Sohd-solid reaction under low heat or low temperature is an approach to synthesize various kinds of materials that were widely used in electrochemistry field. In this paper a theoretical treatment has been presented f...Sohd-solid reaction under low heat or low temperature is an approach to synthesize various kinds of materials that were widely used in electrochemistry field. In this paper a theoretical treatment has been presented for analyzing the mechanism of sohd-solid reaction and deriving a series of formulae to describe the variation and rate of reactions. This new model has been used in the manufacturing of spinel Li4Ti5O12. The results show that this new model works very well and will play a useful role for guiding the manufacturing of electrochemical materials.展开更多
Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) oligomers were synthesized in most cases by peptide synthesis from N-protected monomers. In this work a new method of obtaining PNA monomer by Ugi four-component condensation reaction was t...Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) oligomers were synthesized in most cases by peptide synthesis from N-protected monomers. In this work a new method of obtaining PNA monomer by Ugi four-component condensation reaction was tested by solid-phase synthesis. The Fmoc protected PNA monomer was build up with thymin-1-yl acetic acid, 3-methylbutyl aldehyde, Fmoc protected aminoethyl isocyanide and Gly-Wang resin.展开更多
A simple and general method for the synthesis of bi(acyl)disulfides is reported.Sulfur is allowed to react with sodium hydroxide to give sodium disulfide at 65℃ under PTC,which can react with acyl halides to afford b...A simple and general method for the synthesis of bi(acyl)disulfides is reported.Sulfur is allowed to react with sodium hydroxide to give sodium disulfide at 65℃ under PTC,which can react with acyl halides to afford bi(acyl)disulfides in good to excellent isolated yields.The effects of solvents and phase transfer catalysts are discussed.展开更多
The reaction process of combustion synthesis for TiB2 -Cu was investigated in detail using combustion-wave arresting experiment, X-ray diffraction ( XRD ) analysis, SEM analysis and differential thermal analysis ( ...The reaction process of combustion synthesis for TiB2 -Cu was investigated in detail using combustion-wave arresting experiment, X-ray diffraction ( XRD ) analysis, SEM analysis and differential thermal analysis ( DTA ). The XRD analysis results for the different parts of the quenched specimen show that TiCux intermetallic phase firstly forms with the propagation of combustion wave, and then Ti1.87 B50 and Ti3B4 metastable phases come forth due to the diffusion of B atoms and finally the stable TiB2 phase forms because of the continuous diffusion of B atoms. The formation of TiB2 phase is uot completed by one step, but undergoes several transient processes. The process of reaction synthesis for Ti-B-Cu ternary system can be divided into three main stages: melting of Cu and Ti , and the formation of Cu- Ti melt and few TiCux , TiBx intermetallic phases ; large numbers of TiCux intermetallic phases formation and some fine TiB2 particles precipitation ; and the TiB2 particles coarsening and the stable TiB2 and Cu two phases formation in the final product.展开更多
To enhance the process of phenyltrichlorosilane synthesis using gas phase condensation, a series of chloralkanes were introduced. The influence of temperature and chloralkane amount on the synthesis was studied based ...To enhance the process of phenyltrichlorosilane synthesis using gas phase condensation, a series of chloralkanes were introduced. The influence of temperature and chloralkane amount on the synthesis was studied based on the product distribution from a tubular reactor. The promoting effect of chloralkane addition was mainly caused by the chloralkane radicals generated by the dissociation of C–Cl bond. The promoting effect of the chloromethane with more chlorine atoms was better than those with less chlorine atoms. Intermediates detected from the reactions with isoprene and bromobenzene demonstrated that both trichlorosilyl radical and dichlorosilylene existed in the reaction system in the presence of chloralkanes. A detailed reaction scheme was proposed.展开更多
We report here a solid-phase synthesis of 1, 4-disubstituted 1, 2, 3-triazole using polystyrene-supported selenium resin. The resin used here not only works as a simple linker, but also assists the crucial α-alkylati...We report here a solid-phase synthesis of 1, 4-disubstituted 1, 2, 3-triazole using polystyrene-supported selenium resin. The resin used here not only works as a simple linker, but also assists the crucial α-alkylation reaction and selenoxide syn-elimimation, which ensures the purity of the products.展开更多
The Diels-Alder adduct, which is prepared from a phase transfer catalyzed reaction of menadione witb cyclopentadiene, was alkylated with geranyl chloride on sodium amide as a deproteined reagent to form the correspond...The Diels-Alder adduct, which is prepared from a phase transfer catalyzed reaction of menadione witb cyclopentadiene, was alkylated with geranyl chloride on sodium amide as a deproteined reagent to form the corresponding alkylation product, from which vitamin K2(10) is obtained by a retro-DielsAlder reaction.展开更多
Based on the pseudo-dilution effect (PDE) on solid support, three cyclopeptides with an aliphatic-aryl ether bond as the bridge were synthesized via SN2 reaction between bromoacetylated at N-terminal and the phenol –...Based on the pseudo-dilution effect (PDE) on solid support, three cyclopeptides with an aliphatic-aryl ether bond as the bridge were synthesized via SN2 reaction between bromoacetylated at N-terminal and the phenol –OH group in C-terminal Tyr residue. All the products were obtained in good overall yields and characterized by related analytic data.展开更多
CaZrO3 powder was prepared using CaO,CaCO3 and Ca(OH)2 as calcium source,nano m-ZrO2 powder,micron m-ZrO2 powder,micron CaO partially stabilized ZrO2(Ca-PSZ)powder as zircon source,through high temperature solid react...CaZrO3 powder was prepared using CaO,CaCO3 and Ca(OH)2 as calcium source,nano m-ZrO2 powder,micron m-ZrO2 powder,micron CaO partially stabilized ZrO2(Ca-PSZ)powder as zircon source,through high temperature solid reaction.Effect of the calcination temperature(800,900,1000,1100,1200,1300,1400,1500,and 1600℃)and the holding time(3,4,and 5 h)on the phase composition change was studied to research the synthesis mechanism.The synthesized CaZrO3 powder was mixed with CaO,MgO,Al2O3,Cr2O3,SiO2,and ZrO2 powder separately and fired at 1500℃for 3 h to prepare specimens to research the high temperature chemical stability of CaZrO3 with different reaction mediums.The results show that during the synthesis process,the CaZrO3 content does not always increase with the increasing calcination temperature or the prolonging holding time,CaZrO3 decomposes resulting from the diffusion of Ca2+and O2-in CaZrO3 to m-ZrO2 or c-ZrO2.At high temperatures,when CaZrO3 is in alkaline environment(such as environment containing CaO or MgO),the high temperature chemical stability is high,but when CaZrO3 is not in alkaline environment(such as environment containing Al2O3,Cr2O3,SiO2 or ZrO2),the high temperature chemical stability is low.展开更多
321 phases are an atypical series of MAX phases,in which A=As/P,with superior elastic properties,fea-turing in the MA-triangular-prism bilayers in the crystal structure.Until now,besides Nb 3 As 2 C,the pure phases of...321 phases are an atypical series of MAX phases,in which A=As/P,with superior elastic properties,fea-turing in the MA-triangular-prism bilayers in the crystal structure.Until now,besides Nb 3 As 2 C,the pure phases of the other 321 compounds have not been realized,hampering the study of their intrinsic prop-erties.Here,molten-salt sintering(MSS)and solid-state synthesis(SSS)were applied to synthesize As/P-containing 321 phases and 211 phases.Analyzing the phase composition of the end-product via multiple-phase Rietveld refinement,we found that MSS can effectively improve the purity of P-containing MAX phases,with the phase content up to 99%in Nb_(3)P_(2)C and 75.4(5)%in Nb 2 PC.In contrast,MSS performed poorly on As-containing MAX phases,only 8.9(4)%for Nb 3 As 2 C and 64(2)%for Nb 2 AsC,as opposed to the pure phases obtained by SSS.The experimental analyses combined with first-principles calculations reveal that the dominant formation route of Nb_(3)P_(2)C is through NbP+Nb+C→Nb_(3)P_(2)C.Moreover,we found that the benefits of MSS on P-containing MAX phases are on the facilitation of three consid-ered chemical reaction routes,especially on Nb 2 PC+NbP→Nb_(3)P_(2)C.Furthermore,the intrinsic physical properties and Fermi surface topology of two 321 phases consisting of electron,hole,and open orbits are revealed theoretically and experimentally,in which the electron carriers are dominant in electrical trans-port.The feasible synthesis methods and the formation mechanism are instructive to obtain high-purity As/P-containing MAX phases and explore new MAX phases.Meanwhile,the intrinsic physical properties will give great support for future applications on 321 phases.展开更多
Reaction synthesis process has been used to develop γ titanium aluminide using elemental powders. Powder mixture of Ti-48 at. pct AI was prepared in ball mill and reaction synthesis was carried out in hot press with ...Reaction synthesis process has been used to develop γ titanium aluminide using elemental powders. Powder mixture of Ti-48 at. pct AI was prepared in ball mill and reaction synthesis was carried out in hot press with varying temperature and pressure. Titanium aluminide synthesized under high pressure and temperature resulted in better properties with respect to densification, homogenization response, mechanical properties and oxidation resistance as compared to that synthesized under low pressure and temperature. AI rich phases were observed in as-synthesized condition in all the experiments. However, some Ti rich phases were also found in high pressure-temperature synthesized samples. Density, hardness and tensile strength have been correlated with applied pressure through empirical relations. Variation in density with pressure is found to be logarithmic whereas hardness and tensile strength variation with pressure is polynomial.展开更多
Over the past decades,there have been many synthesis methods on producing well-defined crystals,due to their enormous application potentials in industrial field.Among them,high temperature gas-phase reactions(HTGR)app...Over the past decades,there have been many synthesis methods on producing well-defined crystals,due to their enormous application potentials in industrial field.Among them,high temperature gas-phase reactions(HTGR)approach may be one of the most promising processes for fabrication of well-defined crystals with controllable structure,size,shape,and composition.This review is focused on the recent progresses in synthesizing well-defined crystalline TiO2dominated with,respectively,{001}facets and{105}facets,one-dimensional ZnO and SnO2nanorods/nanowires,MoS2nanosheets as well as GaP,InP,and GaAs nanowires via HTGR approach.Although these research works were currently carried out on experimental scale,it is worth to note that the industrial importance of this HTGR approach for design and fabrication of well-defined crystals in the future owing to its advantages of continuous and scalable production with controlled dimensions and low cost.展开更多
A multi-step reaction route was developed to synthesize boron nitride(BN) nanoparticles via the reactionbetween NaN3 and BC13 in a benzene-thermal solution. By means of this route, the crystallinity of BN nanopartic...A multi-step reaction route was developed to synthesize boron nitride(BN) nanoparticles via the reactionbetween NaN3 and BC13 in a benzene-thermal solution. By means of this route, the crystallinity of BN nanoparticleswas improved via increasing the reaction steps. Meanwhile, a phase transformation from hexagonal BN(hBN) or tur-bostratic BN(tBN) to cubic BN(cBN) occurred, resulting in the increase of cBN content. Moreover, the content ofcBN also slightly increased when the temperature was elevated from 265 ℃ to 280 ℃.展开更多
Thirteen new 2 alkylaminoimidazolones (4) were rapidly synthesized by a new solution phase parallel synthetic method, which includes aza Wittig reaction of iminophosphorane (1) with aromatic isocyanate to give carb...Thirteen new 2 alkylaminoimidazolones (4) were rapidly synthesized by a new solution phase parallel synthetic method, which includes aza Wittig reaction of iminophosphorane (1) with aromatic isocyanate to give carbodi imide (2) and subsequent reaction of 2 with various aliphatic primary amine in a parallel fashion. The products were confirmed by 1H NMR, MS, IR and X ray crystallographic analysis. The unusual selectivity of the cyclization was probably due to the geometry of the guanidine intermediate.展开更多
Despite the extensive study of the Fe-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS)over the past 90 years,its active phases and reaction mechanisms are still unclear due to the coexistence of metals,oxides,and carbide phases p...Despite the extensive study of the Fe-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS)over the past 90 years,its active phases and reaction mechanisms are still unclear due to the coexistence of metals,oxides,and carbide phases presented under realistic FTS reaction conditions and the complex reaction network involving CO activation,C-C coupling,and methane formation.To address these issues,we successfully synthesized a range of pure-phase iron and iron-carbide nanoparticles(Fe,Fe_(5)C_(2),Fe_(3)C,and Fe_(7)C_(3))for the first time.By using them as the ideal model catalysts on high-pressure transient experiments,we identified unambiguously that all the iron carbides are catalytically active in the FTS reaction while Fe_(5)C_(2) is the most active yet stable carbide phase,consistent with density functional theory(DFT)calculation results.The reaction mechanism and kinetics of Fe-based FTS were further explored on the basis of those model catalysts by means of transient high-pressure stepwise temperature-programmed surface reaction(STPSR)experiments and DFT calculations.Our work provides new insights into the active phase of iron carbides and corresponding FTS reaction mechanism,which is essential for better iron-based catalyst design for FTS reactions.展开更多
文摘Sohd-solid reaction under low heat or low temperature is an approach to synthesize various kinds of materials that were widely used in electrochemistry field. In this paper a theoretical treatment has been presented for analyzing the mechanism of sohd-solid reaction and deriving a series of formulae to describe the variation and rate of reactions. This new model has been used in the manufacturing of spinel Li4Ti5O12. The results show that this new model works very well and will play a useful role for guiding the manufacturing of electrochemical materials.
基金This work was supposed by the National Basic Research Program(973 Program)from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(G1998051114)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20272004)
文摘Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) oligomers were synthesized in most cases by peptide synthesis from N-protected monomers. In this work a new method of obtaining PNA monomer by Ugi four-component condensation reaction was tested by solid-phase synthesis. The Fmoc protected PNA monomer was build up with thymin-1-yl acetic acid, 3-methylbutyl aldehyde, Fmoc protected aminoethyl isocyanide and Gly-Wang resin.
文摘A simple and general method for the synthesis of bi(acyl)disulfides is reported.Sulfur is allowed to react with sodium hydroxide to give sodium disulfide at 65℃ under PTC,which can react with acyl halides to afford bi(acyl)disulfides in good to excellent isolated yields.The effects of solvents and phase transfer catalysts are discussed.
基金Funded bythe Aerospace Innovation Fundation andthe ResearchFund by the Doctoral Program of High Education ( No.20020213037)
文摘The reaction process of combustion synthesis for TiB2 -Cu was investigated in detail using combustion-wave arresting experiment, X-ray diffraction ( XRD ) analysis, SEM analysis and differential thermal analysis ( DTA ). The XRD analysis results for the different parts of the quenched specimen show that TiCux intermetallic phase firstly forms with the propagation of combustion wave, and then Ti1.87 B50 and Ti3B4 metastable phases come forth due to the diffusion of B atoms and finally the stable TiB2 phase forms because of the continuous diffusion of B atoms. The formation of TiB2 phase is uot completed by one step, but undergoes several transient processes. The process of reaction synthesis for Ti-B-Cu ternary system can be divided into three main stages: melting of Cu and Ti , and the formation of Cu- Ti melt and few TiCux , TiBx intermetallic phases ; large numbers of TiCux intermetallic phases formation and some fine TiB2 particles precipitation ; and the TiB2 particles coarsening and the stable TiB2 and Cu two phases formation in the final product.
文摘To enhance the process of phenyltrichlorosilane synthesis using gas phase condensation, a series of chloralkanes were introduced. The influence of temperature and chloralkane amount on the synthesis was studied based on the product distribution from a tubular reactor. The promoting effect of chloralkane addition was mainly caused by the chloralkane radicals generated by the dissociation of C–Cl bond. The promoting effect of the chloromethane with more chlorine atoms was better than those with less chlorine atoms. Intermediates detected from the reactions with isoprene and bromobenzene demonstrated that both trichlorosilyl radical and dichlorosilylene existed in the reaction system in the presence of chloralkanes. A detailed reaction scheme was proposed.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20332060)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(No.Y405407).
文摘We report here a solid-phase synthesis of 1, 4-disubstituted 1, 2, 3-triazole using polystyrene-supported selenium resin. The resin used here not only works as a simple linker, but also assists the crucial α-alkylation reaction and selenoxide syn-elimimation, which ensures the purity of the products.
文摘The Diels-Alder adduct, which is prepared from a phase transfer catalyzed reaction of menadione witb cyclopentadiene, was alkylated with geranyl chloride on sodium amide as a deproteined reagent to form the corresponding alkylation product, from which vitamin K2(10) is obtained by a retro-DielsAlder reaction.
文摘Based on the pseudo-dilution effect (PDE) on solid support, three cyclopeptides with an aliphatic-aryl ether bond as the bridge were synthesized via SN2 reaction between bromoacetylated at N-terminal and the phenol –OH group in C-terminal Tyr residue. All the products were obtained in good overall yields and characterized by related analytic data.
基金supported by Hebei Iron and Steel Joint Fund, China (No.E2014209273)
文摘CaZrO3 powder was prepared using CaO,CaCO3 and Ca(OH)2 as calcium source,nano m-ZrO2 powder,micron m-ZrO2 powder,micron CaO partially stabilized ZrO2(Ca-PSZ)powder as zircon source,through high temperature solid reaction.Effect of the calcination temperature(800,900,1000,1100,1200,1300,1400,1500,and 1600℃)and the holding time(3,4,and 5 h)on the phase composition change was studied to research the synthesis mechanism.The synthesized CaZrO3 powder was mixed with CaO,MgO,Al2O3,Cr2O3,SiO2,and ZrO2 powder separately and fired at 1500℃for 3 h to prepare specimens to research the high temperature chemical stability of CaZrO3 with different reaction mediums.The results show that during the synthesis process,the CaZrO3 content does not always increase with the increasing calcination temperature or the prolonging holding time,CaZrO3 decomposes resulting from the diffusion of Ca2+and O2-in CaZrO3 to m-ZrO2 or c-ZrO2.At high temperatures,when CaZrO3 is in alkaline environment(such as environment containing CaO or MgO),the high temperature chemical stability is high,but when CaZrO3 is not in alkaline environment(such as environment containing Al2O3,Cr2O3,SiO2 or ZrO2),the high temperature chemical stability is low.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(No.51902055)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(Nos.2021J011077,2021J05224,and 2020J01898).
文摘321 phases are an atypical series of MAX phases,in which A=As/P,with superior elastic properties,fea-turing in the MA-triangular-prism bilayers in the crystal structure.Until now,besides Nb 3 As 2 C,the pure phases of the other 321 compounds have not been realized,hampering the study of their intrinsic prop-erties.Here,molten-salt sintering(MSS)and solid-state synthesis(SSS)were applied to synthesize As/P-containing 321 phases and 211 phases.Analyzing the phase composition of the end-product via multiple-phase Rietveld refinement,we found that MSS can effectively improve the purity of P-containing MAX phases,with the phase content up to 99%in Nb_(3)P_(2)C and 75.4(5)%in Nb 2 PC.In contrast,MSS performed poorly on As-containing MAX phases,only 8.9(4)%for Nb 3 As 2 C and 64(2)%for Nb 2 AsC,as opposed to the pure phases obtained by SSS.The experimental analyses combined with first-principles calculations reveal that the dominant formation route of Nb_(3)P_(2)C is through NbP+Nb+C→Nb_(3)P_(2)C.Moreover,we found that the benefits of MSS on P-containing MAX phases are on the facilitation of three consid-ered chemical reaction routes,especially on Nb 2 PC+NbP→Nb_(3)P_(2)C.Furthermore,the intrinsic physical properties and Fermi surface topology of two 321 phases consisting of electron,hole,and open orbits are revealed theoretically and experimentally,in which the electron carriers are dominant in electrical trans-port.The feasible synthesis methods and the formation mechanism are instructive to obtain high-purity As/P-containing MAX phases and explore new MAX phases.Meanwhile,the intrinsic physical properties will give great support for future applications on 321 phases.
文摘Reaction synthesis process has been used to develop γ titanium aluminide using elemental powders. Powder mixture of Ti-48 at. pct AI was prepared in ball mill and reaction synthesis was carried out in hot press with varying temperature and pressure. Titanium aluminide synthesized under high pressure and temperature resulted in better properties with respect to densification, homogenization response, mechanical properties and oxidation resistance as compared to that synthesized under low pressure and temperature. AI rich phases were observed in as-synthesized condition in all the experiments. However, some Ti rich phases were also found in high pressure-temperature synthesized samples. Density, hardness and tensile strength have been correlated with applied pressure through empirical relations. Variation in density with pressure is found to be logarithmic whereas hardness and tensile strength variation with pressure is polynomial.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91022023,21076076)the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry (SRF for ROCS,SEM)+2 种基金Programme for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher LearningMajor Basic Research Programme of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (10JC1403200)Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation (12ZR1407500)
文摘Over the past decades,there have been many synthesis methods on producing well-defined crystals,due to their enormous application potentials in industrial field.Among them,high temperature gas-phase reactions(HTGR)approach may be one of the most promising processes for fabrication of well-defined crystals with controllable structure,size,shape,and composition.This review is focused on the recent progresses in synthesizing well-defined crystalline TiO2dominated with,respectively,{001}facets and{105}facets,one-dimensional ZnO and SnO2nanorods/nanowires,MoS2nanosheets as well as GaP,InP,and GaAs nanowires via HTGR approach.Although these research works were currently carried out on experimental scale,it is worth to note that the industrial importance of this HTGR approach for design and fabrication of well-defined crystals in the future owing to its advantages of continuous and scalable production with controlled dimensions and low cost.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21073107,51102151 and 50990061)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(No.2R2011EMQ002)+1 种基金the Independent Innovation Foundation(No.2010TS039)the Postdoctoral Foundation of Shandong University,China
文摘A multi-step reaction route was developed to synthesize boron nitride(BN) nanoparticles via the reactionbetween NaN3 and BC13 in a benzene-thermal solution. By means of this route, the crystallinity of BN nanoparticleswas improved via increasing the reaction steps. Meanwhile, a phase transformation from hexagonal BN(hBN) or tur-bostratic BN(tBN) to cubic BN(cBN) occurred, resulting in the increase of cBN content. Moreover, the content ofcBN also slightly increased when the temperature was elevated from 265 ℃ to 280 ℃.
基金ProjectsupportedbytheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (No .2 0 10 2 0 0 1)
文摘Thirteen new 2 alkylaminoimidazolones (4) were rapidly synthesized by a new solution phase parallel synthetic method, which includes aza Wittig reaction of iminophosphorane (1) with aromatic isocyanate to give carbodi imide (2) and subsequent reaction of 2 with various aliphatic primary amine in a parallel fashion. The products were confirmed by 1H NMR, MS, IR and X ray crystallographic analysis. The unusual selectivity of the cyclization was probably due to the geometry of the guanidine intermediate.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.21725301,91645115,21821004,21932002,51631001,91645202,and 91945302)the National Key R&D Program of China(nos.2017YFB0602200,2017YFB0602205,and 2018YFA0208603)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(no.2191001)the Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Project(no.QYZDJ-SSWSLH054).
文摘Despite the extensive study of the Fe-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS)over the past 90 years,its active phases and reaction mechanisms are still unclear due to the coexistence of metals,oxides,and carbide phases presented under realistic FTS reaction conditions and the complex reaction network involving CO activation,C-C coupling,and methane formation.To address these issues,we successfully synthesized a range of pure-phase iron and iron-carbide nanoparticles(Fe,Fe_(5)C_(2),Fe_(3)C,and Fe_(7)C_(3))for the first time.By using them as the ideal model catalysts on high-pressure transient experiments,we identified unambiguously that all the iron carbides are catalytically active in the FTS reaction while Fe_(5)C_(2) is the most active yet stable carbide phase,consistent with density functional theory(DFT)calculation results.The reaction mechanism and kinetics of Fe-based FTS were further explored on the basis of those model catalysts by means of transient high-pressure stepwise temperature-programmed surface reaction(STPSR)experiments and DFT calculations.Our work provides new insights into the active phase of iron carbides and corresponding FTS reaction mechanism,which is essential for better iron-based catalyst design for FTS reactions.