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Methane Activation by Tantalum Carbide Cluster Anions Ta2C4
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The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2017-02, Vol.8 (3), p.605-610
Ort / Verlag
American Chemical Society
Erscheinungsjahr
2017
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Methane activation by transition metals is of fundamental interest and practical importance, as this process is extensively involved in the natural gas conversion to fuels and value-added chemicals. While single-metal centers have been well recognized as active sites for methane activation, the active center composed of two or more metal atoms is rarely addressed and the detailed reaction mechanism remains unclear. Here, by using state-of-the-art time-of-flight mass spectrometry, cryogenic anion photoelectron imaging spectroscopy, and quantum-chemical calculations, the cooperation of the two Ta atoms in a dinuclear carbide cluster Ta2C4 – for methane activation has been identified. The C–H bond activation takes place predominantly around one Ta atom in the initial stage of the reaction and the second Ta atom accepts the delivered H atom from the C–H bond cleavage. The well-resolved vibrational spectra of the cryogenically cooled anions agree well with theoretical simulations, allowing the clear characterization of the structure of Ta2C4 – cluster. The reactivity comparison between Ta2C4 – cluster and the carbon-less analogues (Ta2C3 – and Ta2C2 –) demonstrated that the cooperative effect of the two metal atoms can be well tuned by the carbon ligands in terms of methane activation and transformation.
Sprache
Englisch
Identifikatoren
ISSN: 1948-7185
eISSN: 1948-7185
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02568
Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1861511026
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