TY - JOUR A1 - Hemmann, F. A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Scheurell, K. A1 - Kemnitz, E. A1 - Jäger, Christian T1 - Time-optimized 15N qNMR determination of Lewis and Brønsted site concentrations and chemical bonding of pyridine at Brønsted sites in amorphous aluminium hydroxide fluoride N2 - Time-optimized 15N quantitative NMR (qNMR) is described for the precise determination of Lewis and Brønsted site concentrations per gram catalyst, enabling a measurement time reduction of more than a factor of 10. The proof-of-principle is demonstrated for amorphous aluminum hydroxide fluorides with their tunable Lewis to Brønsted functionalities and relevance to highly active and selective heterogeneous catalysis using pyridine as a widely accepted probe molecule for Lewis and Brønsted sites. Two different Lewis centers were found, and reliable site concentrations down to the micromole per gram region can be determined. Furthermore, 1H{15N} REDOR NMR for the acid proton at the Brønsted site yields a distance of the 15N atom of bonded pyridine to this acid proton of (0.112 ± 0.002) nm, such that fast motion/diffusion of the Brønsted site-bonded pyridine at the surface can be excluded. KW - Catalysis KW - Lewis/Brønsted acid sites KW - Acid site concentration KW - Pyridine KW - Quantitative NMR KW - 15N KW - REDOR PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp212045w SN - 1932-7447 SN - 1089-5639 VL - 116 IS - 19 SP - 10580 EP - 10585 PB - Soc. CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-27724 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - König, R. A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Veiczi, M. A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Troyanov, S.I. A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - New crystalline aluminium alkoxide oxide fluorides: evidence of the mechanism of the fluorolytic sol-gel reaction N2 - This study reports three new crystalline aluminum isopropoxide oxide fluorides with molar ratios of Al:F equal to 1:1 and 1:1.25. These are the first three representatives isolated without the incorporation of external donor molecules. Compound 1 Al4F4(µ4-O)(µ-O'Pr)5[H(O'Pr)2] contains a tetranuclear unit consisting of two different five fold coordinated AlFO4-units, with F exclusively in the terminal position. Compound 2, Al4F4(µ4-O)(µ-O'Pr)5[H(O'Pr)2]·Al5F5(µ5-O)(µ-O'Pr)8, contains both a tetranuclear unit (as in 1) and a pentanuclear Al-unit. Al-atoms in the latter are five- and six fold coordinated. Compound 3, Al16F20(µ4-O)4(µ-O'Pr)20·2('PrOH), exhibits a slightly higher fluorination degree and contains an oligomeric chain of four F-linked tetranuclear Al-units. In addition to X-ray structure analysis, compound 1 was characterized by different solid state MAS NMR techniques, including 27Al triple quantum MAS NMR and 1H, 1H→13C CP, 19F and 27Al MAS NMR. On the basis of the collected data, a reliable decomposition of 27Al single pulse MAS NMR spectra and an unambiguous assignment of the resonances to the respective structural AlFO4-units are given. The new crystalline aluminum isopropoxide oxide fluorides are direct evidence of the fluorolytic sol–gel mechanism previously discussed. KW - Aluminium fluorine KW - MAS NMR KW - Qudrupolar nuclei KW - Crystalline aluminium isopropoxide fluoride PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt10514k SN - 1477-9226 SN - 1477-9234 SN - 1364-5447 VL - 40 IS - 34 SP - 8701 EP - 8710 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-26245 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - König, R. A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Pawlik, Alf A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - van Rossumm, B. A1 - Oschkinat, H. A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Crystalline Aluminium Hydroxy Fluorides: Structural Insights Obtained by High Field Solid State NMR and Trend Analyses N2 - A series of crystalline aluminum hydroxy fluorides in cubic pyrochlore structure AlFx(OH)3-x·H2O with variable F-content x were investigated by solid-state NMR by applying different magnetic fields up to 21.1 T. Distinguishable octahedral species AlFx(OH)6-x (x = 1-6) were identified in the crystalline aluminum hydroxy fluorides. The subsequent analysis of the highfield 27Al MAS NMR data allows the derivation of the trend analysis graphs giving correlations between the 27Al chemical shifts and the quadrupolar frequencies and the F-content x in AlFx(OH)6-x. Clear trends were obtained for both, which are, along with the 19F MAS chemical-shift trend analysis presented earlier, valuable tools for the interpretation of MAS NMR spectra of amorphous AlFx(OX)3-x compounds (X = H, alkyl). Following the dehydration of the pyrochlores by solid-state NMR eventually reveals a remarkable influence of the incorporated solvent molecules (H2O) on the 19F chemical shift. On that basis, a new chemical-shift trend analysis for 19F chemical shifts in correlation with x in AlFx(OH)6-x units for proton-poor substances (in the Al, F, O, H system) was determined. By using this correlation, high-surface AlF3 has a mean bulk Al:F ratio similar to that found for ACF, namely, AlF2.8(O/OH)0.2. KW - Aluminium-27 KW - Crystalline aluminium hydroxy fluorides KW - Chemical shift trend analysis KW - High field solid state NMR KW - Quadrupolar nuclei PY - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp804662f SN - 1932-7447 SN - 1089-5639 VL - 112 IS - 40 SP - 15708 EP - 15720 PB - Soc. CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-18365 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - König, R. A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Pawlik, Alf A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Rossum, B. van A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Identification of AIFx(OR)y species in strongly disordered aluminium isopropoxide fluoride solids: a field-dependent MAS NMR study KW - Ultra high-field MAS NMR (21.1T) KW - 27 Al MAS solid state NMR KW - Fluoride xerogels KW - Sol-gel process KW - Fluorolysis KW - Quadrupolar nuclei PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9066795 SN - 1932-7447 SN - 1089-5639 VL - 113 IS - 35 SP - 15576 EP - 15585 PB - Soc. CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-20461 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pawlik, Alf A1 - König, R. A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Kemnitz, E. A1 - Brunklaus, G. A1 - Bertmer, M. A1 - Jäger, Christian T1 - Access to local structures of HS-AIF3 and its precursor determined by high-resolution solid-state NMR KW - Aluminium fluoride KW - 27Al NMR KW - MQMAS KW - Amorphous materials KW - Catalysts PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp904626k SN - 1932-7447 SN - 1089-5639 VL - 113 IS - 38 SP - 16674 EP - 16680 PB - Soc. CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-20463 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Krahl, Thoralf A1 - Ahrens, M. A1 - Martineau, C. A1 - Buzaré, J.Y. A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - 115In and 19F MAS NMR study of (NH4)3InF6 phases N2 - This study presents for the first time an NMR spectroscopic characterization of the room and high temperature phases of (NH4)3InF6 using 19F and 115In as probe nuclei. The reversible phase transition to the cubic phase at 353 K was followed by MAS NMR in situ. Static NMR experiments of the room temperature phase and MAS NMR experiments of the high temperature phase allowed the determination of the NMR parameters of both nuclei. Finally, the scalar In–F coupling, rarely observed in solid state NMR, is evidenced in both room and high temperature phases of (NH4)3InF6, and measured in the high temperature phase. KW - (NH4)3InF6 KW - 115In and 19F solid state NMR KW - XRD PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2011.01.010 SN - 0022-1139 SN - 1873-3328 VL - 132 IS - 4 SP - 244 EP - 249 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-23475 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hemmann, Felix A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Comparison of acidic site quantification methods for a series of nanoscopic aluminium hydroxide fluorides N2 - Quantitative determination of acidic surface sites is highly important for the characterization of solid acids because the activity of a catalyst is often related to the concentration of these sites. A recently developed method using 15N Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR) for the quantification of acidic Lewis and Brønsted sites has been tested for a series of nanoscopic aluminum hydroxide fluorides. Comparison with other methods for the quantitative determination of acidic sites shows that this 15N NMR quantification method is a promising technique for the comprehensive investigation of acidic sites. Three different acidic sites, one Brønsted and two Lewis sites, can be distinguished by their 15N chemical shifts of pyridine and simultaneously quantified under conditions corresponding to catalytic reaction conditions. Determination of the individual concentrations of acidic sites allows further insight into the catalytic process. It was found that the concentration of Brønsted sites correlates with catalyzed conversion of citronellal to isopulegol in the investigated series of catalysts. Additionally, investigations indicate that one of the Lewis sites become blocked during the reaction of citronellal. KW - Solid acids KW - TOF KW - NH3-TPD KW - Progressive catalyst poisoning KW - FTIR KW - Quantitative NMR KW - Solid state NMR PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-323280 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 100 SP - 56900 EP - 56909 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-32328 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kervarec, M.-C. A1 - Kemnitz, E. A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Rudic, S. A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Braun, T. A1 - Michalchuk, Adam A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - A HF Loaded Lewis-Acidic Aluminium Chlorofluoride for Hydrofluorination Reactions N2 - The very strong Lewis acid aluminium chlorofluo-ride (ACF) was loaded with anhydrous HF. The interactionbetween the surface of the catalyst and HF was investigatedusing a variety of characterization methods, which revealed he formation of polyfluorides. Moreover, the reactivity ofthe HF-loaded ACF towards the hydrofluorination of alkyneswas studied. KW - Aluminium KW - HF KW - Hydrofluorination KW - Metal fluorides PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-508360 VL - 26 SP - 1 PB - Wiley Online Libary AN - OPUS4-50836 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hemmann, Felix A1 - Agirrezabal-Telleria, Iker A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Quantification of acidic sites of nanoscopic hydroxylated magnesium fluorides by FTIR and 15N MAS NMR spectroscopy N2 - Lewis and Brønsted sites were quantified in a series of weak acidic hydroxylated magnesium fluorides by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) with pyridine as probe molecule. Molar extinction coefficients, which are necessary for quantitative FTIR measurements, were calculated by an easy approach. It utilizes the fact that both signals, used for the quantification by FTIR, are caused by the same deformation vibration mode of pyridine. Comparison of quantitative FTIR experiments and quantification by NMR shows that concentrations of acidic sites determined by FTIR spectroscopy have to be interpreted with caution. Furthermore, it is shown that the transfer of molar extinction coefficients from one catalyst to another may lead to wrong results. Molar extinction coefficients and concentrations of acidic sites determined by FTIR spectroscopy are affected by grinding and probably the particle size of the sample. High temperature during FTIR experiments has further impact on the quantification results. KW - Acidity KW - Fluoride catalyst KW - Infrared spectroscopy KW - Adsorption of pyridine KW - Molar extinction coefficient determination PY - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-351448 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 5 IS - 109 SP - 89659 EP - 89668 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-35144 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hemmann, Felix A1 - Agirrezabal-Telleria, Iker A1 - Kemnitz, E. A1 - Jäger, Christian T1 - Probing slow chemical exchange of pyridine molecules at acid magnesium hydroxide fluoride surfaces by 15N NMR N2 - 15N NMR of pyridine has been used to study Lewis and Brønsted sites at the acid surface of magnesium hydroxide fluoride at two different pyridine loadings with ratios of excess pyridine compared to pyridine molecules bound to Lewis and Brønsted sites of about 1:1 (highly loaded) and 0.15:1 (low loaded), respectively. The Lewis and Brønsted sites can be distinguished by the 15N chemical shift of pyridine at about –100 ppm (LPy) and –175 ppm (BPy). In both samples a very broad 15N resonance is found around –88 ppm assigned to weakly adsorbed (excess) pyridine molecules via hydrogen bridges (HPy). Additionally, another signal at about –49 ppm is observed in the highly loaded sample only representing physisorbed pyridine (PPy). A slow chemical exchange process of strongly bound LPy and BPy molecules with excess HPy and PPy molecules can be monitored using 15N exchange NMR. It takes place on a time scale of about 50–100 ms at room temperature. All pyridine molecules have the same 15N T1 and its value increases from 800 ms (highly loaded sample) to 5.3 s (low loading) hinting on changed pyridine mobility depending on the loading level. KW - Catalysis KW - Acid surfaces KW - 15N NMR KW - Chemical exchange KW - Pyridine PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/jp405213x SN - 1932-7447 SN - 1089-5639 VL - 117 IS - 28 SP - 14710 EP - 14716 PB - Soc. CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-30439 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -