Radical Chemistry and Reaction Mechanisms of Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation over Hexagonal Boron Nitride Catalysts

Although hexagonal boron nitride (h‐BN) has recently been identified as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) reaction, the reaction mechanisms, especially regarding radical chemistry of this system, remain elusive. Now, the first direct experimental evidenc...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) 2020-05, Vol.59 (21), p.8042-8046
Main Authors: Zhang, Xuanyu, You, Rui, Wei, Zeyue, Jiang, Xiao, Yang, Jiuzhong, Pan, Yang, Wu, Peiwen, Jia, Qingdong, Bao, Zhenghong, Bai, Lei, Jin, Mingzhou, Sumpter, Bobby, Fung, Victor, Huang, Weixin, Wu, Zili
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Language:English
Subjects:
Boron
Boron nitride
Catalysts
Dehydrogenation
Density functional theory
hexagonal boron nitride
mass spectrometry
Mass spectroscopy
Methyl radicals
oxidative dehydrogenation
Photoionization
Propane
Reaction mechanisms
reaction pathways
Vacuum
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Summary:Although hexagonal boron nitride (h‐BN) has recently been identified as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) reaction, the reaction mechanisms, especially regarding radical chemistry of this system, remain elusive. Now, the first direct experimental evidence of gas‐phase methyl radicals (CH3.) in the ODHP reaction over boron‐based catalysts is achieved by using online synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectroscopy (SVUV‐PIMS), which uncovers the existence of gas‐phase radical pathways. Combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the results demonstrate that propene is mainly generated on the catalyst surface from the C−H activation of propane, while C2 and C1 products can be formed via both surface‐mediated and gas‐phase pathways. These observations provide new insights towards understanding the ODHP reaction mechanisms over boron‐based catalysts. ODH over h‐BN: Propane oxidative dehydrogenation over hexagonal boron nitride undergoes both surface‐mediated and gas‐phase radical pathways. Propene is exclusively formed from the surface reaction, while C1 and C2 products are formed via both channels.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.202002440