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- Title
Structure of Framework Aluminum Lewis Sites and Perturbed Aluminum Atoms in Zeolites as Determined by <sup>27</sup>Al{<sup>1</sup>H} REDOR (3Q) MAS NMR Spectroscopy and DFT/Molecular Mechanics.
- Authors
Brus, Jiří; Kobera, Libor; Schoefberger, Wolfgang; Urbanová, Martina; Klein, Petr; Sazama, Petr; Tabor, Edyta; Sklenak, Stepan; Fishchuk, Anna V.; Dědeček, Jiří
- Abstract
Zeolites are highly important heterogeneous catalysts. Besides Brønsted SiOHAl acid sites, also framework AlFR Lewis acid sites are often found in their H-forms. The formation of AlFR Lewis sites in zeolites is a key issue regarding their selectivity in acid-catalyzed reactions. The local structures of AlFR Lewis sites in dehydrated zeolites and their precursors-'perturbed' AlFR atoms in hydrated zeolites-were studied by high-resolution MAS NMR and FTIR spectroscopy and DFT/MM calculations. Perturbed framework Al atoms correspond to (SiO)3AlOH groups and are characterized by a broad 27Al NMR resonance ( δi=59-62 ppm, CQ=5 MHz, and η=0.3-0.4) with a shoulder at 40 ppm in the 27Al MAS NMR spectrum. Dehydroxylation of (SiO)3AlOH occurs at mild temperatures and leads to the formation of AlFR Lewis sites tricoordinated to the zeolite framework. Al atoms of these (SiO)3Al Lewis sites exhibit an extremely broad 27Al NMR resonance ( δi≈67 ppm, CQ≈20 MHz, and η≈0.1).
- Subjects
ZEOLITES; NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy; STEREOCHEMISTRY; CONSTITUTION of matter; LIGHT metals
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2015, Vol 127, Issue 2, p551
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201409635