Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 129-139.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60287-2

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Brønsted/Lewis Acid Sites Synergy in H-MCM-22 Zeolite Studied by 1H and 27Al DQ-MAS NMR Spectroscopy

YU Zhiwu1,2, WANG Qiang1, CHEN Lei1, DENG Feng1,*   

  1. 1Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China; 2High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China
  • Received:2011-07-28 Revised:2011-09-02 Online:2012-01-16 Published:2015-05-26

Abstract: Brønsted/Lewis acid sites synergy in H-MCM-22 zeolite was studied by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Two-dimensional 1H double quantum-magic angle spinning (DQ-MAS) NMR revealed the details of the spatial relationship between the Lewis and the Brønsted acid sites in a dealuminated H-MCM-22 zeolite, which implied the existence of a Brønsted/Lewis acid sites synergy. Two-dimensional 27Al DQ-MAS NMR was used to give the details of the spatial proximities of various aluminum species. The Brønsted/Lewis acid sites synergy occurred in the supercage of the H-MCM-22 zeolite between a T6 site Al and extra-framework Al species. 13C CP/MAS NMR of adsorbed acetone demonstrated that the spatial proximities of the Brønsted and Lewis acid sites led to a synergy that enhanced the Brønsted acid strength of the dealuminated zeolites. 1H MAS NMR of adsorbed deuterated pyridine confirmed that the Brønsted/Lewis acid sites synergy occurred in the supercage of H-MCM-22. This finding is important for understanding the mechanism of acid-catalyzed reactions on H-MCM-22 zeolites.

Key words: H-MCM-22 zeolite, dealumination, acidity, Brønsted/Lewis acid synergy, double quantum-magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance