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Li Y, Wang M, Ding YQ, Zhao CY, Ma JB. Consecutive methane activation mediated by single metal boride cluster anions NbB 4. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:12592-12599. [PMID: 34047332 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01418h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cleavage of all C-H bonds in two methane molecules by gas-phase cluster ions at room temperature is a challenging task. Herein, mass spectrometry and quantum chemical calculations have been used to identify one single metal boride cluster anions NbB4- that can activate eight C-H bonds in two methane molecules and release one H2 molecule each time under thermal collision conditions. In these consecutive reactions, the loaded Nb atoms and the support B4 units play different roles but act synergistically to activate CH4, which is responsible for the interesting reactivity of NbB4-. Moreover, there are some mechanistic differences in these two reactions, including the mechanisms for the first C-H bond activation steps, dihydrogen desorption sites, and major electron donors. This study shows that non-noble metal boride species are reactive enough to facilitate thermal C-H bond cleavages, and boron-based materials may be one kind of potential support material facilitating surface hydrogen transport.
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- Ying Li
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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Liu G, Ariyarathna IR, Ciborowski SM, Zhu Z, Miliordos E, Bowen KH. Simultaneous Functionalization of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Mediated by Single Platinum Atomic Anions. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:21556-21561. [PMID: 33307694 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mass spectrometric analysis of the anionic products of interaction among Pt-, methane, and carbon dioxide shows that the methane activation complex, H3C-Pt-H-, reacts with CO2 to form [H3C-Pt-H(CO2)]-. Two hydrogenation and one C-C bond coupling products are identified as isomers of [H3C-Pt-H(CO2)]- by a synergy between anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. Mechanistic study reveals that both CH4 and CO2 are activated by the anionic Pt atom and that the successive depletion of the negative charge on Pt drives the CO2 insertion into the Pt-H and Pt-C bonds of H3C-Pt-H-. This study represents the first example of the simultaneous functionalization of CH4 and CO2 mediated by single atomic anions.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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Li SQ, Lv SY, Zhou HY, Ding YQ, Liu QY, Ma JB. Oxidation of isoprene by titanium oxide cluster cations in the gas phase. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:27357-27363. [PMID: 33231227 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05472k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The heterogeneous oxidation of isoprene (C5H8) by metal-oxide particles, such as the typical mineral aerosols TiO2, plays an important role in the isoprene atmospheric chemistry. However, the underlying mechanism of C5H8 oxidation remains elusive owing to the complexities of aerosol surfaces and reaction channels. Herein, we report the gas-phase reactions of TixOy+ (x = 1-7, y = 1-14) cations with isoprene by using mass spectrometry and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Five types of reaction channels were observed: association, hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), C-C bond cleavage, combined oxygen atom transfer (OAT) and HAT and combined OAT and C-C bond cleavage. It is noteworthy that formaldehyde is known as the major oxidation product of isoprene/hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere. In addition, CO has not been observed in the reactions of isoprene with gas-phase ions. Therefore, the reaction mechanisms of CH2O and CO generation observed in Ti2O5+/C5H8 and Ti4O8+/C5H8 systems were further investigated by DFT calculations, and the calculated results are in agreement with the experimental observations. In these two reactions, both Ti and O atoms can be the adsorption sites for C5H8. The reaction channels and mechanistic information gained in these gas-phase model reactions may offer fundamental insights relevant to the corresponding oxidation processes over titanium oxide aerosols in the atmosphere.
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- Shu-Qiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Mou LH, Li Y, Li ZY, Liu QY, Ren Y, Chen H, He SG. Dinitrogen Activation and Functionalization by Heteronuclear Metal Cluster Anions FeV 2C 2- at Room Temperature. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9990-9994. [PMID: 33179926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It is of great importance to study the mechanisms to activate dinitrogen (N2), the very inert molecule, under mild conditions. Gas-phase metal clusters are being actively generated to react with N2 to identify new reaction types and mechanisms. Herein, an unprecedented, mechanistically unique metal atom (Fe or V) ejection in the thermal reaction of FeV2C2- with N2 has been identified using mass spectrometry, photoelectron imaging spectroscopy, and quantum chemistry calculations. Strong evidence suggests that the complete cleavage of the N≡N triple bond and subsequent functionalization of two N atoms via C-N coupling were achieved in this reaction. The complementary cooperation between V atoms with strong electron-donating ability and an Fe atom with large electron-withdrawing ability as well as the geometric flexibility of the Fe-V-V ring drives the whole reaction. The important role of C ligands in N≡N cleavage was also revealed. This study emphasizes the importance of heteronuclear metal systems for N2 fixation.
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- Li-Hui Mou
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Ma J, Wang T, Yang J, Hu J, Xing X. Adsorption and reactions of NO molecules on anionic gold clusters in the size range below 1 nm: effects of clusters' global electronic properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:25227-25235. [PMID: 33135023 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03711g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We systemically studied adsorption and reactions of NO on Aun- (n≤ 80) using a mini flow-tube reactor running at 150 K. For Aun- (n≤ 11), their reactions with NO mainly formed cluster complexes containing various numbers of NO units; for Aun- (n≥ 12), most active sizes eventually formed specific complexes Aun(NO)3-. The relative rates of the reactions with the first NO were measured. Correlations between these relative rates and the adiabatic detachment energies (ADEs) of Aun- revealed the dominant effect of the clusters' spins and a more complicated electron transfer mechanism than that of reactions with O2. Au20- as well as previously reported Au4,6,8- is an exceptional size, which eventually formed the disproportionate product Au20NO2-, and all these four sizes have very low ADEs. The effects of the clusters' global electronic properties on adsorption and reactions of NO on anionic gold are helpful to understand catalytic mechanisms of gold-based catalysts in NO removal reactions.
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- Jun Ma
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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Wang S, Chen J, Li X, Ma T, He S. Catalytic CO Oxidation by O
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−. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2550-2556. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Si‐Dun Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology 381 Wushan Road Tianhe District Guangzhou 510641 China
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology 381 Wushan Road Tianhe District Guangzhou 510641 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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Liu YZ, Li XN, He SG. Reactivity of Iron Hydride Anions Fe 2H n- ( n = 0-3) with Carbon Dioxide. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:8414-8420. [PMID: 32936643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c06986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The hydrogenation of CO2 into value-added complexes is of great importance for both environmental and economic issues. Metal hydrides are good models for the active sites to explore the nature of CO2 hydrogenation; however, the fundamental insights into C-H bond formation are still far from clear because of the complexity of real-life catalysts. Herein, gas-phase reactions of the Fe2Hn- (n = 0-3) anions with CO2 were investigated using mass spectrometry and quantum chemical calculations. The experimental results showed that the reduction of CO2 into CO dominates all of these reactions, whereas Fe2H- and Fe2H2- can induce the hydrogenation of CO2 effectively to give rise to products Fe(HCO2)- and HFe(HCO2)-, respectively. The mechanistic aspects and the reactivity of Fe2Hn- with an increased number of H atoms in CO2 hydrogenation were rationalized by theoretical calculations.
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- Yun-Zhu Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Li-hui Mou
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Zhong RL, Sakaki S. Methane Borylation Catalyzed by Ru, Rh, and Ir Complexes in Comparison with Cyclohexane Borylation: Theoretical Understanding and Prediction. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:16732-16747. [PMID: 32894944 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Methane borylation catalyzed by Cp*M(Bpin)n (M = Ru or Rh; HBpin = pinacolborane; n = 2 or 3) and (TMPhen)Ir(Bpin)3 (TMPhen = 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) was investigated by DFT in comparison with cyclohexane borylation. Because Ru-catalyzed borylation has not been theoretically investigated yet, its reaction mechanism was first elucidated; Cp*Ru(Bpin)3 1-Ru is an active species, and Cp*Ru(Bpin)3(H)(CH3) 4-Ru is a key intermediate. In 4-Ru, the Ru is understood to have an ambiguous oxidation state between +IV and +VI because it has a H··Bpin bonding interaction with a bond order of about 0.5. Methane borylation occurs through oxidative addition of methane C-H bond followed by reductive elimination of borylmethane in all of these catalysts. The catalytic activity for methane borylation increases following the order Cp*Ru(Bpin)3 < (TMPhen)Ir(Bpin)3 < Cp*Rh(Bpin)2. Cyclohexane borylation occurs in the same mechanism except for the presence of isomerization of a key intermediate. Chemoselectivity of methane over cyclohexane increases following the order Ir < Ru < Rh. In all of these catalysts, the rate-determining step (RDS) of cyclohexane borylation needs a larger ΔG°‡ than the RDS of methane borylation because the more bulky cyclohexyl group induces larger steric repulsion with the ligand than methyl. One reason for the worse chemoselectivity of the Ir catalyst is its less congested transition state of the reductive elimination of borylcyclohexane. Herein, use of a strongly electron-donating ligand consisting of pyridine and N-heterocyclic carbene with bulky substituents is computationally proposed as a good ligand for the Ir catalyst; actually, the Ir complex of this ligand is calculated to be more active and more chemoselective than Cp*Rh(Bpin)2 for methane borylation.
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- Rong-Lin Zhong
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Element Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries, Kyoto University, Goryo-Ohara 1-30, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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Li J, Geng C, Weiske T, Zhou M, Li J, Schwarz H. Revisiting the Intriguing Electronic Features of the BeOBeC Carbyne and Some Isomers: A Quantum-Chemical Assessment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17261-17265. [PMID: 32568419 PMCID: PMC7540417 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Extensive high-level quantum-chemical calculations reveal that the rod-shaped molecule BeOBeC, which was recently generated in matrix experiments, exists in two nearly isoenergetic states, the 5 Σ quintet (5 6) and the 3 Σ triplet (3 6). Their IR features are hardly distinguishable at finite temperature. The major difference concerns the mode of spin coupling between the terminal beryllium and carbon atoms. Further, the ground-state potential-energy surface of the [2Be,C,O] system at 4 K is presented and differences between the photochemical and thermal behaviors are highlighted. Finally, a previously not considered, so far unknown C2v -symmetric rhombus-like four-membered ring 3 [Be(O)(C)Be] (3 5) is predicted to represent the global minimum on the potential-energy surface.
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- Jilai Li
- Institute of Theoretical ChemistryJilin University130023ChangchunChina
- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin10623BerlinGermany
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin10623BerlinGermany
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin10623BerlinGermany
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan University200433ShanghaiChina
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationTsinghua University100084BeijingChina
- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology518055ShenzhenChina
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin10623BerlinGermany
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Li J, Geng C, Weiske T, Zhou M, Li J, Schwarz H. Revisiting the Intriguing Electronic Features of the BeOBeC Carbyne and Some Isomers: A Quantum‐Chemical Assessment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jilai Li
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry Jilin University 130023 Changchun China
- Institut für Chemie Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University 200433 Shanghai China
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Tsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology 518055 Shenzhen China
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- Institut für Chemie Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
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Zhao YX, Yang B, Li HF, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Liu QY, Xu HG, Zheng WJ, He SG. Photoassisted Selective Steam and Dry Reforming of Methane to Syngas Catalyzed by Rhodium-Vanadium Bimetallic Oxide Cluster Anions at Room Temperature. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21216-21223. [PMID: 32767516 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Photoassisted steam reforming and dry (CO2 ) reforming of methane (SRM and DRM) at room temperature with high syngas selectivity have been achieved in the gas-phase catalysis for the first time. The catalysts used are bimetallic rhodium-vanadium oxide cluster anions of Rh2 VO1-3 - . Both the oxidation of methane and reduction of H2 O/CO2 can take place efficiently in the dark while the pivotal step to govern syngas selectivity is photo-excitation of the reaction intermediates Rh2 VO2,3 CH2 - to specific electronically excited states that can selectively produce CO and H2 . Electronic excitation over Rh2 VO2,3 CH2 - to control the syngas selectivity is further confirmed from the comparison with the thermal excitation of Rh2 VO2,3 CH2 - , which leads to diversity of products. The atomic-level mechanism obtained from the well-controlled cluster reactions provides insight into the process of selective syngas production from the photocatalytic SRM and DRM reactions over supported metal oxide catalysts.
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- Yan-Xia Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Yang B, Li H, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Liu Q, Xu H, Zheng W, He S. Photoassisted Selective Steam and Dry Reforming of Methane to Syngas Catalyzed by Rhodium–Vanadium Bimetallic Oxide Cluster Anions at Room Temperature. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yan‐Xia Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Alkanes and [B12X12]2- (X = Cl, Br) are both stable compounds which are difficult to functionalize. Here we demonstrate the formation of a boron-carbon bond between these substances in a two-step process. Fragmentation of [B12X12]2- in the gas phase generates highly reactive [B12X11]- ions which spontaneously react with alkanes. The reaction mechanism was investigated using tandem mass spectrometry and gas-phase vibrational spectroscopy combined with electronic structure calculations. [B12X11]- reacts by an electrophilic substitution of a proton in an alkane resulting in a B-C bond formation. The product is a dianionic [B12X11CnH2n+1]2- species, to which H+ is electrostatically bound. High-flux ion soft landing was performed to codeposit [B12X11]- and complex organic molecules (phthalates) in thin layers on surfaces. Molecular structure analysis of the product films revealed that C-H functionalization by [B12X11]- occurred in the presence of other more reactive functional groups. This observation demonstrates the utility of highly reactive fragment ions for selective bond formation processes and may pave the way for the use of gas-phase ion chemistry for the generation of complex molecular structures in the condensed phase.
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Wang B, Zhang SY, Ye LH, Zhang XF, Zhang YF, Chen WJ. Exploring the Reaction Mechanism of H 2S Decomposition with MS 3 (M = Mo, W) Clusters. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:13324-13332. [PMID: 32548519 PMCID: PMC7288710 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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H2S is abundantly available in nature, and it is a common byproduct in industries. Molybdenum sulfides have been proved to be active in the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) to produce hydrogen. In this study, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are carried out to explore the reaction mechanisms of H2S with MS3 (M = Mo, W) clusters. The reaction mechanism of H2S with MoS3 is roughly the same as that of the reaction with WS3, and the free-energy profile of the reaction with MoS3 is slightly higher than that of the reaction with WS3. The overall driving forces (-ΔG) are positive, and the overall reaction barriers (ΔG b) are rather small, indicating that such H2 productions are product-favored. MS3 (M = Mo, W) clusters have clawlike structures, which have electrophilic metal sites to receive the approaching H2S molecule. After several hydrogen-atom transfer (HAT) processes, the final MS4·H2 (IM-4) complexes are formed, which could desorb H2 at a relatively low temperature. The singlet product MS4 clusters contain the singlet S2 moiety, similar to the adsorbed singlet S2 on the surface of sulfide catalysts. The theoretical results are compared with the experiments of heterogeneous catalytic decomposition of H2S by MoS2 catalysts. Our work may provide some insights into the optimal design of the relevant catalysts.
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- Bin Wang
- College
of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Material Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering and Material, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Material Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering and Material, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P. R. China
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Li J, Geng C, Weiske T, Schwarz H. On the Crucial Role of Isolated Electronic States in the Thermal Reaction of ReC + with Dihydrogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:9370-9376. [PMID: 32181571 PMCID: PMC7317438 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Presented here is that isolated, long‐lived electronic states of ReC+ serve as the root cause for distinctly different reactivities of this diatomic ion in the thermal activation of dihydrogen. Detailed high‐level quantum chemical calculations support the experimental findings obtained in the highly diluted gas phase using FT‐ICR mass spectrometry. The origin for the existence of these long‐lived excited electronic states and the resulting implications for the varying mechanisms of dihydrogen splitting are addressed.
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- Jilai Li
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, 130023, Changchun, China
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Li J, Geng C, Weiske T, Schwarz H. On the Crucial Role of Isolated Electronic States in the Thermal Reaction of ReC
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with Dihydrogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202001599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jilai Li
- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
- Institute of Theoretical ChemistryJilin University 130023 Changchun China
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
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Talapaneni SN, Singh G, Kim IY, AlBahily K, Al-Muhtaseb AH, Karakoti AS, Tavakkoli E, Vinu A. Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for CO 2 Capture and Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1904635. [PMID: 31608512 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Carbon nitride (CN), a 2D material composed of only carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), which are linked by strong covalent bonds, has been used as a metal-devoid and visible-light-active photocatalyst owing to its magnificent optoelectronic and physicochemical properties including suitable bandgap, adjustable energy-band positions, tailor-made surface functionalities, low cost, metal-free nature, and high thermal, chemical, and mechanical stabilities. CN-based materials possess a lot of advantages over conventional metal-based inorganic photocatalysts including ease of synthesis and processing, versatile functionalization or doping, flexibility for surface engineering, low cost, sustainability, and recyclability without any leaching of toxic metals from photocorrosion. Carbon nitrides and their hybrid materials have emerged as attractive candidates for CO2 capture and its reduction into clean and green low-carbon fuels and valuable chemical feedstock by using sustainable and intermittent renewable energy sources of sunlight and electricity through the heterogeneous photo(electro)catalysis. Here, the latest research results in this field are summarized, including implementation of novel functionalized nanostructured CNs and their hybrid heterostructures in meeting the stringent requirements to raise the efficiency of the CO2 reduction process by using state-of-the-art photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, and feedstock reactions. The research in this field is primarily focused on advancement in the synthesis of nanostructured and functionalized CN-based hybrid heterostructured materials. More importantly, the recent past has seen a surge in studies focusing significantly on exploring the mechanism of their application perspectives, which include the behavior of the materials for the absorption of light, charge separation, and pathways for the transport of CO2 during the reduction process.
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- Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni
- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- SABIC Corporate Research and Development Center at KAUST, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khod, Muscat, 123, Oman
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Road, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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Zhang Y, Yang DS. Spin-orbit coupling and vibronic transitions of Ce(C 3H 4) and Ce(C 3H 6) formed by the Ce reaction with propene: Mass-analyzed threshold ionization and relativistic quantum computation. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:144304. [PMID: 32295351 DOI: 10.1063/5.0002505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A Ce atom reaction with propene is carried out in a pulsed laser vaporization molecule beam source. Several Ce-hydrocarbon species formed by the C-H and C-C bond activation of propene are observed by time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and Ce(C3Hn) (n = 4 and 6) are characterized by mass-analyzed threshold ionization (MATI) spectroscopy and density functional theory, multiconfiguration, and relativistic quantum chemical calculations. The MATI spectrum of each species consists of two vibronic band systems, each with several vibronic bands. Ce(C3H6) is identified as an inserted species with Ce inserting into an allylic C-H bond of propene and Ce(C3H4) as a metallocycle through 1,2-vinylic dehydrogenation. Both species have a Cs structure with the Ce 4f16s1 ground valence electron configuration in the neutral molecule and the Ce 4f1 configuration in the singly charged ion. The two vibronic band systems observed for each species are attributed to the ionization of two pairs of the lowest spin-orbit coupled states with each pair being nearly degenerate.
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- Yuchen Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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Wang MM, Zhao YX, Ding XL, Li W, He SG. Methane activation by heteronuclear diatomic AuRh + cation: comparison with homonuclear Au 2+ and Rh 2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:6231-6238. [PMID: 32129335 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05699h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The ability to activate methane differs appreciably for different transition metals, and it is attractive to find the most suitable metal for the direct conversion of methane to value-added chemicals. Herein, we performed a comparative study on the reactions of CH4 with Au2+, AuRh+ and Rh2+ cations by mass-spectrometry based experiments and DFT-based theoretical analysis. Different reactivity has been found for these cations: Au2+ has the lowest reactivity, and it can activate methane but only produce H-Au2-CH3+ without H2 release; Rh2+ has the highest reactivity, and it can produce both carbene-type Rh2-CH2+ and carbyne-type H-Rh2-CH+ with H2 release; AuRh+ also has high reactivity to produce only AuRh-CH2+ with H2, avoiding the excessive dehydrogenation of CH4. Our theoretical results demonstrate that Rh is responsible for the high reactivity, while Au leads to selectivity, which may be caused by the unique intrinsic bonding properties of the metals.
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- Meng-Meng Wang
- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China.
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Tran TH, Tran QT, Tran VT. Mechanism of the reaction of VB5+ cluster with methane from density functional theory calculations. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.112701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ogihara H, Tajima H, Kurokawa H. Pyrolysis of mixtures of methane and ethane: activation of methane with the aid of radicals generated from ethane. REACT CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9re00400a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Inert CH4 molecules can be activated and incorporated into pyrolysis products with the aid of radicals generated by pyrolysis of C2H6.
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- Hitoshi Ogihara
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Saitama University
- Saitama 338-8570
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Saitama University
- Saitama 338-8570
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Saitama University
- Saitama 338-8570
- Japan
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Li XB, Xin ZK, Xia SG, Gao XY, Tung CH, Wu LZ. Semiconductor nanocrystals for small molecule activation via artificial photosynthesis. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:9028-9056. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00930j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The protocol of artificial photosynthesis using semiconductor nanocrystals shines light on green, facile and low-cost small molecule activation to produce solar fuels and value-added chemicals.
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- Xu-Bing Li
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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Structure, stability and reactivity of neutral bimetallic manganese oxide clusters with CO and NO—a DFT study. Struct Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-019-01319-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Yang Y, Yang B, Zhao Y, Jiang L, Li Z, Ren Y, Xu H, Zheng W, He S. Direct Conversion of Methane with Carbon Dioxide Mediated by RhVO
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Cluster Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yuan Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable SpeciesInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction DynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable SpeciesInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable SpeciesInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable SpeciesInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable SpeciesInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction DynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction DynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable SpeciesInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Tran VT, Tran QT. Geometric and Electronic Structures of VB 40/+ Clusters and Reactivity of the Cationic Cluster with Methane from Quantum Chemical Calculations. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:9223-9233. [PMID: 31585037 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantum chemical methods have been employed to study the geometric and electronic structures of VB40/+ clusters and the mechanism of the reaction of the cationic clusters with methane. It was found that the ground states of the neutral and cationic clusters were 4A' and 3A' of a planar isomer in Cs symmetry in which vanadium atom side-on binds to the rhombic B4 moiety. The ionization energy of the neutral cluster was calculated to be 7.13 eV at the CCSD(T) level. The reaction pathways on the triplet and quintet potential energy profiles of the dehydrogenation and elimination of V+ in the reaction of VB4+ cluster with methane were established based on the BPW91 functional calculations. Both of the dehydrogenation and elimination of V+ in the reaction of VB4+ cluster with methane were initiated by the B4 moiety of the VB4+ cluster, and these two reaction channels were thermodynamically and kinetically favorable. The dehydrogenation and elimination of V+ in the reaction of VB4+ cluster with methane were exothermic processes.
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- Van Tan Tran
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Division , Dong Thap University , 783-Pham Huu Lau , Cao Lanh City , Dong Thap Vietnam
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Division , Dong Thap University , 783-Pham Huu Lau , Cao Lanh City , Dong Thap Vietnam
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Yang Y, Yang B, Zhao YX, Jiang LX, Li ZY, Ren Y, Xu HG, Zheng WJ, He SG. Direct Conversion of Methane with Carbon Dioxide Mediated by RhVO 3 - Cluster Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:17287-17292. [PMID: 31553114 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Direct conversion of methane with carbon dioxide to value-added chemicals is attractive but extremely challenging because of the thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness of both molecules. Herein, the first dinuclear cluster species, RhVO3 - , has been designed to mediate the co-conversion of CH4 and CO2 to oxygenated products, CH3 OH and CH2 O, in the temperature range of 393-600 K. The resulting cluster ions RhVO3 CO- after CH3 OH formation can further desorb the [CO] unit to regenerate the RhVO3 - cluster, leading to the successful establishment of a catalytic cycle for methanol production from CH4 and CO2 (CH4 +CO2 →CH3 OH+CO). The exceptional activity of Rh-V dinuclear oxide cluster (RhVO3 - ) identified herein provides a new mechanism for co-conversion of two very stable molecules CH4 and CO2 .
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- Yuan Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Geng C, Li J, Weiske T, Schwarz H. A Reaction-Induced Localization of Spin Density Enables Thermal C-H Bond Activation of Methane by Pristine FeC 4. Chemistry 2019; 25:12940-12945. [PMID: 31268193 PMCID: PMC6852486 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The reactivity of the cationic metal-carbon cluster FeC4 + towards methane has been studied experimentally using Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and computationally by high-level quantum chemical calculations. At room temperature, FeC4 H+ is formed as the main ionic product, and the experimental findings are substantiated by labeling experiments. According to extensive quantum chemical calculations, the C-H bond activation step proceeds through a radical-based hydrogen-atom transfer (HAT) mechanism. This finding is quite unexpected because the initial spin density at the terminal carbon atom of FeC4 + , which serves as the hydrogen acceptor site, is low. However, in the course of forming an encounter complex, an electron from the doubly occupied sp-orbital of the terminal carbon atom of FeC4 + migrates to the singly occupied π*-orbital; the latter is delocalized over the entire carbon chain. Thus, a highly localized spin density is generated in situ at the terminal carbon atom. Consequently, homolytic C-H bond activation occurs without the obligation to pay a considerable energy penalty that is usually required for HAT involving closed-shell acceptor sites. The mechanistic insights provided by this combined experimental/computational study extend the understanding of methane activation by transition-metal carbides and add a new facet to the dizzying mechanistic landscape of hydrogen-atom transfer.
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- Caiyun Geng
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, 130023, Changchun, P. R. China.,Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Zhang Y, Cao W, Yang DS. Spin-orbit coupling and vibronic transitions of two Ce(C4H6) isomers probed by mass-analyzed threshold ionization and relativistic quantum computation. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:124307. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5123729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Yuchen Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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Wang M, Sun CX, Zhao Y, Cui JT, Ma JB. Efficient Liberation of Ammonia from Thermal Reaction of ScNH + Cations and Water. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:7576-7581. [PMID: 31393727 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b05890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ammonia synthesis by using water as a hydrogen source is a challenging task. Laser-ablation-generated ScNH+ cations have been mass-selected using a quadrupole mass filter and reacted with H2O in a linear ion trap reactor under thermal collision conditions. Through mass spectrometry in conjunction with density functional theory calculations, we found that ammonia is released as the product in the reaction of ScNH+ with H2O, and this reaction is with high efficiency and selectivity, and the rate constant for the reaction is (1.14 ± 0.23) × 10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, corresponding to the reaction efficiency of 15%. Metal imido complexes (*MNH) are one of the important intermediates in the currently reported NH3 synthetic reactions. The gas-phase ScNH+ cation can be a simplified model of *MNH over catalysts of NH3 synthesis, and the facile proton transfer mechanism obtained in this model system may offer fundamental mechanistic insights into how to design catalysts for ammonia production by using water as the hydrogen source under ambient conditions.
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- Ming Wang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
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Ammonia borane dehydrogenation tendencies using Pt4, Au4, and Pt2Au2 clusters as catalysts. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Zhao Y, Wang M, Zhang Y, Ding X, He S. Activity of Atomically Precise Titania Nanoparticles in CO Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yan‐Xia Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Wang M, Zhang Y, Ding X, He S. Activity of Atomically Precise Titania Nanoparticles in CO Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8002-8006. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yan‐Xia Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research Education Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Selective Activation of the C−H Bond in Methane by Single Platinum Atomic Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Liu G, Zhu Z, Ciborowski SM, Ariyarathna IR, Miliordos E, Bowen KH. Selective Activation of the C-H Bond in Methane by Single Platinum Atomic Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7773-7777. [PMID: 30968506 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mass spectrometric analysis of the anionic products of interaction between platinum atomic anions, Pt- , and methane, CH4 and CD4 , in a collision cell shows the preferred generation of [PtCH4 ]- and [PtCD4 ]- complexes and a low tendency toward dehydrogenation. [PtCH4 ]- is shown to be H-Pt-CH3 - by a synergy between anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations, implying the rupture of a single C-H bond. The calculated reaction pathway accounts for the observed selective activation of methane by Pt- . This study presents the first example of methane activation by a single atomic anion.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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Selective Generation of Free Hydrogen Atoms in the Reaction of Methane with Diatomic Gold Boride Cations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/zpch-2018-1334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The thermal reaction of diatomic gold boride cation AuB+ with methane has been studied by using state-of-the-art mass spectrometry in conjunction with density functional theory calculations. The AuB+ ion can activate a methane molecule to produce exclusively the free hydrogen atom, an important intermediate in hydrocarbon transformation. This result is different from the reactivity of AuC+ and CuB+ counterparts with methane in previous studies. The AuC+ cation mainly transforms methane into ethylene. The CuB+ reaction system principally generates the free hydrogen atoms, but it also gives rise a portion of ethylene-like product H2B−CH2. The B atom of AuB+ is the active site to activate methane. The strong relativistic effect on gold plays an important role for the product selectivity. The mechanistic insights obtained from this study provide guidance for rational design of active sites with high product selectivity toward methane activation.
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Zhou S, Sun X, Yue L, Schlangen M, Schwarz H. Tuning the Reactivities of the Heteronuclear [Al
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1, 2) Cluster Oxides towards Methane by Varying the Composition of the Metal Centers. Chemistry 2019; 25:2967-2971. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shaodong Zhou
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology; College of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Zhejiang University; 310027 Hangzhou P. R. China
- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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Schwarz H, Asmis KR. Identification of Active Sites and Structural Characterization of Reactive Ionic Intermediates by Cryogenic Ion Trap Vibrational Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2019; 25:2112-2126. [PMID: 30623993 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cryogenic ion trap vibrational spectroscopy paired with quantum chemistry currently represents the most generally applicable approach for the structural investigation of gaseous cluster ions that are not amenable to direct absorption spectroscopy. Here, we give an overview of the most popular variants of infrared action spectroscopy and describe the advantages of using cryogenic ion traps in combination with messenger tagging and vibrational predissociation spectroscopy. We then highlight a few recent studies that apply this technique to identify highly reactive ionic intermediates and to characterize their reactive sites. We conclude by commenting on future challenges and potential developments in the field.
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- Helmut Schwarz
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Wilhelm-Ostwald Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstr. 2, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Imaoka T, Toyonaga T, Morita M, Haruta N, Yamamoto K. Isomerizations of a Pt 4 cluster revealed by spatiotemporal microscopic analysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:4753-4756. [PMID: 30897188 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00530g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We now report the first direct observation of the fluxional nature in which the four-atomic platinum cluster (Pt4) randomly walks through several isomers. Time-lapse analysis by a Cs-corrected transmission electron microscope allowed us to acquire the atomic coordinates at a sub-angstrom space resolution and 0.2 s time resolution for each cluster isomer. The analysis revealed that the isomerization follows a simple first-order kinetic model.
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- Takane Imaoka
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science (CLS), Institute of Innovative Research (IIR), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
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Geng C, Weiske T, Li J, Shaik S, Schwarz H. Intrinsic Reactivity of Diatomic 3d Transition-Metal Carbides in the Thermal Activation of Methane: Striking Electronic Structure Effects. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:599-610. [PMID: 30520302 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mechanistic aspects of the C-H bond activation of methane by metal-carbide cations MC+ of the 3d transition-metals Sc-Zn were elucidated by NEVPT2//CASSCF quantum-chemical calculations and verified experimentally for M = Ti, V, Fe, and Cu by using Fourier transform ion-cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. While MC+ species with M = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, and Zn activate CH4 at ambient temperature, this is prevented with carbide cations of M = Mn, Fe, and Co by high apparent barriers; NiC+ has a small apparent barrier. Hydrogen-atom transfers from methane to metal-carbide cations were found to proceed via a proton-coupled electron transfer mechanism for M = Sc-Co; wherein the doubly occupied πxz/yz-orbitals between metal and carbon at the carbon site serve as electron donors and the corresponding metal-centered vacant π*xz/yz-orbitals as electron acceptors. Classical hydrogen-atom transfer transpires only in the case of NiC+, while ZnC+ follows a mechanistic scenario, in which a formally hydridic hydrogen is transferred. CuC+ reacts by a synchronous activation of two C-H bonds. While spin density is often so crucial for the reactions of numerous MO+/CH4 couples, it is much less important for the C-H bond activation by carbide cations of the 3d transition-metals, in which one notes large changes in bond dissociation energies, spin states, number of d-electrons, and charge distributions. All these factors jointly affect both the reactivity of the metal carbides and their mechanisms of C-H bond activation.
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- Caiyun Geng
- Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17. Juni 115 , 10623 Berlin , Germany
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- Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17. Juni 115 , 10623 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , People's Republic of China.,Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17. Juni 115 , 10623 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , 9190401 Jerusalem , Israel
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- Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17. Juni 115 , 10623 Berlin , Germany
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