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Arakawa M, Kono S, Sekine Y, Terasaki A. Reaction of size-selected iron-oxide cluster cations with methane: a model study of rapid methane loss in Mars' atmosphere. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:14684-14690. [PMID: 38716515 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01337a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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We report gas-phase reactions of free iron-oxide clusters, FenOm+, and their Ar adducts with methane in the context of chemical processes in Mars' atmosphere. Methane activation was observed to produce FenOmCH2+/FenOmCD2+ and FenOmC+, where the reactivity exhibited size and composition dependence. For example, the rate coefficients of methane activation for Fe3O+ and Fe4O+ were estimated to be 1 × 10-13 and 3 × 10-13 cm3 s-1, respectively. Based on these reaction rate coefficients, the presence of iron-oxide clusters/particles with a density as low as 107 cm-3 in Mars' atmosphere would explain the rapid loss of methane observed recently by the Curiosity rover.
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- Masashi Arakawa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Luo Z, Shehzad A. Advances in Naked Metal Clusters for Catalysis. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300715. [PMID: 38450926 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300715] [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: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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The properties of sub-nano metal clusters are governed by quantum confinement and their large surface-to-bulk ratios, atomically precise compositions and geometric/electronic structures. Advances in metal clusters lead to new opportunities in diverse aspects of sciences including chemo-sensing, bio-imaging, photochemistry, and catalysis. Naked metal clusters having synergic multiple active sites and coordinative unsaturation and tunable stability/activity enable researchers to design atomically precise metal catalysts with tailored catalysis for different reactions. Here we summarize the progress of ligand-free naked metal clusters for catalytic applications. It is anticipated that this review helps to better understand the chemistry of small metal clusters and facilitates the design and development of new catalysts for potential applications.
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- Zhixun Luo
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Guo M, Wu X, Wu H, Sun X. Ligand effect on Ru-centered species toward methane activation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:14329-14335. [PMID: 38695750 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01420k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Ligands have been known to profoundly affect the chemical transformations of methane, yet significant challenges remain in shedding light on the underlying mechanisms. Here, we demonstrate that the conversion of methane can be regulated by Ru centered cations with a series of ligands (C, CH, CNH, CHCNH). Gas-phase experiments complemented by theoretical dynamic analysis were performed to explore the essences and principles governing the ligand effect. In contrast to the inert Ru+, [RuC]+, and [RuCNH]+ toward CH4, the dehydrogenation dominates the reaction of ligand-regulated systems [RuCH]+/CH4 and [RuCHCNH]+/CH4. In active cases, CH acts as active sites, and regulates the activation of CH4 assisted by the "seemingly inert" CNH ligand.
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- Mengdi Guo
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, P. R. China.
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, P. R. China
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- East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China.
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- Fudan University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, P. R. China.
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, P. R. China
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Ethanol Conversion to Butanol over Small Coinage Metal Clusters: An Experimental and Computational Study. J CLUST SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-022-02344-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Huang B, Gan W, Hansen K, Luo Z. What Determines the Drastic Reactivity of Nb n+ Clusters with Nitric Oxide under Thermalized Conditions? J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4801-4809. [PMID: 35830281 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c03977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report an in-depth study of the adsorption and reaction of NO with cationic Nbn+ (n = 1-20) clusters under thermalized conditions in a laminar flow tube reactor in tandem with a customized triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (FT-TQMS). It is found that the small-sized Nbn+ clusters (2 ≤ n ≤ 7) readily react with NO giving rise to dominant fragmentation products pertaining to the loss of a stable diatomic molecule NbO or NbN. In contrast, the reaction products of larger-sized clusters (n ≥ 10) proceed through diverse channels, including NO adsorption, N2/N2O release, and even NO2 formation. These experimental observations provided the incentive for us to dig deep into the reaction mechanism with the help of DFT calculations. In contrast to the NO-donation coordination in transition metal complexes, here the cationic Nbn+ clusters exhibit dominant electronic donation in initiating the reactions with NO molecules. We fully demonstrated the reaction rate constants, compared the reaction energy diagram of typical Nbn+ clusters, and unveiled the distinct interaction mechanism of niobium clusters available for NO activation and conversion.
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- Benben Huang
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Loukhovitski BI, Pelevkin AV, Sharipov AS. Toward size-dependent thermodynamics of nanoparticles from quantum chemical calculations of small atomic clusters: a case study of (B 2O 3) n. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:13130-13148. [PMID: 35587125 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01672a] [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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We present a method for obtaining canonical partition functions and, accordingly, temperature-dependent thermodynamics of arbitrary-sized (nano) particles from electronic structure calculations of the corresponding small size atomic clusters. The guiding idea here is to extrapolate the basic properties underlying the thermochemistry of clusters (electronic energies, rotational constants, and vibrational frequencies) rather than the thermodynamic functions themselves. The thus obtained scaling dependences for these basic properties expressed in a simple analytical form provide an efficient tool for fast evaluation of the size-selected thermochemical data for particles of any nuclearity. To exemplify the performance of the methodology, neutral stoichiometric boron oxide clusters are considered. To this end, the geometry and various physical properties of the energetically lowest-lying (B2O3)n (n = 1,…,8) structures are found using density functional theory and the authors' multistage hierarchical procedure customized for global optimization of quite large cluster structures. With these data and based on the physically consistent scaling regularities for the principal cluster properties, the size-selected thermodynamic functions of boron oxide particles in the gas phase, such as enthalpy, entropy, and specific heat capacity, are derived. The variation of these characteristics with increasing cluster size is discussed in detail as well. To facilitate handling of the temperature and size dependences we have found here in further chemical kinetic and equilibrium modeling, the tabulated thermodynamic functions of interest are fitted for n = 1,…,1000 to the standard seven-parameter Chemkin polynomials.
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- Boris I Loukhovitski
- Central Institute of Aviation Motors, Aviamotornaya 2, Moscow 111116, Russia. .,Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya 13 Bldg. 2, Moscow 125412, Russia
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- Central Institute of Aviation Motors, Aviamotornaya 2, Moscow 111116, Russia. .,Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova 38, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Central Institute of Aviation Motors, Aviamotornaya 2, Moscow 111116, Russia. .,Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya 13 Bldg. 2, Moscow 125412, Russia
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Guo M, Yi Q, Cui C, Gan W, Luo Z. Gas-Phase Synthesis of Metal Olefins: Plasma-Assisted Methane Dehydrogenation and C═C Bond Formation. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:1123-1131. [PMID: 35166550 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c10012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Methane dehydrogenation and C-C coupling under mild conditions are very important but challenging in chemistry. Utilizing a customized time of flight mass spectrometer combined with a magnetron sputtering (MagS) cluster source, here, we have conducted a study on the reactions of methane with small silver and copper clusters simply by introducing methane in argon as the working gas for sputtering. Interestingly, a series of [M(CnH2n)]+ (M = Cu and Ag; n = 2-12) clusters were observed, indicating high-efficiency methane dehydrogenation in such a plasma-assisted chamber system. Density functional theory calculations find the lowest energy structures of the [M(CnH2n)]+ series pertaining to olefins indicative of both C-H bond activation of methane and C-C bond coupling. We analyzed the interactions involved in the [Cu(CnH2n)]+ and [Ag(CnH2n)]+ (n = 1-6) clusters and demonstrated the reaction coordinates for the "Cu+ + CH4" and "Ag+ + CH4." It is illustrated that the presence of a second methane molecule enables us to reduce the necessary energy of dehydrogenation, which concurs with the experimental observation of an absence of the metal carbine products Cu+CH2 and Ag+CH2, which are short-lived. Also, it is elucidated that the higher-lying excitation states of Cu+ and Ag+ ions enable more favorable dehydrogenation process and C═C bond formation, shedding light on the plasma assistance of the essence.
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- Mengdi Guo
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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Eckhard JF, Masubuchi T, Tschurl M, Barnett RN, Landman U, Heiz U. Room-Temperature Methane Activation Mediated by Free Tantalum Cluster Cations: Size-by-Size Reactivity. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:5289-5302. [PMID: 34128681 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The energetics of small cationic tantalum clusters and their gas-phase adsorption and dehydrogenation reaction pathways with methane are investigated with ion-trap experiments and spin-density-functional-theory calculations. Tan+ clusters are exposed to methane under multicollision conditions in a cryogenic ring electrode ion-trap. The cluster size affects the reaction efficiency and the number of consecutively dehydrogenated methane molecules. Small clusters (n = 1-4) dehydrogenate CH4 and concurrently eliminate H2, while larger clusters (n > 4) demonstrate only molecular adsorption of methane. Unique behavior is found for the Ta+ cation, which dehydrogenates consecutively up to four CH4 molecules and is predicted theoretically to promote formation of a [Ta(CH2-CH2-CH2)(CH2)]+ product, exhibiting C-C coupled groups. Underlying mechanisms, including reaction-enhancing couplings between potential energy surfaces of different spin-multiplicities, are uncovered.
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- Jan F Eckhard
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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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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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Shuman NS, Ard SG, Sweeny BC, Viggiano AA, Owen CJ, Armentrout PB. Methane Adducts of Gold Dimer Cations: Thermochemistry and Structure from Collision-Induced Dissociation and Association Kinetics. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:3335-3346. [PMID: 32176490 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The bond dissociation energies at 0 K (BDE) of Au2+-CH4 and Au2CH4+-CH4 have been determined using two separate experimental methods. Analyses of collision-induced dissociation cross sections for Au2CH4+ + Xe and Au2(CH4)2+ + Xe measured using a guided ion beam tandem mass spectrometer (GIBMS) yield BDEs of 0.71 ± 0.05 and 0.57 ± 0.07 eV, respectively. Statistical modeling of association kinetics of Au2(CH4)0-2+ + CH4 + He measured from 200 to 400 K and at 0.3-0.9 Torr using a selected-ion flow tube (SIFT) apparatus yields slightly higher values of 0.81 ± 0.21 and 0.75 ± 0.25 eV. The SIFT data also place a lower limit on the BDE of Au2C2H8+-CH4 of 0.35 eV, likely an activated isomer, not Au2(CH4)2+-CH4. Particular emphasis is placed on determining the uncertainty in the derivation from association kinetics measurements, including uncertainties in collisional energy transfer, calculated harmonic frequencies, and possible contribution of isomerization of the association complexes. This evaluation indicates that an uncertainty of ±0.2 eV should be expected and that an uncertainty of better than ±0.1 eV is unlikely to be reasonable.
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- Nicholas S Shuman
- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- NRC Postdoc at Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Sengupta T, Chung JS, Kang SG. A mechanistic insight into rhodium-doped gold clusters as a better hydrogenation catalyst. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:5125-5138. [PMID: 32073083 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr10258b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The reaction mechanism of the hydrogenation of ethylene on pristine (Aun, n = 8 and 20) and rhodium-doped (AunRh) gold clusters was unveiled by theoretical calculations. All reaction pathways are predicted and the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters are computed and compared. Doping a rhodium atom on the magic gold cluster surface is effective in reducing the activation barriers for hydrogenation and in creating two competitive pathways with significantly higher turnover frequencies. The lower barriers of hydrogenation on the AunRh clusters were analyzed and explained based on distortion/interaction activation strain (DIAS) analysis. Further insights into the reaction mechanism on both types of clusters are provided by intrinsic bond orbital (IBO) calculations. This theoretical study provides an idea to elucidate the hydrogenation mechanism on Au clusters and the effect of the rhodium dopant on the catalytic process.
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- Turbasu Sengupta
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehakro, Nam-Gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehakro, Nam-Gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehakro, Nam-Gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.
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Oxygen Atom Function: The Case of Methane Oxidation Mechanism to Synthesis Gas over a Pd Cluster. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9080666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A dimer model Pd2 was established to study the adsorption of CHx (x = 1–4) and CH4 dehydrogenation, as well as syngas formation using density functional theory (DFT) at the atomic level. Meanwhile, insight into understanding the role of the oxygen atom on the partial oxidation of methane (POM) was also calculated based on a trimer model of Pd2O. For the adsorption of CHx, results showed that the presence of an oxygen atom was a disadvantage to the adsorption of CHx (x = 1–3) species. For CH4 dissociation, the process of CH2→CH + H was found to be the rate-limiting step (RSD) on both Pd2 and Pd2O. H2 was formed by the reaction of CH2 + 2H→CH2 + H2. For CO formation, it was primarily formed in the process of CH + O→CHO→CO + H on both the Pd2 and the Pd2O catalyst. Thermodynamic and kinetic calculations revealed that formation and maintainance of the oxygen atom on the Pd surface could promote a POM reaction to achieve high H2 and CO yield and selectivity. Our study provides a helpful understanding of the effect of an adsorbed oxygen atom on a POM reaction with a Pd catalyst.
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Pembere AM, Cui C, Wu H, Luo Z. Small gold clusters catalyzing oxidant-free dehydrogenation of glycerol initiated by methene hydrogen atom transfer. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sengupta T, Chung JS, Kang SG. Account of chemical bonding and enhanced reactivity of vanadium-doped rhodium clusters toward C–H activation: a DFT investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:9935-9948. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00444k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The chemical bonding and enhanced reactivity of vanadium-doped rhodium clusters toward C–H activation were investigated using DFT.
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- Turbasu Sengupta
- School of Chemical Engineering
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- South Korea
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Chen YM, Wang LN, Chen JJ, Chen Q, Jiang LX, Zhao YX, Ding XL, He SG. Mechanistic Variants in Methane Activation Mediated by Gold(I) Supported on Silicon Oxide Clusters. Chemistry 2018; 24:17506-17512. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yi-Ming Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Department of Mathematics and Physics; North China Electric Power University; Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS; Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS; Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS; Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS; Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS; Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics; North China Electric Power University; Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry, of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS; Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Li YK, Zhao YX, He SG. Selective Conversion of Methane by Rh 1-Doped Aluminum Oxide Cluster Anions RhAl 2O 4-: A Comparison with the Reactivity of PtAl 2O 4. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:3950-3955. [PMID: 29578712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b02483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Studying the elementary reactions of single-noble-metal-atom-doped species can give theoretical guidance for the design of related single-atom catalysis. Using a combination of mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations, the reaction of RhAl2O4- with the most stable alkane molecule CH4 under thermal conditions has been studied. The methane tends to be converted into syngas (free H2 and adsorbed CO) with activation of four C-H bonds. In sharp contrast, formaldehyde was generated in the previously reported reaction of PtAl2O4- with CH4. Density functional theory calculations show that the difference in reactivity between RhAl2O4- and PtAl2O4- is found to be due to a higher energy barrier of the third C-H bond activation for the Pt analogue. This work provides the first comparative study on the reactivity of single noble-metal atoms (Rh, Pt) on the same cluster support (Al2O4-) and can be helpful for rational design of single-atom catalysts for selective methane conversion.
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- Ya-Ke Li
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Zhou XH, Li ZY, Jiang LX, He SG, Ma TM. Methane Activation Mediated by Dual Gold Atoms Doped in Aluminium Oxide Cluster Cations Au2Al2O3+. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiao-Hong Zhou
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 (P. R. China)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District Guangzhou 510641 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 (P. R. China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 (P. R. China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 (P. R. China)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District Guangzhou 510641 P. R. China
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Pembere AM, Yang M, Luo Z. Small gold clusters catalyzing the conversion of glycerol to epichlorohydrin. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:25840-25845. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05324j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The conversion of glycerol to epichlorohydrin (GTE) is of great interest because the product is widely used in plastics, rubbers and adhesives, and also contributes to the disposal of the reactant glycerol, a major by-product in biodiesel production.
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- Anthony M. Pembere
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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Pembere AM, Luo Z. Jones oxidation of glycerol catalysed by small gold clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:6620-6625. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07941e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present here a joint theoretical and experimental study on the oxidation reactivity of glycerol catalysed by chemically pure small Au clusters in the absence and presence of H2O2.
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- Anthony M. Pembere
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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Schwarz H. Ménage-à-trois: single-atom catalysis, mass spectrometry, and computational chemistry. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cy02658c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Genuine, single-atom catalysis can be realized in the gas phase and probed by mass spectrometry combined with computational chemistry.
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- Helmut Schwarz
- Institut für Chemie
- Technische Universität Berlin
- 10623 Berlin
- Germany
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- Zhixun Luo
- State
Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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Cooperative Effects in Clusters and Oligonuclear Complexes of Transition Metals in Isolation. STRUCTURE AND BONDING 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/430_2016_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Li YK, Li ZY, Zhao YX, Liu QY, Meng JH, He SG. Activation and Transformation of Ethane by Au2
VO3
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Clusters with Closed-Shell Electronic Structures. Chemistry 2015; 22:1825-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Ya-Ke Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Peneau V, Shaw G, Freakley SJ, Forde MM, Dimitratos N, Jenkins RL, Taylor SH, Hutchings GJ. Co-oxidation of octane and benzaldehyde using molecular oxygen with Au–Pd/carbon prepared by sol-immobilisation. Catal Sci Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cy00453e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Oxidation of octane in the presence of benzaldehyde over a AuPd catalysts leads to the formation of octyl benzoate.
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- Virginie Peneau
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Main Building
- Park Place
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Wang Z, Guo M, Baker GA, Stetter JR, Lin L, Mason AJ, Zeng X. Methane-oxygen electrochemical coupling in an ionic liquid: a robust sensor for simultaneous quantification. Analyst 2014; 139:5140-7. [PMID: 25093213 PMCID: PMC5640257 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00839a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Current sensor devices for the detection of methane or natural gas emission are either expensive and have high power requirements or fail to provide a rapid response. This report describes an electrochemical methane sensor utilizing a non-volatile and conductive pyrrolidinium-based ionic liquid (IL) electrolyte and an innovative internal standard method for methane and oxygen dual-gas detection with high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability. At a platinum electrode in bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (NTf2)-based ILs, methane is electro-oxidized to produce CO2 and water when an oxygen reduction process is included. The in situ generated CO2 arising from methane oxidation was shown to provide an excellent internal standard for quantification of the electrochemical oxygen sensor signal. The simultaneous quantification of both methane and oxygen in real time strengthens the reliability of the measurements by cross-validation of two ambient gases occurring within a single sample matrix and allows for the elimination of several types of random and systematic errors in the detection. We have also validated this IL-based methane sensor employing both conventional solid macroelectrodes and flexible microfabricated electrodes using single- and double-potential step chronoamperometry.
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- Zhe Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.
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Schwarz H. How and Why Do Cluster Size, Charge State, and Ligands Affect the Course of Metal-Mediated Gas-Phase Activation of Methane? Isr J Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201300134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ito T, Patwari GN, Arakawa M, Terasaki A. Water-Induced Adsorption of Carbon Monoxide and Oxygen on the Gold Dimer Cation. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:8293-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp501111f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tomonori Ito
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School
of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School
of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School
of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Serapian SA, Bearpark MJ, Bresme F. The shape of Au8: gold leaf or gold nugget? NANOSCALE 2013; 5:6445-6457. [PMID: 23744130 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr01500a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The size at which nonplanar isomers of neutral, pristine gold nanoclusters become energetically favored over planar ones is still debated amongst theoreticians and experimentalists. Spectroscopy confirms planarity is preferred at sizes up to Au7, however, starting with Au8, the uncertainty remains for larger nanoclusters. Au8 computational studies have had different outcomes: the planar D4h "cloverleaf" isomer competes with the nonplanar Td, C2v and D2d "nugget" isomers for greatest energetic stability. We here examine the 2D vs. 3D preference in Au8 by presenting our own B2PLYP, MP2 and CCSD(T) calculations on these isomers: these methods afford a better treatment of long-range correlation, which is at the root of gold's characteristic aurophilicity. We then use findings from these high-accuracy computations to evaluate two less expensive DFT approaches, applicable to much larger nanoclusters: alongside the standard functional PBE, we consider M06-L (highly parametrized to incorporate long-range dispersive interactions). We find that increasing basis set size within the B2PLYP framework has a greater destabilizing effect on the nuggets than it has on the Au8 cloverleaf. Our CCSD(T) and B2PLYP predictions, replicated by DFT-PBE, all identify the cloverleaf as the most stable isomer; MP2 and DFT-M06-L show overestimation of aurophilicity, and favor, respectively, the nonplanar D2d and Td nuggets in its stead. We conclude that PBE, which more closely reproduces CCSD(T) findings, may be a better candidate density functional for the simulation of gold nanoclusters in this context.
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Lang SM, Frank A, Bernhardt TM. Comparison of methane activation and catalytic ethylene formation on free gold and palladium dimer cations: product binding determines the catalytic turnover. Catal Sci Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cy00286a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Robilotto TJ, Bacsa J, Gray TG, Sadighi JP. Synthesis of a Trigold Monocation: An Isolobal Analogue of [H3]+. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201206712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Robilotto TJ, Bacsa J, Gray TG, Sadighi JP. Synthesis of a trigold monocation: an isolobal analogue of [H3]+. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:12077-80. [PMID: 23038641 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201206712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Thomas J Robilotto
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Effects of Ligands, Cluster Size, and Charge State in Gas-Phase Catalysis: A Happy Marriage of Experimental and Computational Studies. Catal Letters 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-012-0892-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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