‐based polymers such as polyethylene 2,5‐furandicarboxylate (PEF) are sustainable candidates for replacing polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Herein, we report the highly efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of HMF to FDCA, using Ni foam modified with high‐surface‐area nickel boride (Ni_xB) as the electrode. Constant potential electrolysis in combination with HPLC revealed a high faradaic efficiency of close to 100 % towards the production of FDCA with a yield of 98.5 %. Operando electrochemistry coupled to ATR‐IR spectroscopy indicated that HMF is oxidized preferentially via 5‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐furancarboxylic acid rather than via 2,5‐diformylfuran, which is in agreement with HPLC results. This study not only reports a low‐cost active electrocatalyst material for the electrochemical oxidation of HMF to FDCA, but additionally provides insight into the reaction pathway.     

碳氮复合材料负载镍甲醇羰基化催化剂的研究

通过碳化由偏氯乙烯和丙烯腈悬浮共聚得到的前体,制得碳氮复合材料,将其负载金属镍后即得气相甲醇羰基化反应的催化剂。分别采用扫描电镜(SEM)、氮气吸附、XPS、电子探针(EPMA)等方法对该材料及由其制得的催化剂进行表征,证明该催化剂中的镍呈高度分散的纳米粒子状态。采用固定床反应器对该催化剂进行催化性能测试,结果表明该催化剂在较低金属镍负载量及较温和的条件下即可具有较好的催化性能。该催化剂的最佳镍负载量为1.5%左右。     

载体对镍催化剂催化乙醇水蒸气重整制氢反应性能的影响

 采用等量浸渍法制备了不同载体负载的镍催化剂,考察了载体对催化剂催化乙醇水蒸气重整制氢反应性能的影响. 结果表明,在650 ℃和101.3 kPa下,不同载体负载的催化剂上乙醇的转化率都接近100%,但选择性相差很大,选择性大小顺序为: ZnO≈La2O3＞CeO2＞MgO＞γ-Al2O3＞TiO2＞ZrO2＞硅胶＞硅藻土. TPR和XRD结果表明,除TiO2外,各载体负载的催化剂的主要物相中都包括NiO相,其对催化剂的活性起重要作用,而Ni与载体的相互作用程度影响催化剂的选择性. 当相互作用较弱,活性组分基本以NiO相存在时,催化剂的选择性较低;当相互作用太强,不存在NiO相时,催化剂的活性和选择性都很低; 当相互作用较强,部分Ni与载体作用生成新物相且与NiO相共存时,催化剂的活性和选择性最高.     

焙烧及还原温度对对硝基苯酚加氢合成对氨基苯酚Ni/TiO2催化剂性能的影响

采用等体积浸渍法制备了Ni/TiO2催化剂,考察了焙烧和还原温度对其结构及催化对硝基苯酚加氢合成对氨基苯酚反应性能的影响,利用X射线衍射、程序升温还原及H2化学吸附等方法对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,923 K以下焙烧制备的催化剂中镍物种主要以与载体相互作用不同的NiO形式存在,随着焙烧温度的升高,催化剂中NiO与TiO2间的相互作用增强.经723 K还原后,随焙烧温度升高,催化剂的H2化学吸附量减小,而923 K焙烧的催化剂具有较佳的加氢反应性能,这与金属镍和TiOx(x<2)的协同作用有关.对于923 K焙烧的催化剂,当还原温度较低时,NiO还原不完全,金属镍与TiOx的相互作用较弱,催化剂活性较低;当还原温度过高时,镍晶粒发生烧结,并且催化剂的镍活性表面因镍与TiOx的相互作用增强而减小,从而导致催化剂活性降低,适宜的还原温度为673 K.当Ni/TiO2催化剂具有适宜的镍活性表面及适宜的金属镍与TiOx相互作用时,金属镍与TiOx的协同对-NO2的加氢活化最为有利.     

Accelerated Durability Test for High-Surface-Area Oxyhydroxide Nickel Supported on Raney Nickel as Catalyst for the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction

We demonstrate a fit-for-purpose accelerated durability test (ADT) of a high-surface-area catalyst for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Using an automatized electrochemical setup enabled us to run a complex ADT protocol including online detection of the effective solution resistance as well as linear voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, cyclic galvanograms, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for 55 h in total. Using this protocol, we tested the service life stability of a nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOx) catalyst based on Raney Ni. The catalyst was prepared by growing nickel oxyhydroxide on high-surface-area Raney Ni and subsequent formation of the active phase. The successful synthesis of the active NiOx phase is supported by cyclic voltammetry and Raman spectroscopy. The as prepared and activated Raney NiOx exhibits an overpotential for the OER of 304 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² with a Tafel slope of 53 mV dec⁻¹ and roughness factors as high as 4515 determined by EIS during OER. By concentrating for the ADT protocol on current densities relevant for coupling water electrolysis to photovoltaics, it is demonstrated that Raney NiOx is a promising anode material candidate as it is earth abundant and its active phase exhibits high OER activity as well as stability.     

Metal Triflimidates: Better than Metal Triflates as Catalysts in Organic Synthesis—The Effect of a Highly Delocalized Counteranion

The continuously increasing need for novel and selective methods in organic synthesis to aid drug discovery and to address environmental concerns is a constant source of stimulation to develop novel and more efficient reaction systems. This has often resulted in a focus on transition metals, ligands, and additives, with much less attention paid to the counterion(s) of the metal cation. Recently, metal salts with one or more triflimidate counterion(s) have appeared as a unique class of catalysts that display outstanding σ‐ and π‐Lewis acid character. The highly delocalized nature of the triflimidate counterion, combined with its high steric hindrance results in virtually no nucleophilic behavior and an extremely high positive charge density on the metal cation, thus enhancing its Lewis acid character. Consequently, these metal triflimidates often outperform their metal halide or triflate analogues. This Review describes general methods for the preparation of metal triflimidate salts and their use as catalysts.