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Mobility of tert-Butyl Alcohol in MFI Framework Type Studied by Deuterium NMR Full article

Journal The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ISSN: 1932-7447 , E-ISSN: 1932-7455
Output data Year: 2012, Volume: 116, Number: 16, Pages: 8956-8963 Pages count : 8 DOI: 10.1021/jp212042m
Tags Activation energy; Alcohols; Deuterium; Diffusion barriers; Functional groups; Hydrogen bonds; Silicate minerals; Spheres; Tools
Authors Nishchenko Alena M. 1 , Kolokolov Daniil I. 2 , Gabrienko Anton A. 2 , Stepanov Alexander G. 2
Affiliations
1 Faculty of Physics, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Street 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
2 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akademika Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

Funding (1)

1 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 12-03-00316

Abstract: The molecular mobility of deuterated tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) adsorbed in MFI framework type (silicalite-1 andZSM-5 zeolite) has been studied by use of 2H NMR spectroscopy in the range of 106−453 K. In H-ZSM-5, the reorientation of the molecule as a whole is strongly restricted (τC≪ Q0−1 ≈ 10−6 s) by hydrogen bonding to Brønsted acid sites(BAS). Being adsorbed to BAS, the motion of TBA molecules is described by intramolecular rotations around two successive C3 and C3′ axes (CD3−C and C−O bonds). The activation energy for the methyl groups rotation around the C−O bond (Ea = 8.0± 1.6 kJ mol−1) is two times lower compared to that in solid TBA (J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 7428). This shows that the motion of the butyl fragment of TBA in MFI framework is less restricted compared to the case of solid TBA. In silicalite-1, the TBA molecule is additionally involved into reorientational motions as a whole: one of the motions represents an exchange among orientations provided by the directions of four framework channels driven by the translational jump diffusion. The activation barriers for the jump diffusion between two zigzag channels (Ea = 7 ± 2 kJ mol−1) and between zigzag and straight channels (Ea =5 ± 1 kJ mol−1) are of the similar values. The other motion represents a large-amplitude wobbling of the TBA molecule localized at a channel intersection site cavity. This motion is described by a fast restricted wobbling of the molecular axis in a sphere sector.The wobbling boundaries become gradually broader as temperature increases, allowing thus a larger accessible space for the TBA molecule to explore. The anisotropy of this motion persists even at 453 K, revealing the presence of a strong intracavity barrier that blocks the TBA from free rotational diffusion inside the cavity. This study demonstrates that the 2H NMR analysis of both line shape and spin−lattice relaxation represents a powerful tool to investigate the particular pore confinement effect on the molecular mobility of TBA adsorbed in the MFI framework.
Cite: Nishchenko A.M. , Kolokolov D.I. , Gabrienko A.A. , Stepanov A.G.
Mobility of tert-Butyl Alcohol in MFI Framework Type Studied by Deuterium NMR
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2012. V.116. N16. P.8956-8963. DOI: 10.1021/jp212042m WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Dec 14, 2011
Accepted: Apr 3, 2012
Published online: Apr 15, 2012
Published print: Apr 26, 2012
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Web of science: WOS:000303173900014
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84860365587
Elibrary: 17983907
Chemical Abstracts: 2012:508682
Chemical Abstracts (print): 156:516897
OpenAlex: W2313355141
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