Zeolite adsorbate aniline

Adsorption on Ca-Zeolites. The adsorption of benzene, toluene, and cumene on CaX zeolite, as in the case of adsorption on NaX zeolite, is accompanied by the appearance of absorption bands characteristic of molecular absorption (Figure 4, curve 1). But the adsorption on Ca-zeolite of aniline (8), diphenylmethane, triphenylmethane (9, 15), and triphenylcarbinol is characterized by the appearance of new absorption bands. The absorption of triphenylcarbinol at 410 and 440 m/x adsorbed on CaX zeolite (Figure 2, curves 6-8) are characteristic for carbonium... 

Finally we mention in this section the non-catalytic selective bromination of aniline by the application of a zeolite pre-loaded with Bt2 as a slow release reagent (ref. 27). Aniline, dissolved in CCI4 was treated with Br2 adsorbed onto various zeolites and zeolite CaA was found to be most selective for monosubstitution (92%). The addition of organic bases improved the performance, probably due to scavenging of HBr. Also the toluidines could be monobrominated with this system with >95% selectivity. 

We used DFT to optimize the geometries of various Hammett bases on cluster models of zeolite Brpnsted sites. For p-fluoronitrobenzene and p-nitrotoluene, two indicators with strengths of ca. -12 for their conjugate acids, we saw no protonation in the energy minimized structures. Similar calculations using the much more strongly basic aniline andogs of these molecules demonstrated proton transfer from the zeolite cluster to the base. We carried out F and experimental NMR studies of these same Hammett indicators adsorbed into zeolites HY and HZSM-5. 

Then, contrary to our previous hypothesis, the reaction proceeds via a Bai2 displacement of aniline on DMC. The product, mono-A -methyl aniline (PhNHMe), plausibly adsorbs into the zeohte in a different way with respect to anihne, because different H-bonds (N H — O-zeolite) take place with the solid. As recently reported by Su et al., A-methyl amines also may interact with NaY by H-bonding between the protons of the methyl group and the oxygen atoms of the zeolite this probably forces the molecule a bit far from the catalytic surface in a fashion less apt to meet DMC and react with it. This behavior can account for the mono-A-methyl selectivity observed, which is specific to the use of DMC in the presence of alkali metal exchanged faujasites in fact, the bis-A-methylation of primary aromatic amines occurs easily with conventional methylating agents (i.e., dimethyl sulfate). ... 

To investigate the methylation of aniline by methanol on basic zeolite CsOH/ Cs,NaY, the CF MAS NMR technique was combined with SF protocols (242 ). In the first period, these protocols allowed the observation of adsorbate complexes formed on solid catalysts under steady-state conditions. In subsequent periods, an identification of adsorbates acting as intermediates of the further reaction was carried out. 

Bromination of aniline in homogeneous solution immediately proceeds to tribromina-tion. Using bromine adsorbed on 5A zeolite leads to a selective monobromination mostly at the para position146. 

Yamada, Y., Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Bis(acetylatonato)copper(II) Adsorbed on X-type Zeolite. I. Interaction with Ammonia and Aniline , Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn, vol 45, 60-3 (1972)... 

A study was made of the ultraviolet spectra of benzene, alkyl-, amino-, and nitro-derivatives of benzene, diphenyl-amine, triphenylmethane, triphenylcarbinol, and anthra-quinone adsorbed on zeolites with alkali exchange cations, on Ca- and Cu-zeolites, and on decationized zeolites. The spectra of molecules adsorbed on zeolites totally cationized with alkali cations show only absorption bands caused by molecular adsorption. The spectra of aniline, pyridine, triphenylcarbinol, and anthraquinone adsorbed on decationized zeolite and Ca-zeolite are characterized by absorption of the corresponding compounds in the ionized state. The absorption bands of ionized benzene and cumene molecules appear only after uv-excitation of the adsorbed molecules. The concentration of carbonium ions produced during adsorption of triphenylcarbinol on Ca-zeolite and on the decationized zeolite depends on the degree of dehydroxyla-tion of the zeolite. 

The spectra of aniline (8), diphenylamine, triphenylamine (9, 15), triphenylcarbinol (Figure 2) and anthraquinone (Figure 3) adsorbed either on decationized zeolite or on Ca-zeolite show the presence of new absorption bands caused by ionization of these compounds on the zeolite. 

Recently, several selective bromination reagents for reactive aromatic amines have been developed, for example, 2,4,4,6-tetrabromocyclohexa-2,5-dienone (35), iV-bromosuccinimide-dimethylformamide (36), and hexabro-mocyclopentadiene (37). Although molecular bromine is too reactive to perform selective bromination (mono- versus polybromination), the combined used of bromine and zeolites X and Y has been reported to be applicable to the selective bromination of halobenzenes and alkylbenzenes (38). This zeolite method, however, was not successful in the selective bromination of highly active aromatic compounds. Bromine preadsorbed on zeolite 5A (Ca type) was found to monobrominate aniline in carbon tetrachloride with excellent regioselectivity (91-93% para selectivity) in the presence of organic base, pyridine or 2,6-lutidine (Table XII) (39). The preadsorption of bromine on zeolite 5A is necessary for selective bromination, because the inverse procedure of adding bromine to aniline that had been adsorbed on zeolite beforehand caused a nonselective reaction. 

Fig. 36. Wavelength shift AA. of the electronic band of aniline (1), p-phenylenediamine (2), pyridine (3) and nitrobenzene (4) adsorbed on zeolites UX, NaX, KX, RbX and CsX as a function of the electrostatic potential U=e/r (A) of the respective nonframework cation. Reprinted with permission from [106], Copyright 1971 American Chemical Society...

An experiment of adsorption from the gas-phase, performed in microcalorimeter coupled with volumetric line can give a profile of Qdi/ versus the amount adsorbed, integral heats of adsorption, adsorption isotherms (adsorbed amounts vs. equilibrium pressure) and irreversibly absorbed amount of a chemisorbed gas the same stands for the adsorption from the liquid-phase, where the adsorbate (titrant) is added to both sample and reference ceUs simultaneously. The profile of differential heats versus the uptake of probe gives the data concCTning the amount, strength and distribution of the active sites. Besides, the values of initial heats of adsorption characterize the strongest sites active in adsorption process. For the sake of acidic/basic characterization of solids surface, the most commonly used gas-phase probes are ammonia, pyridine or some amines for the interaction with acidic sites. SO2 and CO2 are the probes used to notice and characterize the basic sites. In microporous solids, the accessibility of active sites is not the same for the molecules of different sizes. Therefore, many different probes can be applied to study acidity or basicity of same solid materials this approach brings additional information. For example, acidity of zeolites can be characterized by adsorption of ammonia, but also by adsorption of pyridine (from the gas phase) and aniline (from the liquid phase) [20-22], Liquid microcalorimetry can be also used for the determination of acidic character of solid adsorbent the common liquid-phase probe is aniline dissolved in n-decane [40]. 

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