Synthesis of a Specified,Silica Molecular Sieve by Using Computationally Predicted Organic Structure‐Directing Agents

Crystalline molecular sieves are used in numerous applications, where the properties exploited for each technology are the direct consequence of structural features. New materials are typically discovered by trial and error, and in many cases, organic structure‐directing agents (OSDAs) are used to direct their formation. Here, we report the first successful synthesis of a specified molecular sieve through the use of an OSDA that was predicted from a recently developed computational method that constructs chemically synthesizable OSDAs. Pentamethylimidazolium is computationally predicted to have the largest stabilization energy in the STW framework, and is experimentally shown to strongly direct the synthesis of pure‐silica STW. Other OSDAs with lower stabilization energies did not form STW. The general method demonstrated here to create STW may lead to new, simpler OSDAs for existing frameworks and provide a way to predict OSDAs for desired, theoretical frameworks.     

Synthesis of a Specified,Silica Molecular Sieve by Using Computationally Predicted Organic Structure‐Directing Agents

Crystalline molecular sieves are used in numerous applications, where the properties exploited for each technology are the direct consequence of structural features. New materials are typically discovered by trial and error, and in many cases, organic structure‐directing agents (OSDAs) are used to direct their formation. Here, we report the first successful synthesis of a specified molecular sieve through the use of an OSDA that was predicted from a recently developed computational method that constructs chemically synthesizable OSDAs. Pentamethylimidazolium is computationally predicted to have the largest stabilization energy in the STW framework, and is experimentally shown to strongly direct the synthesis of pure‐silica STW. Other OSDAs with lower stabilization energies did not form STW. The general method demonstrated here to create STW may lead to new, simpler OSDAs for existing frameworks and provide a way to predict OSDAs for desired, theoretical frameworks.     

Multi-objective de novo molecular design of organic structure-directing agents for zeolites using nature-inspired ant colony optimization

Organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs) are often employed for synthesis of zeolites with desired frameworks. A priori prediction of such OSDAs has mainly relied on the interaction energies between OSDAs and zeolite frameworks, without cost considerations. For practical purposes, the cost of OSDAs becomes a critical issue. Therefore, the development of a computational de novo prediction methodology that can speed up the trial-and-error cycle in the search for less expensive OSDAs is desired. This study utilized a nature-inspired ant colony optimization method to predict physicochemically and/or economically preferable OSDAs, while also taking molecular similarity and heuristics of zeolite synthesis into consideration. The prediction results included experimentally known OSDAs, candidates having structures closely related to known OSDAs, and novel ones, suggesting the applicability of this approach.

Inspired by the exploratory methods of ant colonies, adaptive optimization was employed to explore the chemical space for organic molecules that guide zeolite crystallization, giving both physicochemically and economically promising molecules.     

利用适用于SAPO-34的有机结构导向剂合成SSZ-13分子筛

硅铝分子筛SSZ-13和硅磷铝分子筛SAPO-34已广泛应用于已商业化的催化应用中, 如甲醇制烯烃反应(MTO)和氨气选择性催化还原反应(NH₃-SCR). 目前, 已有多种商业化的有机结构导向剂(OSDA)可用于制备 SAPO-34, 而用于合成SSZ-13的OSDA仍主要依赖经典的N,N,N-三甲基-1-金刚烷基氢氧化铵(TMAdaOH). 因此, 寻找具有较高性价比且可导向合成高硅铝比(SAR)SSZ-13的OSDAs具有重要意义. 本文使用3种可制备SAPO-34的OSDAs[二异丙胺(DIPA)、 二丙胺(DPA)、 正丁胺(nBA)]替代部分TMAdaOH, 发现即使不加入晶种也可合成出SSZ-13. 采用粉末X射线衍射(PXRD)和固体核磁共振(ss-NMR)分析方法对制备的SSZ-13进行了系统研究. 结果显示, 所合成的具有可调变SARs的SSZ-13负载Cu之后, 在NH₃-SCR性能上与商业化催化剂相当. 此外, 通过研究DIPA和TMAdaOH合成SSZ-13的晶化机理发现, DIPA的加入可以加快结晶过程、 提高产率并防止非晶相的形成. 本文提出的观点可为寻找更高效和商业化的SSZ-13结构导向剂及合成具有特定性质的SSZ-13提供参考.     

大孔磷酸铝分子筛VPI—5与MCM—9的合成与表征

1988年,Davis等首次合成了一种具有十八元环、孔道直径大于10~(-7) cm的新型VPI-5分子筛。次年7月,他们又详细报道了以四丁基氢氧化铵为结构导向剂合成的VPI-5分子筛。以二正丙胺(DPA)为结构导向剂也可合成VPI-5,但文献对这一合成产物没有给予必要的结构表征。MCM-9是Derouane等首先合成的,他们在反应混合物中加有正己醇,并采用液-固相反应方法制备了这种与VPI-5结构相似的磷酸硅铝分子筛。我们以二正丙胺为结构导向剂,用水热晶化法合成了VPI-5和MCM-9 2种大孔分子筛,并对其进行了结构表征。     

异相晶种诱导快速合成低硅菱沸石分子筛

在不含有机模板剂体系(OSDAs)中,利用异相晶种(T型分子筛)诱导快速合成出纯相的低硅菱沸石分子筛。采用XRD、SEM、TEM、27Al MAS NMR和紫外拉曼等手段表征分子筛的结构属性和形貌特点。详细研究了菱沸石分子筛的晶化过程以及晶种添加量、nAl2O3/nSi O2、nH2O/nSiO2和碱度对菱沸石分子筛晶化的影响,并探讨T型分子筛晶种诱导合成菱沸石分子筛的晶化机理。原位合成体系中仅形成L型分子筛晶相,而一定量T型分子筛异相晶种的加入诱导溶胶快速制备出纯相的菱沸石分子筛。T型分子筛晶体在一定的水热条件下不断溶解而释放的六元环(6R)和四元环(4R)迅速形成菱沸石分子筛特征笼(CHA笼),抑制了L型分子筛特征单元和特征笼(不含四元环的CAN笼)的形成。     

AlMCM-41介孔分子筛的合成及表征

以拟薄水铝石为铝源、水玻璃为硅源、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为模板剂,在110℃时水热晶化合成了含Al的MCM-41介孔分子筛.采用X射线衍射(XRD)、N2吸附-脱附、固体29Si、27Al魔角旋转核磁共振技术(MASNMR)、扫描电镜(SEM)及吡啶吸附傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱技术对AlMCM-41分子筛进行了表征.结果表明:AlMCM-41分子筛具有六方排列的孔道结构,同时具有很高的相对结晶度、比表面积和孔容,且孔分布单一;AlMCM-41分子筛中Si原子在骨架内键合的程度更高,使AlMCM-41分子筛具有更好的骨架晶化程度;同时具有四配位骨架铝,使AlMCM-41介孔分子筛具有适当的酸性.     

A Family of Molecular Sieves Containing Framework‐Bound Organic Structure‐Directing Agents

Organic structure‐directing agents (OSDAs), such as quaternary ammonium cations and amines, used in the synthesis of zeolites and related crystalline microporous oxides usually end up entrapped inside the void spaces of the crystallized inorganic host lattice. But none of them is known to form direct chemical bonds to the framework of these industrially important catalysts and adsorbents. We demonstrate that ECR‐40, currently regarded as a typical silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve, constitutes instead a new family of inorganic‐organic hybrid networks in which the OSDAs are covalently bonded to the inorganic framework. ECR‐40 crystallization begins with the formation of an Al–OSDA complex in the liquid phase in which the Al is octahedrally coordinated. This unit is incorporated in the crystallizing ECR‐40. Subsequent removal of framework‐bound OSDAs generates Al‐O‐Al linkages in a fully tetrahedrally coordinated framework.     

含氮分子筛的研究进展

含氮分子筛作为一种新型的含骨架杂原子分子筛, 具有择形碱催化作用和酸碱双功能催化作用, 近年来引起了人们广泛的研究兴趣. 本文总结了微孔和介孔含氮分子筛在制备、表征和催化性能等方面的研究现状, 重点评述了氮化机理和理论计算在含氮分子筛研究中的应用, 并展望了含氮分子筛今后的研究方向.     

Sustainable Synthesis of Pure Silica Zeolites from a Combined Strategy of Zeolite Seeding and Alcohol Filling

Currently, the synthesis of pure silica zeolites always requires the presence of organic structure‐directing agents (OSDAs), which direct the assembly pathway and ultimately fill the pore space. A sustainable route is now reported for synthesizing pure silica zeolites in the absence of OSDAs from a combined strategy of zeolite seeding and alcohol filling, where the zeolite seeds direct crystallization of zeolite crystals from amorphous silica, while the alcohol is served as pore filling in the zeolites. Very importantly, the alcohol could be fully washed out from zeolite pores by water at room temperature, which completely avoids calcination at high temperature for removal of OSDAs in the synthesis of pure silica zeolites.     

Molecular simulations of host-guest interactions between zeolite framework STW and its organic structure-directing agents

Zeolites have been widely applied in many chemical processes owing to their featured microporous framework structures. Organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs) play an important role during of the formation of zeolite frameworks via non-bonding host-guest interactions. Understanding these interactions is crucial to the design of OSDAs and the synthesis of target zeolites. Here, we report a molecular simulation study in the host-guest interactions between zeolite framework STW and 21 alkylated imidazolium and pyrazolium cations that have been used as the OSDAs for the synthesis of STW-type zeolites. We find that OSDAs that have successfully directed the formation of STW exhibit stronger host-guest interactions than unsuccessful ones. Furthermore, we find all successful OSDAs possess relatively more negative atomic charges on nitrogen atoms and smaller dipole moments. According to this finding, we have designed seven new alkylated imidazolium and pyrazolium cations that may be suitable for zeolite STW, and verified their structure-directing capability by molecular simulation calculations.     

Oxidative Transformations of Organic Compounds Mediated by Redox Molecular Sieves

Zeolites are viewed by some as the “philosopher's stone” of modern chemistry.^[1] They are more or less indispensable in oil refining and petrochemicals manufacture where they are widely applied as solid acid catalysts. More recently attention has been focused on their use in the manufacture of fine chemicals. The synthetic utility of zeolites and related molecular sieves (zeotypes) has been considerably extended by the incorporation of redox metals into their frameworks. The resulting redox molecular sieves catalyze a variety of selective oxidations under mild conditions in the liquid phase. Their structural diversity–including variation of the redox metal, incorporation of metal complexes, and the size and polarity of the micropores–provides the possibility of designing tailor-made solid catalysts (“mineral enzymes”) for liquid-phase oxidations with clean oxidants such as O₂, H₂O₂, and RO₂H. Hence, they have enormous potential in industrial organic synthesis as environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional oxidations employing inorganic oxidants in stoichiometric amounts. A primary aim of this review is to familiarize organic chemists with the synthetic potential of redox molecular sieves. An outline of their synthesis, structures, and chemical properties, highlighting their unique advantages, is followed by a discussion of general (mechanistic) features that influence the choice of a suitable catalyst for a particular type of oxidation. The main part of the review deals with the oxidation of various substrates of synthetic interest–such as alkanes, alkenes, (alkyl)arenes, alcohols, and amines–and emphasizes the advantages of redox molecular sieves (including selectivity and stability) over their homogeneous counterparts. New directions towards truly biomimetic solid catalysts, for example zeolite-encapsulated chiral metal complexes as heterogeneous catalysts for asymmetric oxidations, are high-lighted.     

不同镁源MAPO-11分子筛的合成及其表征

详细考察了镁源、Mg／Al比、晶化温度、模板剂等因素对MAPO-11分子筛合成的影响，并采用XRD、SEM、TG-DGA等表征手段对合成的样品进行表征，初步探讨了MAPO-11分子筛结构性能及其合成机理．     

不同结构导向剂合成不同硅含量SAPO-34分子筛的酸性质

SAPO-34分子筛由于其独特的拓扑结构和适宜的酸性,在以甲醇制烯烃(MTO)和氨气选择性催化还原NO_x (NH₃-SCR)为代表的系列催化反应中显示了优良的性能,因此吸引了研究者的广泛关注。但是,在合成过程中如何通过选择有机模板和控制硅含量来得到合适酸量的SAPO-34催化剂是极具挑战的。本文中,四个系列的SAPO-34分子筛,即分别由四乙基氢氧化铵(TEAOH)、二异丙胺(DIPA)、正丁胺(nBA)和吗啉(MOR)为有机模板剂合成不同硅含量的样品,通过热重量分析(TG),结构精修和固态核磁进行了研究。TG和结构精修结果显示在TEAOH和DIPA合成的SAPO-34分子筛cha (一种复合结构单元)笼子中只有一个结构导向剂而MOR和nBA合成的SAPO-34分子筛的cha笼中有两个。采用固态核磁氢谱(¹H ss-NMR)探究碱性探针分子氘代乙腈(CD₃CN)和分子筛骨架之间主客体的相互作用,并对其酸性(酸量和酸强度)进行了系统的研究。例如,TEAOH合成的SAPO-34分子筛随着硅含量的增加酸强度增加而酸量却保持着不变。而DIPA合成的SAPO-34,与前者存在较大的差异,即随着硅含量的上升,酸量显著下降而酸强度只发生了微小的变化。该工作为SAPO-34分子筛催化剂酸性的定向调变提供了理论基础。     

Water-Induced Structural Dynamic Process in Molecular Sieves under Mild Hydrothermal Conditions: Ship-in-a-Bottle Strategy for Acidity Identification and Catalyst Modification

Water is the most important substance in nature. Imitating the formation of natural materials, molecular sieves have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and applied in industry. Herein, we reveal an unforeseen observation on a very special water-induced structural dynamic process of these materials. Dynamic and reversible breaking and forming of T-O-T bonds in silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) occurs through interactions between gaseous water and the molecular-sieve framework under mild hydrothermal conditions and is confirmed by detection of the incorporation of ¹⁷O from H₂¹⁷O into molecular-sieve framework. Encapsulation of the bulky molecules trimethylphosphine and pyridine (kinetic diameters much larger than the pore size of SAPO-34) into CHA cavities consolidated the water-induced dynamic process. Consequently, new insights into the dynamic features of molecular sieves in water are provided. The ship-in-a-bottle strategy based on these findings also open new fields for fine acidity identification and gives extra boost in shape-selective catalysis.     

A Relative Method For The Determiniation Of The Adsorption Capacity Molecular Sieves

Abstract

A new method for the determination of the absorption capacity of molecular sieves is described. The method is based on the functional priniciple of the vacuum pump with molecular sieves. The principle of the method consists in that the pumpdown time for a vacuum (for example 10^?2 mm Hg) is inversely proportional to the adsorption capacity of molecular sieves. The method is relative since it requires a standard (a molecular sieve whose adsorption capacity is determined by a standard method). For the molecular sieves that must be studied it is sufficient to measure the pumpdown time of the same vacuum level obtained in the case of the standard molecular sieve. The adsorption capacity was obtained from a relation of the form: T_e/T_x = C_x/C_e.     

Catalytic asymmetric conjugate reduction with ethanol: A more reactive system Pd(II)-Pr-DUPHOS complex with molecular sieves 4A

We describe herein the catalytic asymmetric conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds using a novel cationic Pd-ⁱPr-DUPHOS complex. In this reaction, EtOH worked well as a solvent and a reducing agent, and the reaction was completed within several hours in most cases to afford the reduced compounds almost quantitatively with modest to good enantioselectivity (up to 72% ee). It was found that the Pd-ⁱPr-DUPHOS complex was more reactive than the previously reported Pd-BINAP complex when molecular sieves 4A was added as an additive. Based on an X-ray structural analysis of [Pd{(S,S)-ⁱPr-duphos}](OTf)₂ complex, a working hypothesis of the reaction mechanism is also described.     

立方介孔相含钕氧化硅的合成与表征

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为结构导向剂，通过水热法合成了具有立方结构的含钕Nd-MCM-48介孔分子筛材料。XRD和TEM测试表明当n_Nd/n_Si<0.05时可以获得典型的长程有序介孔立方结构相，随n_Nd/n_Si比的增加，晶胞参数的增大和红外吸收光谱(FT-IR)的变化为Nd进入介孔分子筛骨架中提供了有力证据。N₂吸附-脱附实验给出了其BET表面积为1 195 m²·g^-1，BJH平均孔径为3.6 nm。紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis)证明钕氧形成一种八面体结构。X射线光电子能谱(XPS)进一步证明钕主要以三价形式存在于立方介孔分子筛骨架中。     

Hydrolysis of POAl bonds in AlPO4 and SAPO molecular sieves

It is shown for three AlPO₄ and SAPO molecular sieves (structures SAPO-5, AlPO₄-17, SAPO-17, and SAPO-44) that the framework is attacked by water in the temperature range between ca. 323 and 473 K. The structural damage is more severe in the presence of ions such as NH⁺₄ or Na⁺, probably due to a shift in POAl hydrolysis equilibrium.     

Facile Synthesis of Hierarchical Nanosized Single-Crystal Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves from Highly Homogeneous and Concentrated Precursors

The synthesis of hierarchical nanosized zeolite materials without growth modifiers and mesoporogens remains a substantial challenge. Herein, we report a general synthetic approach to produce hierarchical nanosized single-crystal aluminophosphate molecular sieves by preparing highly homogeneous and concentrated precursors and heating at elevated temperatures. Accordingly, aluminophosphate zeotypes of LTA (8-rings), AEL (10-rings), AFI (12-rings), and -CLO (20-rings) topologies, ranging from small to extra-large pores, were synthesized. These materials show exceptional properties, including small crystallites (30–150 nm), good monodispersity, abundant mesopores, and excellent thermal stability. A time-dependent study revealed a non-classical crystallization pathway by particle attachment. This work opens a new avenue for the development of hierarchical nanosized zeolite materials and understanding their crystallization mechanism.