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Al-promoted Pt/SO42-/ZrO2 with low sulfate content for n-heptane isomerization
Yang, Ying-Chieh,Weng, Hung-Shan
, p. 94 - 100 (2010)
To reduce the occurrence of cracking reactions and obtain high activity for n-heptane isomerization, we performed this study, aimed at improvements of the Al-promoted Pt/SO42-/ZrO2 (Pt/SZ) catalyst. The effect of sulfur content was studied and it was found that lowering sulfate content in the Al-promoted Pt/SZ resulted in remarkably enhanced selectivity towards iso-C7 formation from 25% up to 83% compared with Pt/SZ without a loss of activity. The results of catalyst characterizations revealed that the tetragonal phase of ZrO2 and its acidity were responsible for the higher activity, and that aluminum helped to stabilize the tetragonal phase in Al-promoted Pt/SZ and hence maintained catalytic activity at low sulfate content, while the low acidity and high Pt dispersion resulted in a high ratio of metal sites to acid sites and hence benefited a higher selectivity for iso-C7.
Impact of the Spatial Organization of Bifunctional Metal–Zeolite Catalysts on the Hydroisomerization of Light Alkanes
Cheng, Kang,Harmel, Justine,Oenema, Jogchum,Sunley, Glenn,Yoshida, Hideto,Ze?evi?, Jovana,Zhang, Zhaorong,de Jong, Krijn P.,van der Wal, Lars I.
supporting information, p. 3592 - 3600 (2020/02/05)
Improving product selectivity by controlling the spatial organization of functional sites at the nanoscale is a critical challenge in bifunctional catalysis. We present a series of composite bifunctional catalysts consisting of one-dimensional zeolites (ZSM-22 and mordenite) and a γ-alumina binder, with platinum particles controllably deposited either on the alumina binder or inside the zeolite crystals. The hydroisomerization of n-heptane demonstrates that the catalysts with platinum particles on the binder, which separates platinum and acid sites at the nanoscale, leads to a higher yield of desired isomers than catalysts with platinum particles inside the zeolite crystals. Platinum particles within the zeolite crystals impose pronounced diffusion limitations on reaction intermediates, which leads to secondary cracking reactions, especially for catalysts with narrow micropores or large zeolite crystals. These findings extend the understanding of the ??intimacy criterion” for the rational design of bifunctional catalysts for the conversion of low-molecular-weight reactants.
Transfer Hydrogenation of Alkenes Using Ethanol Catalyzed by a NCP Pincer Iridium Complex: Scope and Mechanism
Wang, Yulei,Huang, Zhidao,Leng, Xuebing,Zhu, Huping,Liu, Guixia,Huang, Zheng
supporting information, p. 4417 - 4429 (2018/04/05)
The first general catalytic approach to effecting transfer hydrogenation (TH) of unactivated alkenes using ethanol as the hydrogen source is described. A new NCP-type pincer iridium complex (BQ-NCOP)IrHCl containing a rigid benzoquinoline backbone has been developed for efficient, mild TH of unactivated C-C multiple bonds with ethanol, forming ethyl acetate as the sole byproduct. A wide variety of alkenes, including multisubstituted alkyl alkenes, aryl alkenes, and heteroatom-substituted alkenes, as well as O- or N-containing heteroarenes and internal alkynes, are suitable substrates. Importantly, the (BQ-NCOP)Ir/EtOH system exhibits high chemoselectivity for alkene hydrogenation in the presence of reactive functional groups, such as ketones and carboxylic acids. Furthermore, the reaction with C2D5OD provides a convenient route to deuterium-labeled compounds. Detailed kinetic and mechanistic studies have revealed that monosubstituted alkenes (e.g., 1-octene, styrene) and multisubstituted alkenes (e.g., cyclooctene (COE)) exhibit fundamental mechanistic difference. The OH group of ethanol displays a normal kinetic isotope effect (KIE) in the reaction of styrene, but a substantial inverse KIE in the case of COE. The catalysis of styrene or 1-octene with relatively strong binding affinity to the Ir(I) center has (BQ-NCOP)IrI(alkene) adduct as an off-cycle catalyst resting state, and the rate law shows a positive order in EtOH, inverse first-order in styrene, and first-order in the catalyst. In contrast, the catalysis of COE has an off-cycle catalyst resting state of (BQ-NCOP)IrIII(H)[O(Et)···HO(Et)···HOEt] that features a six-membered iridacycle consisting of two hydrogen-bonds between one EtO ligand and two EtOH molecules, one of which is coordinated to the Ir(III) center. The rate law shows a negative order in EtOH, zeroth-order in COE, and first-order in the catalyst. The observed inverse KIE corresponds to an inverse equilibrium isotope effect for the pre-equilibrium formation of (BQ-NCOP)IrIII(H)(OEt) from the catalyst resting state via ethanol dissociation. Regardless of the substrate, ethanol dehydrogenation is the slow segment of the catalytic cycle, while alkene hydrogenation occurs readily following the rate-determining step, that is, β-hydride elimination of (BQ-NCOP)Ir(H)(OEt) to form (BQ-NCOP)Ir(H)2 and acetaldehyde. The latter is effectively converted to innocent ethyl acetate under the catalytic conditions, thus avoiding the catalyst poisoning via iridium-mediated decarbonylation of acetaldehyde.