Nanoclusters in Catalysis: A Comparison of CS2 Catalyst Poisoning of Polyoxoanion- and Tetrabutylammonium-Stabilized 40 ± 6 Å Rh(0) Nanoclusters to 5 Rh/Al2O3, Including an Analysis of the Literature Related to the CS2 to Metal Stoichiometry Issue

Autor: Brooks J. Hornstein, John Davis Aiken, Richard G. Finke
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Inorganic Chemistry. 41:1625-1638
ISSN: 1520-510X
0020-1669
DOI: 10.1021/ic010920y
Popis: It is crucial in metal particle catalysis to know the true number of catalytically active surface sites; without this knowledge it is impossible (i) to know the true turnover frequency (TOF, i.e., the moles of product/(moles of active metal atoms × time)); (ii) to know for certain whether a (quantitatively) better catalyst has been madeon a per-active-metal-atom basis; (iii) to know the amount of active sites remaining in a deactivated catalyst; and (iv) to know how many active sites have been regenerated in a reactivated catalyst. For this reason, herein we report the first quantitative, more complete and fundamental study of nanocluster catalyst poisoning using the preferred CS2 method with polyoxoanion- and tetrabutylammonium-stabilized Rh(0) nanoclusters; 5% Rh/Al2O3 is also examined as a valuable comparison point. Both catalysts are examined under essentially identical conditions and while catalyzing a prototype reaction, cyclohexene hydrogenation. A number of control studies are also reported to be ...
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