Synthesis and characterization of indium and thallium immobilized on isonicotinamide‐functionalized mesoporous MCM‐41: Two novel and highly active heterogeneous catalysts for selective oxidation of sulfides and thiols to their corresponding sulfoxides and disulfides

Two highly ordered isonicotinamide (INA)‐functionalized mesoporous MCM‐41 materials supporting indium and thallium (MCM‐41‐INA‐In and MCM‐41‐INA‐Tl) have been developed using a covalent grafting method. A surface functionalization method has been applied to prepare Cl‐modified mesoporous MCM‐41 material. Condensation of this Cl‐functionalized MCM‐41 with INA leads to the formation of MCM‐41‐INA. The reaction of MCM‐41‐INA with In(NO₃)₃ or Tl(NO₃)₃ leads to the formation of MCM‐41‐INA‐In and MCM‐41‐INA‐Tl catalysts. The resulting materials were characterized using various techniques. These MCM‐41‐INA‐In and MCM‐41‐INA‐Tl catalysts show excellent catalytic performance in the selective oxidation of sulfides and thiols to their corresponding sulfoxides and disulfides. Finally, it is found that the anchored indium and thallium do not leach out from the surface of the mesoporous catalysts during reaction and the catalysts can be reused for seven repeat reaction runs without considerable loss of catalytic performance.     

纯硅MCM-41中孔分子筛合成因素的研究Ⅰ.Na~+、K~+阳离子对合成的影响

本文采用表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（Ｃ１６ＴＡＢｒ，以下为１６３１），在（Ｎａ，Ｋ）ＯＨＳｉＯ２Ｃ１６ＴＡＢｒＨ２Ｏ体系中分别利用室温、水热及干粉法进行了纯硅ＭＣＭ４１中孔分子筛的合成，考察了阳离子Ｎａ＋、Ｋ＋对ＭＣＭ４１合成及稳定性的影响。通过ＸＲＤ对结晶度的测定，发现ＮａＭＣＭ４１的晶化速率明显高于ＫＭＣＭ４１，而热稳定性和水热稳定性较差，且ａ０值小于后者。同时发现，就合成方法而言，室温法得到的产物具有很高的结晶度，利用水热法合成的样品的热稳定性明显较高，而干法得到的分子筛产品具有优良的水热稳定性。     

中孔MCM—41分子筛在微孔沸石ZSM—5上附晶生长的研究

首次在微孔沸石ＺＳＭ５表面进行了ＭＣＭ４１分子筛的附晶生长，并首次提出中孔材料ＭＣＭ４１分子筛静电组配理论的新形式（ＸＳ＋Ｉ）；同时利用ＸＲＤ、ＴＥＭ、ＢＥＴ等测试手段表征了合成样品，并讨论了微孔沸石表面附晶生长中孔分子筛ＭＣＭ４１的合成化学，考察了Ｆ离子效应、ｐＨ值及表面活性剂ＣＴＡＢ（十六烷基三甲基溴化铵）的影响。     

Aqueous Knoevenagel Condensation Catalyzed by Aminopropyl-functionalized MCM-41

Since much more attention has been paid to the sustainable development, many researchers try to improve conventional chemical process and find new and more, environmentally friendly routes1. Aqueous-phase reactions are of interest as environ- mentally ben…     

Vapor‐Phase Reaction of Citronellal over Mesoporous Molecular Sieves MCM‐41 and Zeolites

The vapor‐phase reaction of citronellal (CTN) at 220 °C and atmospheric pressure has been studied using mesoporous molecular sieves and zeolites in a fixed‐bed reactor. The primary products included isopulegol (IPG), menthone, and pulegol with subsequent reactions to form cyclic hydrocarbons. The CTN conversion and the product selectivity depend on the acidity and the textural property of catalysts. Lewis and/or Brönsted acid sites are essential for catalyzing this reaction. An increase of SiO₂/Al₂O₃ mol ratio diminishes the acid amount of all catalysts and enhances both the surface area and the structural order of MCM‐41. The catalytic activity follows the order of MCM‐41 > HZSM‐5 > Hβ > USY, in accordance with the relative total acid amount except that of MCM‐41. Despite its low acidity, Si‐MCM‐41 exhibits the best catalytic performance due to its uniform mesopores, large surface area and good stability; the CTN conversion and the IPG yield attain 91.9% and 58.6%, respectively, after at least 25 h time‐on‐stream.     

以催化油浆窄馏分为添加剂的Al－MCM－41分子筛的合成

 采用阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为模板剂，以正硅酸乙酯为硅源，以硫酸铝为铝源，水热合成了以催化油浆窄馏分为添加剂的高比表面积Al－MCM－41介孔分子筛，并利用XRD，HREM，TG－DTA及N2吸附－脱附等测试手段对合成样品进行了表征．合成的Al－MCM－41分子筛的比表面积和孔体积分别达到1295m2／g和1．5cm3／g，其平均孔径为4．3nm．重点研究了Al－MCM－41分子筛结晶度、晶胞参数、比表面积、孔体积及平均孔径等结构性质随催化油浆窄馏分添加量及其组成的变化规律，并从合成机理上进行了解释．     

Detailed Structural Characterizations of SBA‐15 and MCM‐41 Mesoporous Silicas on a High‐Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope

Using high‐resolution transmission electronic micrograph (HR‐TEM) observation, one can clearly see the pore geometry of the MCM‐41 and SBA‐15 mesoporous silicas to determine that their pore shapes are hexagonal and round, respectively. With the perpendicular orientations of the nanochannels to the electron beam, parallel line images of the (100) and (110) repeating spacings were observed. In the SBA‐15 mesoporous silicas, there are byproducts of the granular silica and disordered mesostructures, attributed to the weak hydrogen interactions between Pluronic 123 blockcopolymer and the silica species. There are also many different and significant +π disclination defects in SBA‐15 and MCM‐41 surfactant‐silica composites. The SBA‐15 with a thicker silica wall is more stable under irradiation by high‐energy electron beams compared to MCM‐41, which has thinner wall thickness. Some carbon nanostructure impurities were found in some carbon films on the metal grids.     

Mixed Cationic‐nonionic Surfactants and pH Adjustment Route to Synthesize High‐quality MCM‐48

Using the mixture of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and p‐Octyl polyethylene glycol phenyl ether (OP‐10) as templates, siliceous MCM‐48 materials can be synthesized with low molar ratio of CTAB to silica (0.139:1) and low concentration of mixed surfactants (ca.5%) and within a wide range of OP‐10/CTAB ratio (0.08?0.25). The materials were characterized by X‐ray powder diffraction, N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherm, TEM, TG‐DSC and ²⁹Si MAS NMR. Measurements indicated that the use of mixed surfactants allowed better condensation and higher ordering of the cubic mesostructure; at the same time, some properties of these materials were sensitive to the OP‐10/CTAB ratio. It was also found that the reduced pH of the gel which had been crystallized for a certain time gave a highly reproducible synthesis with a high silica yield (about 95%). Furthermore, the reaction mechanism of the synthesis is discussed in detail.     

Characteristics of excited-state intermediates of TiO2–Y-Zeolite and MCM41 encapsulating photosensitive molecules: design of new photocatalysts

Some photosensitive molecules, such as p-N,N′-dimethylaminobenzoic acid (DMABA), Nile Red, heteropolytungstic acid (H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, HPA) and metalloporphyrins, have been entrapped onto nano-scale pores or channels of TiO₂-modified Y-Zeolite (TiO₂-Y-Zeolite) and MCM41 (TiO₂-MCM41) and their excited-state intermediates have been characterized in terms of the excited-state dynamics by using laser spectroscopic techniques. Through these studies, it has been found that the photo-induced electrons are generated from the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state of DMABA, Nile Red or metalloporphyrin (MnTPP(Cl)), followed by transferring to the TiO₂-Y-Zeolite or TiO₂-MCM41 more efficiently as compared to the bulk TiO₂, NaY-Zeolite or MCM41. The efficient photoinduced interfacial electron transfer causes the rapid formation of radicals of those photosensitive molecules (a few tens ps). It has been also found that these photophysical properties can be applied to develop the new photocatalyst as observed by the efficient photocatalytic activities of the DMABA or Nile Red-entrapped TiO₂-Y-Zeolites for the photoreduction of an azo-dye such as Methyl Orange in water. On the other hand, in case of HPA-entrapped TiO₂-Y-zeolite, the electron generated from the excited-state TiO₂ is transferred to HPA, followed by formation of the reduction product, heteropoly blue (HPB) which is also generated by UV irradiation of HPA. This electron transfer is analogous to the Z-scheme mechanism of plant photosynthetic systems showing two photon reactions. Because of this photoelectron transfer mechanism, the HPA-entrapped TiO₂-Y-zeolite has demonstrated the synergistic enhancement of the photocatalytic decomposition of Methyl Orange and hydrogen generation from photolysis of water.     

MCM-41分子筛负载钼钴系催化剂的噻吩HDS研究

通过氧吸附量、噻吩吸附热及反应速率常数的测定，研究了MoO3/MCM-41、MoO3-CoO(NiO)/MCM-41系列催化剂，发现，对于MoO3/MCM-41催化剂，当MoO3的质量分数（以MCM－41为底数，即MCM－41＝1g时，MoO3含量为0．15g，下同）从15％增加到20％时，其噻吩的加氢硫（HDS）活性增大，至25％时活性下降，所对应的氧吸附量（mL/g催化剂）也是先增大后减少，并且两者有很好的线性对应关系，而且噻吩吸附热则基本保持不变，采用不同的MoO3-CoO(NiO)浸渍顺序制备的MoO3-CoO(NiO)/MCM-41催化剂中，先浸渍CoO(NiO）再浸渍MoO3的催化剂，其噻吩HDS活性明显优于对其它浸渍顺序制备的催化剂，同时催化剂的氧吸附量和噻吩吸附热也最大。