Surface species and gas phase products in the preferential oxidation of CO on TiO2-supported Au-Rh bimetallic catalysts

The oxidation of CO in the presence of hydrogen (PROX process) was investigated on bimetallic Au-Rh catalysts at 300–373 K by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy. The effects of catalyst composition, reaction temperature and composition of the reacting gas mixtures have been studied. The IR studies revealed the formation of bi- and monodentate carbonates, bicarbonates and hydrocarbonates on the catalysts surfaces; these surface species proved to be not involved in the surface reactions. The formation of adsorbed formaldehyde was observed on all surfaces, except 1% (0.25Au+0.75Rh)/TiO₂. Adsorbed CO₂ (as the surface product of CO oxidation) was not detected on any surface. The presence of both O₂ and H₂ reduced the surface concentration of CO adsorbed on the metallic sites. Mass spectroscopic analysis of the gas phase showed that gaseous CO₂ was formed in the highest amount in the CO+O₂ mixture, the presence of H₂ suppressed the amount of CO₂ produced. This negative effect of H₂ was the lowest on the 1% Rh/TiO₂ and 1% (0.25Au+0.75Rh)/TiO₂ catalysts.     

编织芳基网络聚合物负载Rh催化剂上高碳烯烃氢甲酰化反应性能

考察了编织芳基网络聚合物（KAPs）负载的Rh催化剂（Rh/KAPs）在高碳烯烃氢甲酰化反应中的催化性能. 结果表明,三苯基膦-苯基底KAPs负载Rh催化剂（Rh/KAPs-1）具有优异的高碳烯烃氢甲酰化反应活性,产物醛收率显著高于Rh/SiO₂催化剂. 傅里叶变换红外光谱、热重、氮气吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、¹³C核磁共振和³¹P核磁共振结果显示,Rh/KAPs-1催化剂具有优异的热稳定性及大的比表面积和多级孔道结构,Rh颗粒处于高度分散状态,并可在反应过程中形成均相催化活性物种.     

IR and XPS studies of the reactivity of CO with Ti-H species at the support on Rh/TiO2 catalysts

Incorporation of hydrogen in Rh/TiO₂ samples during high temperature reduction (H₂ at T > 573 K), has been studied by TPD-MS. ESR and NMR data suggest that hydride-like species associated to Ti³⁺ ions at the support are formed, i.e, (Ti-H)³⁺. Rh(3d) XPS peaks (at 311.2, 306.5 eV) remain unchanged after removal of such hydride-like species (by outgassing at 773 K), though it modifies the adsorption capacity for CO and H₂, monitored by i.r. and NMR, thus indicating a SMSI effect which is reversed by outgassing at 773 K the sample. By heating in CO at 373–473 K bands at 1590, 1470 and 1220 cm^-1 are developed only in the samples saturated with hydrogen, while CH₃OH is detected in the gas phase. Experiments using a pulse microreactor in conditions that allow formation of such (Ti-H)³⁺ species, lead to methanol as the only product of syngas reaction. A model is proposed to explain generation of oxygenated compounds on these catalysts, whieh assumes reaction of the hydride-like species at the TiO₂ support with CO molecules either directly interacting with the support or hounded to the rhodium at the metal-support interface.     

Single‐Site Zeolite‐Anchored Organoiridium Carbonyl Complexes: Characterization of Structure and Reactivity by Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry

A family of HY zeolite‐supported cationic organoiridium carbonyl complexes was formed by reaction of Ir(CO)₂(acac) (acac=acetylacetonate) to form supported Ir(CO)₂ complexes, which were treated at 298 K and 1 atm with flowing gas‐phase reactants, including C₂H₄, H₂, ¹²CO, ¹³CO, and D₂O. Mass spectrometry was used to identify effluent gases, and infrared and X‐ray absorption spectroscopies were used to characterize the supported species, with the results bolstered by DFT calculations. Because the support is crystalline and presents a nearly uniform array of bonding sites for the iridium species, these were characterized by a high degree of uniformity, which allowed a precise determination of the species involved in the replacement, for example, of one CO ligand of each Ir(CO)₂ complex with ethylene. The supported species include the following: Ir(CO)₂, Ir(CO)(C₂H₄)₂, Ir(CO)(C₂H₄), Ir(CO)(C₂H₅), and (tentatively) Ir(CO)(H). The data determine a reaction network involving all of these species.     

Time‐Resolved,In Situ DRIFTS/EDE/MS Studies on Alumina‐Supported Rhodium Catalysts: Effects of Ceriation and Zirconiation on Rhodium–CO Interactions

The effects of ceria and zirconia on the structure–function properties of supported rhodium catalysts (1.6 and 4 wt % Rh/γ‐Al₂O₃) during CO exposure are described. Ceria and zirconia are introduced through two preparation methods: 1) ceria is deposited on γ‐Al₂O₃ from [Ce(acac)₃] and rhodium metal is subsequently added, and 2) through the controlled surface modification (CSM) technique, which involves the decomposition of [M(acac)_x] (M=Ce, x=3; M=Zr, x=4) on Rh/γ‐Al₂O₃. The structure–function correlations of ceria and/or zirconia‐doped rhodium catalysts are investigated by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier‐transform spectroscopy/energy‐dispersive extended X‐ray absorption spectroscopy/mass spectrometry (DRIFTS/EDE/MS) under time‐resolved, in situ conditions. CeO_x and ZrO₂ facilitate the protection of Rh particles against extensive oxidation in air and CO. Larger Rh core particles of ceriated and zirconiated Rh catalysts prepared by CSM are observed and compared with Rh/γ‐Al₂O₃ samples, whereas supported Rh particles are easily disrupted by CO forming mononuclear Rh geminal dicarbonyl species. DRIFTS results indicate that, through the interaction of CO with ceriated Rh particles, a significantly larger amount of linear CO species form; this suggests the predominance of a metallic Rh phase.     

Rhodium and iridium complexes containing the anion of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl- pyrazolone-5, a sophisticated analogue of β-diketones

Several (diolefin)M(A) complexes (M = Rh, Ir) were prepared, where AH is 1-phenyl-3-methyl- 4-benzoylpyrazolone-5, a very stable asymmetric analogue of acetylacetone. In these complexes the diolefin could be replaced by one mole of (Ph₂PCH₂CH₂)₂, two of CO or of PPh₃, or three of CNBu^t, while 1,10-phenanthroline displaced the chelating ligand to yield [(cyclooctadiene)Rh(phen)]⁺ (A)^?. Some compounds X?Y (X?Y = iodine or MeI) added oxidatively yielding the corresponding trivalent species. Using ³¹P NMR spectra the presence of the expected steric isomers was detected in (Ph₃P)(CO)Rh(A) and in (Ph₃P) (CO)Rh(A)(X)(Y).     

Surface photochemistry of Rh(CO)2 on zeolite Y-production of a stable coordinatively unsaturated rhodium monocarbonyl surface species at room temperature

The photochemical production and chemical reactivity of a new coordinatively unsaturated rhodium monocarbonyl species on the surface of dealuminated zeolite Y over a temperature range of 300-420 K and a pressure range from 10(-5) to 20 Torr has been studied. Using high vacuum techniques and transmission infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet irradiation (350 +/- 50 nm) of supported Rh(CO)(2) surface species led to the production of stable, but reactive, =Rh(CO) surface species, characterized by an infrared band at 2023 cm(-1). The coordinatively unsaturated =Rh(CO) species convert to less reactive and coordinatively saturated Rh(CO) by thermal treatment above 370 K. The Rh(CO) species were characterized by an infrared band at 2013 cm(-1). An explanation of the mode of bonding of the rhodium monocarbonyl species to the zeolite surface is provided. Coordinatively unsaturated =Rh(CO) species captured N(2), H(2), and O(2) gas molecules near room temperature to produce a variety of mixed ligand rhodium surface complexes of the form Rh(CO)(N(2)), Rh(CO)(H(2)), Rh(CO)(H)(2), Rh(CO)(H), Rh(CO)(O), and Rh(O). Infrared band assignments for the new species are provided. The work provides new insight into the photochemical behavior of Rh(CO)(2) species supported on high-area zeolite materials and may improve our understanding of the role of active rhodium monocarbonyl species in the development of heterogeneous photocatalysts.     

Chemistry of transition‐metal complexes containing functionalized phosphines: synthesis and structural analysis of rhodium(I) complexes containing allyl and cyanoalkylphosphines

A series of related acetylacetonate–carbonyl–rhodium compounds substituted by functionalized phosphines has been prepared in good to excellent yields by the reaction of [Rh(acac)(CO)₂] (acac is acetylacetonate) with the corresponding allyl‐, cyanomethyl‐ or cyanoethyl‐substituted phosphines. All compounds were fully characterized by ³¹P, ¹H, ¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopy. The X‐ray structures of (acetylacetonato‐κ²O,O′)(tert‐butylphosphanedicarbonitrile‐κP)carbonylrhodium(I), [Rh(C₅H₇O₂)(CO)(C₈H₁₃N₂)] or [Rh(acac)(CO)(^tBuP(CH₂CN)₂}] ( 2b ), (acetylacetonato‐κ²O,O′)carbonyl[3‐(diphenylphosphanyl)propanenitrile‐κP]rhodium(I), [Rh(C₅H₇O₂)(C₁₅H₁₄N)(CO)] or [Rh(acac)(CO){Ph₂P(CH₂CH₂CN)}] ( 2h ), and (acetylacetonato‐κ²O,O′)carbonyl[3‐(di‐tert‐butylphosphanyl)propanenitrile‐κP]rhodium(I), [Rh(C₅H₇O₂)(C₁₁H₂₂N)(CO)] or [Rh(acac)(CO){^tBu₂P(CH₂CH₂CN)}] ( 2i ), showed a square‐planar geometry around the Rh atom with a significant trans influence over the acetylacetonate moiety, evidenced by long Rh—O bond lengths as expected for poor π‐acceptor phosphines. The Rh—P distances displayed an inverse linear dependence with the coupling constants J_P‐Rh and the IR ν(C[triple‐bond]O) bands, which accounts for the Rh—P electronic bonding feature (poor π‐acceptors) of these complexes. A combined study from density functional theory (DFT) calculations and an evaluation of the intramolecular H…Rh contacts from X‐ray diffraction data allowed a comparison of the conformational preferences of these complexes in the solid state versus the isolated compounds in the gas phase. For 2b , 2h and 2i , an energy‐framework study evidenced that the crystal structures are mainly governed by dispersive energy. In fact, strong pairwise molecular dispersive interactions are responsible for the columnar arrangement observed in these complexes. A Hirshfeld surface analysis employing three‐dimensional molecular surface contours and two‐dimensional fingerprint plots indicated that the structures are stabilized by H…H, C…H, H…O, H…N and H…Rh intermolecular interactions.     

Adsorption of acetonitrile and its reaction with oxygen on TiO2-supported Au — Rh bimetallic catalysts

The adsorption of acetonitrile and its surface reactions with oxygen on TiO₂-supported Au — Rh bimetallic catalysts were studied by FTIR and mass spectrometry at 300–673 K. The band due to CH₃CN on Lewis acid centres shifted to lower wavenumbers with the increase of the Rh content, which shows that the strength of Lewis acid sites weakens with the increase of the Rh content of the catalysts. CH₃CN, on the other hand, dissociates producing CN_(a) species. From the shift to higher wavenumbers of the band due to CN_(a), strengthening of the C — N bond with increasing Rh content has been established. During the heat treatments of the adsorbed CH₃CN layer, methylamine (CH₃NH₂) was detected in the gas phase, the amount of which depended on the composition of the catalysts. Dehydrogenation of the adsorbed acetonitrile also depends on the Rh content: the higher the Rh content of the sample, the lower the temperature of the first appearance of gaseous H₂, and the higher the amount of H₂ evolved. The presence of gaseous oxygen affects the formation of isocyanate (NCO) surface species only on 1% Au/TiO₂ and on 1% (0.75Au–0.25Rh)/TiO₂ catalysts.     

Some studies of the reaction of μ-dichlorotetracarbonyldirhodium with dimethylphenylphosphine

The addition of PMe₂Ph to solutions of Rh₂Cl₂(CO)₄ has been studied by infrared and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, by measurement of conductance and of the carbon monoxide evolved. Under an atmosphere of CO the dominant course of the reaction is chloride bridge cleavage followed by CO substitution, whereas in refluxing cyclohexane substitution occurs initially. The formation of RhCl(CO)(PMe₂Ph)₂ on addition of PMe₂Ph (2 mol/mol Rh) is independent of solvent whereas addition of more tertiary phosphine leads to very different behaviour, depending upon the solvent and whether the solution is under CO or N₂. ¹H NMR studies show that all species with no more than one PMe₂Ph coordinated to a rhodium atom are in rapid equilibrium leading to averaged NMR signals.     

Operando Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of the NO Reduction Reaction over Rhodium-Based Catalysts

Operando shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) with on-line mass spectrometry (MS) has been used to investigate the surface species, such as NO, NOH, NO₂, N₂O, and reaction products of the NO reduction reaction with CO and H₂ over supported Rh-based catalysts in the form of catalyst extrudates. By correlating surface intermediates and reaction products, new insights in the reaction mechanism could be obtained. Upon applying different reaction conditions (i. e., H₂ or CO), the selectivity of the catalytic reaction could be tuned towards the formation of N₂. Furthermore, in the absence of Rh, no reaction products were detected. The importance of the operando SHINERS as a surface-sensitive characterization technique in the field of heterogeneous catalysis provides routes towards a better understanding of catalytic performance.     

Surface‐Mediated Synthesis of Dimeric Rhodium Catalysts on MgO: Tracking Changes in the Nuclearity and Ligand Environment of the Catalytically Active Sites by X‐ray Absorption and Infrared Spectroscopies

The preparation of dinuclear rhodium clusters and their use as catalysts is challenging because these clusters are unstable, evolving readily into species with higher nuclearities. We now present a novel synthetic route to generate rhodium dimers on the surface of MgO by a stoichiometrically simple surface‐mediated reaction involving [Rh(C₂H₄)₂] species and H₂. X‐ray absorption and IR spectra were used to characterize the changes in the nuclearity of the essentially molecular surface species as they formed, including the ligands on the rhodium and the metal‐support interactions. The support plays a key role in stabilizing the dinuclear rhodium species, allowing the incorporation of small ligands (ethyl, hydride, and/or CO) and enabling a characterization of the catalytic performance of the supported species for the hydrogenation of ethylene as a function of the metal nuclearity and ligand environment. A change in the nuclearity from one to two Rh atoms leads to a 58‐fold increase in the catalytic activity for ethylene hydrogenation, a reaction involving unsaturated, but stable, dimeric rhodium species.     

Metalmetal bonded triazenido compounds : II. Compounds with M = RhI,IrI; R = Me,aryld and X = Cl,Br, I Cl,Br, I

Complexes

(M = Rh, X = Cl, M = Ir, X = Cl, Br, I and R = CH₃, R′ = CH₃, p-tolyl) have been made by the reaction of (Ph₃P)₂(CO)MX with

. The proposed structure is analogous to that of the related copper derivatives and contains a five-membered ring in which an M^I to Ag^I donor bond is bridged by an azenido group, while the halide atom X has migrated from M^I to Ag^I.Carbon monoxide at 1 atm reacts rapidly and quantitatively with the iridium compounds to give novel acyltriazenido compounds {Ph₃P(CO)₂ - Ir[OCN(R)N=NR′]} (R = CH₃, p-tolyl; R′ = CH₃, p-tolyl).     

Rhodium(1) carbonyl complexes with alkyl sulphoxides and sulphides

Summary Rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes, namely Rh(CO)X(R₂SO)₂ (R = Me, n-Pr or n-Bu) and Rh(CO)X(R₂S)₂ (R = Me, Et or i-Pr) and X = CI or Br, have been prepared and characterized. The compounds Rh(CO)X[P(OPh)₃]₂ X = Cl or Br, have also been isolated. In the R₂SO and R₂S complexes, the carbonyl stretching frequencies occur atca. 2020–2025 cm^–1 andca. 1950–1980 cm^–1 respectively. In the R₂SO ligand containing complexes v(S-O) occurs atca. 1100–1125 cm^–1 indicative of metal-sulphur coordination. In presence of HBF₄, the addition of an excess of Me₂SO to (OC)₂Rh(-Cl)₂Rh(CO)₂ gives [Rh(Me₂SO)₆]³⁺ in which the central metal atom undergoes spontaneous oxidation from Rh¹(d⁸) to Rh^III(d⁶). The complexes have been characterized additionally by u.v.vis. spectra, conductivity measurements and by elemental analyses.     

The Influence of Sulfate‐Doping on the Nature of V Sites in VOx/TiO2 Catalysts

EPR, UV/Vis and FTIR spectroscopy as well as thermal analysis (TA/MS) were applied to study the influence of sulfate species present in the anatase support on the specific nature of VO_x species in supported VO_x/TiO₂ catalysts. Those sulfate species modify the local structure of the supported vanadyl species and lead to the formation of two types of VO²⁺ sites instead of only one type being formed on sulfate‐free anatase. EPR and FTIR spectroscopic measurements revealed that a part of the VO²⁺ species are directly bound to the surface sulfate species. By TA/MS it was found that SO₂ is released at lower temperature from VO_x/TiO₂ in comparison to the vanadium‐free support. The direct bonding between sulfate and VO_x species stabilizes the latter on the surface of VO_x/TiO₂ resulting in three effects: 1) a higher V site dispersion in comparison to sulfate‐free TiO₂, 2) a better resistance of surface vanadyls against diffusion into the bulk of the support and 3) a much faster reoxidation of reduced V sites than observed on sulfate‐free TiO₂.     

Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of NO and CO catalyzed by Rh atom

The gas-phase reaction mechanism of NO and CO catalyzed by Rh atom has been systematically investigated on the ground and first excited states at CCSD(T)//B3LYP/6-311+G(2d), SDD level. This reaction is mainly divided into two reaction stages, NO deoxygenation to generate N₂O and then the deoxygenation of N₂O with CO to form N₂ and CO₂. The crucial reaction step deals with the NO deoxygenation to generate N₂O catalyzed by Rh atom, in which the self-deoxygenation of NO reaction pathway is kinetically more preferable than that in the presence of CO. The minimal energy reaction pathway includes the rate-determining step about N–N bond formation. Once the NO deoxygenation with CO catalyzed by rhodium atom takes place, the reaction results in the intermediate RhN. Then, the reaction of RhN with CO is kinetically more favorable than that with NO, while both of them are thermodynamically preferable. These results can qualitatively explain the experimental finding of N₂O, NCO, and CN species in the NO + CO reaction. For the N₂O deoxygenation with CO catalyzed by rhodium atom, the reaction goes facilely forward, which involves the rate-determining step concerning CO₂ formation. CO plays a dominating role in the RhO reduction to regenerate Rh atom. The complexes, OCRhNO, RhON₂, RhNNO, ORhN₂, RhCO₂, RhNCO, and ORhCN, are thermodynamically preferred. Rh atom possesses stronger capability for the N₂O deoxygenation than Rh⁺ cation.     

Adsorption and Reactions of CHCl3 on Powdered TiO2

The adsorption and reactions of CHCl₃ on three commercially available TiO₂ powders have been investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in a gas‐solid reaction system. Probably, owing to the difference in surface morphology, CHCl₃ is weakly adsorbed on two of the three TiO₂ samples at 35 °C. But, as the more reactive TiO₂ is exposed to CHCl₃ at 35 °C, the surface is found to be covered with CHCl₃, HCOO, H₂O, and CO. In addition to these surface species, gaseous HCl and CO are generated at higher temperatures. Photoirradiation of CHCl₃ on TiO₂ in the absence or presence of O₂ causes the decomposition of CHCl₃. This photoprocess is enhanced in O₂.     

Carbonyl nitrosyl derivatives of rhodium and their reaction with silver nitrate

Summary Solid sodium nitrite and moderately concentrated hydrochloric acid react with [ittrans]-Rh(CO)XL₂ (X = Cl, Br, I and L = PPh₃, AsPh₃) dissolved in either DMF or CHCl₃ to yield carbonyl nitrosyl derivatives of the type Rh(CO)(NO)L₂XCI. These brown crystalline products are monomeric nonelectrolytes. Their absorption bands atca. 1630 cm^–1 andca. 2 100 cm^–1 indicate the presence of nitrosyl as well as carbonyl groups. Silver nitrate reacts with the Rh(CO)(NO)L₂XCI complexes to yield pentacoordinate species having the general composition Rh(NO)(NO₃)₂L2.     

Activity of Rh/TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> catalysts in NaBH<Subscript>4</Subscript> hydrolysis: The effect of the interaction between RhCl<Subscript>3</Subscript> and the anatase surface during heat treatment

The reaction properties of Rh/TiO₂ sodium tetrahydroborate hydrolysis catalysts reduced directly in the reaction medium depend on the temperature at which they were calcined. Raising the calcination temperature to 300°C enhances the activity of the Rh/TiO₂ catalysts. Using diffuse reflectance electronic spectroscopy, photoacoustic IR spectroscopy, and chemical and thermal analyses, it is demonstrated that, as RhCl₃ is supported on TiO₂ (anatase), the active-component precursor interacts strongly with the support surface. The degree of this interaction increases as the calcination temperature is raised. TEM, EXAFS, and XANES data have demonstrated that the composition and structure of the rhodium complexes that form on the titanium dioxide surface during different heat treatments later determine the state of the supported rhodium particles forming in the sodium tetrahydroborate reaction medium.     

Effect of La2O3 on Catalytic Performance of Au/TiO2 for CO Oxidation

Pure TiO₂ and La-doped TiO₂ were prepared by the sol-gel method. Au was supported on TiO₂ by the deposition-precipitation (DP) method, and its catalytic activity for CO oxidation was tested. The results showed that doping La in Au/TiO₂ could improve its catalytic activity obviously for CO oxidation. The analyses of X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area further showed that the presence of La in TiO₂ not only increased its surface area and restrained the growth of TiO₂ crystallites, but could also enhance the microstrain of TiO₂. In terms of O₂-TPD, a new adsorbed species O⁻ appeared on the surface of La-doped TiO₂. The results of in-situ Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy illustrated that the high activity of Au/La₂O₃-TiO₂ was attributed to the presence of La promoting the reactivity of CO adsorbed on the Au site and the formation of the second active site on the surface of TiO₂