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Zheng M, Chu Y, Wang Q, Wang Y, Xu J, Deng F. Advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy and its applications in zeolite chemistry. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 140-141:1-41. [PMID: 38705634 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2023.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Solid-state NMR spectroscopy (ssNMR) can provide details about the structure, host-guest/guest-guest interactions and dynamic behavior of materials at atomic length scales. A crucial use of ssNMR is for the characterization of zeolite catalysts that are extensively employed in industrial catalytic processes. This review aims to spotlight the recent advancements in ssNMR spectroscopy and its application to zeolite chemistry. We first review the current ssNMR methods and techniques that are relevant to characterize zeolite catalysts, including advanced multinuclear and multidimensional experiments, in situ NMR techniques and hyperpolarization methods. Of these, the methodology development on half-integer quadrupolar nuclei is emphasized, which represent about two-thirds of stable NMR-active nuclei and are widely present in catalytic materials. Subsequently, we introduce the recent progress in understanding zeolite chemistry with the aid of these ssNMR methods and techniques, with a specific focus on the investigation of zeolite framework structures, zeolite crystallization mechanisms, surface active/acidic sites, host-guest/guest-guest interactions, and catalytic reaction mechanisms.
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- Mingji Zheng
- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Duong NT, Viel S, Ziarelli F, Thureau P, Mollica G. A facile approach for estimating radio-frequency field strength of low-receptivity nuclei. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 358:107614. [PMID: 38141495 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2023.107614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Radio-frequency (RF) field calibration is essential in NMR spectroscopy. A common practice is to collect a nutation curve by varying the pulse length in a direct single-pulse excitation experiment or in a cross-polarization magic-angle spinning with a flip-back pulse experiment. From the null points on this curve, one can calculate the RF field strength. Nevertheless, the practical implementation is not always straightforward or can even be unrealizable, especially for low-receptivity nuclei owing to their associated low sensitivity. Several researchers used an approach that involves utilizing other nuclei with more sensitivity but nearly identical Larmor frequencies to that of the nucleus of interest. However, such an approach has not been a common practice so far. In this work, we have systematically revisited this approach using 3.2 mm rotors on different sets of nuclei covering a Larmor frequency range up to 80 MHz. The effect of solid- and solution-states on RF field strength measurements has been investigated. The detection of each set of nuclei is then carried out with a resonant circuit in the NMR probe consisting of identical coils and capacitors. Our methodology is illustrated by recording 135/137Ba NMR spectra of BaTiO3 without prior 135/137Ba RF field calibration.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, FSCM, Marseille, France
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Vema S, Berge AH, Nagendran S, Grey CP. Clarifying the Dopant Local Structure and Effect on Ionic Conductivity in Garnet Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023; 35:9632-9646. [PMID: 38047184 PMCID: PMC10687891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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The high Li-ion conductivity and wide electrochemical stability of Li-rich garnets (Li7La3Zr2O12) make them one of the leading solid electrolyte candidates for solid-state batteries. Dopants such as Al and Ga are typically used to enable stabilization of the high Li+ ion-conductive cubic phase at room temperature. Although numerous studies exist that have characterized the electrochemical properties, structure, and lithium diffusion in Al- and Ga-LLZO, the local structure and site occupancy of dopants in these compounds are not well understood. Two broad 27Al or 69,71Ga resonances are often observed with chemical shifts consistent with tetrahedrally coordinated Al/Ga in the magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectra of both Al- and Ga-LLZO, which have been assigned to either Al and/or Ga occupying 24d and 96h/48g sites in the LLZO lattice or the different Al/Ga configurations that arise from different arrangements of Li around these dopants. In this work, we unambiguously show that the side products γ-LiAlO2 and LiGaO2 lead to the high frequency resonances observed by NMR spectroscopy and that both Al and Ga only occupy the 24d site in the LLZO lattice. Furthermore, it was observed that the excess Li often used during synthesis leads to the formation of these side products by consuming the Al/Ga dopants. In addition, the consumption of Al/Ga dopants leads to the tetragonal phase formation commonly observed in the literature, even after careful mixing of precursors. The side-products can exist even after sintering, thereby controlling the Al/Ga content in the LLZO lattice and substantially influencing the lithium-ion conductivity in LLZO, as measured here by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
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- Sundeep Vema
- Yusuf
Hamied Department of Chemistry, University
of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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- Yusuf
Hamied Department of Chemistry, University
of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Yusuf
Hamied Department of Chemistry, University
of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Yusuf
Hamied Department of Chemistry, University
of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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Xiao H, Zhang Z, Kang H, Yang J. Solid-State NMR Double-Quantum Dipolar Recoupling Enhanced by Additional Phase Modulation. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300141. [PMID: 37309720 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Additional phase modulation (APM) is proposed to generally enhance the theoretical efficiency of homonuclear double-quantum (DQ) recoupling in solid-state NMR. APM applies an additional phase list to DQ recoupling in steps of an entire block. The sine-based phase list can enhance the theoretical efficiency by 15-30 %, from 0.52 to 0.68 (non-γ-encoded recoupling) or from 0.73 to 0.84 (γ-encoded recoupling), with doubled recoupling time. The genetic-algorithm (GA) optimized APM can adiabatically enhance the efficiency to ∼1.0 at longer times. The concept of APM has been tested on SPR-51 , BaBa, and SPR-31 , which represent γ-encoded recoupling, non-γ-encoded recoupling, and another kind beyond the former two, respectively. Simulations reveal that enhancements from APM are due to the activation of more crystallites in the powder. Experiments on 2,3-13 C labeled alanine are used to validate the APM recoupling. This new concept shall shed light on developing more efficient homonuclear recoupling methods.
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- Hang Xiao
- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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Perras FA, Thomas H, Heintz P, Behera R, Yu J, Viswanathan G, Jing D, Southern SA, Kovnir K, Stanley L, Huang W. The Structure of Boron Monoxide. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:14660-14669. [PMID: 37378579 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Boron monoxide (BO), prepared by the thermal condensation of tetrahydroxydiboron, was first reported in 1955; however, its structure could not be determined. With the recent attention on boron-based two-dimensional materials, such as borophene and hexagonal boron nitride, there is renewed interest in BO. A large number of stable BO structures have been computationally identified, but none are supported by experiments. The consensus is that the material likely forms a boroxine-based two-dimensional material. Herein, we apply advanced 11B NMR experiments to determine the relative orientations of B(B)O2 centers in BO. We find that the material is composed of D2h-symmetric O2B-BO2 units that organize to form larger B4O2 rings. Further, powder diffraction experiments additionally reveal that these units organize to form two-dimensional layers with a random stacking pattern. This observation is in agreement with earlier density functional theory (DFT) studies that showed B4O2-based structures to be the most stable.
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- Frédéric A Perras
- Chemical and Biological Sciences Division, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Sciences Division, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Sciences Division, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Sciences Division, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Sciences Division, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Xiong Z, Andaraarachchi HP, Held JT, Dorn RW, Jeong YJ, Rossini A, Kortshagen UR. Inductively Coupled Nonthermal Plasma Synthesis of Size-Controlled γ-Al 2O 3 Nanocrystals. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13101627. [PMID: 37242045 DOI: 10.3390/nano13101627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Gamma alumina (γ-Al2O3) is widely used as a catalyst and catalytic support due to its high specific surface area and porosity. However, synthesis of γ-Al2O3 nanocrystals is often a complicated process requiring high temperatures or additional post-synthetic steps. Here, we report a single-step synthesis of size-controlled and monodisperse, facetted γ-Al2O3 nanocrystals in an inductively coupled nonthermal plasma reactor using trimethylaluminum and oxygen as precursors. Under optimized conditions, we observed phase-pure, cuboctahedral γ-Al2O3 nanocrystals with defined surface facets. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies revealed that nanocrystal surfaces are populated with AlO6, AlO5 and AlO4 units with clusters of hydroxyl groups. Nanocrystal size tuning was achieved by varying the total reactor pressure yielding particles as small as 3.5 nm, below the predicted thermodynamic stability limit for γ-Al2O3.
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- Zichang Xiong
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Ames National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Ames National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Gómez JS, Trébosc J, Tuan Duong N, Pourpoint F, Lafon O, Amoureux JP. Comparison of through-space homonuclear correlations between quadrupolar nuclei in solids. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2023; 348:107388. [PMID: 36841183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2023.107388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Various two-dimensional (2D) homonuclear correlation experiments have been proposed to observe proximities between identical half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei in solids. These experiments select either the single- or double-quantum coherences during the indirect evolution period, t1. We compare here the efficiency and the robustness of the 2D double-quantum to single-quantum (DQ-SQ) and SQ-SQ homonuclear correlations for two half-integer spin quadrupolar isotopes subject to small chemical shift anisotropy (CSA): 11B with a nuclear spin I = 3/2 and 27Al with I = 5/2. Such a comparison is performed using experiments on two model samples: Li2B4O7 for 11B and AlPO4-14 for 27Al. For both isotopes, the DQ-SQ homonuclear correlations are recommended since they allow probing the proximities between nuclei with close or identical frequencies. In the case of small or moderate isotropic chemical shift differences (e.g. 11B) the [SR221] or [BR221] bracketed DQ-SQ recoupling schemes are recommended; whereas it is the BR221 un-bracketed one otherwise (e.g. 27Al).
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- Jennifer S Gómez
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille 59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, FR 2638 - IMEC - Fédération Chevreul, Lille 59000, France
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- Nano-Crystallography Unit, RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille 59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille 59000, France.
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille 59000, France; Bruker Biospin, 34 rue de l'industrie, Wissembourg 67166, France.
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Nishiyama Y, Hou G, Agarwal V, Su Y, Ramamoorthy A. Ultrafast Magic Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: Advances in Methodology and Applications. Chem Rev 2023; 123:918-988. [PMID: 36542732 PMCID: PMC10319395 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is one of the most commonly used techniques to study the atomic-resolution structure and dynamics of various chemical, biological, material, and pharmaceutical systems spanning multiple forms, including crystalline, liquid crystalline, fibrous, and amorphous states. Despite the unique advantages of solid-state NMR spectroscopy, its poor spectral resolution and sensitivity have severely limited the scope of this technique. Fortunately, the recent developments in probe technology that mechanically rotate the sample fast (100 kHz and above) to obtain "solution-like" NMR spectra of solids with higher resolution and sensitivity have opened numerous avenues for the development of novel NMR techniques and their applications to study a plethora of solids including globular and membrane-associated proteins, self-assembled protein aggregates such as amyloid fibers, RNA, viral assemblies, polymorphic pharmaceuticals, metal-organic framework, bone materials, and inorganic materials. While the ultrafast-MAS continues to be developed, the minute sample quantity and radio frequency requirements, shorter recycle delays enabling fast data acquisition, the feasibility of employing proton detection, enhancement in proton spectral resolution and polarization transfer efficiency, and high sensitivity per unit sample are some of the remarkable benefits of the ultrafast-MAS technology as demonstrated by the reported studies in the literature. Although the very low sample volume and very high RF power could be limitations for some of the systems, the advantages have spurred solid-state NMR investigation into increasingly complex biological and material systems. As ultrafast-MAS NMR techniques are increasingly used in multidisciplinary research areas, further development of instrumentation, probes, and advanced methods are pursued in parallel to overcome the limitations and challenges for widespread applications. This review article is focused on providing timely comprehensive coverage of the major developments on instrumentation, theory, techniques, applications, limitations, and future scope of ultrafast-MAS technology.
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- Yusuke Nishiyama
- JEOL Ltd., Akishima, Tokyo196-8558, Japan
- RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa230-0045, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 2011-Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian116023, China
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Sy. No. 36/P, Gopanpally, Hyderabad500 046, India
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- Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey07065, United States
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- Biophysics, Department of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan41809-1055, United States
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Dorn RW, Mark LO, Hung I, Cendejas MC, Xu Y, Gor'kov PL, Mao W, Ibrahim F, Gan Z, Hermans I, Rossini AJ. An Atomistic Picture of Boron Oxide Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation Revealed by Ultrahigh Field 11B- 17O Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18766-18771. [PMID: 36214757 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Boron oxide/hydroxide supported on oxidized activated carbon (B/OAC) was shown to be an inexpensive catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane that offers activity and selectivity comparable to boron nitride. Here, we obtain an atomistic picture of the boron oxide/hydroxide layer in B/OAC by using 35.2 T 11B and 17O solid-state NMR experiments. NMR spectra measured at 35.2 T resolve the boron and oxygen sites due to narrowing of the central-transition powder patterns. A 35.2 T 2D 11B{17O} dipolar heteronuclear correlation NMR spectrum revealed the structural connectivity between boron and oxygen atoms. The approach outlined here should be generally applicable to determine atomistic structures of heterogeneous catalysts containing quadrupolar nuclei.
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- Rick W Dorn
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.,U.S. Department of Energy, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Chemistry, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Chemistry, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Chemistry, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Chemistry, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.,University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.,U.S. Department of Energy, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Chen K, Zornes A, Nguyen V, Wang B, Gan Z, Crossley SP, White JL. 17O Labeling Reveals Paired Active Sites in Zeolite Catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:16916-16929. [PMID: 36044727 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c05332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Current needs for extending zeolite catalysts beyond traditional gas-phase hydrocarbon chemistry demand detailed characterization of active site structures, distributions, and hydrothermal impacts. A broad suite of homonuclear and heteronuclear NMR correlation experiments on dehydrated H-ZSM-5 catalysts with isotopically enriched 17O frameworks reveals that at least two types of paired active sites exist, the amount of which depends on the population of fully framework-coordinated tetrahedral Al (Al(IV)-1) and partially framework-coordinated tetrahedral Al (Al(IV)-2) sites, both of which can be denoted as (SiO)4-n-Al(OH)n. The relative amounts of Al(IV)-1 and Al(IV)-2 sites, and subsequent pairing, cannot be inferred from the catalyst Si/Al ratio, but depend on synthetic and postsynthetic modifications. Correlation experiments demonstrate that, on average, acidic hydroxyl groups from Al(IV)-1/Al(IV)-2 pairs are closer to one another than those from Al(IV)-1/Al(IV)-1 pairs, as supported by computational DFT calculations. Through-bond and through-space polarization transfer experiments exploiting 17O nuclei reveal a number of different acidic hydroxyl groups in varying Si/Al catalysts, the relative amounts of which change following postsynthetic modifications. Using room-temperature isotopic exchange methods, it was determined that 17O was homogeneously incorporated into the zeolite framework, while 17O → 27Al polarization transfer experiments demonstrated that 17O incorporation does not occur for extra-framework AlnOm species. Data from samples exposed to controlled hydrolysis indicates that nearest neighbor Al pairs in the framework are more susceptible to hydrolytic attack. The data reported here suggest that Al(IV)-1/Al(IV)-2 paired sites are synergistic sites leading to increased reactivity in both low- and high-temperature reactions. No evidence was found for paired framework/nonframework sites.
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- Kuizhi Chen
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- School of Chemical, Materials, and Biological Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Chemical, Materials, and Biological Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- School of Chemical, Materials, and Biological Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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Wang Z, Chen K, Jiang Y, Trébosc J, Yang W, Amoureux JP, Hung I, Gan Z, Baiker A, Lafon O, Huang J. Revealing Brønsted Acidic Bridging SiOHAl Groups on Amorphous Silica-Alumina by Ultrahigh Field Solid-State NMR. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11563-11572. [PMID: 34806885 PMCID: PMC9162276 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Amorphous silica-aluminas (ASAs) are important acidic catalysts and supports for many industrially essential and sustainable processes. The identification of surface acid sites with their local structures on ASAs is of critical importance for tuning their catalytic properties but still remains a great challenge and is under debate. Here, ultrahigh magnetic field (35.2 T) 27Al-{1H} D-HMQC (dipolar-mediated heteronuclear multiple-quantum correlation) two-dimensional NMR experiments demonstrate two types of Brønsted acid sites in ASA catalysts. In addition to the known pseudobridging silanol acid sites, the use of ultrahigh field NMR provides the first direct experimental evidence for the existence of bridging silanol (BS: SiOHAl) acid sites in ASAs, which has been hotly debated in the past few decades. This discovery provides new opportunities for scientists and engineers to develop and apply ASAs in various reaction processes due to the significance of BS in chemical and fuel productions based on its strong Brønsted acidity.
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- Zichun Wang
- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie de Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, FR 2638, Federation Chevreul, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie de Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
- Bruker Biospin, 34, rue de l'industrie, 67166 Wissembourg, France
- Riken NMR Science and Development Division, Yokohama, 230-0045 Kanagawa, Japan
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, HCI, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie de Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
- Institut Universitaire de France
- Corresponding Author;
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Corresponding Author;
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Radhakrishnan S, Lauwers K, Chandran CV, Trébosc J, Pulinthanathu Sree S, Martens JA, Taulelle F, Kirschhock CEA, Breynaert E. NMR Crystallography Reveals Carbonate Induced Al-Ordering in ZnAl Layered Double Hydroxide. Chemistry 2021; 27:15944-15953. [PMID: 34624150 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) serve a score of applications in catalysis, drug delivery, and environmental remediation. Smarter crystallography, combining X-ray diffraction and NMR spectroscopy revealed how interplay between carbonate and pH determines the LDH structure and Al ordering in ZnAl LDH. Carbonate intercalated ZnAl LDHs were synthesized at different pH (pH 8.5, pH 10.0, pH 12.5) with a Zn/Al ratio of 2, without subsequent hydrothermal treatment to avoid extensive recrystallisation. In ideal configuration, all Al cations should be part of the LDH and be coordinated with 6 Zn atoms, but NMR revealed two different Al local environments were present in all samples in a ratio dependent on synthesis pH. NMR-crystallography, integrating NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction, succeeded to identify them as Al residing in the highly ordered crystalline phase, next to Al in disordered material. With increasing synthesis pH, crystallinity increased, and the side phase fraction decreased. Using 1 H-13 C, 13 C-27 Al HETCOR NMR in combination with 27 Al MQMAS, 27 Al-DQ-SQ measurements and Rietveld refinement on high-resolution PXRD data, the extreme anion exchange selectivity of these LDHs for CO3 2- over HCO3 - was linked to strict Al and CO3 2- ordering in the crystalline LDH. Even upon equilibration of the LDH in pure NaHCO3 solutions, only CO3 2- was adsorbed by the LDH. This reveals the structure directing role of bivalent cations such as CO3 2- during crystallization of [M2+ 4 M3+ 2 (OH)2 ]2+ [A2- ]1 ⋅yH2 O LDH phases.
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- Sambhu Radhakrishnan
- NMRCoRe, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium.,Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- NMRCoRe, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium.,Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, FR 2638 - IMEC - Institut Michel-Eugène Chevreul, 59000, Lille, France
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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- NMRCoRe, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium.,Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Characterization and Application Team (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box, 2461, 3001, Belgium
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Petit S, Thomas C, Millot Y, Averseng F, Brouri D, Krafft J, Dzwigaj S, Rousse G, Laberty‐Robert C, Costentin G. Synergistic Effect Between Ca
4
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and Vanadium‐Substituted Hydroxyapatite in the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Sarah Petit
- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris LCMCP F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université Collège de France, Chimie du Solide et de l'énergie, Collège de France 75231 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris LCMCP F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS Laboratoire Réactivité de Surface LRS F-75005 Paris France
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Zheng M, Xin S, Wang Q, Trébosc J, Xu J, Qi G, Feng N, Lafon O, Deng F. Through-space 11 B- 27 Al correlation: Influence of the recoupling channel. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2021; 59:1062-1076. [PMID: 33847409 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Through-space heteronuclear correlation (D-HETCOR) experiments based on heteronuclear multiple-quantum correlation (D-HMQC) and refocused insensitive nuclei enhanced by polarization transfer (D-RINEPT) sequences have been proven to be useful approaches for the detection of the spatial proximity between half-integer quadrupolar nuclei in solids under magic-angle spinning (MAS) conditions. The corresponding pulse sequences employ coherence transfers mediated by heteronuclear dipolar interactions, which are reintroduced under MAS by radiofrequency irradiation of only one of the two correlated nuclei. We investigate herein using numerical simulations of spin dynamics and solid-state NMR experiments on magnesium aluminoborate glass how the choice of the channel to which the heteronuclear dipolar recoupling is applied affects the transfer efficiency of D-HMQC and D-RINEPT sequences between 11 B and 27 Al nuclei. Experimental results show that maximum transfer efficiency is achieved when the recoupling scheme is applied to the channel, for which the spin magnetization is parallel to the B0 axis in average.
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- Mingji Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd, Yantai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, Lille, F-59000, France
- Institut Michel-Eugène Chevreul (IMEC),Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRA, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, FR 2638 - IMEC, Lille, F-59000, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, Lille, F-59000, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, 75231, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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Duong NT, Lee D, Mentink-Vigier F, Lafon O, De Paëpe G. On the use of radio-frequency offsets for improving double-quantum homonuclear dipolar recoupling of half-integer-spin quadrupolar nuclei. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2021; 59:991-1008. [PMID: 33624858 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Detecting proximities between nuclei is crucial for atomic-scale structure determination with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Different from spin-1/2 nuclei, the methodology for quadrupolar nuclei is limited for solids due to the complex spin dynamics under simultaneous magic-angle spinning (MAS) and radio-frequency irradiation. Herein, the performances of several homonuclear rotary recoupling (HORROR)-based homonuclear dipolar recoupling sequences are evaluated for 27 Al (spin-5/2). It is shown numerically and experimentally on mesoporous alumina that BR 2 2 1 outperforms the supercycled S3 sequence and its pure double-quantum (DQ) (bracketed) version, [S3 ], both in terms of DQ transfer efficiency and bandwidth. This result is surprising since the S3 sequence is among the best low-power recoupling schemes for spin-1/2. The superiority of BR 2 2 1 is thoroughly explained, and the crucial role of radio-frequency offsets during its spin dynamics is highlighted. The analytical approximation of BR 2 2 1 , derived in an offset-toggling frame, clarifies the interplay between offset and DQ efficiency, namely, the benefits of off-resonance irradiation and the trough in DQ efficiency for BR 2 2 1 when the irradiation is central between two resonances, both for spin-1/2 and half-integer-spin quadrupolar nuclei. Additionally, density matrix propagations show that the BR 2 2 1 sequence, applied to quadrupolar nuclei subject to quadrupolar interaction much larger than radio-frequency frequency field, can create single- and multiple-quantum coherences for near on-resonance irradiation. This significantly perturbs the creation of DQ coherences between central transitions of neighboring quadrupolar nuclei. This effect explains the DQ efficiency trough for near on-resonance irradiation, in the case of both cross-correlation and autocorrelation peaks. Overall, this work aids experimental acquisition of homonuclear dipolar correlation spectra of half-integer-spin quadrupolar nuclei and provides theoretical insights towards improving recoupling schemes at high magnetic field and fast MAS.
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- Nghia Tuan Duong
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM, Grenoble, 38000, France
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille, F-59000, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM, Grenoble, 38000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille, F-59000, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, 75231, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM, Grenoble, 38000, France
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Mark LO, Dorn RW, McDermott WP, Agbi TO, Altvater NR, Jansen J, Lebrón‐Rodríguez EA, Cendejas MC, Rossini AJ, Hermans I. Highly Selective Carbon‐Supported Boron for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lesli O. Mark
- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Iowa State University 2438 Pammel Dr. Ames IA 50011 USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory 3111 Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1415 Engineering Dr. Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1415 Engineering Dr. Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1415 Engineering Dr. Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Iowa State University 2438 Pammel Dr. Ames IA 50011 USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory 3111 Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1415 Engineering Dr. Madison WI 53706 USA
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Wang Z, Buechel R, Jiang Y, Wang L, Xu H, Castignolles P, Gaborieau M, Lafon O, Amoureux JP, Hunger M, Baiker A, Huang J. Engineering the Distinct Structure Interface of Subnano-alumina Domains on Silica for Acidic Amorphous Silica-Alumina toward Biorefining. JACS AU 2021; 1:262-271. [PMID: 34467291 PMCID: PMC8395625 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.0c00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Amorphous silica-aluminas (ASAs) are important solid catalysts and supports for many industrially essential and sustainable processes, such as hydrocarbon transformation and biorefining. However, the wide distribution of acid strength on ASAs often results in undesired side reactions, lowering the product selectivity. Here we developed a strategy for the synthesis of a unique class of ASAs with unvarying strength of Brønsted acid sites (BAS) and Lewis acid sites (LAS) using double-flame-spray pyrolysis. Structural characterization using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy showed that the uniform acidity is due to a distinct nanostructure, characterized by a uniform interface of silica-alumina and homogeneously dispersed alumina domains. The BAS population density of as-prepared ASAs is up to 6 times higher than that obtained by classical methods. The BAS/LAS ratio, as well as the population densities of BAS and LAS of these ASAs, could be tuned in a broad range. In cyclohexanol dehydration, the uniform Brønsted acid strength provides a high selectivity to cyclohexene and a nearly linear correlation between acid site densities and cyclohexanol conversion. Moreover, the concerted action of these BAS and LAS leads to an excellent bifunctional Brønsted-Lewis acid catalyst for glucose dehydration, affording a superior 5-hydroxymethylfurfural yield.
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- Zichun Wang
- Laboratory
for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
& Sydney Nano Institute, The University
of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Department
of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Particle
Technology Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zuürich, Sonneggstrasse 3, CH-8092 Zuürich, Switzerland
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- Department
of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Laboratory
for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
& Sydney Nano Institute, The University
of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department
of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Australian
Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Science, Western Sydney University, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150, Australia
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- Australian
Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Science, Western Sydney University, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150, Australia
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- Univ.
Lille, CNRS, UMR 8181, UCCS-Unité de Catalyse
et de Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
- Institut
Universitaire de France, 1, rue Descartes, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Univ.
Lille, CNRS, UMR 8181, UCCS-Unité de Catalyse
et de Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
- Bruker
Biospin, 34, rue de l’industrie, 67166 Wissembourg, France
- Riken
NMR Science and Development Division, Yokohama, 230-0045 Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute
of Chemical Technology, University of Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute
for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied
Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HCI,
Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
& Sydney Nano Institute, The University
of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Paluch P, Kupče Ē, Trébosc J, Lafon O, Amoureux JP. Hadamard acquisition of 13 C- 13 C 2-D correlation NMR spectra. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2021; 59:247-256. [PMID: 31714638 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We show that a multiselective excitation with Hadamard encoding is a powerful tool for 2-D acquisition of 13 C─13 C homonuclear correlations. This method is not designed to improve the sensitivity, but rather to reduce the experiment time, provided there is sufficient sensitivity. Therefore, it allows fast acquisition of such 2-D spectra in labeled molecules. The technique has been demonstrated using a U─13 C─15 N histidine hydrochloride monohydrate sample allowing each point of the build-up curves of the 13 C─13 C cross-peaks to be recorded within 4 min 35 s, which is very difficult with conventional methods. Using the U─13 C─15 N f-MLF sample, we have demonstrated that the method can be applied to molecules with 14 13 C resonances with a minimum frequency separation of 240 Hz.
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- Piotr Paluch
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland
- CNRS-8181, Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- CNRS-8181, Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids, University of Lille, Lille, France
- CNRS-2638, Fédération Chevreul, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- CNRS-8181, Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids, University of Lille, Lille, France
- Department of Chemistry, Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- CNRS-8181, Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids, University of Lille, Lille, France
- Bruker Biospin, Wissembourg, France
- NMR Science and Development Division, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
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Lee SK, Lee AC, Kweon JJ. Probing Medium-Range Order in Oxide Glasses at High Pressure. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1330-1338. [PMID: 33502857 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Densification in glassy networks has traditionally been described in terms of short-range structures, such as how atoms are coordinated and how the coordination polyhedron is linked in the second coordination environment. While changes in medium-range structures beyond the second coordination shells may play an important role, experimental verification of the densification beyond short-range structures is among the remaining challenges in the physical sciences. Here, a correlation NMR experiment for prototypical borate glasses under compression up to 9 GPa offers insights into the pressure-induced evolution of proximity among cations on a medium-range scale. Whereas amorphous networks at ambient pressure may favor the formation of medium-range clusters consisting primarily of similar coordination species, such segregation between distinct coordination environments tends to decrease with increasing pressure, promoting a more homogeneous distribution of dissimilar structural units. Together with an increase in the average coordination number, densification of glass accompanies a preferential rearrangement toward a random distribution, which may increase the configurational entropy. The results highlight the direct link between the pressure-induced increase in medium-range disorder and the densification of glasses under extreme compression.
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Olszowka JE, Pashkova V, Kornas A, Dedecek J, Brus J, Urbanova M, Tabor E, Klein P, Brabec L, Mlekodaj K. Influence of the ultrasonic-assisted synthesis on Al distribution in a MOR zeolite: from gel to resulting material. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj00685a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two Al-rich mordenite samples were prepared by the same synthesis procedure except for the activation of the gel for which classical stirring and ultrasonic pretreatment was used.
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- Joanna E. Olszowka
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Heyrovského nám. 1888, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Heyrovského nám. 1888, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i. Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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Dorn RW, Cendejas MC, Chen K, Hung I, Altvater NR, McDermott WP, Gan Z, Hermans I, Rossini AJ. Structure Determination of Boron-Based Oxidative Dehydrogenation Heterogeneous Catalysts with Ultra-High Field 35.2 T 11B Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. ACS Catal 2020; 10:13852-13866. [PMID: 34413990 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Boron-based heterogenous catalysts, such as hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) as well as supported boron oxides, are highly selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of light alkanes to olefins. Previous catalytic measurements and molecular characterization of boron-based catalysts by 11B solid-state NMR spectroscopy and other techniques suggests that oxidized/hydrolyzed boron clusters are the catalytically active sites for ODH. However, 11B solid-state NMR spectroscopy often suffers from limited resolution because boron-11 is an I = 3/2 half-integer quadrupolar nucleus. Here, ultra-high magnetic field (B 0 = 35.2 T) is used to enhance the resolution of 11B solid-state NMR spectra and unambiguously determine the local structure and connectivity of boron species in h-BN nanotubes used as a ODH catalyst (spent h-BNNT), boron substituted MCM-22 zeolite [B-MWW] and silica supported boron oxide [B/SiO2] before and after use as an ODH catalyst. One-dimensional direct excitation 11B NMR spectra recorded at B 0 = 35.2 T are near isotropic in nature, allowing for the easy identification of all boron species. Two-dimensional 1H-11B heteronuclear correlation NMR spectra aid in the identification of boron species with B-OH functionality. Most importantly, 2D 11B dipolar double-quantum single-quantum homonuclear correlation NMR experiments were used to unambiguously probe boron-boron connectivity within all heterogeneous catalysts. These experiments are practically infeasible at lower, more conventional magnetic fields due to a lack of resolution and reduced NMR sensitivity. The detailed molecular structures determined for the amorphous oxidized/hydrolyzed boron layers on these heterogenous catalysts will aid in the future development of next generation ODH catalysts.
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- Rick W. Dorn
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Brus J, Czernek J, Urbanova M, Rohlíček J, Plecháček T. Transferring Lithium Ions in the Nanochannels of Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks Featuring Superchaotropic Metallacarborane Guests: Mechanism of Ionic Conductivity at Atomic Resolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:47447-47456. [PMID: 32975402 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), owing to their unique architecture, attract consistent attention in the design of high-performance Li battery materials. Here, we report a new category of ion-conducting crystalline materials for all-solid-state electrolytes based on an MIL53(Al) framework featuring a superchaotropic metallacarborane (Li+CoD-) salt and present the first quantitative data on Li+ ion sites, local dynamics, chemical exchange, and the formation of charge-transfer pathways. We used multinuclear solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ss-NMR) spectroscopy to examine the mechanism of ionic conductivity at atomic resolution and to elucidate order-disorder processes, framework-ion interactions, and framework breathing during the loading of Li+CoD- species and transfer of Li+ ions. In this way, the MIL53(Al)@LiCoD framework was found to adopt an open-pore conformation accompanied by a minor fraction of narrow-pore channels. The inserted Li+ ions have two states (free and bound), which both exhibit extensive motions. Both types of Li+ ions form mutually communicating chains, which are large enough to enable efficient long-range charge transfer and macroscopic conductivity. The superchaotropic anions undergo high-amplitude uniaxial rotation motions supporting the transfer of Li+ cations along them, while the fluctuations of MOF aromatic linkers support the penetration of Li+ through the channel walls. Our findings provide a detailed atomic-resolution insight into the mechanism of ionic conductivity and thus have significant implications for the design of the next generation of energy-related materials.
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- Jiri Brus
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, Prague 8 182 21, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Joint Laboratory of Solid-State Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Studentska 84, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
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Wang Q, Li W, Hung I, Mentink-Vigier F, Wang X, Qi G, Wang X, Gan Z, Xu J, Deng F. Mapping the oxygen structure of γ-Al 2O 3 by high-field solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3620. [PMID: 32680993 PMCID: PMC7367832 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17470-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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γ-Al2O3 is one of the most widely used catalysts or catalyst supports in numerous industrial catalytic processes. Understanding the structure of γ-Al2O3 is essential to tuning its physicochemical property, which still remains a great challenge. We report a strategy for the observation and determination of oxygen structure of γ-Al2O3 by using two-dimensional (2D) solid-state NMR spectroscopy at high field. 2D 17O double-quantum single-quantum homonuclear correlation NMR experiment is conducted at an ultra-high magnetic field of 35.2 T to reveal the spatial proximities between different oxygen species from the bulk to surface. Furthermore, 2D proton-detected 1H-17O heteronuclear correlation NMR experiments allow for a rapid identification and differentiation of surface hydroxyl groups and (sub-)surface oxygen species. Our experimental results demonstrate a non-random distribution of oxygen species in γ-Al2O3. γ-Al2O3 is widely used in catalytic processes, but understanding its detailed structure remains a challenge. The authors, using two-dimensional solid-state NMR spectroscopy at a high magnetic field, characterize the spatial proximity and connectivity between oxygen species from the bulk to the surface.
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- Qiang Wang
- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL, 32310-3706, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL, 32310-3706, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL, 32310-3706, USA
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL, 32310-3706, USA
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. .,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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Yu Y, Keil P, Stevensson B, Hansen MR, Edén M. Assessment of new symmetry-based dipolar recoupling schemes for homonuclear magnetization exchange between quadrupolar nuclei in two-dimensional correlation MAS NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 316:106734. [PMID: 32590307 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We provide an extensive experimental and numerical evaluation of MQ-phase (S)M supercycles with M={3,4} of three groups of symmetry-based homonuclear dipolar recoupling rf-pulse sequences, [Formula: see text] , for establishing proximities among half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei under moderately fast magic-angle-spinning (MAS) conditions in single-quantum-single-quantum (1Q-1Q) correlation NMR experiments. The relative merits of the (S)M schemes for variations in resonance offsets and rf-amplitude errors were assessed by numerically simulated magnetization transfers in spin-3/2 pairs with variable isotropic chemical shifts and quadrupolar coupling constants. Experimental demonstrations of 23Na (spin-3/2) NMR on Na2MoO4·2H2O and 27Al (spin-5/2) NMR on AlPO-CJ19 [(NH4)2Al4(PO4)4HPO4·H2O] are presented at 14.1 T and 24 kHz MAS. We recommend using the (SR221)3 or (SR221)4 supercycles for samples that exhibit small chemical-shift dispersions (<3 kHz), and any (SRNNN/2)3 scheme with N⩾10 for larger spreads of isotropic chemical shifts. However, because the (SRNNN/2)3 sequences recouple heteronuclear dipolar interactions, their application to proton-bearing samples requires high-power proton decoupling during the mixing period. Alternatively, the (SR241)3 and (SR241)4 schemes may be employed in the absence of proton decoupling, but with poorer compensation to resonance-offsets and rf-amplitude errors.
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- Yang Yu
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, DE-48 149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, DE-48 149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Altvater NR, Dorn RW, Cendejas MC, McDermott WP, Thomas B, Rossini AJ, Hermans I. B-MWW Zeolite: The Case Against Single-Site Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6546-6550. [PMID: 32026560 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Boron-containing materials have recently been identified as highly selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of alkanes to olefins. It has previously been demonstrated by several spectroscopic characterization techniques that the surface of these boron-containing ODH catalysts oxidize and hydrolyze under reaction conditions, forming an amorphous B2 (OH)x O(3-x/2) (x=0-6) layer. Yet, the precise nature of the active site(s) remains elusive. In this Communication, we provide a detailed characterization of zeolite MCM-22 isomorphously substituted with boron (B-MWW). Using 11 B solid-state NMR spectroscopy, we show that the majority of boron species in B-MWW exist as isolated BO3 units, fully incorporated into the zeolite framework. However, this material shows no catalytic activity for ODH of propane to propene. The catalytic inactivity of B-MWW for ODH of propane falsifies the hypothesis that site-isolated BO3 units are the active site in boron-based catalysts. This observation is at odds with other traditionally studied catalysts like vanadium-based catalysts and provides an important piece of the mechanistic puzzle.
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- Natalie R Altvater
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Madison - Wisconsin, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2438 Pammel Dr., Ames, IA, 50011, USA.,U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory, 311 Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2438 Pammel Dr., Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2438 Pammel Dr., Ames, IA, 50011, USA.,U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory, 311 Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Madison - Wisconsin, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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Altvater NR, Dorn RW, Cendejas MC, McDermott WP, Thomas B, Rossini AJ, Hermans I. B‐MWW Zeolite: The Case Against Single‐Site Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Natalie R. Altvater
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Madison – Wisconsin 1415 Engineering Drive Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Iowa State University 2438 Pammel Dr. Ames IA 50011 USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory 311 Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Iowa State University 2438 Pammel Dr. Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Iowa State University 2438 Pammel Dr. Ames IA 50011 USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory 311 Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Madison – Wisconsin 1415 Engineering Drive Madison WI 53706 USA
- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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Zhao X, Xu J, Deng F. Solid-state NMR for metal-containing zeolites: From active sites to reaction mechanism. Front Chem Sci Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-019-1885-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang Z, Li T, Jiang Y, Lafon O, Liu Z, Trébosc J, Baiker A, Amoureux JP, Huang J. Acidity enhancement through synergy of penta- and tetra-coordinated aluminum species in amorphous silica networks. Nat Commun 2020; 11:225. [PMID: 31932684 PMCID: PMC6957685 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13907-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Amorphous silica-aluminas (ASAs) are widely used in acid-catalyzed C-H activation reactions and biomass conversions in large scale, which can be promoted by increasing the strength of surface Brønsted acid sites (BAS). Here, we demonstrate the first observation on a synergistic effect caused by two neighboring Al centers interacting with the same silanol group in flame-made ASAs with high Al content. The two close Al centers decrease the electron density on the silanol oxygen and thereby enhance its acidity, which is comparable to that of dealuminated zeolites, while ASAs with small or moderate Al contents provide mainly moderate acidity, much lower than that of zeolites. The ASAs with enhanced acidity exhibit outstanding performances in C-H bond activation of benzene and glucose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, simultaneously with an excellent calcination stability and resistance to leaching, and they offer an interesting potential for a wide range of acid and multifunctional catalysis.
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- Zichun Wang
- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Institute for Materials & ZGH, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8181, UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRA, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, FR 2638 - IMEC - Institut Michel-Eugène Chevreul, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH, Zürich, Hönggerberg, HCI, CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8181, UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France.
- Bruker Biospin, 34, rue de l'industrie, 67166, Wissembourg, France.
- Riken NMR Science and Development Division, Yokohama, 230-0045, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Gan Z. Perspectives on high-field and solid-state NMR methods of quadrupole nuclei. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2019; 306:86-90. [PMID: 31358369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High magnetic field can dramatically increase the spectral resolution and sensitivity of quadrupole nuclei S > 1/2 by the reduction of the second-order quadrupole broadening. A brief overview and outlook on spectral acquisition, the importance of high magnetic field, inter-nuclei distance measurement, various 2D separation and correlation methods of quadrupole nuclei are presented. The complications and consequences of spin dynamics under rf irradiation for the (2S + 1) level system and level-crossing with the satellite transition frequencies under magic-angle spinning are discussed. There is a scaling down of (S + 1/2) to the efficiency of many experiments in comparison with a spin-1/2 due to the fact that only two central transition spin states out of the (2S + 1) levels contribute to polarization transfer and spin correlation.
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- Zhehong Gan
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.
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Perras FA, Wang Z, Kobayashi T, Baiker A, Huang J, Pruski M. Shedding light on the atomic-scale structure of amorphous silica–alumina and its Brønsted acid sites. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:19529-19537. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04099d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Advanced solid-state NMR methods, using dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), are applied to probe the atomic-scale bulk structure of amorphous silica–alumina catalysts prepared by flame-spray pyrolysis, and the structure of their Brønsted acid sites.
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute
- University of Sydney
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience
- ETH Zürich
- HCI
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute
- University of Sydney
- Sydney
- Australia
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- US DOE
- Ames Laboratory
- Ames
- USA
- Department of Chemistry
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Muñoz-Senovilla L, Tricot G, Muñoz F. Kinetic fragility and structure of lithium borophosphate glasses analysed by 1D/2D NMR. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:22777-22784. [PMID: 28828426 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04171c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The macroscopic and high temperature properties of lithium borophosphate glasses were determined in this contribution. Our data, obtained on 50Li2O-xB2O3-(50-x)P2O5 glasses, confirm a continuous and linear increase of the glass transition temperature with the B/P substitution but show a two-domain evolution of the kinetic fragility with a steep decrease in the low B2O3 region (0 ≤ x ≤ 10) followed by a moderate increase for higher B2O3 contents. In order to understand this different behaviour, the glass structure was investigated in detail using 1D and 2D 11B/31P correlation solid state nuclear magnetic resonance. The local and medium orders of borate units were determined by 1D MAS-NMR, 2D 11B DQSQ- and 11B(31P) D-HMQC NMR experiments. The latter NMR technique was also used to deeply interpret the 1D 31P MAS-NMR spectra. Altogether the data allow (i) highlighting of the presence of four borate and seven phosphate units, (ii) evaluation of the number of homopolar POP and mixed POB linkages, and (iii) contribute to a better understanding of the Tg and kinetic fragility evolution.
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- LASIR UMR CNRS 8516, Université de Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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- Insituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC), Kelsen 5, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Tricot G, Doumert B, Revel B, Bria M, Trebosc J, Vezin H. Non-homogeneous distribution of Al 3+ in doped phosphate glasses revealed by 27Al/ 31P solid state NMR. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2017; 84:137-142. [PMID: 28209384 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Solid state NMR is applied in this contribution on the xAl2O3-(50-x/2)Na2O-(50-x/2)P2O5 composition line (with 0<x<5mol%) in order to investigate the distribution of Al3+ ions in Al2O3-doped sodium phosphate glasses. The structure was analysed by (i) 27Al 1D-, 3Q-, DQ- MAS-NMR analysis and (ii) 1D 31P, 27Al(31P) 2D D-HMQC MAS-NMR and 2D 31P R-INADEQUATE technique. The 27Al NMR results confirm the presence of six-coordinated aluminate as major aluminate species and indicate that Al3+ ions are fully dissociated in the glass network. The 31P NMR data show the simultaneous presence of five different phosphate units connected to 0, 1 but also 2 Al3+ ions and offer a new vision of the doping mechanism by highlighting a non-homogeneous distribution of Al3+ ions in the phosphate matrix. This study indicates that the glass networks contain Al3+-rich and -poor domains and present thus a significant structural disorder beyond the local order.
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- G Tricot
- LASIR UMR-CNRS 8516, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- IMMCL, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- LASIR UMR-CNRS 8516, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- LASIR UMR-CNRS 8516, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- IMMCL, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- LASIR UMR-CNRS 8516, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Martineau-Corcos C, Dědeček J, Taulelle F. 27Al- 27Al double-quantum single-quantum MAS NMR: Applications to the structural characterization of microporous materials. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2017; 84:65-72. [PMID: 28089089 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2016.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this paper, we review and illustrate applications, reported in the literature or used in our group, of 27Al-27Al double-quantum single-quantum (DQ-SQ) MAS NMR experiments for the structural characterization of Al-containing microporous solids, namely zeolites, aluminophosphates and metal-organic frameworks. Information regarding the periodic frameworks or the localization of the various aluminum species in the materials are obtained from the analysis of the two-dimensional NMR spectra, which allows getting local structural details sometimes inaccessible from other characterization technique. An application of 27Al-27Al of the DQ-SQ experiment for the detection of aluminum pairing in zeolite is shown.
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- Charlotte Martineau-Corcos
- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, CNRS UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, Versailles Cedex 78035, France; CNRS, CEMHTI UPR3079, Université d'Orléans, Orléans F-45071, France.
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- J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Dolejskova 3, Prague 8 CZ 182 23, Czechia
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- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, CNRS UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, Versailles Cedex 78035, France
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Brus J, Czernek J, Urbanova M, Kobera L, Jegorov A. An efficient 2D 11B–11B solid-state NMR spectroscopy strategy for monitoring covalent self-assembly of boronic acid-derived compounds: the transformation and unique architecture of bortezomib molecules in the solid state. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:487-495. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06555d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient 2D 11B–11B ssNMR strategy for exploring the covalent assembly of boronic acid derivatives in the solid state is demonstrated.
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- J. Brus
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- 162 06 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- 162 06 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- 162 06 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- 162 06 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Teva Czech Industries s.r.o
- 370 05 Ceske Budejovice
- Czech Republic
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Brus J, Kobera L, Urbanova M, Doušová B, Lhotka M, Koloušek D, Kotek J, Čuba P, Czernek J, Dědeček J. Interface Induced Growth and Transformation of Polymer-Conjugated Proto-Crystalline Phases in Aluminosilicate Hybrids: A Multiple-Quantum (23)Na-(23)Na MAS NMR Correlation Spectroscopy Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:2787-2797. [PMID: 26931131 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nanostructured materials typically offer enhanced physicochemical properties because of their large interfacial area. In this contribution, we present a comprehensive structural characterization of aluminosilicate hybrids with polymer-conjugated nanosized zeolites specifically grown at the organic-inorganic interface. The inorganic amorphous Al-O-Si framework is formed by alkali-activated low-temperature transformation of metakaoline, whereas simultaneous copolymerization of organic comonomers creates a secondary epoxide network covalently bound to the aluminosilicate matrix. This secondary epoxide phase not only enhances the mechanical integrity of the resulting hybrids but also introduces additional binding sites accessible for compensating negative charge on the aluminosilicate framework. This way, the polymer network initiates growth and subsequent transformation of protocrystalline short-range ordered zeolite domains that are located at the organic-inorganic interface. By applying an experimental approach based on 2D (23)Na-(23)Na double-quantum (DQ) MAS NMR spectroscopy, we discovered multiple sodium binding sites in these protocrystalline domains, in which immobilized Na(+) ions form pairs or small clusters. It is further demonstrated that these sites, the local geometry of which allows for the pairing of sodium ions, are preferentially occupied by Pb(2+) ions during the ion exchange. The proposed synthesis protocol thus allows for the preparation of a novel type of geopolymer hybrids with polymer-conjugated zeolite phases suitable for capturing and storage of metal cations. The demonstrated (23)Na-(23)Na DQ MAS NMR combined with DFT calculations represents a suitable approach for understanding the role of Na(+) ions in aluminositicate solids and related inorganic-organic hybrids, particularly their specific arrangement and clustering at interfacial areas.
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- Jiri Brus
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- University of Ottawa , Department of Chemistry and CCRI, 10 Marie Curie Pvt. D'Iorio Hall, Ottawa, Ontario K1N6N5, Canada
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technicka 5, Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technicka 5, Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technicka 5, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technicka 5, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Dolejskova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Perras FA. Quantitative structure parameters from the NMR spectroscopy of quadrupolar nuclei. PURE APPL CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2015-0801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most important characterization tools in chemistry, however, 3/4 of the NMR active nuclei are underutilized due to their quadrupolar nature. This short review centers on the development of methods that use solid-state NMR of quadrupolar nuclei for obtaining quantitative structural information. Namely, techniques using dipolar recoupling as well as the resolution afforded by double-rotation are presented for the measurement of spin–spin coupling between quadrupoles, enabling the measurement of internuclear distances and connectivities. Two-dimensional J-resolved-type experiments are then presented for the measurement of dipolar and J coupling, between spin-1/2 and quadrupolar nuclei as well as in pairs of quadrupolar nuclei. Select examples utilizing these techniques for the extraction of structural information are given. Techniques are then described that enable the fine refinement of crystalline structures using solely the electric field gradient tensor, measured using NMR, as a constraint. These approaches enable the solution of crystal structures, from polycrystalline compounds, that are of comparable quality to those solved using single-crystal diffraction.
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- Frédéric A. Perras
- 1Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, 211 Spedding Hall, Ames, IA 50011-3020, USA
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Tricot G. The structure of Pyrex® glass investigated by correlation NMR spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:26764-26770. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp02996e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The structure of Pyrex® glass has been analysed by 1D and 2D-correlation NMR.
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- G. Tricot
- LASIR UMR-CNRS 8516
- 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
- France
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Tricot G, Saitoh A, Takebe H. Intermediate length scale organisation in tin borophosphate glasses: new insights from high field correlation NMR. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:29531-40. [PMID: 26186677 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02095f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The structure of tin borophosphate glasses, considered for the development of low temperature sealing glasses or anode materials for Li-batteries, has been analysed at the intermediate length scale by a combination of high field standard and advanced 1D/2D nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. The nature and extent of B/P mixing were analysed using the (11)B((31)P) dipolar heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence NMR sequence and the data interpretation allowed (i) detecting the presence and analysing the nature of the B-O-P linkages, (ii) re-interpreting the 1D (31)P spectra and (iii) extracting the proportion of P connected to borate species. Interaction between the different borate species was analysed using the (11)B double quantum-simple quantum experiment to (i) investigate the presence and nature of the B-O-B linkage, (ii) assign the different borate species observed all along the composition line and (iii) monitor the borate network formation. In addition, (119)Sn static NMR was used to investigate the evolution of the chemical environment of the tin polyhedra. Altogether, the set of data allowed determining the structural units constituting the glass network and quantifying the extent of B/P mixing. The structural data were then used to explain the non-linear and unusual evolution of the glass transition temperature.
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- G Tricot
- LASIR UMR-CNRS 8516, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq F-59655, France.
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Kobera L, Czernek J, Strečková M, Urbanova M, Abbrent S, Brus J. Structure and Distribution of Cross-Links in Boron-Modified Phenol–Formaldehyde Resins Designed for Soft Magnetic Composites: A Multiple-Quantum 11B–11B MAS NMR Correlation Spectroscopy Study. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Libor Kobera
- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Recent advances in solid state NMR characterization of zeolites. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(14)60290-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wang Q, Li Y, Trébosc J, Lafon O, Xu J, Hu B, Feng N, Chen Q, Amoureux JP, Deng F. Population transfer HMQC for half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:094201. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4913683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Qiang Wang
- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids (UCCS), CNRS UMR-8181, University of Lille, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
- Physics Department and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids (UCCS), CNRS UMR-8181, University of Lille, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids (UCCS), CNRS UMR-8181, University of Lille, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Physics Department and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Physics Department and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Unit of Catalysis and Chemistry of Solids (UCCS), CNRS UMR-8181, University of Lille, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
- Physics Department and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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Brus J, Zhigunov A, Czernek J, Kobera L, Uchman M, Matějíček P. Control over the Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Metallacarborane Nanorotors by the Nature of the Polymer Matrix: A Solid-State NMR Study. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma501117a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Jiri Brus
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovský Sq. 2, 16206 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovský Sq. 2, 16206 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovský Sq. 2, 16206 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovský Sq. 2, 16206 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 2030, 128
40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 2030, 128
40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Iuga D, Holland D, Dupree R. A 3D experiment that provides isotropic homonuclear correlations of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2014; 246:122-129. [PMID: 25123541 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Two 3D experiments, capable of producing enhanced resolution two-spin double-quantum (DQ) homonuclear correlations for half-integer quadrupolar nuclei, are described. The first uses a split-t1 MQMAS sequence followed by a sandwiched oR(3) symmetry-based dipolar recoupling sequence to directly excite DQ coherences. In this case an isotropic single-quantum (SQ) coherence starts the homonuclear DQ excitation. In the second experiment a single strong pulse is used to create triple quantum (TQ) coherence followed by a further single pulse conversion to zero-order before a non-sandwiched oR(3) DQ sequence. The first experiment is demonstrated using (87)Rb in RbNO3, with three Rb sites in a ∼5ppm range, and the second to (11)B in caesium triborate, CsB3O5, with two three-coordinated sites separated by ∼2ppm and one four-coordinated boron site. In both cases, all sites are clearly resolved and their connections observed. The second experiment has higher sensitivity and a good signal to noise is obtained in a reasonable time despite the long T1 relaxation time of (11)B in this material.
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- Dinu Iuga
- Physics Department, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK.
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- Physics Department, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK
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- Physics Department, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK
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Brinkmann A, Edén M. Central-transition double-quantum sideband NMR spectroscopy of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei: estimating internuclear distances and probing clusters within multi-spin networks. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:7037-50. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00029c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Clusters within quadrupolar spin networks are probed and internuclear distances between quadrupolar nuclei are estimated by central-transition double-quantum sideband NMR spectroscopy.
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- Andreas Brinkmann
- Measurement Science and Standards
- National Research Council Canada
- Ottawa, Canada
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- Physical Chemistry Division
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
- Arrhenius Laboratory
- Stockholm University
- 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Perras FA, Bryce DL. Symmetry-amplified J splittings for quadrupolar spin pairs: a solid-state NMR probe of homoatomic covalent bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:12596-9. [PMID: 23919916 PMCID: PMC3762131 DOI: 10.1021/ja407138b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Chemically informative J couplings between pairs of quadrupolar nuclei in dimetallic and dimetalloid coordination motifs are measured using J-resolved solid-state NMR experiments. It is shown that the application of a double-quantum filter is necessary to observe the J splittings and that, under these conditions, only a simple doublet is expected. Interestingly, the splitting is amplified if the spins are magnetically equivalent, making it possible to measure highly precise J couplings and unambiguously probe the symmetry of the molecule. This is demonstrated experimentally by chemically breaking the symmetry about a pair of boron spins by reaction with an N-heterocyclic carbene to form a β-borylation reagent. The results show that the J coupling is a sensitive probe of bonding in diboron compounds and that the J values quantify the weakening of the B-B bond which occurs when forming an sp(2)-sp(3) diboron compound, which is relevant to their reactivity. Due to the prevalence of quadrupolar nuclei among transition metals, this work also provides a new approach to probe metal-metal bonding; results for Mn2(CO)10 are provided as an example.
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- Frédéric A Perras
- Department of Chemistry and CCRI, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
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Perras FA, Bryce DL. Measuring dipolar and J coupling between quadrupolar nuclei using double-rotation NMR. J Chem Phys 2013; 138:174202. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4802192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Progress in development and application of solid-state NMR for solid acid catalysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(12)60528-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Feng N, Wang Q, Zheng A, Zhang Z, Fan J, Liu SB, Amoureux JP, Deng F. Understanding the High Photocatalytic Activity of (B, Ag)-Codoped TiO2 under Solar-Light Irradiation with XPS, Solid-State NMR, and DFT Calculations. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:1607-16. [DOI: 10.1021/ja312205c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ningdong Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic
Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic
Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems,
Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic
Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic
Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems,
Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic
Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic
Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems,
Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic
Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic
Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems,
Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry
of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular
Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166,
Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- UCCS
(CNRS-8181), Batiment C7, ENSCL Lille-1 University, Villeneuve d’Ascq
59652, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic
Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic
Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems,
Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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Lee D, Takahashi H, Thankamony ASL, Dacquin JP, Bardet M, Lafon O, De Paëpe G. Enhanced Solid-State NMR Correlation Spectroscopy of Quadrupolar Nuclei Using Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:18491-4. [DOI: 10.1021/ja307755t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Lee
- Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique
et Biologique (SCIB), UMR-E 3 CEA/UJF-Grenoble 1, Institut Nanosciences
et Cryogénie (INAC), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique
et Biologique (SCIB), UMR-E 3 CEA/UJF-Grenoble 1, Institut Nanosciences
et Cryogénie (INAC), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Lille Nord
de France, 59000 Lille, CNRS UMR 8181, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Université de Lille 1, Bât.
C7, F-59652, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord
de France, 59000 Lille, CNRS UMR 8181, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Université de Lille 1, Bât.
C7, F-59652, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique
et Biologique (SCIB), UMR-E 3 CEA/UJF-Grenoble 1, Institut Nanosciences
et Cryogénie (INAC), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Lille Nord
de France, 59000 Lille, CNRS UMR 8181, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Université de Lille 1, Bât.
C7, F-59652, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique
et Biologique (SCIB), UMR-E 3 CEA/UJF-Grenoble 1, Institut Nanosciences
et Cryogénie (INAC), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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Shen M, Hu B, Lafon O, Trébosc J, Chen Q, Amoureux JP. Broadband finite-pulse radio-frequency-driven recoupling (fp-RFDR) with (XY8)4(1) super-cycling for homo-nuclear correlations in very high magnetic fields at fast and ultra-fast MAS frequencies. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2012; 223:107-119. [PMID: 22985981 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
We demonstrate that inter-residue (13)C-(13)C proximities (of about 380 pm) in uniformly (13)C-labeled proteins can be probed by applying robust first-order recoupling during several milliseconds in single-quantum single-quantum dipolar homo-nuclear correlation (SQ-SQ D-HOMCOR) 2D experiments. We show that the intensity of medium-range homo-nuclear correlations in these experiments is enhanced using broadband first-order finite-pulse radio-frequency-driven recoupling (fp-RFDR) NMR sequence with a nested (XY8)4(1) super-cycling. The robustness and the efficiency of the fp-RFDR-(XY8)4(1) method is demonstrated at high magnetic field (21.1T) and high Magic-Angle Spinning (MAS) speeds (up to 60 kHz). The introduced super-cycling, formed by combining phase inversion and a global four-quantum phase cycle, improves the robustness of fp-RFDR to (i) chemical shift anisotropy (CSA), (ii) spread in isotropic chemical shifts, (iii) rf-inhomogeneity and (iv) hetero-nuclear dipolar couplings for long recoupling times. We show that fp-RFDR-(XY8)4(1) is efficient sans (1)H decoupling, which is beneficial for temperature-sensitive biomolecules. The efficiency and the robustness of fp-RFDR-(XY8)4(1) is investigated by spin dynamics numerical simulations as well as solid-state NMR experiments on [U-(13)C]-L-histidine·HCl, a tetra-peptide (Fmoc-[U-(13)C,(15)N]-Val-[U-(13)C,(15)N]-Ala-[U-(13)C,(15)N]-Phe-Gly-t-Boc) and Al(PO(3))(3).
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Affiliation(s)
- Ming Shen
- Physics Department & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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