Theoretical study of the mechanism for C-H bond activation in spin-forbidden reaction between Ti~+ and C_2H_4

The mechanism of the spin-forbidden reaction Ti+(4F, 3d24s1) + C2H4 → TiC2H2+ (2A2) + H2 on both doublet and quartet potential energy surfaces has been investigated at the B3LYP level of theory. Crossing points between the potential energy surfaces and the possible spin inversion process are discussed by means of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) calculations. The strength of the SOC between the low-lying quartet state and the doublet state is 59.3 cm-1 in the intermediate complex IM1-4B2. Thus, the changes of its ...     

A computational study on the gas phase reaction of Os^＋ with N2O

The reaction of Os~+(~6D,~4F) with N_2O has been investigated at B3LYP/TZVP and CCSD(T)/6-311+G~* levels of theory.The mechanisms corresponding to O-atom and N-atom transfer reactions have been revealed.It was found that on the sextet reaction surface both the O-atom and N-atom transfer reactions undergo through direct-abstraction mechanism,leading to the formation of OsO~+ and OsN~+,whereas on quartet surface the two reactions undergo through O-N bond or N-N bond insertion mechanism.The calculated energ...     

First-principles Calculations of H2O Adsorption Reaction on the GaN（0001） Surface

The adsorption and decomposition of H2O on GaN（0001） surface have been explored employing density functional theory （DFT）. Two distinct adsorption features of H2O on GaN（0001） corresponding to molecular adsorption and H-OH dissociative adsorption are revealed by our calculations. The activities of the surface reactions of H2O on GaN（0001） surface are investigated. For the stepwise processes of H2O decomposition into H2 in gas phase and adsorbed O atom （H2O（g）→H2O（chem）→OH（chem） ＋ H（chem）→2H（chem） ＋ O（chem）→H2（g） ＋ O（chem））, the first and second steps are facile and can even occur at room temperature; while the last two have high barriers and thus are difficult to proceed, especially the fourth step is endothermic. In short, H2O adsorption and decomposition into H2 in gas phase and adsorbed O atom on GaN（0001） surface are exothermic by -43.98 kcal/mol.     

Interactions Between Surface Reactions and Gas-phase in Catalytic Combustion and Their Influence on Ignition of HCCI Engine

The catalytic combustion of methane in a mierochannel whose surface was coated with platinum（Pt） catalyst was studied by numerical-simulation. The effects of gas-phase reactions on the whole catalytic combustion process were analyzed at a high inlet pressure. A sensitivity analysis of the detailed mechanisms of the surface reaction of methane on Pt revealed that the most sensitive reactions affecting the heterogeneous ignition are oxygen adsorption/desorption and methane adsorption, and the most sensitive reactions affecting the homogeneous ignition are OH and H2O adsorption/desorption. The combustion process of the homogeneous charge compression ignition（HCCI） engine whose piston face was coated with Pt catalyst was simulated. The effects of catalysis and the most sensitive reactions on the ignition timing and the concentration of the main intermediate species during the HCCI engine combustion are discussed. The results show that the ignition timing of the HCCI engine can be increased by catalysis, and the most sensitive reactions affecting the ignition timing of the HCCI engine are OH and H2O adsorption/desorption.     

Theoretical study on the reaction of NbS~+(~3∑~-,~1Γ) with CO

Two possible reactions ofNbS+ (<3∑-,1ΓF) with CO in the gas phase have been studied by using B3LYP and CCSD(T) methods:the O/S exchange reaction (NbS+?" CO→NbO+?"CS) and the S-transfer reaction (NbS+?"CO→Nb+?"COS). The two reactions have a one-step mechanism. The barriers of the O/S exchange reaction on the triplet and singlet surfaces are 51.2 and 52.4 kcal/mol,respectively, and the barriers of the S-transfer reaction are 58.3 and 78.0 kcal/mol, respectively. The results indicate that the S-transfer and the O/S exchange reaction of the 3∑- ground state of NbS+ are competing, but, for the S-transfer reaction, the 1Γ exited state is more reactive. The differences between the reactions of NbS+ (3∑-, 1F) and VS+ (3∑-, 1Γ) are discussed.     

非对称N-(亚水杨基)二亚乙基三胺铜(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、结构分析和催化活性评价(英文)

A new copper(Ⅱ) complex of a non‐symmetric Schiff base, [CuII(saldien)(H2O)]+(1), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and several other spectroscopic methods (Hsaldien = N‐(salicylidene)diethylenetriamine). The crystal structure of 1 has also been determined by X‐ray crystallography. The geometry of the complex cation in 1 was found to be distorted square pyramidal with the mononegative Schiff base coordinating to the copper in a tetradentate mode via the O,N,N’, and N’’‐donor atoms. The remaining coordination site was occupied by the O atom of a H2O molecule in the axial position. The catalytic potential of 1 was tested in the oxidation reactions of cyclooctene and cyclohexene with aqueous 30% H2O2/NaHCO3 in acetonitrile. These reactions proceeded smoothly to give the corresponding epoxides with selectivity levels greater than 99%. This catalytic system also showed high levels of activity and selectivity towards the oxidation of cyclohexane (i.e., cyclohexanol 37% and cyclohexanone 54%) in comparison with most of the other Cu‐based systems reported in the literature.     

Enhanced catalytic performance for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas over a La2O3 modified Cu-ZrO2/γ-Al2O3 hybrid catalyst

A series of hybrid catalysts were made by physically mixing Cu-ZrO 2 and γ-Al 2 O 3,for former it was modified with different loadings of La 2 O 3 prepared by co-precipitation method.The catalysts were characterized by BET,XRD,N 2 O-adsorption,EXAFS,H 2-TPR,NH 3-TPD techniques and evaluated in the synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas.The results show that La 2 O 3 promoted catalysts displayed a significantly better catalytic performance compared with Cu-ZrO 2 /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst in CO conversion and DME selectivity,and the optimum catalytic activity was obtained when the content of La 2 O 3 was 12 wt%.The characterizations reveal that high copper dispersion,facile reducibility of copper particles and appropriate amount of acidic sites are responsible for the superior catalytic performance.     

Preferential Oxidation of CO in Excess Hydrogen over CuO-CeO2 Catalyst Prepared by Chelating Method

The CuO-CeO2 catalyst prepared by chelating method has a superior catalytic performance for the preferential oxidation of CO in rich hydrogen, compared with the CuO-CeO2 catalyst prepared by coprecipitation method. The CO conversions over these catalysts, at 120℃and 120000 ml/(g-h) in the absence of CO2 and H2O, are 99.6% and 88.6%, respectively, and the selectivity of O2 over these catalysts is very close (i.e. 51.3% and 55.8%, respectively). The influence of certain factors such as hydrogen concentration, carbon monoxide concentration, H2O, O2/CO ratios, and space velocity on the catalytic performance of CuO-CeO2 catalyst prepared by chelating method is also studied. The results show that the addition of hydrogen and H2O has a negative effect on the catalytic performance of CuO-CeO2 catalyst, however, the variation of space velocity and the O2/CO ratio causes a comparatively slight influence.     

Influence of Cl substitution on the electronic structure and catalytic activity of ceria

Cl-containing cerium dioxide(Ce O2) catalysts have been found to exhibit unique catalytic activities. In the present work, using density functional theory calculations with the inclusion of on-site Coulomb correction, we systematically studied the effect of Cl on the physicochemical properties of Ce O2 surfaces by substituting one subsurface O with Cl. The calculated results show that substituting an O atom with a Cl atom results in structural distortion and the reduction of one surface Ce4+ cation to Ce3+. The protruding Ce3+ cation greatly improves the adsorption energy of O2 to produce an active O2- species, and maintains the catalytic oxidation cycle of CO on Ce O2(110). These results may help us obtain a better understanding of Cl-ceria interacting systems and provide some guidance for the design of effective Ce O2-based catalysts.     

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION OF IMIDAZOLATE-BRIDGED HETEROPOLY- NUCLEAR COMPLEXES AND THEIR ACTIVITY IN DISMUTATION OF O~(-)_(2)

A series of imidazolate-bridged heteropolynuclear complexes containing Cu2+ or Zn2+ were synthesized and characterized by reflectance spectroscopy, NMR and X-ray diffraction analysis. The bonding nature and the stability of imidazolate bridges in the complexes were studied by ESR spectroscopy, and the catalytic activity of the complexes in dismutation of O-2 was determined by NBT method. Results obtained indicate that the central Cu with N4 and N2O2 square planar or N4O square pyramidal coordination in which there is a weak bond H2O or ClO-4 on axial position, has a comparatively higher activity, but that with N5 square pyramidal having a strong bond axial ligand has almost no activity. Thus the results imply a possible formation of Cu-O-2 intermediate adduct in the catalytic process by Cu, Zn-SOD.     

Effect of Cesium Modification on CuO/CeO2 Catalysts for the Catalytic Decomposition of N2O

A series of Cs-modified CuO/CeO2 mixed oxide catalysts was prepared for enhancing the stable activity of N2O decomposition.It was found that Cs modification promoted the catalytic performance of CuO/CeO2 catalysts significantly,The l%Cs-CuO/CeO2 catalyst exhibited the best activity,and the conversion of N2O reached 100%at 380℃ in the presence of 2% O2.The catalytic behaviors were investigated by means of XRD,N2 adsorption isotherms,XPS,H2-TPR(TPR:temperature-prograrmmed reduction),CO-IR,O2-TPD(TPD:temperature-programmed desorption)and diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectorscopy(DRiFTs).The results revealed that Cs modification promoted the activity and the oxygen resistance by enhancing the desorption of surface oxygen species and increasing the content of Ce^3+.CO-DRIFTs revealed that Ce^3+could efficiently facilitate the regeneration of active Cu^+sites by an oxygen migration step.The possible reaction mechanism was also discussed.     

Catalytic oxidation of CS_2 over atmospheric particles and oxide catalysts

The catalytic oxidization of CS2 over atmospheric particles and some oxide catalysts was explored through FT-IR, MS and a fixed-bed stainless steel reactor. The results show that atmospheric particles and some oxide catalysts exhibited considerable oxidizing activities for CS2 at ambient temperature. The reaction products are mainly COS and elemental sulfur, even CO2 on some catalysts. Among the catalysts, CaO has the strongest catalytic activity for oxidizing CS2. Fe2O3 is weaker than CaO. The catalytic activity for AI2O3 reduces considerably compared with the former two catalysts, and SiO2 the weakest. Atmospheric particle samples' catalytic activity is between Fe2O3's and AI2O3's. The atmospheric particle sample collected mainly consists of Ca(AI2Si2O8) · 4H2O, which is also the main component of cement. COS, the main product, is formed by the catalytic oxidization of CS2 with adsorbed "molecular" oxygen over the catalysts' surfaces. The concentration of adsorbed oxygen over catalysts' surfaces may be th     

Quasi-classical Trajectory Study of the Intramolecular Isotope Effect in the Reaction O（3p）＋H2/HD

Theoretical studies of the dynamics of the reactions O（3p）＋H2/HD（ν=0, j=0）→OH＋H have been performed with quasi-classical trajectory method （QCT） on an ab initio potential surface for the lowest triplet electronic state of H2O（aA＂）. The QCT-calculated integral cross sections are in good agreement with the earlier time-dependent quantum mechanics results. The state-resolved rotational distributions reveal that the product OH rotational distributions for O＋HD have a preference for populating highly internally excited states compared with the O＋H2 reaction. Distributions of differential cross sections show that directions of scattering are strongly dependent on the choice of quantum state. The polarization dependent generalized differential cross-sections and the distributions were calculated and a pronounced isotopic effect is revealed. The calculated results indicate that the product polarization is very sensitive to the mass factor.     

Facile Synthesis of Metalloporphyrins-Ba2+ Composites as Recyclable and Efficient Catalysts for Olefins Epoxidation Reactions

A facile co-precipitation method was developed to prepare the novel metalloporphyrins-Ba^2+composites with ca.3μm diameter and olive-like morphology.Olefins epoxidation reactions were employed to investigate their catalytic performance.Compared with the free metalloporphyrins,the composites exhibited not only the improved stability and recyclability,but also the enhanced catalytic activity.Such catalytic behaviors could be related to the unique stnictiire of the composites,e.g.,the strong interaction between R-SO3^-and Ba^2+ions and the uniform distribution of metalloporphyrins on the catalyst surface,respectively.Furthermore,the composites showed good compatibility with a wide range of substrates.The well-designed composites are expected to be efficient catalysts,alternative to many sophisticated-synthesized metalloporplirins-based materials,in the industrially important reactions.     

Titanium-Containing Mesoporous Materials：Synthesis and Application in Selective Catalytic Oxidation

Titanium-containing mesoporous molecular sieves are of great significance in selective catalytic oxidation processes with bulky molecules. Recent researches and developments on the designing and synthesis of Ti-containing mesoporous materials have been reviewed. Various strategies for the preparation of Ti-containing rnesoporous materials, such as direct synthesis and post-synthesis, are described. Modifications of Ti-containing mesoporous materials by surface-grafting and atom-planting are also discussed. All approaches aimed mainly at the improving of the stability, the hydrophobicity, and mostly the catalytic activity. Structural and mechanistic features of various synthetic systems are discussed. Ti-containing mesoporous materials in liquid phase catalytic oxidation of organic compounds with H2O2 as an oxidant is briefly summarized, showing their broad utilities for green synthesis of fine chemicals by catalytic oxidative reactions.     

Effect of copper loading on texture,structure and catalytic performance of Cu/SiO2 catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

Cu/SiO2 catalysts prepared by a convenient and efficient method using the urea hydrolysis deposition-precipitation (UHDP) technique have been proposed focusing on the effect of copper loading.The texture,structure and composition are systematically characterized by ICP,FTIR,N 2-physisorption,N2O chemisorption,TPR,XRD and XPS.The formation of copper phyllosilicate is observed in Cu/SiO2 catalyst by adopting UHDP method,and the amount of copper phyllosilicate is related to copper loading.It is found the structure properties and catalytic performance is profoundly affected by the amount of copper phyllosilicate.The excellent catalytic activity is attributed to the synergetic effect between Cu0 and Cu +.DMO conversion and EG selectivity are determined by the amount of Cu0 and Cu+,respectively.The proper copper loading (30 wt%) provides with the highest ratio of Cu + /Cu0,giving rise to the highest EG yield of 95% under the reaction conditions of p=2.0 MPa,T=473 K,H2/DMO=80 and LHSV=1.0h-1.     

Nonlinear chemical reaction between Na_2S_2O_3 and Peroxide compound

Kinetics of reaction between Na2S2O3 and peroxide compound ( H2O2 or Na2S2O8) in a batch reactor and in a continuous stirring tank reactor (CSTR) were studied.Steady oscillations in uncatalyzed reactions in a CSTR were first discovered.In Na2S2O3-H2O2-H2SO4 reaction system,Pt potential and pH of higher and lower flow rutes beyond oscillation flow rates were in around the same extreme values.The reaction catalyeed by Cu2+ corsist of the catalyzed oscillation process and the uncatalyzed osciliation one.On the basis of experiment,a reaction mechanism consisting of three stages was put forward.The three stages are H positive-feedback reactions,proton negative-feedba k (uncatalyzed negative-feedback and catalyzed negative-feedback) reactions and transitional reactions.The mechanism is able to explain reasonably the nonlinear chemical phenomena appearing in the thiosulfatc oxidation reaction by peroxide-compounds.     

Mononuclear and Dinuclear Yttrium Complexes Supported by Pyrrolide Ligands: Syntheses,Structures and Catalytic Behaviors towards the Ring-opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone

The syntheses, structures and catalytic activities of two yttrium complexes supported by pyrrolide ligands are reported. Treatment of Y(N(Si Me3)2)3 with one equivalent of H3bptd(H3bptd = 1,9-bis(2-pyrrolyl)-2,5,8-triazanona-1,8-diene) in THF gave a complex of composition [Y(bptd)(THF)]2(1). Reaction of Y(N(Si Me3)2)3 with one equivalent of H3tpa(H3tpa = tris(pyrrolyl-?-methyl)amine) in THF generated [Y(tpa)(THF)3](2) in good yield. Complexes 1and 2 have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses and NMR spectroscopy. Complex 1 is dinuclear. The two metal centers are doubly bridged by two amine nitrogen atoms to form a Y–N–Y–N four-membered rhombus ring. The geometries of Y3+ ions in 1and 2 are well described as pentagonal bipyramid and capped octahedron, respectively. The ring-opening polymerization reactions of ?-caprolactone initiated by 1 and 2, respectively, were investigated. They both exhibited good catalytic activity for the polymerization of ?-caprolactone. All of the obtained polymers have high molecular weights and relatively narrower PDIs. The polymers generated by 2 possessed polydispersity close to 1.1. The good catalytic activities of 1 and 2 reveal their potential applications in polymer industry.     

Adsorption and Dissociation of Methanol on Pd(111), Pd/Au(111) and Pd/Rh(111) Surfaces

The adsorption and dissociation behaviors of methanol on Pd(111), Pd/Au(111) and Pd/Rh(111) surfaces were studied using a periodical slab model and the PW91 generalized gradient approximation(GGA) within the framework of first-principles calculations based on density functional theory(DFT). The adsorption energy and geometric parameters for the three surfaces showed that methanol is preferentially adsorbed onto the top-Pd sites and that the adsorption energy of methanol on these surfaces decreases in the order Pd/Au(111) Pd/Rh(111) Pd(111). After adsorption, the C–O, C–H and O–H bonds in methanol adsorbed onto these surfaces are elongated and the vibrational stretching frequency of the O–H bond is obviously redshifted. Furthermore, the first step for the possible dissociation pathway for methanol on these surfaces was calculated. Our results indicate that the O–H bond in methanol decomposes producing methoxy and a hydrogen atom, with the Pd/Au(111) surface exhibiting the smallest dissociation barrier.     

The adsorption and activation of formic acid on different anatase TiO_2 surfaces

Formic acid photodegradation is one of the most important reactions in organic pollution control, and helps to improve the hydrogen generation efficiency in titanium dioxide catalyzed water photodecomposition. Based on density functional theory and Reax FF molecular dynamics, the adsorption, diffusion and activation of formic acid on the different anatase TiO_2(101),(001),(010) surfaces are investigated.The result shows that the adsorption of COOH on anatase TiO_2 surface shrinks the energy gap between the dehydrogenation intermediate COOH and HCOO. On the anatase TiO_2(101) surface, the formic acid breaks the O–H bond at the first step with activation energy 0.24 eV, and the consequent break of α-H become much easier with activation energy 0.77 eV. The dissociation of α-H is the determination step of the HCOOH decomposition.