Defect engineering and characterization of active sites for efficient electrocatalysis

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3327-3345
Author(s):  
Xuecheng Yan ◽  
Linzhou Zhuang ◽  
Zhonghua Zhu ◽  
Xiangdong Yao
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Defect Engineering ◽  
Metal Free

This review highlights recent advancements in defect engineering and characterization of both metal-free carbons and transition metal-based electrocatalysts.

Transition-metal-free catalytic hydroboration reduction of amides to amines

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. 3515-3520
Author(s):  
Wubing Yao ◽  
Jiali Wang ◽  
Aiguo Zhong ◽  
Shiliang Wang ◽  
Yinlin Shao
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Selective Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Metal Free

The selective catalytic reduction of amides to value-added amine products is a desirable but challenging transformation.

Deaminative carbonylative thioesterification of activated alkylamines with thiophenols under transition-metal-free conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengqian Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Feng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Free Radical ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Metal Free

A transition-metal-free radical carbonylation of activated alkylamines with thiophenols has been successfully developed. Various thioesters were selectively produced with moderate to good yields.

Synthesis and Characterization of New Ternary Hydrides with Complex Transition Metal Hydrogen Groups*

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-338
Author(s):  
Gudrun Auffermann ◽  
Welf Bronger
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization

A Pyridinic Fe-N4 Macrocycle Effectively Models the Active Sites in Fe/N-Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Travis Marshall-Roth ◽  
Nicole J. Libretto ◽  
Alexandra T. Wrobel ◽  
Kevin Anderton ◽  
Nathan D. Ricke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Catalytic Properties ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Iron Phthalocyanine ◽  
Electrochemical Studies ◽  
Onset Potential ◽  
Nitrogen Doped Carbon ◽  
Iron Active Sites

Iron- and nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe-N-C) materials are leading candidates to replace platinum in fuel cells, but their active site structures are poorly understood. A leading postulate is that iron active sites in this class of materials exist in an Fe-N<sub>4</sub> pyridinic ligation environment. Yet, molecular Fe-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) generally feature pyrrolic coordination and pyridinic Fe-N<sub>4</sub> catalysts are, to the best of our knowledge, non-existent. We report the synthesis and characterization of a molecular pyridinic hexaazacyclophane macrocycle, (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe, and compare its spectroscopic, electrochemical, and catalytic properties for oxygen reduction to a prototypical Fe-N-C material, as well as iron phthalocyanine, (Pc)Fe, and iron octaethylporphyrin, (OEP)Fe, prototypical pyrrolic iron macrocycles. N 1s XPS signatures for coordinated N atoms in (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe are positively shifted relative to (Pc)Fe and (OEP)Fe, and overlay with those of Fe-N-C. Likewise, spectroscopic XAS signatures of (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe are distinct from those of both (Pc)Fe and (OEP)Fe, and are remarkably similar to those of Fe-N-C with compressed Fe–N bond lengths of 1.97 Å in (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe that are close to the average 1.94 Å length in Fe-N-C. Electrochemical studies establish that both (Pc)Fe and (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe have relatively high Fe(III/II) potentials at ~0.6 V, ~300 mV positive of (OEP)Fe. The ORR onset potential is found to directly correlate with the Fe(III/II) potential leading to a ~300 mV positive shift in the onset of ORR for (Pc)Fe and (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe relative to (OEP)Fe. Consequently, the ORR onset for (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe and (Pc)Fe is within 150 mV of Fe-N-C. Unlike (OEP)Fe and (Pc)Fe, (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe displays excellent selectivity for 4-electron ORR with <4% maximum H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production, comparable to Fe-N-C materials. The aggregate spectroscopic and electrochemical data establish (phen<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>)Fe as a pyridinic iron macrocycle that effectively models Fe-N-C active sites, thereby providing a rich molecular platform for understanding this important class of catalytic materials.<p><b></b></p>

Regioselective C3-H Trifluoromethylation of 2H-Indazole Under Transition-Metal-Free Photoredox Catalysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arumugavel Murugan ◽  
Venkata Nagarjuna Babu ◽  
Nagaraj Sabarinathan ◽  
Sharada Duddu. S
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Hypervalent Iodine ◽  
Radical Mechanism ◽  
Photoredox Catalysis ◽  
Metal Free

Here we report a visible-light-promoted metal-free regioselective C3-H trifluoromehtylation reaction that proceeds via radical mechanism and which supported by control experiments. The combination of photoredox catalysis and hypervalent iodine reagent provides a practical approach for the present trifluoromethylation reaction and synthesis of a library of trifluoromethylated indazoles.

Catalytic Fluorination of Boron Compounds at a Bismuth Redox Platform

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriol Planas ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Markus Leutzsch ◽  
Josep Cornella
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Group Element ◽  
Oxidation States ◽  
Boron Compounds ◽  
Main Text ◽  
Main Group Element ◽  
Rational Ligand Design ◽  
Supplementary Material

The ability of bismuth to maneuver between different oxidation states in a catalytic redox cycle, mimicking the canonical organometallic steps associated to a transition metal, is an elusive and unprecedented approach in the field of homogeneous catalysis. Herein we present a catalytic protocol based on bismuth, a benign and sustainable main-group element, capable of performing every organometallic step in the context of oxidative fluorination of boron compounds; a territory reserved to transition metals. A rational ligand design featuring hypervalent coordination together with a mechanistic understanding of the fundamental steps, permitted a catalytic fluorination protocol based on a Bi(III)/Bi(V) redox couple, which represents a unique example where a main-group element is capable of outperforming its transition metal counterparts.<br>A main text and supplementary material have been attached as pdf files containing all the methodology, techniques and characterization of the compounds reported.<br>

Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Catalyzed by a Transition Metal-Free System of NHPI/DDQ/NaNO2

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lipeng ZHOU ◽  
Chaofeng ZHANG ◽  
Tao FANG ◽  
Bingbing ZHANG ◽  
Ying WANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Selective Oxidation ◽  
Free System ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Oxidation Of Alcohols

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES OF 2-THIOACETIC ACID BENZOTHIAZOLE LIGAND

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Majeed ◽  
◽  
Emad Yousif ◽  
Yang Farina ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Transition Metal Complexes ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Thioacetic Acid

Correlative experimental and theoretical characterization of transition metal doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles fabricated by hydrothermal method

2021 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 110911
Author(s):  
Anastasia V. Sadetskaya ◽  
Natalia P. Bobrysheva ◽  
Mikhail G. Osmolowsky ◽  
Olga M. Osmolovskaya ◽  
Mikhail A. Voznesenskiy
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Hydrothermal Method ◽  
Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles ◽  
Theoretical Characterization ◽  
Metal Doped

Transition metal free, green and facile halogenation of ketene dithioacetals using a KX–oxidant system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishakha Rai ◽  
Ganesh Shivayogappa Sorabad ◽  
Mahagundappa Rachappa Maddani
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Ketene Dithioacetals ◽  
System P ◽  
Oxidative Halogenation ◽  
Potassium Halide

A facile oxidative halogenation of α-oxo ketene dithioacetals is achieved by using a potassium halide and an oxidant combination under transition metal free conditions at ambient temperature.

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