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Reider AM, Szalay M, Reichegger J, Barabás J, Schmidt M, Kappe M, Höltzl T, Scheier P, Lushchikova OV. Spectroscopic investigation of size-dependent CO 2 binding on cationic copper clusters: analysis of the CO 2 asymmetric stretch. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:20355-20364. [PMID: 39015096 PMCID: PMC11290062 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01797h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Photofragmentation spectroscopy, combined with quantum chemical computations, was employed to investigate the position of the asymmetric CO2 stretch in cold, He-tagged Cun[CO2]+ (n = 1-10) and Cun[CO2][H2O]+ (n = 1-7) complexes. A blue shift in the band position was observed compared to the free CO2 molecule for Cun[CO2]+ complexes. Furthermore, this shift was found to exhibit a notable dependence on cluster size, progressively redshifting with increasing cluster size. The computations revealed that the CO2 binding energy is the highest for Cu+ and continuously decreases with increasing cluster size. This dependency could be explained by highlighting the role of polarization in electronic structure, according to energy decomposition analysis. The introduction of water to this complex amplified the redshift of the asymmetric stretch, showing a similar dependency on the cluster size as observed for Cun[CO2]+ complexes.
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- A M Reider
- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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- HUN-REN-BME Computation Driven Chemistry Research Group, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest 1111, Hungary
- Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology, Késmárk Utca 28/A, Budapest 1158, Hungary
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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- HUN-REN-BME Computation Driven Chemistry Research Group, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest 1111, Hungary
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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- HUN-REN-BME Computation Driven Chemistry Research Group, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest 1111, Hungary
- Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology, Késmárk Utca 28/A, Budapest 1158, Hungary
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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Liu P, Han J, Chen Y, Yu H, Zhou X, Zhang W. Binding Strengths and Orientations in CO 2 Adsorption on Cationic Scandium Oxides: Governing Factor Revealed by a Combined Infrared Spectroscopy and Theoretical Study. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:3007-3014. [PMID: 38581407 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c01562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption is a critical step to curbing carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Among various options, transition metal oxides have received extensive attention as promising CO2 adsorbents due to their affordability and sustainability for large-scale use. Here, the nature of binding interactions between CO2 molecules and cationic scandium oxides of different sizes, i.e., ScO+, Sc2O2+, and Sc3O4+, is investigated by mass-selective infrared photodissociation spectroscopy combined with quantum chemical calculations. The well-accepted electrostatic considerations failed to provide explanations for the trend in the binding strengths and variations in the binding orientations between CO2 and metal sites of cationic scandium oxides. The importance of orbital interactions in the driving forces for CO2 adsorption on cationic scandium oxides was revealed by energy decomposition analyses. A molecular surface property, known as the local electron attachment energy, is introduced to elucidate the binding affinity and orientation-specific reactivity of cationic scandium oxides upon the CO2 attachment. This study not only reveals the governing factor in the binding behaviors of CO2 adsorption on cationic scandium oxides but also serves as an archetype for predicting and rationalizing favorable binding sites and orientations in extended surface-adsorbate systems.
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- Pengcheng Liu
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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Yang Y, Wang G, Zhou M. Infrared Spectroscopy of [M(CO 2) n] + (M = Ca, Sr, and Ba; n = 1-4) in the Gas Phase: Solvation-Induced Electron Transfer and Activation of CO 2. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:618-625. [PMID: 38198125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Cationic complexes of heavy alkaline earth metal and carbon dioxide [M(CO2)n]+ (M = Ca, Sr, and Ba) are produced by a laser vaporization-supersonic expansion ion source in the gas phase and are studied by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum chemistry calculations. For the n = 1 complexes, the metal-ligand binding arises primarily from the electrostatic interaction with the CO2 ligand bound to the metal (+I) center in an end-on η1-O fashion. The more highly coordinated complexes [M(CO2)n]+ with n ≥ 2 are characterized to involve a [M2+(CO2-)] core ion with the CO2- ligand bound to the metal (+II) center in a bidentate η2-O, O manner. The activation of CO2 in forming a bent CO2- moiety occurs via solvation-induced metal cation-ligand electron transfer reactions. Bonding analyses reveal that the attractive forces between M2+ and CO2- in the core cation come mainly from electrostatic attraction, but the contribution of covalent orbital interactions should not be underestimated. The atomic orbitals of metal dications that are engaged in the orbital interactions are ns and (n - 1)d orbitals.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Songhu Rd. 2005, 200438 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Songhu Rd. 2005, 200438 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Songhu Rd. 2005, 200438 Shanghai, China
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Liu P, Han J, Chen Y, Lu S, Su Q, Zhou X, Zhang W. Carbon dioxide activation by discandium dioxide cations in the gas phase: a combined investigation of infrared photodissociation spectroscopy and DFT calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023. [PMID: 38048053 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04995g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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We present a combined computational and experimental study of CO2 activation at the Sc2O2+ metal oxide ion center in the gas phase. Density functional theory calculations on the structures of [Sc2O2(CO2)n]+ (n = 1-4) ion-molecule complexes reveal a typical end-on binding motif as well as bidentate and tridentate carbonate-containing configurations. As the number of attached CO2 molecules increases, activated forms tend to dominate the isomeric populations. Distortion energies are unveiled to account for the conversion barriers from molecularly bound isomers to carbonate structures, and show a monotonically decreasing trend with successive CO2 ligand addition. The infrared photodissociation spectra of target ion-molecule complexes were recorded in the 2100-2500 cm-1 frequency region and interpreted by comparison with simulated IR spectra of low-lying isomers representing distinct configurations, demonstrating a high possibility of carbonate structure formation in current experiments.
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- Pengcheng Liu
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
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Han J, Yang Y, Qiu B, Liu P, Wu X, Wang G, Liu S, Zhou X. Infrared photodissociation spectroscopy of mass-selected [TaO 3(CO 2) n] + ( n = 2-5) complexes in the gas phase. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:13198-13208. [PMID: 37129869 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01384g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We report a joint experimental and theoretical study on the structures of gas-phase [TaO3(CO2)n]+ (n = 2-5) ion-molecule complexes. Infrared photodissociation spectra of mass-selected [TaO3(CO2)n]+ complexes were recorded in the frequency region from 2200 to 2450 cm-1 and assigned through comparing with the simulated infrared spectra of energetically low-lying structures derived from quantum chemical calculations. With the increasing number of attached CO2 molecules, the larger clusters show significantly enhanced fragmentation efficiency and a strong band appears at around 2350 cm-1 near the free CO2 antisymmetric stretching vibration band, indicating only a small perturbation of CO2 molecules on the secondary solvation sphere while higher frequency bands corresponding to the core structure remain largely unaffected. A core structure [TaO3(CO2)3]+ is identified to which subsequent CO2 ligands are weakly attached and the most favorable cluster growth path is verified to proceed on the triplet potential energy surface higher in energy than that of ground states. Theoretical exploration reveals a two-state reactivity (TSR) scenario in which the energetically favored triplet transition state crosses over the singlet ground state to form a TaO3+ core ion, providing new information on the cluster formation correlated with the reactivity of tantalum metal oxides towards CO2.
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- Jia Han
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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Lang SM, Bernhardt TM, Bakker JM, Yoon B, Landman U. Vibrational spectroscopy of free di-manganese oxide cluster complexes with di-hydrogen. Mol Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2192306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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- Sandra M. Lang
- Institute for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
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Zhou T, Abe M, Zhang Y, Kudoh S, Mafuné F. Dissociative Adsorption of Water on CaMn 4O 5 Cationic Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:8218-8224. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c06103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tianyue Zhou
- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Brewer EI, Green AE, Gentleman AS, Beardsmore PW, Pearcy PAJ, Meizyte G, Pickering J, Mackenzie SR. An infrared study of CO 2 activation by holmium ions, Ho + and HoO . Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:22716-22723. [PMID: 36106954 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02862j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a combined experimental and computational study of carbon dioxide activation at gas-phase Ho+ and HoO+ centres. Infrared action spectra of Ho(CO2)n+ and [HoO(CO2)n]+ ion-molecule complexes have been recorded in the spectral region 1700-2400 cm-1 and assigned by comparison with simulated spectra of energetically low-lying structures determined by density functional theory. Little by way of activation is observed in Ho(CO2)n+ complexes with CO2 binding end-on to the Ho+ ion. By contrast, all [HoO(CO2)n]+ complexes n ≥ 3 show unambiguous evidence for formation of a carbonate radical anion moiety, . The signature of this structure, a new vibrational band observed around 1840 cm-1 for n = 3, continues to red-shift monotonically with each successive CO2 ligand binding with net charge transfer from the ligand rather than the metal centre.
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- Edward I Brewer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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Dong X, Wang L, Wang G, Zhou M. Carbon Dioxide Activation by Alkaline-Earth Metals: Formation and Spectroscopic Characterization of OCMCO 3 and MC 2O 4 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) in Solid Neon. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4598-4607. [PMID: 35816036 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The reactions of alkaline-earth metal atoms (Ca, Sr, and Ba) with carbon dioxide are investigated using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy in solid neon. The ground-state metal atoms react with two carbon dioxide molecules to produce the oxalate complexes MC2O4 and the carbonate-carbonyl complexes OCMCO3 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) spontaneously on annealing. The species are identified by the effects of isotopic substitution on their infrared spectra as well as density functional calculations. Bonding analyses reveal that the attractive forces between M2+ and (CO3)2- or (C2O4)2- in the OCMCO3 and MC2O4 complexes come mainly from electrostatic attraction, but covalent orbital interactions also play an important role, which are dominated by the ligand-to-metal donation bonding. The calcium, strontium, and barium metal centers in these complexes use their ns and predominately (n - 1)d atomic orbitals for covalent bonding that mimic transition metals.
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- Xuelin Dong
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Yang Y, Zhou Y, Jin X, Wang G, Zhou M. Infrared spectroscopy of Be(CO 2) 4+ in the gas phase: electron transfer and C-C coupling of CO 2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:13149-13155. [PMID: 35587654 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01788a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Beryllium-carbon dioxide cation complexes Be(CO2)n+ are produced by a laser vaporization-supersonic expansion ion source in the gas phase. Mass-selected infrared photodissociation spectroscopy supplemented by theoretical calculations confirms that Be(CO2)4+ is a coordination saturated complex that can be assigned to a mixture of two isomers. The first structure involves a bent CO2- ligand that is bound in a monodentate η1-O coordination mode. Another isomer has a metal oxalate-type C2O4- moiety with a C-C hemibond.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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Etim UJ, Zhang C, Zhong Z. Impacts of the Catalyst Structures on CO 2 Activation on Catalyst Surfaces. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:3265. [PMID: 34947613 PMCID: PMC8707475 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Utilizing CO2 as a sustainable carbon source to form valuable products requires activating it by active sites on catalyst surfaces. These active sites are usually in or below the nanometer scale. Some metals and metal oxides can catalyze the CO2 transformation reactions. On metal oxide-based catalysts, CO2 transformations are promoted significantly in the presence of surface oxygen vacancies or surface defect sites. Electrons transferable to the neutral CO2 molecule can be enriched on oxygen vacancies, which can also act as CO2 adsorption sites. CO2 activation is also possible without necessarily transferring electrons by tailoring catalytic sites that promote interactions at an appropriate energy level alignment of the catalyst and CO2 molecule. This review discusses CO2 activation on various catalysts, particularly the impacts of various structural factors, such as oxygen vacancies, on CO2 activation.
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- Ubong J. Etim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), Shantou 515063, China; (U.J.E.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), Shantou 515063, China; (U.J.E.); (C.Z.)
- Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), Shantou 515063, China; (U.J.E.); (C.Z.)
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Szalay M, Buzsáki D, Barabás J, Faragó E, Janssens E, Nyulászi L, Höltzl T. Screening of transition metal doped copper clusters for CO 2 activation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:21738-21747. [PMID: 34549207 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02220b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Activation of CO2 is the first step towards its reduction to more useful chemicals. Here we systematically investigate the CO2 activation mechanism on Cu3X (X is a first-row transition metal atom) using density functional theory computations. The CO2 adsorption energies and the activation mechanisms depend strongly on the selected dopant. The dopant electronegativity, the HOMO-LUMO gap and the overlap of the frontier molecular orbitals control the CO2 dissociation efficiency. Our calculations reveal that early transition metal-doped (Sc, Ti, V) clusters exhibit a high CO2 adsorption energy, a low activation barrier for its dissociation, and a facile regeneration of the clusters. Thus, early transition metal-doped copper clusters, particularly Cu3Sc, may be efficient catalysts for the carbon capture and utilization process.
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- Máté Szalay
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Quantum Solid-State Physics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary. .,MTA-BME Computation Driven Research Group, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary. .,MTA-BME Computation Driven Research Group, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.,Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology, Nanomaterials Science Group, Késmárk utca 28/A, H-1158 Budapest, Hungary
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Dong X, Ding C, Zhang Q, Chen M, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Covalent Bonding Between Be + and CO 2 in BeOCO + with a Surprisingly High Antisymmetric OCO Stretching Vibration. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14300-14305. [PMID: 34449204 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The cationic complex BeOCO+ is produced in a solid neon matrix. Infrared absorption spectroscopic study shows that it has a very high antisymmetric OCO stretching vibration of 2418.9 cm-1, which is about 71 cm-1 blue-shifted from that of free CO2. The quantum chemical calculations are in very good agreement with the experimental observation. Depending on the theoretical method, a linear or quasi-linear structure is predicted for the cation. The analysis of the electronic structure shows that the bonding of Be+ to one oxygen atom induces very little charge migration between the two moieties, but it causes a significant change in the σ-charge distribution that strengthens the terminal C-O bond, leading to the observed blue shift. The bonding analysis reveals that the Be+ ← OCO donation results in strong binding due to the interference of the wave function and a charge polarization within the CO2 fragment and hybridization to Be+ but only negligible charge donation.
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- Xuelin Dong
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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Lang SM, Bernhardt TM, Bakker JM, Barnett RN, Landman U. Cluster Size Dependent Interaction of Free Manganese Oxide Clusters with Acetic Acid and Methyl Acetate. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:4435-4445. [PMID: 33988993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
We have employed infrared multiple-photon dissociation (IR-MPD) spectroscopy together with density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the interaction of series of subnanometer sized manganese oxide clusters, MnxOy+ (x = 1-6, y = 0-9) with acetic acid (HOAc) and methyl acetate (MeOAc). Reaction with HOAc leads to strongly cluster size and composition dependent IR-MPD spectra, indicating molecular adsorption on MnOx+ clusters and thermodynamically favorable but kinetically hampered HOAc dissociation (deprotonation) on Mn2O4+ and Mn3O5+. Other cluster sizes exhibit the preferred formation of a dissociative bidentate chelating structure. In contrast to HOAc, all clusters bind MeOAc via the carbonyl group as an intact molecule, and dissociation appears to be kinetically hindered under the given experimental conditions.
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- Sandra M Lang
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, United States
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, United States
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Zheng H, Kong X, Wang C, Wang T, Yang D, Li G, Xie H, Zhao Z, Shi R, Han H, Fan H, Yang X, Jiang L. Spectroscopic Identification of Transition-Metal M[η 2-(O,O)C] Species for Highly-Efficient CO 2 Activation. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:472-477. [PMID: 33370117 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The CO2 activation by transition metals is important in CO2 utilization but has proven to be challenging for experimental targets. Here we report first synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of transition-metal M[η2-(O,O)C] species with bidentate double oxygen metal-CO2 coordination in the [ZrO(CO2)n≥4]+ complexes. The Zr[η2-(O,O)C] species yields a CO2- radical ligand, showing a high efficiency in CO2 activation. We find that two important prerequisites are demanded for certain metals to form this intriguing M[η2-(O,O)C] species. One is that the metal center has high reduction capability, and the other is that the oxidation state of the metal center is lower than its highest one by 1. This study highlights the pivotal roles played by the M[η2-(O,O)C] species in CO2 activation and also open new avenues toward the development of related single-atom catalysts with isolated transition-metal atoms dispersed on supports.
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- Huijun Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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