On the origin of the surprisingly sluggish redox reaction of the N 2O/CO couple mediated by [Y2O2]+. and [YAlO2]+. cluster ions in the gas phase

Jia Bi Ma, Zhe Chen Wang, Maria Schlangen*, Sheng Gui He, Helmut Schwarz

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Abstract

Kinetic energy barriers that have entirely different origins are the reasons for the impedance of the catalytic N2O/CO redox cycle mediated by both [YAlO2]+. and [Y2O 2]+. clusters (see scheme). While oxidation with N 2O is the bottleneck for [YAlO2]+., oxidation of [Y2O2]+. with N2O is possible, but reduction of [Y2O3]+. by CO is prevented. This arises because of "doping" effects which can control local charges and spin distributions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1226-1230
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cluster ions
  • density functional caclculations
  • gas-phase reactions
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • ion-molecule reactions

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