Water-filled MCM-41 characterized by double-quantum-filtered2H NMR spectral analysis

The dynamics of water molecules confined in adsorbed layers of siliceous MCM-41 with a pore diameter of 2.8 nm is investigated at 230 K by deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation studies including line shapes of theT ₁ process and double quantum filtered (DQF) spectral analyses.²H DQF NMR is a particularly sensitive tool for the determination of the adsorbate dynamics resulting from residual quadrupolar interaction due to the local order. The amount of monolayer water is determined. The monolayer water is composed of two different water components characterized by water, with isotropic reorientational motions, exchanging with water displaying a solid-like spectrum with 4 kHz edge splitting. One may expect that the latter water is situated on surface sites in MCM-41. The restricted wobbling motion of the D-O bond is used to describe its dynamics which is one order of magnitude slower than the isotropic reorientational motion. The order parameter, the motional correlation time, and the exchange rate thus determined provide useful information on the structure and the adsorptive properties of the mesoporous system.