A spectroscopic study on the 12-heteropolyacids of molybdenum and tungsten (H3PMo12−nWnO40) combined with cetylpyridinium bromide in the epoxidation of cyclopentene

The epoxidation of cyclopentene with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 12-heteropolyacids of molybdenum and tungsten (H₃PMo_12−nW_nO₄₀, n = 1–11), 12-tungstophosphoric acid and 12-molybdophosphoric acid combined with cetylpyridinium bromide as a phase transfer reagent was carried out in acetonitrile. Among 13 heteropolyacids investigated, catalyst of H₃PMo₆W₆O₄₀ showed the highest activity, giving a conversion of 60% and a selectivity of 95% in the epoxidation of cyclopentene. The fresh catalysts and the catalysts under reaction condition were characterized by UV–vis, FT-IR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, which has revealed that all of the molybdotungstophosphoric acids were degraded in the presence of hydrogen peroxide to form a considerable amount of phosphorus-containing species. The active species resulted from H₃PMo₆W₆O₄₀ are new kinds of phosphorus-containing species, which is different from {PO₄[WO(O₂)₂]₄}³⁻.     

Modeling of Reaction Mechanism for the Selective Oxidation of Propylene to Acetone over V2O5/TiO2 Catalysts

Titania supported vanadia catalyst exhibits the high activity for the selective oxidation of propylene to acetone. The rate for the formation of acetone at 463 K was determined to be 98 μmol g^-1 min^-1, corresponding to the TOF of 2×l0^-3 s^-1. Kinetic results show that the reaction exhibits the first order to propylene, zeroth order to oxygen and 0.5th order to water at 383-433 K. XRD, UV-visible spectra and oxygen chemisorption reveal that the highly dispersed polyvanadates are the main vanadium species on titania. FT-IR and microcalorimetric studies for NH₃ adsorption indicate that the polyvanadates on the surface of V₂O₅/TiO₂ catalyst produced the Brönsted acid sites with the initial heat of 104 kJ/mol. The initial heats for adsorption of propylene, water, isopropanol, acetone and oxygen on V₂O₅/TiO₂ catalyst are 104,88,53,106,and 416 kJ/mol,respectively.     

Cu2(bipy)2V6O17: A new type of layered inorganic–organic hybrid copper(II) vanadate

Hydrothermal reaction of copper(II) acetate, 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy) and NH₄VO₃ at 170 °C lead to a new layered polyoxovanadate with organically covalent-bonded copper(II) complex, Cu₂(bipy)₂V₆O₁₇ (1). Cu₂(bipy)₂V₆O₁₇ (1) is a new copper(II) vanadium(V) oxide featuring a new layered architecture, in which the V₂O₇ dimeric units and the cyclic tetranuclear V₄O₁₂ cluster units are interconnected via corner sharing into a unique one-dimensional {V₆O₁₇}⁴⁻ anionic chain, such chains are further bridged by {Cu(bipy)}²⁺ complex cations into a 010 organic–inorganic hybrid layer.     

The application of BTEM to UV-vis and UV-vis CD spectroscopies: the reaction of Rh4(CO)12 with chiral and achiral ligands

Two different organometallic ligand substitution reactions were investigated: (1) an achiral reactive system consisting of Rh₄(CO)₁₂ + PPh₃  Rh₄(CO)₁₁PPh₃ + CO in n-hexane under argon; and (2) a chiral reactive system consisting of Rh₄(CO)₁₂ + (S)-BINAP  Rh₄(CO)₁₀BINAP + 2CO in cyclohexane under argon. These two reactions were run at ultra high dilution. In both multi-component reactive systems the concentrations of all the solutes were less than 40 ppm and many solute concentrations were just 1–10 ppm. In situ spectroscopic measurements were carried out using UV–vis (Ultraviolet–visible) spectroscopy and UV–vis CD spectroscopy on the reactive organometallic systems (1) and (2), respectively. The BTEM algorithm was applied to these spectroscopic data sets. The reconstructed UV–vis pure component spectra of Rh₄(CO)₁₂, Rh₄(CO)₁₁PPh₃ and Rh₄(CO)₁₀BINAP as well as the reconstructed UV–vis CD pure component spectra of Rh₄(CO)₁₀BINAP were successfully obtained from BTEM analyses. All these reconstructed pure component spectra are in good agreement with the experimental reference spectra. The concentration profiles of the present species were obtained by performing a least square fit with mass balance constraints for the reactions (1) and (2). The present results indicate that UV–vis and UV–vis-CD spectroscopies can be successfully combined with an appropriate chemometric technique in order to monitor reactive organometallic systems having UV and Vis chromophores.     

Surface characterization of silica-supported cobalt oxide catalysts

Silica supported cobalt oxides were prepared by the impregnation method, using an aqueous solution of cobalt nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO₃)₂ · 6H₂O), then calcined at different temperatures (510, 620 and 870 K). Characterization of the samples was carried out by X-ray diffraction, N₂-adsorption at −196°C, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and KBr-IR spectroscopy of the calcination products. The surface acidity was studied by IR spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine at different temperatures (300, 370, 470 and 570 K). Results indicated that Co₃O₄ is the stable phase on silica, however, dispersion of minor amount of cobalt oxide could not be ruled out. Results also indicated that the crystallinity of the formed Co₃O₄ increased by increasing the loading level and/or the calcination temperature. Furthermore, the surface area of the support was decreased by increasing the loading level and the calcination temperatures. It has been also found that the surface of the supported catalysts exposed strong different Lewis acid sites.     

Synthesis of titania and titanate nanomaterials and their application in environmental analytical chemistry

TiO₂ nanoparticles and H₂Ti₂O₅·H₂O, Na₂Ti₂O₄(OH)₂ nanotubes were synthesized by solvothermal method and their applications in the degradation of active Brilliant-blue (KN-R) solution were investigated. The experimental results revealed that the synthesized TiO₂ nanoparticles had a good crystallinity and a narrow size distribution (about 4–5 nm); the obtained H₂Ti₂O₅·H₂O, Na₂Ti₂O₄(OH)₂ were tubelike products with an average diameter of 20–30 and 200–300 nm length. The three catalysts we synthesized had some hydroxyl groups and the maximum absorption boundaries of the samples were all red-shifted, which indicated the samples had a promising prospect in photocatalysis.

The results of the photocatalytic experiments indicated that the photocatalytic activity of the samples was: TiO₂ > H₂Ti₂O₅·H₂O > Na₂Ti₂O₄(OH)₂, which was in good accordance with the fact of FTIR and UV–vis absorption spectra. The formation mechanism of these nanostructures was also discussed.     

Hydrothermal syntheses and crystal structures of bimetallic cluster complexes [{Cd(phen)2}2V4O12]·5H2O and [Ni(phen)3]2[V4O12]·17.5H2O

The hydrothermal reactions of vanadium oxide starting materials with divalent transition metal cations in the presence of nitrogen donor chelating ligands yield the bimetallic cluster complexes with the formulae [{Cd(phen₂)₂V₄O₁₂]·5H₂O (1) and [Ni(phen)₃]₂[V₄O₁₂]·17.5H₂O (2). Crystal data: C₄₈H₅₂Cd₂N₈O₂₂V₄ (1), triclinic. a=10.3366(10), b=11.320(3), c=13.268(3) Å, =103.888(17)°, β=92.256(15)°, γ=107.444(14)°, Z=1; C₇₂H₁₃₁N₁₂Ni₂O_29.5V₄ (2), triclinic. a=12.305(3), b=13.172(6), c=15.133(4), =79.05(3)°, β=76.09(2)°, γ=74.66(3)°, Z=1. Data were collected on a Siemens P4 four-circle diffractometer at 293 K in the range 1.59° <θ<26.02° and 2.01°<θ<25.01° using the ω-scan technique, respectively. The structure of 1 consists of a [V₄O₁₂]⁴⁻ cluster covalently attached to two {Cd(phen)₂}²⁺ fragments, in which the [V₄O₁₂]⁴⁻ cluster adopts a chair-like configuration. In the structure of 2, the [V₄O₁₂]⁴⁻ cluster is isolated. And the complex formed a layer structure via hydrogen bonds between the [V₄O₁₂]⁴⁻ unit and crystallization water molecules.     

Catalytic decomposition of H2O2 on Co3O4 doped with MgO and V2O5

The effects of doping of Co₃O₄with MgO (0.4–6 mol%) and V₂O₅ (0.20–0.75 mol%) on its surface and catalytic properties were investigated using nitrogen adsorption at −196°C and decomposition of H₂O₂ at 30–50°C. Pure and doped samples were prepared by thermal decomposition in air at 500–900°C, of pure basic cobalt carbonate and basic carbonate treated with different proportions of magnesium nitrate and ammonium vanadate. The results revealed that, V₂O₅ doping followed by precalcination at 500–900°C did not much modify the specific surface area of the treated Co₃O₄ solid. Treatment of Co₃O₄ with MgO at 500–900°C resulted in a significant increase in the specific surface area of cobaltic oxide. The catalytic activity in H₂O₂ decomposition, of Co₃O₄ was found to suffer a considerable increase by treatment with MgO. The maximum increase in the catalytic reaction rate constant (k) measured at 40°C on Co₃O₄ due to doping with 3 mol% MgO attained 218, 590 and 275% for the catalysts precalcined at 500, 700 and 900°C, respectively. V₂O₅-doping of Co₃O₄ brought about a significant progressive decrease in its catalytic activity. The maximum decrease in the reaction rate constant measured at 40°C over the 0.75 mol% V₂O₅-doped Co₃O₄ solid attained 68 and 93% for the catalyst samples precalcined at 500 and 900°C, respectively. The doping process did not modify the activation energy of the catalyzed reaction but much modified the concentration of catalytically active constituents without changing their energetic nature. MgO-doping increased the concentration of CO³⁺–CO²⁺ ion pairs and created Mg²⁺–CO³⁺ ion pairs increasing thus the number of active constituents involved in the catalytic decomposition of H₂O₂. V₂O₅-doping exerted an opposite effect via decreasing the number of CO³⁺–CO²⁺ ion pairs besides the possible formation of cobalt vanadate.     

V2O3空心球的制备及在锂硫电池中的应用

在NH₃辅助下将制备的V₂O₅空心球高温还原为V₂O₃空心球, 并利用透射电子显微镜、 扫描电子显微镜、 X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱等手段对材料的形貌与结构进行表征. 将V₂O₃空心球与硫机械混合后, 不经过熔融复合直接作为锂硫电池的正极材料. 电化学测试结果显示, 在0.2C倍率下, 电池首次放电比容量达到1375 mA·h/g, 循环100次后放电比容量可以维持在815 mA·h/g; 在1C高倍率下, 电池首次放电比容量为710 mA·h/g, 经过500次循环后, 放电比容量仍能达到530 mA·h/g, 表明V₂O₃空心球的加入能够有效提高锂硫电池的循环性能.     

Azo-containing phosphine complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) and their effectiveness in the Heck reaction: crystal and molecular structure of [PdCl2{PPh2{1-(4-MeC6H4N2)-2-OC(O)Me---C10H5}]·2EtOH

Reaction of Na[MCl₄] (M=Pd or Pd) with the azo-containing phosphines Ph₂P{1-(4-RC₆H₄N₂)-2-OR′-C₁₀H₅} {R=Me (I), NMe₂ (II); R′=C(O)Me} affords the complexes [MCl₂L₂] (1–4) in good yield. Complexes 1–4 have all been fully characterised by elemental analysis, ¹H-, ¹³C{¹H}-, and ³¹P{¹H}-NMR spectroscopy and UV–visible spectroscopy. The use of 1 in the Heck reaction has been investigated and shown to effect up to 1000 turnovers.     

The first tetranuclear vanadium(V) peroxo complex: Preparation, vibrational spectra and X-ray crystal structure of K6[V4O4(O2)8(PO4)]·9H2O

The vanadium(V) peroxo phosphato complex K₇[V₄O₄(O₂)₈(PO₄)]·9H₂O has been obtained from the KVO₃---KH₂PO₄---KOH---H₂O₂---H₂O---C₂H₅OH system. The X-ray structural analysis revealed a tetranuclear anionic structure in which two dinuclear [V₂O₂(O)₂)₂(μ-η¹ : η²-O₂)₂] units are connected by the μ₄-PO₄ group.     

Large heteropolymetalate complexes formed from lanthanide (Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd), nickel cations and cryptate [As4W40O140]: synthesis and structure characterization

A new family of heteropolytungstate complexes (NH₄)₂₁[Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·xH₂O(Ln=Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd) were prepared by the reaction of Na₂₇[NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·60H₂O with NiCl₂·6H₂O and Ln(NO₃)₃·xH₂O at pH≈4.5. The crystal structures of (NH₄)₂₁[Gd(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·51H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and element analysis. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a=19.754(3), b=24.298(4), c=39.350(6) Å, β=100.612(3)°, V=18564(5) ų, Z=2, R1(wR₂)=0.0544(0.0691). The central site S1 and two opposite sites S2 of the big cyclic ligand [As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁸⁻ are occupied by one Ln³⁺and two Ni²⁺, respectively, each site supply four O_d coordinating to metal ion, another one water molecule and other five water molecules coordinate, respectively, to Ni²⁺and Ln³⁺. Polyanion [Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²¹⁻ has C_2v symmetry. IR and UV–vis spectra of [NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁷⁻ of the title compounds are discussed.     

Synthesis, structure and spectral study of two types of novel fluorescent BF2 complexes with heterocyclic 1,3-enaminoketone ligands

Two types of novel BF₂ complexes are readily obtained by the reaction of BF₃OEt with 3-(2-oxo-2-arylethylidene)-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinoxalin-2-ones or 3-(2-oxo-2-arylethylidene)-3,4-dihydrobenzo[1,4]oxazin-2-ones, respectively in refluxing acetic acid/toluene solvent mixture. The complexes are confirmed by elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹B, ¹⁹F NMR and one of them is executed its X-ray crystallographic study. The outstanding photophysical properties of these complexes are determined by UV–vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopy.     

Pr掺杂对V2O5-MoO3/TiO2催化剂NH3-SCR反应活性的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了不同Pr掺杂量的Pr₆O₁₁-TiO₂载体, 并以浸渍法制备了V₂O₅-MoO₃/Pr₆O₁₁-TiO₂催化剂. 活性评价结果表明, 该催化剂在220~400 ℃范围内具有良好的脱硝效率和N₂选择性以及较强的抗SO₂和H₂O性能. 表征结果表明, 掺杂Pr可以提高V₂O₅-MoO₃/TiO₂催化剂的比表面积、 表面化学吸附氧物种浓度、 桥式硝酸盐物种和Brönsted酸位数量, 从而提高了催化剂上NO_x的选择性催化还原(NH₃-SCR)活性.     

Characterization of the dispersion process for NiFe2O4 nanocrystals in a silica matrix with infrared spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance

The structural development of the NiFe₂O₄ nanocrystals dispersed in a silica matrix was followed by IR and EPR spectroscopies of the dried gel 10NiO–10Fe₂O₃–90SiO₂ after heat treatment. The dried gel obtained at 200°C was amorphous, in which Fe³⁺ and Ni²⁺ ions were distributed in the pores of silica matrix. When the dried gel was heat treated at 400°C, NiFe₂O₄ clusters were partially formed, showing an enhanced interaction with the silica matrix. NiFe₂O₄ clusters were completely formed in silica matrix when the heat treatment was increased to 600°C, at which the interactions between the clusters and silica matrix reached a maximum. The formation reaction of NiFe₂O₄ clusters was accompanied by a rearrangement of the silica matrix network. Further increase of the heat treatment temperature to 800°C led to superparamagnetic single domain NiFe₂O₄ nanocrystals (ca. 4 nm) dispersed in the silica matrix with the elimination of the interactions between magnetic nanocrystals and silica matrix.     

丙烷氧化脱氢催化剂V2O5/MPO4(M=Al,Zr,Ca)的研究

制备了3种磷酸盐(MPO₄,M=Al,Zr,Ca)载体,并在其上负载0.6%～6.0%的V₂O_5.活性评价结果表明,负载型V₂O₅/MPO₄催化剂在丙烷氧化脱氢反应中具有良好的催化性能.丙烯选择性按V₂O₅/Ca₃(PO₄)₂>V₂O₅/Zr₃(PO₄)₄>V₂O₅/AlPO₄顺序降低,这与载体的碱性强弱顺序变化一致.载体的性质和钒的负载量影响催化剂的氧化还原性能.ESR结果表明,V⁴⁺离子能可逆存在于催化剂中,暗示V⁵⁺/V⁴⁺氧化还原偶参与了氧化还原反应.     

焙烧温度对V2O5/CNTs-TiO2催化剂脱氯性能的影响

用浓硝酸纯化改性碳纳米管(CNTs),以钛酸四丁酯为原料,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备碳纳米管-氧化钛(CNTs-TiO₂)复合载体并浸渍制得V₂O₅/CNTs-TiO₂催化剂,重点考察了制备过程中焙烧温度对催化剂催化氧化活性的影响.利用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)仪、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)仪和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)分光光度计等对催化剂材料的结构、形貌和表面化学性质进行了表征分析.结果表明,硝酸处理后的碳纳米管纯度和石墨化程度增加, 450 ℃焙烧温度制备得到的催化剂活性组分分散度好, V₂O₅/CNTs-TiO₂催化剂中钒钛氧均以有利于催化反应的价态存在;催化剂表面活性氧的含量最高,催化剂表现出很好的电子迁移与氧移动的能力,从而提高催化剂的催化活性.实验表明,在250 ℃、催化剂用量为0.2 g、N₂ (80%) + O₂ (20%)下催化降解六氯苯(HCB)的效率可达到94.78%左右,并在24 h内保持很好的稳定性.     

原位相分离合成V_2O_5/Fe_2V_4O_(13)纳米复合材料及其储钠性能

钠具有资源丰富、成本低廉等优势,因此钠离子电池被认为是未来替代锂离子电池的最佳候选者之一。然而,寻找合适的电极材料是当前制备高性能钠离子电池面临的难题之一。在众多候选材料中,钒酸盐材料通过引入阳离子增加钒的配位数,使得材料结构的稳定性得到提高,从而改善了钠离子电池的电化学性能。本文研究了一种原位相分离法合成V_2O_5/Fe_2V_4O_(13)纳米复合材料。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)等对电极材料形貌、组成和结构进行了表征。实验结果显示,V_2O_5/Fe_2V_4O_(13)纳米复合材料相对于V2O5纳米线材料,结构更加稳定,在0.1 A·g~(-1)电流密度下,初始放电容量由295.4 m Ah·g~(-1)提升到342 m Ah·g~(-1),循环100圈容量保持率由26.6%提高到65.8%,获得了更加优异的倍率性能(在1.0 A·g~(-1)电流密度下,容量由44 m Ah·g~(-1)提高到160 m Ah·g~(-1))。因此,V_2O_5/Fe_2V_4O_(13)纳米复合材料的研究为开拓新型高性能钠离子电池负极材料拓宽了思路。     

五氧化二钒/铈改性二氧化钛催化甲醇高选择性氧化制备二甲氧基甲烷

通过溶剂热法制备Ce掺杂的TiO₂,利用等体积浸渍法制得一系列V₂O₅/Ce-TiO₂催化剂,并用于甲醇选择性氧化制二甲氧基甲烷(DMM)。 采用XRD、UV-Vis、 H₂-TPR、NH₃-TPD等技术手段对催化剂进行了表征。 结果表明,Ce掺杂改性后的TiO₂负载V₂O₅更有利于催化剂表面钒氧物种的分散,且钒氧物种主要以孤立的和聚合态的形式存在,没有形成V₂O₅晶相结构。 Ce掺杂改性后,改变了TiO₂载体与钒氧物种间的作用力,Ce掺杂量越大,钒氧物种的还原温度逐渐向高温移动,使得催化剂的氧化还原能力减弱。 Ce改性的TiO₂负载V₂O₅,Ce的改性量对催化剂的酸性质几乎没有影响,但是催化剂的酸性却随着V₂O₅负载量的增大而逐渐减弱。 当Ce和Ti的摩尔比为0.01,V₂O₅的负载量为10%所得催化剂10V/1Ce-TiO₂具有较为适宜的氧化还原性和酸性,在反应温度160 ℃时,甲醇的转化率为39.6%,DMM的选择性高达99.9%。     

Zirconia supported La, Co oxides and LaCoO3 perovskite: structural characterization and catalytic CO oxidation

ZrO₂-supported La, Co oxide catalysts with different La, Co loading (2, 6, 8, 12 and 16 wt.% as LaCoO₃) were prepared by impregnation of tetragonal ZrO₂ with equimolar amounts of La and Co citrate precursors and calcination at 1073 K. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), and BET specific surface area determination. Catalytic CO oxidation was performed at 298–800 K. XRD revealed the presence of tetragonal zirconia with traces of the monoclinic phase. LaCoO₃ perovskite was also detected for loading higher than 6%. XAS experiments suggested that at high loading LaCoO₃ and Co₃O₄ were formed, while at low loading, La, Co oxide species interacting with support, and hard to be structurally defined, prevailed. The catalysis study evidenced that the catalytic activity was due to segregated and highly dispersed cobalt oxide species.