Plasma Thermal Conversion of Methane to Acetylene

This paper describes a re-examination of a known process for the direct plasma thermal conversion of methane to acetylene. Conversion efficiencies (% methane converted) approached 100% and acetylene yields in the 90–95% range with 2–4% solid carbon production were demonstrated. Specificity for acetylene was higher than in prior work. Improvements in conversion efficiency, yield, and specificity were due primarily to improved injector design and reactant mixing, and minimization of temperature gradients and cold boundary layers. At the 60-kilowatt scale cooling by wall heat transfer appears to be sufficient to quench the product stream and prevent further reaction of acetylene resulting in the formation of heavier hydrocarbon products or solid carbon. Significantly increasing the quenching rate by aerodynamic expansion of the products through a converging–diverging nozzle led to a reduction in the yield of ethylene but had little effect on the yield of other hydrocarbon products. While greater product selectivity for acetylene has been demonstrated, the specific energy consumption per unit mass of acetylene produced was not improved upon. A kinetic model that includes the reaction mechanisms resulting in the formation of acetylene and heavier hydrocarbons, through benzene, is described.     

Ba-La-O-(F)催化剂的碱性及其OCM反应性能

采用XRD,TPD和高温原位IR光谱对La₂O₃,BaO/La₂O₃,BaF₂/La₂O₃,LaOF和BaF₂/LaOF等催化剂的组成、结构和CO₂在催化剂上的吸附状况进行了表征,并结合催化剂性能评价结果对该系列催化剂的碱性及其与OCM反应性能的关系进行了考察.结果表明,催化剂OCM反应性能与其酸碱性的强弱无简单的对应关系.     

镧掺杂粘土源含铜氧化物催化剂的制备、表征及催化性能

采用共沉淀和水热法合成了不同阴离子粘土前驱型复合氧化物催化材料,样品经XRD,FTIR,TPR,TG-DSC,SEM进行表征.同时考察了铜含量在掺杂和不掺杂稀土时对甲烷催化燃烧的影响,结果发现随含铜量增加催化活性增加;未掺杂La的催化剂在高温下出现失活现象,而掺杂型催化剂稳定性良好.同时,制备方法对催化剂的性能有显著影响,在不同制备前驱物pH的条件下,使用共沉淀和水热法合成的阴离子粘土材料,合成时的pH均对催化剂的活性影响较大;同时焙烧温度对催化活性有不同程度的影响.     

Synthesis of 1-(2-Fluorophenyl)pyrazoles by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of the Corresponding Sydnones

3-Arylsydnones bearing fluorine and bromine atoms on the benzene ring were synthesized from N-nitroso-2-fluorophenylglycines and characterized by NMR spectroscopy. These were employed further in synthesis of the corresponding 1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrazoles by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) as activated dipolarophile. The sydnones as reaction intermediates were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis showing interesting features such as halogen bonding as an important interaction in modeling the crystal structure.     

滑动弧电极放电等离子体作用甲烷制C2烃的工艺

采用刀片式不锈钢电极放电反应器,以Ar气为稀释气,研究了等离子体作用下甲烷转化制C2烃的工艺条件。考察了CH4流量、高频电源输入电压和电极间距等参数对甲烷转化率、C2烃选择性、收率和反应表观能耗的影响。结果表明,增加CH4流量,表观能耗随之降低;当输入电压和电极间距较小时,甲烷转化率随输入电压和电极间距的增大而增大,但输入电压和电极间距过大时,C2烃收率明显下降,积碳严重。在CH4流量14 mL/min、Ar气流量60 mL/min、高频电源输入电压22 V、电流0.44 A、电极间距4 mm的优化条件下,甲烷最高转化率为43.1%,C2烃收率、选择性和表观能耗分别为40.1%、93.2%和2.41 MJ/mol。C2烃中不饱和烃的体积分数可达95%以上。     

桥头碳上氮杂芳基功能化的双吡唑甲烷与羰基钨反应

研究了(氮甲基咪唑-2-基)双(3,5-二甲基吡唑)甲烷(L¹),2-吡啶基双(3,5-二甲基吡唑)甲烷(L²)及4-吡啶基双(3,5-二甲基吡唑)甲烷(L³)与羰基钨的反应,合成了一系列以单齿,双齿及三齿氮配位的羰基金属衍生物LW(CO)₅ (L=L¹或L³),LW(CO)₄ (L=L¹,L²或L³)和LW(CO)₃ (L=L¹或L²).核磁,红外及X-射线单晶衍射分析表明这3种配体表现出了可变的配位方式.在LW(CO)₅中,当配体为L¹时,其倾向于通过咪唑氮与金属配位,而为L³则倾向于利用吡啶氮与金属作用;在LW(CO)₄中,配体L¹表现为通过咪唑氮和吡唑氮原子配位的[N,N']双齿配体,而L²和L³表现为通过吡唑氮原子配位的[N,N]双齿配体;在LW(CO)₃中,L¹和L²起着[N,N,N']三齿螯合配体的作用.     

Relativistic effects in gas-phase ion chemistry: an experimentalist's view

Gas-phase experiments provide information which, in conjunction with results from electronic structure calculations, help to unravel the critical role relativistic effects play in many areas of transition-metal chemistry. Examples include the thermochemical data of gold halides in different oxidation states, the fascinating structural properties of gold(I) complexes, the dramatic effects of ligands on the ionization energy of gold, or the binding in cationic metal-carbene complexes. Furthermore, in the context of methane functionalization, special emphasis is paid to the chemistry of cationic metal-carbene complexes, and at uncovering the mechanistic details of important carbon-heteroatom coupling reactions. It is the interplay of conducting experiments of "isolated" molecules under well-defined conditions with reliable electronic structure calculations that has considerably improved our understanding of the role relativistic effects play in the context of transition-metal chemistry, catalysis, and beyond.     

A convenient preparative method for anionic tris(substituted pyrazolyl)methane ligands

The synthesis of tris[3-(6-carboxypyridin-2-yl)pyrazol-1-yl]methane is described in a linear multi-step protocol. The pyridyl-pyrazolyl arms are first constructed before being condensed with chloroform. Careful study of the condensation reaction shows the presence of an isomeric form of the tris(pyrazolyl)methane derivative in which one of the pyrazolyl substituents is linked through the nitrogen atom at the 2 position of the pyrazol. After acid-catalysed isomerisation to the desired isomer, the intermediate compound was subjected to a carboalkoxylation reaction and a subsequent hydrolysis. These are some rare examples of reactions directly occurring on the tris(pyrazolyl)methane platforms.