Energy‐resolved electron‐yield XAS studies of nanoporous CoAlPO‐18 and CoAlPO‐34 catalysts

Energy‐resolved electron‐yield X‐ray absorption spectroscopy is a promising technique for probing the near‐surface structure of nanomaterials because of its ability to discriminate between the near‐surface and bulk of materials. So far, the technique has only been used in model systems. Here, the local structural characterization of nanoporous cobalt‐substituted aluminophosphates is reported and it is shown that the technique can be employed for the study of open‐framework catalytically active systems. Evidence that the cobalt ions on the surface of the crystals react differently to those in the bulk is found.     

First study of rhodium(I) complexes with chiral sulfur-containing terpenoids as catalytic systems for ketone hydrosilylation

Abstract

Using a “chiral pool” approach, a number of chiral thiolate and sulfide ligands based on natural terpenes and terpenoids have been synthesized in a few simple steps. Two new Rh-thiolate complexes with the formula [Rh(CO)₂(μ-SR)]₂ were obtained. The influence of these complexes and catalytic systems formed by combining the synthesized ligands with [Rh(CO)₂(μ-Cl)]₂ and [Rh(cod)(μ-Cl)]₂, on the reaction rate, chemoselectivity, stereoselectivity and formation of tetraphenyldisiloxane in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation of acetophenone as a model reaction have been studied. Mechanistic aspects of formation of silyl enol ether as a side product in the presence of S-containing ligands are presented.     

Superposition Principle for Qubit States in the Spin-Projection Mean Representation

Journal of Russian Laser Research - We formulate the superposition principle of two states of qubit as a nonlinear addition rule of mean values of spin projections onto three perpendicular...     

Elucidating structure and dynamics of crystalline α-zirconium phosphates intercalated with water and methanol by multinuclear solid-state MAS NMR: A comprehensive NMR approach

Solid-state NMR experiments on ²H, ³¹P, ¹³C, and ¹H nuclei, including ³¹P T₁, ¹H T₁, and ¹H T_1ρ measurements, as well as on the kinetics of proton-phosphorus cross-polarization have been performed to characterize the crystalline and amorphous α-zirconium phosphates, which were intercalated with D₂O and/or CD₃OD. The ¹³C{¹H} CP MAS NMR experiment performed for compound 1-CD ₃ OD (Zr (HPO₄)₂ ^. 0.2CD₃OD) with carbon cross-polarization via protons of phosphate groups has provided a prove that the methanol was intercalated into the interlayer spaces of this compound. The variable-temperature ²H solid-echo MAS NMR spectra of intercalated compounds demonstrated that the methanol molecules, in contrast to the mobile water, were immobile, keeping, however, free CD₃ rotations around the C₃-axis. It has been demonstrated that the intercalated species, D₂O and CD₃OD, do not affect the high-frequency motions of the phosphate groups. By utilizing local structural models that satisfy the constraints of the experimental data, it has been suggested that the immobile methanol molecules are located in the cavity between two neighboring layers of the zirconium phosphates. Thus, the present work illustrates the reliable criteria in a comprehensive NMR approach to structural and dynamic studies of such systems.     

Persistent Room Temperature Phosphorescence from Triarylboranes: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

Achieving highly efficient phosphorescence in purely organic luminophors at room temperature remains a major challenge due to slow intersystem crossing (ISC) rates in combination with effective non‐radiative processes in those systems. Most room temperature phosphorescent (RTP) organic materials have O‐ or N‐lone pairs leading to low lying (n, π*) and (π, π*) excited states which accelerate k_isc through El‐Sayed's rule. Herein, we report the first persistent RTP with lifetimes up to 0.5 s from simple triarylboranes which have no lone pairs. RTP is only observed in the crystalline state and in highly doped PMMA films which are indicative of aggregation induced emission (AIE). Detailed crystal structure analysis suggested that intermolecular interactions are important for efficient RTP. Furthermore, photophysical studies of the isolated molecules in a frozen glass, in combination with DFT/MRCI calculations, show that (σ, B p)→(π, B p) transitions accelerate the ISC process. This work provides a new approach for the design of RTP materials without (n, π*) transitions.