Isolation of rhenium and ReOx species within ZSM5 channels and their catalytic function in the activation of alkanes and alkanols

Synthesis protocols, structures, and reactivity of Re-oxo species grafted onto H-ZSM5, and their subsequent conversion to Re-clusters through contact with H2 or CH4 were studied by using Raman, infrared, and X-ray absorption spectroscopies. Reactivity measurements by using alkane and alkanol reactants were also examined. Sublimation of Re(2)O(7) at 723 K led to a stoichiometric exchange with each ReO(x) species replacing one proton. Raman features for Re(2)O(7) disappeared during thermal treatment and Raman bands assigned to distorted-tetrahedral Si-O(f)ReO(3)-Al (O(f): zeolite-lattice oxygen atoms) species emerged; infrared bands for acidic OH groups in H-ZSM5 weakened concurrently. X-ray absorption near-edge and fine-structure spectra detected the formation of distorted-tetrahedral Re7+-oxo species during thermal treatment of Re(2)O(7)/H-ZSM5 mixtures in air, and their subsequent reduction to Re(0) in H2 or CH4 to form encapsulated Re metal clusters similar in diameter (approximately 8 A) to the channel intersections in ZSM5. Si-O(f)ReO(3)-Al species in ReO(x)-ZSM5 catalyzed the oxidative conversion of C(2)H(5)OH to acetaldehyde, acetal, and ethyl acetate with very low selectivity to CO(x) (<1 %). Unprecedented turnover rates were exhibited at temperatures much lower than previously found for ReO(x)-based catalysts, and without deactivation or sublimation processes ubiquitous in crystalline Re7+ compounds at temperatures required for catalysis. Encapsulated Re metal clusters formed by the reduction of Si-O(f)ReO(3)-Al precursors led to CH4 pyrolysis and C(3)H(8) dehydrocyclodimerization rates (per Re) that are higher than those previously reported for zeolite-based catalysts. The rate of CH4 conversion to benzene, by using Re-ZSM5, was approximately 30 % higher than that of the best reported catalysts, based on encapsulated MoC(x) clusters, whereas C(2)H(4) and C6+ arene selectivities were similar. C(3)H(8) activity and selectivity of Re-ZSM5 was significantly higher than that of Ga-ZSM5, the best reported catalyst for these reactions. Reaction rates (per Re) were independent of the Re/Al(f) (Al(f): aluminum framework) ratio for both Re and ReO(x) species. This is consistent with the uniform character of the structures formed during grafting of the ReO(x) species through sublimation and their ability to retain their homogeneity even after their reduction to encapsulated Re-clusters.     

Supported metallocene catalysts by surface organometallic chemistry. Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity in ethylene polymerization of oxide-supported mono- and biscyclopentadienyl zirconium alkyl complexes: establishment of structure/reactivity relationships

The reactions of CpZr(CH(3))(3), 1, and Cp(2)Zr(CH(3))(2), 2, with partially dehydroxylated silica, silica-alumina, and alumina surfaces have been carried out with careful identification of the resulting surface organometallic complexes in order to probe the relationship between catalyst structure and polymerization activity. The characterization of the supported complexes has been achieved in most cases by in situ infrared spectroscopy, surface microanalysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis of evolved gases during surface reactions with labeled surface, solid state (1)H and (13)C NMR using (13)C-enriched compounds, and EXAFS. 1 and 2 react with silica(500) and silica-alumina(500) by simple protonolysis of one Zr-Me bond by surface silanols with formation of a single well-defined neutral compound. In the case of silica-alumina, a fraction of the supported complexes exhibits some interactions with electronically unsaturated surface aluminum sites. 1 and 2 also react with the hydroxyl groups of gamma-alumina(500), leading to several surface structures. Correlation between EXAFS and (13)C NMR data suggests, in short, two main surface structures having different environments for the methyl group: [Al](3)-OZrCp(CH(3))(2) and [Al](2)-OZrCp(CH(3))(mu-CH(3))-[Al] for the monoCp series and [Al](2)-OZrCp(2)(CH(3)) and [Al]-OZrCp(2)(mu-CH(3))-[Al] for the bisCp series. Ethylene polymerization has been carried out with all the supported complexes under various reaction conditions. Silica-supported catalysts in the absence of any cocatalyst exhibited no activity whatsoever for ethylene polymerization. When the oxide contained Lewis acidic sites, the resulting surface species were active. The activity, although improved by the presence of additional cocatalysts, remained very low by comparison with that of the homogeneous metallocene systems. This trend has been interpreted on the basis of various possible parameters, including the (p-pi)-(d-pi) back-donation of surface oxygen atoms to the zirconium center.     

d0 Re-based olefin metathesis catalysts, Re([triple bond]CR)(=CHR)(X)(Y): the key role of X and Y ligands for efficient active sites

DFT(B3PW91) calculations show that the reaction pathways for ethylene metathesis with Re([triple bond]CMe)(=CHMe)(X)(Y) (X/Y = CH2CH3/CH2CH3; CH2CH3/OSiH3; OSiH3/CH2CH3; OCH3/OCH3, CH2CH3/OCH3, and OCF3/OCF3) occur in two steps: first, the pseudo-tetrahedral d0 Re complexes distort to a trigonal pyramid to open a coordination site for ethylene, which remains far from Re (early transition state for C-C bond formation). The energy barrier, determined by the energy required to distort the catalyst, is the lowest for unsymmetrical ligands (X not equal Y) when the apical site of the TBP is occupied by a good sigma-donor ligand (X) and the basal site by a poor sigma-donor (Y). Second, the formation of metallacyclobutanes (late transition state for C-C bond formation) has a low energy barrier for any type of ligands, decreasing for poor sigma-donor X and Y ligands, because they polarize the Re-C alkylidene bond as Re(+delta)=C(-delta), which favors the reaction with ethylene, itself polarized by the metal center in the reverse way. The metallacyclobutane is also a TBP, with apical alkylidyne and Y ligands, and it is stabilized by poor sigma-donor X and Y. The best catalyst will have the more shallow potential energy surface, and will thus be obtained for the unsymmetrical set of ligands with X = a good sigma-donor (alkyl) and Y = a poor sigma-donor (O-based ligand). This rationalizes the high efficiency of well-defined Re alkylidene supported on silica, compared to its homogeneous equivalent, Re([triple bond]CMe)(=CHMe)(OR)2.     

Chemistry of re with N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (H2pmen): hydrolysis, dehydrogenation, and ternary complexes

A number of Re complexes with N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (H2pmen) have been made from [NH4][ReO4]. [ReOCl2(H2pmen)]Cl, [ReOCl(Hpmen)][ReO4], and [ReO2(H2pmen)][ReO4] are related by hydrolysis/HCl substitution. [ReOCl(Hpmen)][ReO4] was structurally characterized and found to contain a water-stable amido-Re bond. Dehydrogenation of the N-donor ligand from each amine to imine with concomitant two-electron reduction of the Re center occurs readily in these systems. With suitable 3-hydroxy-4-pyrones, ternary complexes such as [ReIIICl(ma)(C14H14N4)][ReO4].CH3OH, 5, were made from [NH4][ReO4], H2pmen.4HCl and pyrones in one-pot syntheses. 5, a seven-coordinate ReIII complex, was structurally characterized.     

Beta-H transfer from the metallacyclobutane: a key step in the deactivation and byproduct formation for the well-defined silica-supported rhenium alkylidene alkene metathesis catalyst

The surface complex [([triple bond]SiO)Re([triple bond]CtBu)(=CHtBu)(CH2tBu)] (1) is a highly efficient propene metathesis catalyst with high initial activities and a good productivity. However, it undergoes a fast deactivation process with time on stream, which is first order in active sites and ethene. Noteworthy, 1-butene and pentenes, unexpected products in the metathesis of propene, are formed as primary products, in large amount relative to Re (>1 equiv/Re), showing that their formation is not associated with the formation of inactive species. DFT calculations on molecular model systems show that byproduct formation and deactivation start by a beta-H transfer trans to the weak sigma-donor ligand (siloxy) at the metallacyclobutane intermediate having a square-based pyramid geometry. This key step has an energy barrier slightly higher than that calculated for olefin metathesis. After beta-H transfer, the most accessible pathway is the insertion of ethene in the Re-H bond. The resulting pentacoordinated trisperhydrocarbyl complex rearranges via either (1) alpha-H abstraction yielding the unexpected 1-butene byproduct and the regeneration of the catalyst or (2) beta-H abstraction leading to degrafting. These deactivation and byproduct formation pathways are in full agreement with the experimental data.     

丙酸水相加氢反应中Ru负载量对C-C键断裂的影响

考察了（1.0、4.0、6.0 wt.%）Ru/ZrO2催化剂的丙酸水相加氢性能。采用N2物理吸附、CO脉冲化学吸附、H2程序升温还原（H2-TPR）、CO和丙酸吸附傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）研究了Ru/ZrO2催化剂的物理化学性质。CO-FTIR表明,Ru负载量增加,催化剂表面Ru粒子的富电子程度增加,更接近金属Ru的本征特性。丙酸FTIR表明,丙酸分子在Ru/ZrO2催化剂表面经解离吸附主要形成丙酰基和丙酸盐物种。随Ru含量增加,丙酰基更容易发生脱羰反应,导致C-C键断裂。     

Syn-Anti Isomerism in a Mixed-Ligand Oxorhenium Complex, ReO[SN(R)S][S

The simultaneous action of the tridentate ligand (C(2)H(5))(2)NCH(2)CH(2)N(CH(2)CH(2)SH)(2) and the monodentate coligand HSC(6)H(4)OCH(3) on a suitable ReO(3+) precursor results in a mixture of syn- and anti-oxorhenium complexes, ReO[(C(2)H(5))(2)NCH(2)CH(2)N(CH(2)CH(2)S)(2)] [SC(6)H(4)OCH(3)], in a ratio of 25/1. The complexes are prepared by a ligand exchange reaction using ReO(eg)(2) (eg = ethylene glycol), ReOCl(3)(PPh(3))(2), or Re(V)-citrate as precursor. Both complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-vis, X-ray crystallography, and NMR spectroscopy. The syn isomer C(17)H(29)N(2)O(2)S(3)Re crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n, a = 14.109(4) ?, b = 7.518(2) ?, c = 20.900(5) ?, beta = 103.07(1) degrees, V = 2159.4(9) ?(3), Z = 4. The anti isomer C(17)H(29)N(2)O(2)S(3)Re crystallizes in P2(1)/n, a = 9.3850(7) ?, b = 27.979(2) ?, c = 8.3648(6) ?, beta = 99.86(1) degrees, V = 2163.9(3) ?(3), Z = 4. Complete NMR studies show that the orientation of the N substituent chain with respect to the Re=O core greatly influences the observed chemical shifts. Complexes were also prepared at the tracer ((186)Re) level by using (186)Re-citrate as precursor. Corroboration of the structure at tracer level was achieved by comparative HPLC studies.     

Syntheses and structures of rhenium(IV) and rhenium(V) complexes with ethanedithiolato ligands

A novel dimeric rhenium(IV) complex, [Re2(SCH2CH2S)4], and a monomeric methyloxorhenium(V) complex, [CH3ReO(SCH2CH2S)PPh3], were synthesized from methyloxorhenium(V) complexes and characterized crystallographically. The structure of [Re2(SCH2CH2S)4], the formation reaction of which showed surprising demethylation conceivably through the homolytic cleaveage of the rhenium-carbon bond, features distorted trigonal prismatic coordination of sulfurs around the metal center and a rhenium-rhenium triple bond. A revised structure, [Tc2(SCH2CH2S)4], is proposed for a related technetium complex, originally identified as [Tc2(SCH2CH2S)2(SCH=CHS)2] (Tisato et al. Inorg. Chem. 1993, 32, 2042). Additionally, a new compound, CH3Re(O)(SPh)2PPh3, was prepared.     

Switching on the Metathesis Activity of Re Oxo Alkylidene Surface Sites through a Tailor‐Made Silica–Alumina Support

Re oxo alkylidene surface species are putative active sites in classical heterogeneous Re‐based alkene‐metathesis catalysts. However, the lack of evidence for such species questions their existence and/or relevance as reaction intermediates. Using Re(O)(=CH‐CH=CPh₂)(OtBu_F6)₃(THF), the corresponding well‐defined Re oxo alkylidene surface species can be generated on both silica and silica–alumina supports. While inactive on the silica support, it displays very good activity, even for functionalized olefins, on the silica–alumina support.     

Zn/SiO_2气相催化裂解1,1,2-三氯乙烷脱HCl:酸性与失活

用浸渍法制备了一系列SiO_2负载的过渡金属催化剂M/SiO_2(M为第Ⅳ周期过渡金属),用于气相催化裂解1,1,2-三氯乙烷(TCE)脱HCl的反应。研究发现,在M/SiO_2催化剂中,Zn/SiO_2催化性能最好,TCE转化率能达到98%,顺-1,2-二氯乙烯(cis-DCE)的选择性为82%。随着Zn负载量的增加,Zn/SiO_2催化剂上TCE转化率逐渐增加,与催化剂上总酸量变化一致。将总酸量以Zn负载量归一化得到比酸量,则比酸量越大,Zn/SiO_2催化剂比活性越高,表明Zn/SiO_2催化剂表面酸性中心是TCE脱氯反应的活性中心。Zn/SiO_2催化剂在TCE脱HCl反应中存在一定的失活现象,归因于反应过程中催化剂表面积炭。低Zn负载量催化剂上会产生较多积炭,归因于其具有较多强酸性中心,表明催化剂表面强酸中心是导致催化剂积炭和失活的主要原因。     

Olefin epoxidation with bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide catalyzed by inorganic oxorhenium derivatives. Controlled release of hydrogen peroxide.

The replacement of organometallic rhenium species (e.g., CH(3)ReO(3)) by less expensive and more readily available inorganic rhenium oxides (e.g., Re(2)O(7), ReO(3)(OH), and ReO(3)) can be accomplished using bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide (BTSP) as oxidant in place of aqueous H(2)O(2). Using a catalytic amount of a proton source, controlled release of hydrogen peroxide helps preserve sensitive peroxorhenium species and enables catalytic turnover to take place. Systematic investigation of the oxorhenium catalyst precursors, substrate scope, and effects of various additives on olefin epoxidation with BTSP are reported in this contribution.     

NaOH 改性WO_3/SiO_2 催化剂催化2-丁烯和乙烯复分解制丙烯(英文)

A WO3 /SiO2 catalyst is used in industry to produce propylene from 2-butene and ethylene metathe-sis. Catalysts with various WO3 loading(4% to 10%) were prepared by impregnation and tested for the metathesis of ethene and trans-2-butene. Ion exchange of NaOH onto the WO3/SiO2 catalyst was used to mitigate the acidity of the catalysts in a controlled way. At low WO3 loading, the treatment with large amounts of NaOH resulted in a significant decrease in metathesis activity concomitant with significant W leaching and marked structural changes(XRD, Raman). At higher WO3 loading (6% to 10%), the treatment with NaOH mainly resulted in a decrease in acidity. FT-IR experiments after adsorption of pyridine showed that the Lewis acidic sites were poisoned by sodium. Never-theless, the metathesis activity remained constant after the NaOH treatment. This suggested that the remaining acidity on the catalyst was enough to ensure the efficient formation of the carbene active sites. Interestingly, Na poisoning resulted in some modification of the selectivity. The mitigation of acidity was shown to favor propene selectivity over the formation of isomerization products (cis-2-butene, 1-butene, etc.). Moreover, treatment with NaOH led to a shorter induction period and reduced coke formation on the WO3 /SiO2 catalyst.     

甲烷在Mo/HZRP-1催化剂上无氧脱氢芳构化反应Ⅰ.Mo/HZRP-1催化剂的催化性能和积炭行为

用高 硅含磷五 员环 沸 石 分子 筛（ 商 品 代号 Ｈ Ｚ Ｒ Ｐ１） 作 为 载体 ，制 备 了 Ｍｏ／ Ｈ Ｚ Ｒ Ｐ１ 催化剂． 与 Ｍｏ／ Ｈ Ｚ Ｓ Ｍ５ 相比， Ｍｏ／ Ｈ Ｚ Ｒ Ｐ１ 对 甲烷无 氧脱氢芳 构化反 应也表现 出较好的 催化 性能 ． 实验过程 中，在反 应气中添 加 Ｎ２ 作 为内标 物，给出包 括甲烷 在 Ｍｏ／ Ｈ Ｚ Ｒ Ｐ１ 上 的结焦量 、转化率 及各产物选 择性在内 的总碳 物料平衡 计算结果 ． 考 察了不同 Ｍｏ 担 载量对催 化剂性 能和 积炭 行为 的影响； 重点考察 了不同 温度焙烧 后２０ ％ Ｍｏ／ Ｈ Ｚ Ｒ Ｐ１ 催化剂 的性能和 积炭行 为． 在 反应的初 始阶段 ，６ ％ Ｍｏ／ Ｈ Ｚ Ｒ Ｐ１ 表 现出 很 高 的 活 性： 反 应 进 行 ３０ ｍｉｎ 时， 甲 烷 转 化 率 为 １１ ％ ， 芳 烃 选 择 性 达８１ ％ ， 而催化 剂的结焦 选择性 仅为１２ ％ ． Ｂ Ｅ Ｔ， Ｎ Ｈ３ Ｔ Ｐ Ｄ 和 催 化反 应等 表 征结 果表 明： Ｍｏ 物种的数量 和状态， 分子筛的 酸强度和 酸量以 及分子筛 的孔道 结构是 决定 甲烷 无氧 脱氢 芳构 化反 应性能和积 炭行为 的关键因 素．     

NaOH改性WO3/SiO2催化剂催化2-丁烯和乙烯复分解制丙烯SurasaMaksasithorn,DamienP.Debecker,PiyasanPraserthdam,JoongjaiPanpranot,KongkiatSuriye,SirachayaKunjaraNaAyudhya简

A WO₃/SiO₂ catalyst is used in industry to produce propylene from 2-butene and ethylene metathesis. Catalysts with various WO₃ loading (4% to 10%) were prepared by impregnation and tested for the metathesis of ethene and trans-2-butene. Ion exchange of NaOH onto the WO₃/SiO₂ catalyst was used to mitigate the acidity of the catalysts in a controlled way. At low WO₃ loading, the treatment with large amounts of NaOH resulted in a significant decrease in metathesis activity concomitant with significant W leaching and marked structural changes (XRD, Raman). At higher WO₃ loading (6% to 10%), the treatment with NaOH mainly resulted in a decrease in acidity. FT-IR experiments after adsorption of pyridine showed that the Lewis acidic sites were poisoned by sodium. Nevertheless, the metathesis activity remained constant after the NaOH treatment. This suggested that the remaining acidity on the catalyst was enough to ensure the efficient formation of the carbene active sites. Interestingly, Na poisoning resulted in some modification of the selectivity. The mitigation of acidity was shown to favor propene selectivity over the formation of isomerization products (cis-2-butene, 1-butene, etc.). Moreover, treatment with NaOH led to a shorter induction period and reduced coke formation on the WO₃/SiO₂ catalyst.     

The influence of plasma chemical treatment of nickel and nickel-rhenium catalysts deposited on sibunite on their activity in dehydrogenation

The dehydrogenation of isopropanol was studied at 440–680 K to find that the activity of the Ni(1 wt %)/sibunite catalyst decreased after annealings and quenchings and was stabilized after subsequent treatment with an (I) O₂ glow-discharge or (II) H₂ high-frequency plasma. Treatments of both kinds decreased the activity of the catalyst below the Curie point (633 K) and increased it over the paramagnetic temperature range (635–680 K). The treatment of the (1 wt % Ni–1 wt %Re)/sibunite and (2 wt % Ni–2 wt % Re)/sibunite catalysts with plasma II weakly influenced their activity, whereas treatment with plasma I substantially increased it. The kinetic reaction parameters on the (2 wt % Ni–2 wt % Re)/sibunite catalyst were found to depend on the duration of treatment with plasma II. Treatment with plasma I much more effectively changed the state of the surface of all the catalysts studied than treatment with plasma II.     

Methane Dry Reforming over Alumina Supported Co Catalysts

A series of Co/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared with the impregnation .method and characterized by means of the BET specific surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Laser Raman spectroscopy. The Co/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were activated by using H2, 20%CH4/H2 or CH4, re-spectively. There was no obvious difference between the activities of the Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst activated by us-ing the different activation methods for methane dry reforming. The catalytic properties of the Co/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with different Co loadings were also investigated. The optimized Co loading for the Co/γ-Al2O3 cata-lyst pretreated with 20% CH4/H2 is around 12% (mass fraction).     

Dispersion and reactivity of copper catalysts supported on Al2O3-ZrO2

A series of CuO/Al(2)O(3)-ZrO(2) catalysts with Cu loadings varying from 1.0 to 20 wt % were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of CO(2) and NH(3), electron spin resonance (ESR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area measurements. The dispersion and metal area of copper were determined by the N(2)O decomposition method. XRD results suggest that the copper oxide is present in a highly dispersed amorphous state at copper loadings < 10 wt % and as a crystalline CuO phase at higher Cu loadings. ESR results suggest the presence of two types of copper species on the Al(2)O(3)-ZrO(2) support. TPR results suggest well-dispersed copper oxide species at low Cu loadings and crystalline copper oxide species at high Cu loadings. Well-dispersed copper oxide species were reduced more easily than large copper oxide species by H(2). The results of CO(2) TPD suggest that the basicity of the catalysts was found to increase with an increase of copper loading up to 5.0 wt % and decreases with a further increase of copper loading. The results of NH(3) TPD suggest that the acidity of the catalysts was found to decrease with an increase of copper loading up to 5.0 wt % and increases with a further increase of copper loading. The catalytic properties were evaluated for the vapor-phase dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone and correlated with the results of CO(2) TPD measurements and the dispersion of Cu on the Al(2)O(3)-ZrO(2) support.     

Alkyne Metathesis with Silica‐Supported and Molecular Catalysts at Parts‐per‐Million Loadings

Improvement of the activity, stability, and chemoselectivity of alkyne‐metathesis catalysts is necessary before this promising methodology can become a routine method to construct C≡C triple bonds. Herein, we show that grafting of the known molecular catalyst [MesC≡Mo(OtBu_F6)₃] ( 1 , Mes=2,4,6‐trimethylphenyl, OtBu_F6=hexafluoro‐tert‐butoxy) onto partially dehydroxylated silica gave a well‐defined silica‐supported active alkyne‐metathesis catalyst [(≡SiO)Mo(≡CMes)(OtBu_F6)₂] ( 1 /SiO_2‐700). Both 1 and 1 /SiO_2‐700 showed very high activity, selectivity, and stability in the self‐metathesis of a variety of carefully purified alkynes, even at parts‐per‐million catalyst loadings. Remarkably, the lower turnover frequencies observed for 1 /SiO_2‐700 by comparison to 1 do not prevent the achievement of high turnover numbers. We attribute the lower reactivity of 1 /SiO_2‐700 to the rigidity of the surface Mo species owing to the strong interaction of the metal site with the silica surface.     

Understanding d(0)-olefin metathesis catalysts: which metal, which ligands?

Density functional theory (DFT, B3PW91) calculations have been carried out on the reactivity of ethene with model systems M(NR)(=CHCH3)(X)(Y) for M = Mo or W, R = methyl or phenyl, X = CH2CH3, OCH3, or OSiH3, and Y = CH2CH3, OCH3, or OSiH3, which are representative of experimental olefin metathesis catalysts, and the results are compared to those previously obtained for Re(CCH3)(=CHCH3)(X)(Y). The general pathway comprises four steps: olefin coordination, [2+2] cycloaddition, cycloreversion, and olefin de-coordination. Two key factors have been found to control the detailed shape of the energy profiles: the energy of distortion of the tetrahedral catalyst and the stability of the metallacycle intermediate, which is controlled by the M-C bond strength. The efficiency has been evaluated by calculating the turnover frequency (TOF) based on the steady-state approximation, and the most striking feature is that the unsymmetrical catalysts (X not equal to Y) are systematically more efficient for all systems (Mo, W, and Re). Overall, the Re complexes have been found to be less efficient than the Mo and W catalysts, except when Re is unsymmetrically substituted: it is then calculated to be as efficient as the best Mo and W catalysts.     

表面偶联甲基自由基实现低温高效甲烷氧化偶联

天然气作为一种低碳清洁能源,其储量大,价格低,被认为是最有前途的石油替代资源之一.而以天然气的主要成分——甲烷为原料来生产高价值化学品被认为是石化工业中实现天然气取代石油为原料新化工路线的技术基础,具有极为可观的社会经济价值.目前甲烷的化学利用主要采用间接转化法,即先从甲烷制合成气,再由合成气制备各种化工原料和油品.但该路线流程复杂,能耗大,生产成本高及投资大,具有明显的局限性,这促使着人们不断探索能量效率更高的甲烷直接转化技术.甲烷氧化偶联(OCM)是最重要的甲烷直接转化技术之一.自1982首次报道以来,人们开发了1000多种OCM催化剂,涉及元素超过68种,但C₂烃类(乙烷和乙烯)的收率普遍低于30%,尚未实现工业化.传统研究认为,OCM反应遵循“多相-均相”催化反应机理,甲烷在催化剂表面活化产生甲基自由基后,在气相中进行偶联生成乙烷和乙烯等产物.由于高温下甲基自由基很容易脱附到气相,传统的OCM催化剂一般只在甲基自由基的产生这一步发挥作用.而随后在气相中发生的甲基自由基均相反应并不受催化剂控制,在热力学驱动下,会倾向于深度氧化生成CO2等副产物,因此OCM反应中C₂的收率上限为25%–28%.理论上来说,只有当催化剂能够在甲基自由基偶联这一步发挥作用时,C₂物种的收率才可能打破上限,但目前尚未有催化剂实现甲基自由基可控表面偶联.本文提出并证实5wt%Na₂WO₄/SiO₂(5NaWSi)具有催化甲基自由基表面偶联的能力.在低温下,5NaWSi本身对于OCM没有催化活性,但是它的加入能够显著提高La₂O₃催化剂的C₂选择性,进而提高C₂收率,使其在570℃的低温下即可达到10.9%的C₂收率.在La₂O₃和5NaWSi之间加入一层甲基自由基淬灭剂——石英砂,这种提升作用随即消失,表明甲基自由基在5NaWSi上的表面偶联可能是C₂选择性和收率提升的主要原因.本文进一步采用同步辐射光电离质谱技术原位检测了反应过程中的自由基中间体,结果发现,La₂O₃表面产生的甲基自由基确实可以在5NaWSi表面进行偶联,进而提高C₂的选择性和收率.通过对5NaWSi的组成和结构进行分析,发现5NaWSi中的Na₂WO₄纳米团簇可能是甲基自由基偶联的活性位点,该位点不仅具有很强的甲基自由基吸附能力,为甲基自由基表面偶联提供机会,同时不会深度氧化C₂物种,有效地提高了C₂选择性.以此为基础建立理论模型,我们通过DFT计算对甲基自由基在5NaWSi表面的偶联机制进行了研究.结果表明,5NaWSi对甲基自由基具有很强的吸附能力,而吸附后的甲基自由基更倾向于偶联生成C₂产物,而不是β-H消除生成HCHO等副产物,表明5NaWSi确实是很好的甲基自由基表面偶联催化剂.甲基自由基表面偶联的证实为OCM催化剂的开发开辟了新方向.从双功能催化剂设计的角度出发,将OCM反应分解成甲烷活化和甲基自由基偶联这两个部分,并分别针对这两个部分来筛选和优化催化剂,将有望突破C₂收率上限,进而推进OCM的工业化进程.