Protonated Titanate Nanotubes with Lewis and Br酶nsted Acidity: Relationship between Nanotube Structure and Catalytic Activity

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• 作者：Masaaki Kitano ; Emiko Wada ; Kiyotaka Nakajima ; Shigenobu Hayashi ; Souichi Miyazaki ; Hisayoshi Kobayashi ; Michikazu Hara
• 刊名：Chemistry of Materials
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：February 12, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：25
• 期：3
• 页码：385-393
• 全文大小：528K
• 年卷期：v.25,no.3(February 12, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-5002

文摘

Nanostructured titanate materials with different morphologies, including layered materials, nanosheets, and nanotubes, were examined as solid acid catalysts to elucidate the relationship between the structure and the catalytic properties. The titanate nanotube consists of a scroll-like layered structure derived from lamellar titanate nanosheets that exhibits excellent catalytic performance for the Friedel鈥揅rafts alkylation of toluene with benzyl chloride near room temperature, exceeding the activities of layered titanates (H<sub>2sub>Ti<sub>3sub>O<sub>7sub>, H<sub>0.7sub>Ti<sub>1.825sub>鈻?sub>0.175sub>O<sub>4sub>路H<sub>2sub>O) and nanosheets that have similar crystal structures to that of the titanate nanotubes. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and <sup>31sup>P magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (<sup>31sup>P MAS NMR) spectroscopy using basic probe molecules have revealed that these titanate materials possess both Br酶nsted and Lewis acid sites, and the Br酶nsted acid strength of the titanate nanotubes is higher than that of the titanate nanosheets. The strong Br酶nsted acidity of the titanate nanotubes is attributed to lattice distortion due to scrolling of the lamellar titanate nanosheet, which is evidenced by Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. Furthermore, the mesoporous structure of the titanate nanotubes is advantageous for acid catalysis, because the reactant molecules are confined within the nanotubes.

Keywords:

protonated titanate nanotubes; solid acid catalyst; Lewis acid; Br酶nsted acid; Friedel鈭扖rafts alkylation