Nature of the centers on the surface of oxide catalysts and the forms of adsorbed toluene

IR spectroscopy has been used to analyze the forms of toluene adsorbed on various oxides, differing in the nature of their surface centers: TiO₂, CuO, V₂O₅/Al₂O₃, V₂O₅. The form of adsorption is found to depend on the nature of the surface centers of the oxide. When coordinationally saturated cations are involved complexes of toluene are formed, while if surface oxygen is involved benzoate structures are produced. The temperature at which the latter begin to be formed depends on the strength of the bond between oxygen and the surface. It was shown that the presence of acidic hydroxyl groups on the surface of the oxide leads to proton transfer to the aromatic compound to give carbonium ions. The nature of the interaction is then determined by the mobility of the proton on the surface and the basic strength of the adsorbed molecule. The possibility of identifying such compounds spectroscopically is discussed.Translated from Teoreticheskie i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 710–715, November–December, 1990.     

Role of acid centers of Sn/Mo oxide catalyst in propylene conversion to acetone

Infrared spectroscopic studies of the nature of catalyst centers indicate the presence of Brönsted and Lewis acid centers on the surface. Propylene conversion to acetone proceeds via proton transfer from the surface to propylene with the formation of a (CH₃)₂–C(H)–O–Me type compound, and its subsequent dehydration.

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On the mechanism of propylene oxidation over gallium-molybdenum oxide catalysts

The products of selective oxidation are shown to be formed via a stepwise mechanism with participation of surface allylic complexes. A successive transformation of -allyl to -allyl and further to acrolein is possible. The products of complete oxidation may be formed through surface carbonate-carboxylate complexes via either a stepwise mechanism involving the catalyst's oxygen, or a concerted mechanism with the participation of molecular oxygen.

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On the nature of active centers in catalysts for propylene oxidation to acetone

Acid-base properties of binary tin-oxide catalysts for the oxidation of propylene to acetone have been studied. It has been revealed that active catalysts should have both Brönsted acid- and base centers.

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Copolymerization of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide with supported diethylzinc catalysts

Diethylzinc was allowed to react with various metal oxides in n-heptane at 60°C, and the copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide was investigated at 60°C in solution in dioxane with reaction products as catalysts. An alternate copolymer was obtained with every catalyst, but the yield of copolymer and the number-average molecular weight depended significantly on the supporting materials. In a kinetic study of the copolymerization we found that the catalytic efficiency (number of propagating species per number of zinc supported) was only a few percent with every catalyst. The copolymerization was also examined by using several kinds of silica, whose pore diameters are markedly different, as supports. The results obtained strongly suggested that only the active species existing in large pores act as the propagating species.     

Two-dimensional double metal cyanide complexes: highly active catalysts for the homopolymerization of propylene oxide and copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide

The synthesis of two-dimensional double metal cyanide complexes of the formula Co(H2O)2[M(CN)4].4H2O (M=Ni, Pd or Pt) and the X-ray crystal structure of Co(H2O)2[Pd(CN)4].4H2O are presented. The anhydrous forms of these complexes were found to be effective catalyst precursors for the homopolymerization of propylene oxide as well as the random copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide to produce poly(propylene oxide-co-propylene carbonate) with no propylene carbonate byproduct. A detailed copolymer microstructure is proposed.     

Formation of allyl radicals in the adsorption of propylene on zinc oxide

It has been found by the ESR technique that the adsorption of propylene on zinc oxide leads to the formation of a -allyl radical. It is suggested that the radical species of the surface allyl compound on this catalyst is responsible for its high selectivity in the dehydroaromatization of propylene to benzene.

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Calorimetric measurements of adsorption power for active centers of aluminosilicate catalysts

Direct calorimetric measurements for the interaction energy of cumene and benzene with active centers of an aluminosilicate catalyst have been carried out to determine the potential energies of the centers catalyzing selective cracking with minimum coke formation. Kinetics of cumene cracking has been examined.

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Bi-Mo-Nb复合氧化物的结构与对丙烯氧化的催化活性

本文用XRD, IR, Raman, SEM和ESR等方法研究了系列氧化物Bi~2Mo~3-3XNb~2xO~12-4X(X=0.00, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25) 的结构和对丙烯氧化的催化活性。结果表明, 在X<0.25范围内, 催化剂基本保持典型的α-Bi~2Mo~3O~12结构, 少量Nb^5+的掺杂, 可取代晶格中的Mo^6+, 产生氧空位,无序分布的氧空位的浓度先随X值的增加而增加, 当X=0.15时达到最大值, 催化剂对丙烯氧化的催化活性与这种氧空位的浓度成正比, 反应遵循Redox机理。     

Prediction of the catalytic action of oxide catalysts in allyl oxidation of propylene

Concepts are described according to which an efficient catalyst of propylene oxidation to acrolein should contain oxygen of two types — nucleophilic and electrophilic. This can be ensured by a combination of an amphoteric oxide and an oxide of a high-valent element. The distribution of the products of allyl oxidation also depends on the collective properties of a catalyst.

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High-activity,single-site catalysts for the alternating copolymerization of CO2 and propylene oxide

Despite recent advances regarding catalysts for CO2/epoxide copolymerization, the development of high-activity catalysts for alternating polymerization of CO2 and commodity epoxides, such as propylene oxide, remains a challenge. A new class of unsymmetrically substituted beta-diiminate zinc complexes is reported that exhibits unprecedented activity for CO2/propylene oxide copolymerization. The polymers formed are of high molecular weight (Mn approximately 35 kg/mol) and have narrow polydispersities (PDI approximately 1.1), consistent with a living polymerization.     

Catalytic properties of Ti?Mo oxide catalysts in propylene oxidation

Catalytic properties of Ti–Mo oxide catalysts are shown to be determined to a great extent by the Ti–Mo heteropoly acid anchored to the TiO₂ surface which is formed during the catalyst preparation.

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Catalytic conversion of nitrogen-containing compounds over monolithic oxide catalysts

Several reactions of nitrogen-containing compounds (NO+NH₃+O₂; NO+C₃H₈ +O₂; NH₃+O₂) on monolithic oxide catalysts studied at the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (BIC) during the last few years are discussed. Effective catalytic systems for the reactions listed above are described.     

TPD studies of benzene adsorption over vanadium-molybdenum oxide catalysts

Benzene is shown to be adsorbed on the surface of a V₂O₅-MoO₃ catalyst in two forms. The activation energies of benzene desorption for its first and second forms are 50 and 134 kJ/mol, respectively, in the latter case the adsorption proceeding with dissociation.

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Mechanism of oxidative dehydrodimerization of propylene over Bi?Sn oxide catalysts

The kinetics of oxidative dehydrodimerization of propylene has been studied and interpreted in terms of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood scheme. Diallyl is shown to be formed by interaction between the gaseous and adsorbed forms of olefin.

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Influence of alkali promoters on the direction of CO conversion on precipitated Fe catalysts

It has been established that at small conversion degrees of CO on precipitated Fe catalysts the parallel formation of paraffins and olefins takes place. Sodium introduction inhibits the formation of paraffins in the independent direction, which increases the selectivity to olefins.

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Molecular design of catalysts on the basis of functionalized poly(ethylene oxide) and block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide

Transition metal complexes based on polyethylene oxide and copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide functionalized by dipyridyl, acetylacetone and catechol have been prepared. Macrocomplexes showed high activity and selectivity as catalysts in oxidation of cyclohexane, hydroxylation of benzene, epoxidation of hexene and allylic alcohol bound by hydrogen peroxide, oxidation of ethylbenzene by dioxygen.