Hydrogen‐Atom Abstraction from Methane by Stoichiometric Vanadium–Silicon Heteronuclear Oxide Cluster Cations

XL Ding, YX Zhao, XN Wu, ZC Wang… - … –A European Journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
XL Ding, YX Zhao, XN Wu, ZC Wang, JB Ma, SG He
Chemistry–A European Journal, 2010Wiley Online Library
Vanadium–silicon heteronuclear oxide cluster cations were prepared by laser ablation of a
V/Si mixed sample in an O2 background. Reactions of the heteronuclear oxide cations with
methane in a fast‐flow reactor were studied with a time‐of‐flight (TOF) mass spectrometer to
detect the cluster distribution before and after the reactions. Hydrogen abstraction reactions
were identified over stoichiometric cluster cations [(V2O5) n (SiO2) m]+(n= 1, m= 1–4; n= 2,
m= 1), and the estimated first‐order rate constants for the reactions were close to that of the …
Abstract
Vanadium–silicon heteronuclear oxide cluster cations were prepared by laser ablation of a V/Si mixed sample in an O2 background. Reactions of the heteronuclear oxide cations with methane in a fast‐flow reactor were studied with a time‐of‐flight (TOF) mass spectrometer to detect the cluster distribution before and after the reactions. Hydrogen abstraction reactions were identified over stoichiometric cluster cations [(V2O5)n(SiO2)m]+ (n=1, m=1–4; n=2, m=1), and the estimated first‐order rate constants for the reactions were close to that of the homonuclear oxide cluster V4O10+ with methane. Density functional calculations were performed to study the structural, bonding, electronic, and reactivity properties of these stoichiometric oxide clusters. Terminal‐oxygen‐centered radicals (Ot.) were found in all of the stable isomers. These Ot. radicals are active sites of the clusters in reaction with CH4. The Ot. radicals in [V2O5(SiO2)1–4]+ clusters are bonded with Si rather than V atoms. All the hydrogen abstraction reactions are favorable both thermodynamically and kinetically. This work reveals the unique properties of metal/nonmetal heteronuclear oxide clusters, and may provide new insights into CH4 activation on silica‐supported vanadium oxide catalysts.
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