用電噴霧質譜法觀察反應過程中的單原子催化位點
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小柯機器人發布時間:2020/11/21 21:03:53
加州大學洛杉磯化學與生物化學Ning Yan研究團隊發現用電噴霧質譜觀察反應中的單原子催化位點方法。 相關論文於2020年11月18日發表於國際頂尖學術期刊《德國應用化學》。
單原子催化劑(SACs)已成為多相催化領域的一個突出方向,這不僅僅是因為它對活性位點有著潛在的基本洞察能力。然而,由於大多數可用SACs的不均勻性以及缺乏原子解析度結構的結構-活性相關性研究工具,因此無法達到期望的理解水平。
該文中,研究人員描述了電噴霧質譜(ESI-MS)在多金屬氧酸鹽催化反應中研究分子態SACs的潛力。研究人員能夠確定在液相中CO和酒精氧化反應中活性位點的確切組成及其在催化循環中的演變。獲得了有關金屬依賴的反應機理、關鍵中間體、活性位點動力學甚至逐步激活屏障的關鍵信息。通過普遍採用的研究SAC的技術很難收集到這些信息。DFT計算揭示了反應機理的複雜細節,ESI-MS定義的SAC位點和電子結構理論計算之間的強大協同作用變得明顯。
附:英文原文
Title: Observing single‐atom catalytic sites during reactions with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry
Author: Max J. Hü, Geng Sun, Philippe Sautet, Ning Yan
Issue&Volume: November 18, 2020
Abstract: Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have become a prominent theme in heterogeneous catalysis, not least because of the potential fundamental insight into active sites. The desired level of understanding, however, is prohibited due to the inhomogeneity of most supported SACs and the lack of suitable tools for structure‐activity correlation studies with atomic resolution. Herein, we describe the potency of electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS) to study molecularly defined SACs supported on polyoxometalates in catalytic reactions. We were able to identify the exact composition of active sites and their evolution in the catalytic cycle during CO and alcohol oxidation reactions performed in the liquid phase. Critical information on metal‐dependent reaction mechanisms, the key intermediates, the dynamics of active sites and even the stepwise activation barriers were obtained, which would be challenging to gather via prevailingly adopted techniques in SAC research. DFT calculations revealed intricate details of the reaction mechanisms, and strong synergies between ESI‐MS defined SAC sites and electronic structure theory calculations become apparent.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011632
Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202011632