Chemical transformations of organic sulfides during hydrogenolysis in the presence of metal chloride complexes

Desulfurization of organic sulfides in hydrocarbon solvents in the presence of aqua complexes of metal chlorides H[MAlCl₄OH] that exhibit lower acidity as compared to AlCl₃ proceeds under mild conditions (450–525 K, atmospheric pressure) without external introduction of hydrogen. The process occurs with cleavage of C-S bonds and through intermediate formation of mercaptans to give H₂S and the corresponding hydrocarbons. The reaction is accompanied by cleavage of C-C bonds in the groups surrounding the organosulfur moiety, in thiacyclane rings, as well as in hydrocarbon solvent molecules, resulting in the formation of a wide spectrum of gaseous and liquid products.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1998–2002, October, 1995.     

Microstructure and catalytic properties of Rh and Ni dispersed on TiO2-SiO2 aerogels

The influence of the preparation method on the microstructure and catalytic behavior of Rh and Ni dispersed on TiO₂-SiO₂ aerogels is investigated.The autoclave method has been followed to prepare titania-silica aerogels with TiO₂ contents ranging between 0 and 10 mole %. These aerogels have been used as matrices to disperse catalytically active metals: Rh and Ni. The metals can be deposited by impregnation of aerogels, or alternatively, can be added into the hydrolysis water used in the synthesis of gels. The resulting catalysts present surface areas higher than 550 m²·g^–1.The percentage of titania, the method followed for the introduction of the metal, and the nature of the metal itself affect both the activities and selectivities of the catalysts in the hydrogenolysis of n-butane. Thus, the presence of titania in Rh catalysts increases the activity values, and the samples prepared by impregnation present selectivities towards ethane higher than 80%. Whereas, the rhodium catalysts in which the metal has been introduced before gelling, do not orientate the reaction in favor of a definite product. For the case of Ni, it is quite frequent to obtain high selectivities towards the breakdown of the C-C terminal bonds. In summary, the preparation methods allow to modulate into very broad limits the catalytic behavior of the samples.     

Interaction of 3-amino-2-(isoxazol-3-yl)-4-methoxymethyl-6-methyl-thieno[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridine with Raney nickel

3-Amino-2-(isoxazol-3-yl)-4-methoxymethyl-6-methylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine was synthesized by the reaction of 2(1H)-thioxopyridine-3-carbonitrile with 3-chloromethylisoxazole in the presence of two equivalents of KOH. Boiling of 3-amino-2-(isoxazol-3-yl)-4-methoxymethyl-6-meth-ylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine with Raney nickel results in 4-aminothieno[2,3-b;4,5-b′]dipyridine or 5-(4-amino-2-pyridyl)pyridine depending on the reaction conditions. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 669–670, March, 2008.     

六氢茚满催化开环: 氢解和阳离子反应路径(英文)

Perhydroindan(bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) was converted in a flow-type apparatus under a hydrogen pressure of 5 MPa on six different catalysts,namely on a bifunctional Pd/Na,H-Beta zeolite,on Ir/Na,H-Y and Pt/Na,H-Y zeolites with a low concentration of Br?nsted acid sites,and on three catalysts containing the three noble metals on the non-acidic support silica.On the bifunctional zeolite Pd/Na,H-Beta,skeletal isomerization of perhydroindan was the primary reaction followed by opening of one naphthenic ring,the formation of open-chain nonanes in low yields of ca.6%,and hydrocracked products C8-.The carbon number distribution of the latter was volcano-shaped with no C1,C2,C7,and C8 indicating a carbocationic hydrocracking of C9 precursors with one naphthenic ring.On Ir/Na,H-Y and Pt/Na,H-Y(high-performance ring-opening catalysts),ring opening and hydrocracking to C8-occurred by hydrogenolysis on the respective metal.Opening of the five-membered ring was found to be much faster than opening of the six-membered ring,in agreement with literature reports.The maximal selectivities of open-chain nonanes(OCNs) attained on Ir/Na,H-Y and Pt/Na,H-Y were very high,viz.49% and 54%,respectively,and significantly better than those of the open-chain decanes observed previously with decalin as model hydrocarbon.The OCNs formed on Pt/Na,H-Y were much less branched than those formed on Ir/Na,H-Y which was interpreted in terms of the different hydrogenolysis mechanisms on both metals.Valuable ancillary mechanistic information was obtained from the selectivities of perhydroindan hydroconversion on the three noble metals on silica.In contrast to Pd/silica,Ir/silica and Pt/silica gave appreciable selectivities of OCNs as well,yet the maximum values of these selectivities were lower than those obtained on the two high-performance zeolite catalysts.     

氧化锆负载Pd-Cu双金属催化剂上山梨醇选择性氢解合成乙二醇和丙二醇

山梨醇和木糖醇等多元醇是可再生生物质转化合成液体燃料和化学品的重要平台分子,其中,可通过选择氢解反应一步制备乙二醇和丙二醇等重要化工原料,有望代替从乙烯和丙烯制备二元醇的传统石油化工工艺.目前文献中多元醇氢解反应主要使用Ru基和Ni基催化剂等,但是不可避免地生成C?C键非选择性断裂的副产物甲烷等.与之相比,非贵金属Cu基催化剂往往具有较优异的选择性,但其活性较低和水热稳定性较差.因此,到目前为止研制具有高活性和选择性、以及良好水热稳定性的Cu基催化剂用于生物质基多元醇氢解反应仍然存在挑战.在本文中,我们采用贵金属修饰的方法提高Cu基催化剂在山梨醇选择氢解反应中的活性和水热稳定性.通过分步浸渍法合成了1%Pd-3%Cu/ZrO2、1%Pt-3%Cu/ZrO2和1%Ru-3%Cu/ZrO2双金属催化剂,并比较了它们在山梨醇氢解反应中的催化性能.在相同的反应条件下,上述催化剂中1%Pd-3%Cu/ZrO2(Cu/Pd =5)具有最优的活性及乙二醇、丙二醇和甘油的总选择性.以固体碱La(OH)3为助剂,1%Pd-3%Cu/ZrO2的山梨醇氢解活性高达20.3 h-1,是单金属1%Pd/ZrO2(8.7 h-1)和3%Cu/ZrO2(6.5 h-1)催化剂活性的2-3倍,也高于含有相同Pd、Cu含量的1%Pd/ZrO2和3%Cu/ZrO2机械混合体系的活性(12.2 h-1).而且, Pd-Cu/ZrO2双金属催化剂对C2-C3低碳多元醇的选择性也明显优于Pd/ZrO2和Cu/ZrO2以及二者的机械混合体系.这些结果说明Pd对Cu/ZrO2的促进作用不仅仅需要Pd与Cu两种金属的共同存在,还需要它们两者之间的相互作用.进一步发现, Pd-Cu/ZrO2双金属催化剂在Cu/Pd比为1.5-10.0的较宽范围内都表现出了较高的反应活性(17.8-20.3 h-1)以及乙二醇、丙二醇和甘油的总选择性(57.3%-62.8%),说明较低含量Pd的存在就能够有效地改善Cu催化剂的催化性能.在493 K和5.0 MPa H2的反应条件下,以1%Pd-3%Cu/ZrO2为催化剂,在山梨醇接近完全转化时,获得了61.7%的乙二醇、丙二醇和甘油的总选择性.同时, Pd的加入还能有效地抑制水热反应条件下Cu粒子的团聚,使得Pd-Cu/ZrO2催化剂在山梨醇氢解反应中具有优良的水热稳定性和循环使用性能.在5次循环实验中1%Pd-3%Cu/ZrO2的活性和选择性基本保持不变; X-射线粉末衍射结果表明,反应后的催化剂上未观察到Cu的特征衍射峰, Cu粒子仍然保持良好的分散状态.而对于没有Pd修饰的单金属3%Cu/ZrO2催化剂,经5次循环使用后山梨醇氢解反应的活性则下降了42%;在循环反应中Cu粒子显著地聚集而长大到~30 nm. CO吸附漫反射红外光谱结果揭示了Cu粒子倾向于在Pd粒子表面沉积,随着Cu/Pd原子比的增大, Cu粒子逐渐稀释并覆盖Pd的表面位点,说明Pd与Cu粒子之间存在紧密的接触.氢气程序升温还原结果表明,可能与氢溢流有关, Pd的加入促进了CuO的还原.然而,不同于Pd/ZrO2和Cu/ZrO2机械混合样品的TPR图谱,其显示PdO和CuO各自的还原峰, Pd-Cu双金属催化剂则只存在一个宽化的还原峰,这说明了Pd-Cu之间结构上的紧密接触使得两种金属之间存在强相互作用,其中可能存在从Pd向Cu的电子转移.综合这些结构和电子效应,可以推测Pd的存在促进了Cu粒子对山梨醇的脱氢能力和不饱和中间体的加氢能力,进而提高了Cu基催化剂在山梨醇氢解反应中的活性及目标产物的选择性.同时Pd-Cu之间的强相互作用和氢溢流效应抑制了Cu粒子在水热反应条件下的聚集,提高了催化剂的稳定性.这些结果和认识有助于指导人们为多元醇氢解和其它生物质基化学品的转化反应设计具有更高效率和水热稳定性的新型Cu基催化剂.     

微波辅助的多元醇法合成CoNi纳米材料(英文)

利用微波辅助的多元醇法合成出纳米线和海胆状结构Co0.8Ni0.2,采用X射线衍射和透射电镜技术对该材料合成过程中的结构变化进行了详细的研究.根据晶体的成核与生长速率阐述了Co0.8Ni0.2纳米结构的形成机理.结果表明,Co0.8Ni0.2纳米材料在丙三醇氢解反应中的催化性能与其形貌和粒径密切相关.     

Transformations of cyclohexane and benzene on the bimetallic Ru-Pt oxide catalysts

The bimetallic Ru-Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts with an overall metal content of 1 wt. % and Pt: Ru weight ratios from 1: 3 to 3: 1 were studied. The catalytic activity for cyclohexane and benzene transformations, including hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, and skeletal isomerization of the initial substrates and products of intermediate transformations, was studied at temperatures 180–350 °C and H₂ pressures from 1.0 to 5.0 MPa. The maximum yield of n-hexane from cyclohexane and benzene was obtained on the catalysts with a ruthenium content of 0.75–1.0%, being ∼29–30 wt.% at 40% selectivity. The selectivity to form n-hexane decreases with an increase in the cyclohexane conversion and is almost independent of the composition of the Ru-Pt system. On the catalysts under study, benzene is converted to the same products but at temperatures by 60 °C lower as compared to cyclohexane conversion. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 633–637, April, 2006.     

The hydrogenolysis of C60 and C70

Temperature-programmed reaction (TPR) of C₆₀ and C₇₀ with H₂ was carried out on nickel in order to investigate the thermal stability of the fullerenes in the catalytic hydrogenation. The TPR profiles showed two methanation peaks and the corresponding weight decrease above 420°C, indicating the hydrogenolysis to CH₄. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.