Effect of Solution Chemistry on Preparation of Boehmite by Hydrothermal Assisted Sol-Gel Processing of Aluminum Alkoxides

Various aluminum alkoxide precursors have been used for the preparation of boehmite by hydrothermal assisted sol-gel processing. The coordination status of aluminum in solution for all precursors employed for the preparation of boehmite phase was determined by ²⁷Al NMR and correlation between coordination status of aluminum atoms of precursors and development of boehmite phase has been investigated. Hydrothermal assisted hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides where the aluminum atoms are four or five coordinated in solution resulted in the formation of boehmite. In contrast, hydrothermal hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides where the aluminum atoms are six coordinated resulted in the formation of amorphous gel. Development of boehmite phase by hydrothermal hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides at various temperatures was pursued by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.     

Aluminum Solvate Complexes Forming in Acidic Methanol-Acetone Mixtures Studied by <Superscript>27</Superscript>Al NMR Spectroscopy

²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the study of coordination and solvation in both aqueous and nonaqueous solutions. In this study, the complexes coexisting upon dissolution of AlCl₃ in acidic acetone + methanol solutions are shown to consist essentially of mixed hexacoordinated species of the general formula [Al(CH₃OH)_6−n (CH₃COCH₃) _n ]³⁺ (n=1,2 and 3), all exhibiting distinctly different ²⁷Al shielding effects. The relative populations of the various mixed species are found to be highly dependent upon the acetone:methanol mole ratio that in the more acetone-rich mixtures with aluminum become appreciably coordinated by acetone. The results demonstrate that the key factor for the formation of acetone-containing species in acidic methanolic solutions is having the CH₃COCH₃:CH₃OH mole ratio at 3:1.     

叠氮二乙基铝三聚体和单体的缔合-解离平衡的研究

尽管叠氮二乙基铝Et₂AlN₃(DEAA)是一个重要的化合物,但人们对它研究还是很少的。本文通过温度-蒸气压关系研究了纯态DEAA的三聚体和单量体之间的缔合-解离平衡;通过相对分子质量测定、核磁共振氢谱和核磁共振铝谱的测定,研究了在苯和甲苯溶液中DEAA的三聚体和单量体之间的缔合-解离平衡。借助温度-蒸气压曲线分别计算了DEAA三聚体和单量体的气化焓和解离焓;通过相对分子质量测定、核磁共振铝谱测定等方法计算得到了溶液中DEAA三聚体和单量体的解离平衡常数、解离焓和解离熵等热力学数据。     

27Al核磁共振波谱法测定环境生物样品中铝研究进展

近二十年来,高分辨率²⁷Al核磁共振(²⁷Al NMR)广泛应用于研究Al(Ⅲ)离子水解过程,Al(Ⅲ)与环境生物配体的配位化学,环境与生物样品中铝含量测定和形态分析,监测铝在植物、动物、酵母菌等微生物中的转运过程,具有快速、直接、非破坏性等优点。²⁷Al NMR不仅适用于高浓度的溶液,也可应用于低浓度(10^-6mol·L^-1)的实际环境、生物样品。应用²⁷Al MASNMR可直接对固态样品中铝的存在状态和含量进行表征和测量。本文中对²⁷Al NMR的应用进展作一评述,并总结了近二十年来文献发表的²⁷Al化学位移数据。引用文献70余篇。     

Modification Study of Aluminum sec-Butoxide by Acrylic Acid

A new way of modifying aluminum sec-butoxide (Al(OBu^s)₃) is proposed. This synthesis is carried out by reacting Al(OBu^s)₃ dissolved in tetrahydrofuran with an unsaturated acid, viz. acrylic acid.The structure evolution of Al(OBu^s)₃ with increasing acrylic acid amounts is investigated by infrared, ¹H NMR, ¹³ C NMR, and ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopies and viscosity measurements. Information obtained suggests that the exchange reaction occurring between butoxy groups and acrylate ligands is stopped for an acid/alkoxide molar ratio within the range 1.6–1.7. This value leads us to assume that the dominant trimeric species of precursor is preserved after modification. Moreover, ²⁷Al NMR analysis only reveals the presence of hexacoordinated Al sites in the structure of the modified Al(OBu^s)₃.Evidence of the acrylic acid reaction with sec-butanol released during the alkoxide modification is also proved by the infrared and ¹³ C NMR data. However the produced ester amount can be considered as negligible.     

Diels-Alder reaction of 2-phosphaindolizines catalysed by organoaluminium reagent: theoretical and experimental results

Theoretical calculations at the DFT (B3LYP/6-31+G^**) level of the model Diels-Alder (DA) reactions of 1-methyl-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-phosphaindolizine with 1,3-butadiene in the presence of methylaluminium dichloride reveal that the co-ordination of organoaluminium reagent to the carbonyl oxygen increases the activation barrier compared to that for the uncomplexed 2-phosphaindolizine. On the other hand, co-ordination of the organoaluminium reagent to the σ², λ³ P atom lowers the activation barrier by ∼6 kcal mol⁻¹. 1-Methyl-2-phosphaindolizines having an electron-withdrawing group at the 3-position only undergo DA reaction with 2,3-dimethylbutadiene in the presence of the ethylaluminium dichloride catalyst in methylene chloride at a low temperature to afford [2+4] cycloadducts. The formation of an intermediate having the ethylaluminium reagent co-ordinated to σ², λ³ P atom has been detected by ³¹P NMR. The products have been characterized by ³¹P and ¹H NMR studies.     

Polymerization Reactions in an Al(OBus)3-(COOH)2 System

Reactions in an Al(OBu^s)₃-(COOH)₂ (OA)-tetrahydrofuran (THF)/(CD₃)₂SO (DMSO-d₆) system (Al(OBu^s)₃: THF : DMSO-d₆: OA = 1 : 5 : 5 : x, x = 0.01 –3) were studied, without the addition of water and the process was monitored by NMR. When x 0.3, homogeneous solutions were obtained, whereas white precipitates formed with x 0.7. The formation of sec-butyl alcohol was evident with x 0.6, indicating that oxalate groups coordinate to aluminum to release sec-butyl alcohol. ¹³C NMR spectra of the solutions after 1 day suggest the presence of polymeric species if 0.03 x 0.6. The addition of a small amount of water resulted in the formation of a white precipitate (Al(OBu^s)₃: THF : DMSO-d₆ : OA : H₂O = 1 : 5 : 5 : 0.3 : y,y = 0.03–0.3), indicating that water, possibly formed by esterification in the Al(OBu^s)₃-OA-THF/DMSO-d₆ system, does not take a major role in the present system.     

由镁、铝醇盐配合物合成纳米粒子MgAl2O4尖晶石

Mg and Al alkoxide complex was synthesized in a cell without battery separator by electrochemical dissolution of aluminum for 6 h and magnesium for 1.8 h at 45 ℃ in ethanol solution of 0.04 mol·dm^-3 (Bu₄N)Br with a current density of 100 mA·cm^-2. IR and Raman spectroscopy were used to characterize the structure of the precursor of MgAl₂O₄. The results show that the current efficiency attains 98.4% and the precursor is MgAl₂(OCH₂CH₃)₅(acac)₃. The acac^- group-containing precursor could prevent it from agglomeration. The xerogel was obtained by drying in vacuum for 24 h and hydrolysis under pH≈8.5 of the precursor, which was heated at 350 ℃ for 2 h to obtain the nano-MgAl₂O₄ powder. XRD and TEM were used to investigate the structure of nano-MgAl₂O₄. The result suggests that the xerogel with an average particle size of 10 nm and the Nano-sized Spinel MgAl₂O₄ Particle of 12 nm thus obtained are with high purity.     

Structural characterization of C-S-H and C-A-S-H samples—Part II: Local environment investigated by spectroscopic analyses

Spectroscopic studies (¹H, ²³Na and ²⁷Al MAS NMR and Raman spectroscopy) have been used to characterize three series of C-S-H samples (0.8<Ca/Si<1.7): one C-S-H series, one aluminum inserted C-S-H series (named C-A-S-H series), and one sodium and aluminum inserted C-S-H series (named C-N-A-S-H series). Previous Rietveld analyses have been performed on the two first series and have clearly shown that (1) a unique ‘tobermorite M defect’ structural model allows to describe the C-S-H structure whatever the Ca/Si ratio and (2) the insertion of aluminum into the C-S-H structure led to the degradation of the crystallinity and to a systematic increase of the basal spacing of about 2 Å regardless the Ca/(Si+Al) ratio (at a constant Al/Si ratio of 0.1). Spectroscopic investigations indicate that the main part of the Al atoms is readily incorporated into the interlayer region of the C-S-H structure. Al atoms are mainly inserted as four-fold coordinated aluminates in the dreierketten silicate chain (either in bridging or paired tetrahedra) at low Ca/Si ratio. Four-fold aluminates are progressively replaced by six-fold coordinated aluminates located into the interlayer region of the C-S-H structure and bonded to silicate chains. Investigation of the hydrogen bonding in C-S-H indicates that the main part of the hydrogen bonds is intra-main layer, and thus explains the low stacking cohesion of the C-S-H structure leading to its nanometric crystal size and the OD character of the tobermorite like structures.     

Sol-gel preparation of In2O3-Al2O3 supports with controlled textural and structural properties

Alumina supports with a very narrow pore size distribution were obtained with indium-doped alumina prepared by the sol-gel method. The formation of aluminum in pentahedral coordination was identified by ²⁷Al NMR-MAS-spectroscopy. A good correlation was obtained with the Al^V NMR-MAS intensity signal and the activity in isopropanol dehydration. The insertion of In³⁺ substituting some Al³⁺ in the alumina network was suggested.     

31P NMR Studies of Diethyl Phosphite Derived Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite

³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was used to determine the structure of the intermediate species of sol derived from triethyl phosphite, calcium diethoxide and acetic acid. NMR spectral data revealed that the reaction proceeds via a dialkyl phosphite intermediate. The use of a dialkyl phosphite precursor (diethyl phosphite) with calcium diethoxide eliminated the aging time required in triethylphosphite method and offered an effective sol-gel procedure for monophasic hydroxyapatite.     

Study of complex formation between aluminum bromide and benzene by 27Al NMR spectroscopy

The reaction of aluminum bromide with benzene in n-hexane was studied by ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy in the temperature range from –80 to +20 °C. The formation of C₆H₆·Al₂Br₆ (1 : 2) complexes is accompanied by broadening of the resonance line with 178. No peak splitting following a decrease in the temperature was observed but the temperature dependence of the line width passed through a maximum near –60 °C. A procedure for determination of the constant K for the formation of 1 : 2 complexes at –20, 0, and +20 °C based on the line broadening with an increase in the C₆H₆ : Al₂Br₆ molar ratio was proposed. The thermodynamic parameters of complex formation, G, H, and S, were calculated.     

Solid-state Al NMR investigation of thermal decomposition of LiAlH4

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance is used to study the thermal decomposition of lithium tetrahydroaluminate into metallic aluminum, hydrogen and trilithium hexahydroaluminate. Aluminum sites in LiAlH₄ and Li₃AlH₆ were characterized using static, magic angle spinning (MAS) and multiple-quantum MAS NMR. By applying the in situ NMR method, it has been demonstrated that melting is not a prerequisite for the decomposition of LiAlH₄. Based on the observed data, a decomposition path has been established that is consistent with the concentrations of observed Al species at various stages of the thermally induced reaction.     

Substitution clustering in a non-stoichiometric celsian synthesized by the thermal transformation of barium exchanged zeolite X

The thermal transformation of Ba exchanged zeolite X to celsian has been studied by ²⁷Al and ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectroscopy. Evidence for the degradation of the zeolite framework is present in the ²⁹Si NMR spectra after thermal treatment at 850 °C. Confirmation is provided by the ²⁹Si NMR data that synthesis of celsian via the decomposition of Ba exchanged zeolite leads to a single defect phase. Clustering of the isomorphous replacement of aluminium by silicon must occur to explain the observed ²⁹Si chemical shifts. The ²⁷Al NMR data show distorted aluminium co-ordination sites upon the thermal transformation of Ba exchanged zeolite X. The distortions present in the amorphous matrix are greater than those present in the monoclinic and hexagonal crystalline phases of celsian.     

层柱人工水热合成皂石的制备与表征(英)

利用具有理想皂石结构的人工水热合成蒙皂石为层原料，通过与羟基聚合铝离子（[Al₁₃O₄(OH)₂₄(H₂O)₁₂]⁷⁺）交换反应合成得到了一种层柱粘土。实验对于该铝柱皂石进行了粉末XRD，FT-IR和TG-DTA表征。氮气吸附实验说明其高温活化（773K，2 h）产物具有很高的BET比表面（360 m²·g^-1）。相对于层柱蒙脱土，层柱皂石显示了更高的催化裂解性能和热稳定性。层柱皂石的异丙苯裂解转化率达到了65%；而层柱蒙脱土的转化率只有4%。这说明层材料的四面体取代对于层柱粘土Br?nsted酸位的形成具有重要的决定作用。氨程序升温脱附实验发现铝柱皂石在350～650 ℃区间具有较强的氨脱附量，表明层柱皂石具有层柱蒙脱土所没有的强酸中心。     

Coordination Structure of Aluminum in Magnesium Aluminum Hydroxide Studied by ^27Al NMR

The coordination structure of aluminum in magnesium aluminum hydroxide was studied by ^27Al NMR.The result showed that tetrahedral aluminum (Al^IV) existed in magnesium aluminum hydroxide,and the contents of Al^TV increased with the increase of the ratio of Al/Mg and with the peptizing temperature.Al^IV originated from the so-called Al13 polymer with the structure of one Al tetrahedron surrounded by twelve Al octahedrons.     

柠檬酸铝溶液中铝的形态研究

采用27Al NMR法、渗析法与原子吸收分光光度法,研究了柠檬酸铝(AlCit)溶液中铝的形态及pH值的影响.结果表明,在AlCit溶液中存在两种形态的Al,一种是分子态AlCit,另一种是胶态Al, pH值增加时,分子态AlCit的量减少而胶态Al的量增加.     

Synthesis of New Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Alumina Gels by the Sol-Gel Method

New hybrid organic-inorganic alumina gels have been prepared by reacting aluminum sec-butoxide and propane-1,2-diol, in CCl₄ as solvent. This reaction occurred without water addition and without the use of any catalyst, leading to the formation of transparent and monolithic gels. IR,²⁷Al and¹³CNMR show that an interchange reaction between OBu ^s alkoxide groups and diol groups occurred, leading to the hybrid gels. Samples heat treated at different temperatures under argon are weakly porous and have a small specific surface area. XRD indicates the presence of pure α-alumina at 1450°C.     

Aluminum speciation and thermal evolution of aluminas resulting from modified Yoldas sols

Aluminas resulting from sols prepared via a modified Yoldas procedure were studied with differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential thermal gravimetrie (DTG), ²⁷Al nuclear magnetic resonance (²⁷Al MAS NMR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) concerning their thermal properties, aluminum speciation and phase content.Hydrolysis of aluminum-sec-butoxide in aluminum nitrate solutions allowed to prepare stable sols with varying molar ratios, solids contents and pH values. Resulting sols contained different aluminum species including also Al₁₃ polycations. Sol preparation conditions also determined aluminum speciation in solid products obtained after thermal treatments of gels obtained from these sols. Al₁₃ polycations and AlO₅ species were found to play an important role for thermally induced transformation from amorphous products via eta-Al₂O₃ to alpha-Al₂O₃. Intermediately formed eta-Al₂O₃ promotes the phase transformation to alpha-Al₂O₃.