The conversion of CO_(2) to methanol with high activity and high selectivity remains challenging owing to the kinetic and thermodynamic limitations associated with the low chemical reactivity exhibited by CO_(2).Herei...The conversion of CO_(2) to methanol with high activity and high selectivity remains challenging owing to the kinetic and thermodynamic limitations associated with the low chemical reactivity exhibited by CO_(2).Herein,we report a novel Cd/TiO_(2) catalyst exhibiting a methanol selectivity of 81%,a CO_(2) conversion of 15.8%,and a CH_(4) selectivity below 0.7%.A combination of experimental and computational studies revealed that the unique electronic properties exhibited by the Cd clusters supported by the TiO_(2) matrix were responsible for the high selectivity of CO_(2) hydrogenation to methanol via the HCOO*pathway at the interfacial catalytic sites.展开更多
Chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehyde to unsaturated alcohol has attracted growing interests in recent years due to its widespread applications in fine chemicals.However,the hydrogenation of the C=O bon...Chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehyde to unsaturated alcohol has attracted growing interests in recent years due to its widespread applications in fine chemicals.However,the hydrogenation of the C=O bond was thermodynamically and kinetically unfavorable over the hydrogenation of the C=C bond.Thus,to obtain the unsaturated alcohol from the unsaturated aldehyde is very difficult in most of the catalytic systems.In this work,ZnAl-hydrotalcite-supported cysteine-capped Au25 nanoclusters were used as the precatalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol.The catalyst showed stable high selectivity(~95%)at prolonged reaction time and complete conversion of the substrate.According to the results of the control experiments,the in-situ DRIFTS of the substrate under high pressure of hydrogen and the 27Al MAS-NMR spectroscopy,we proposed that the difference of the preferential adsorption of the C=O bond to that of the C=C bond was derived from the nature of the support of the gold catalysts.展开更多
The title compound [H4As8V14O42(H2O)]6H2O 1 has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in trigonal, space group R3c with a = b = 36...The title compound [H4As8V14O42(H2O)]6H2O 1 has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in trigonal, space group R3c with a = b = 36.447(6), c = 21.485(5) ? V = 24717(8) 3, Z = 18, Mr = 2114.66, Dc = 2.557g/cm3, F(000) = 17928, m = 7.149 mm-1, R = 0.0792 and wR = 0.1265. The [H4As8V14O42- (H2O)] cluster consists of fourteen VO5 square pyramids linked by four As2O5 handle-like units.展开更多
文摘The conversion of CO_(2) to methanol with high activity and high selectivity remains challenging owing to the kinetic and thermodynamic limitations associated with the low chemical reactivity exhibited by CO_(2).Herein,we report a novel Cd/TiO_(2) catalyst exhibiting a methanol selectivity of 81%,a CO_(2) conversion of 15.8%,and a CH_(4) selectivity below 0.7%.A combination of experimental and computational studies revealed that the unique electronic properties exhibited by the Cd clusters supported by the TiO_(2) matrix were responsible for the high selectivity of CO_(2) hydrogenation to methanol via the HCOO*pathway at the interfacial catalytic sites.
文摘Chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehyde to unsaturated alcohol has attracted growing interests in recent years due to its widespread applications in fine chemicals.However,the hydrogenation of the C=O bond was thermodynamically and kinetically unfavorable over the hydrogenation of the C=C bond.Thus,to obtain the unsaturated alcohol from the unsaturated aldehyde is very difficult in most of the catalytic systems.In this work,ZnAl-hydrotalcite-supported cysteine-capped Au25 nanoclusters were used as the precatalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol.The catalyst showed stable high selectivity(~95%)at prolonged reaction time and complete conversion of the substrate.According to the results of the control experiments,the in-situ DRIFTS of the substrate under high pressure of hydrogen and the 27Al MAS-NMR spectroscopy,we proposed that the difference of the preferential adsorption of the C=O bond to that of the C=C bond was derived from the nature of the support of the gold catalysts.
基金Supported by the National NSF of China (No. 20271050 20271021 and 20333070) and the NSF of Fujian province (No.210029)
文摘The title compound [H4As8V14O42(H2O)]6H2O 1 has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in trigonal, space group R3c with a = b = 36.447(6), c = 21.485(5) ? V = 24717(8) 3, Z = 18, Mr = 2114.66, Dc = 2.557g/cm3, F(000) = 17928, m = 7.149 mm-1, R = 0.0792 and wR = 0.1265. The [H4As8V14O42- (H2O)] cluster consists of fourteen VO5 square pyramids linked by four As2O5 handle-like units.
