Microkinetic modelling of the formation of C1 and C2 products in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over cobalt catalysts

The heats of adsorption of different C₁ and C₂ molecules assumed to be present during the initial steps of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and activation energies for elementary steps envisioned to occur in the synthesis are calculated for Co by using the unity bond index-quadratic exponential potential (UBI-QEP) method. The preexponential factors for the elementary steps are calculated from transition-state theory, and the rate constants are calculated according to the Arrhenius equation. The activation barrier for hydrogenation of CO is found to be lower compared to hydrogen assisted dissociation of CO, which has a smaller activation barrier than direct dissociation of CO. The reaction steps with high activation barriers are eliminated. Based on this elimination two sets of elementary steps for formation of C₁ and C₂ alkenes and alkanes in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis are established: one based on hydrogen assisted CO dissociation (carbide mechanism) and one based on CO hydrogenation (CO insertion mechanism). In addition, one mechanism of producing CO₂ from the water-gas shift reaction is proposed. The resulting mechanisms are combined and used in the microkinetic model, which are fitted to experimental results at methanation conditions (T = 483 K or 493 K, p = 1.85 bar and H₂/CO = 10) over a Co/Al₂O₃ Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. A good tuning is obtained by adjusting the C-Co and H-Co binding strengths. The microkinetic modelling based on these assumptions indicates that CO is mainly converted through hydrogenation of CO and that C₂ compounds are mainly produced by insertion of CO into a metal-methyl bond. Thus, from the surface coverages and reaction rates predicted by the microkinetic modelling the mechanism can be further reduced to only include the CO insertion mechanism. Hydrogenation of CHO to CH₂O is found to be the rate determining initiation step, and insertion of CO into a metal-methyl bond is found to be the rate determining step for chain growth. By using the UBI-QEP method for calculation of activation energies, the activation barriers for dissociation of CO and hydrogenation of surface carbon are found to be too large for the carbide mechanisms to occur. However, experimental data or another theoretical method is necessary in order to support or disprove the calculated activation energies in this work.     

Bipyridinophane‐containing conjugated polymers modulated with an intramolecular aromatic C?H/π interaction

Bipyridinophane–fluorene conjugated copolymers have been synthesized via Suzuki and Heck coupling reactions from 5,8‐dibromo‐2,11‐dithia[3]paracyclo[3](4,4′)‐2,2′‐bipyridinophane and suitable fluorene precursors. Poly[2,7‐(9,9‐dihexylfluorene)‐co‐alt‐5,8‐(2,11‐dithia[3]paracyclo[3](4,4′)‐2,2′‐bipyridinophane)] ( P7 ) exhibits large absorption and emission redshifts of 20 and 34 nm, respectively, with respect to its planar reference polymer Poly[2,7‐(9,9‐dihexylfluorene)‐co‐alt‐1,4‐(2,5‐dimethylbenzene)] ( P11 ), which bears the same polymer backbone as P7 . These spectral shifts originate from intramolecular aromatic C? H/π interactions, which are evidenced by ultraviolet–visible and ¹H NMR spectra as well as X‐ray single‐crystal structural analysis. However, the effect of the intramolecular aromatic C? H/π interactions on the spectral shift in poly[9,9‐dihexylfluorene‐2,7‐yleneethynylene‐co‐alt‐5,8‐(2,11‐dithia[3]paracyclo[3](4,4′)‐2,2′‐bipyridinophane)] ( P10 ) is much weaker. Most interestingly, the quenching behaviors of these two conjugated polymers are largely dependent on the polymer backbone. For example, the fluorescence of P7 is efficiently quenched by Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺, Mn²⁺, and Ag⁺ ions. In contrast, only Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺ ions can partially quench the fluorescence of P10 , but much less efficiently than the fluorescence of P7 . The static Stern–Volmer quenching constants of Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺ ions toward P7 are of the order of 10⁶ M^?1, being 1300, 2500, and 37,300 times larger than those of P10 , respectively. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 4154–4164, 2006     

12-Ring Network Coordination Polymer——{[Cu(C_4N_2H_(10))_4]_2·H_4V_4O_(14)}_n Formed by Linking cyclo-[H_4V_4O_(14)]~(4-) with Cu(C_4N_2H_(10))~(2+)_4 Cation Clusters

IntroductionThe interest in polyoxometalates that are widelyused in medical chemistry, catalyst reactions, and ma-terial sciences stems from their complicated aggregatesformed by means of corner-, edge- and face-sha-ring[1—4]. The exploitation of new str…     

枸橼酸莫沙必利的合成

分别以邻羟基对氨基苯甲醇钠，对氟苯甲醛，邻苯二甲酰亚胺为起始原料，制得3个中间体，用其中2个中间体经偶合，环化后与第3个中间体反应，再经成盐制得产品，其摩尔总收率为31．5％。     

光学系统的等效变换

本文在普遍情况下使用矩阵方法详细讨论了光学系统的等效变换,证明光线变换矩阵为的光学系统当C≠0时可等效为一个薄透镜,当C=0时等效为一个薄透镜组。文中所得结果能用于分析光线或光束通过复杂光学系统的变换和多元件光腔的问题。     

对氰基苯甲酸乙酯的新合成方法

本文报道合成对氰基苯甲酸乙酯的新方法，并对产物进行元素分析及IR谱确证。     

Michael-Addition Reaction of Malononitrile with a,β-Unsaturated Cycloketones Catalyzed by KF/Al_2O_3

The utility of fluoride salts as potential base in a va-riety of synthetic reactions has been recognized in re-cent years.1 However, low solubility of fluoride salts in ordinary solvents hampers their wide applications in organic synthesis. On the other hand, there has been increasing use of inorganic solid supports as catalysts for many years2 resulting in higher selectivity, milder reaction conditions and easier work-up. Especially po-tassium fluoride-coated alumina (KF-alumina) has been a …     

Vancomycin Analogues Containing Monosaccharides Exhibit Improved Antibiotic Activity: A Combined One‐Pot Enzymatic Glycosylation and Chemical Diversification Strategy

Many natural products contain carbohydrate moieties that contribute to their biological activity. Manipulation of the carbohydrate domain of natural products through multiple glycosylations to identify new derivatives with novel biological activities has been a difficult and impractical process. We report a practical one‐pot enzymatic approach with regeneration of cosubstrates to synthesize analogues of vancomycin that contain an N‐alkyl glucosamine, which exhibited marked improvement in antibiotic activity against a vancomycin‐resistant strain of Enterococcus.     

New Synthetic Method for Industrial Manufacture of Glutaric Dialdehyde

A new synthetic method for the manufacture of glutaric dialdehyde is investigated. Glutaric dialdehyde was prepared by the addition-hydrolysis reaction of benzimidazolium salt with saturated dihalide as the di-Grignard reagent. The yield of glutaric dialdehyde by this method can reach 73%. Both infrared spectra and melting point of the compound were consistent with those reported earlier. Translated from Journal of Northwest University (Natural Science Edition), 2005, 35(2) (in Chinese)