Reverse water–gas shift catalyzed by RhnVO3,4− (n = 3–7) cluster anions under variable temperatures.

Autor: Zhao, An, Liu, Qing-Yu, Li, Zi-Yu, Li, Xiao-Na, He, Sheng-Gui
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Zdroj: Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry; 5/21/2024, Vol. 53 Issue 19, p8347-8355, 9p
Abstrakt: A fundamental understanding of the exact structural characteristics and reaction mechanisms of interface active sites is vital to engineering an energetic metal–support boundary in heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, benefiting from a newly developed high-temperature ion trap reactor, the reverse water–gas shift (RWGS) (CO2 + H2 → CO + H2O) catalyzed by a series of compositionally and structurally well-defined RhnVO3,4 (n = 3–7) clusters were identified under variable temperatures (298–773 K). It is discovered that the Rh5–7VO3,4 clusters can function more effectively to drive RWGS at relatively low temperatures. The experimentally observed size-dependent catalytic behavior was rationalized by quantum-chemical calculations; the framework of RhnVO3,4 is constructed by depositing the Rhn clusters on the VO3,4 "support", and a sandwiched base–acid–base [Rhout–Rhin+–VO3,4; Rhout and Rhin represent the outer and inner Rh atoms, respectively] feature in Rh5–7VO3,4 governs the adsorption and activation of reactants as well as the facile desorption of the products. In contrast, isolated Rh5–7 clusters without the electronic modification of the VO3,4 "support" can only catalyze RWGS under relatively high-temperature conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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