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Mechanism and Kinetics of Complex Reactions— 2020 Selected Papers from Reactions’ Editorial Board Members

A special issue of Reactions (ISSN 2624-781X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 13023

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Dmitry Yu. Murzin

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Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 20500 Turku, Finland
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; catalytic reaction engineering; biomass valorization
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Dr. Irina L. Simakova

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Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; biomass valorization
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue which is compiling a collection of papers submitted exclusively by its Editorial Board Members (EBMs) covering a specific area of complex reactions. The intention is to address mechanisms of complex chemical reactions with the emphasis on catalytic ones, illustrate how a combination of modern experimental and theoretical methods is bringing forward knowledge about reaction mechanisms and finally link such mechanistic understanding to reaction engineering aspects of complex reactions.

Prof. Dr. Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Dr. Irina L. Simakova
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Complex Reactions
  • Mechanisms and Kinetics
  • Reaction Network Analysis
  • One-pot, Tandem, Domino Reactions
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • Organometallic chemistry
  • Kinetic modelling
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Catalytic Reaction Engineering

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Heterogeneously Catalyzed γ-Valerolactone Hydrogenation into 1,4-Pentanediol in Milder Reaction Conditions
by Irina Simakova, Yulia Demidova, Mikhail Simonov, Sergey Prikhod’ko, Prashant Niphadkar, Vijay Bokade, Paresh Dhepe and Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Reactions 2020, 1(2), 54-71; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/reactions1020006 - 16 Oct 2020
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Hydrogenation of γ-valerolactone (GVL) in polar solvents (n-butanol, 1,4-dioxane) to 1,4-pentanediol (PDO) and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) was performed at 363–443 K in a fixed bed reactor under overall H2 pressure of 0.7–1.3 MPa. Preliminary screening in a batch reactior was performed [...] Read more.
Hydrogenation of γ-valerolactone (GVL) in polar solvents (n-butanol, 1,4-dioxane) to 1,4-pentanediol (PDO) and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) was performed at 363–443 K in a fixed bed reactor under overall H2 pressure of 0.7–1.3 MPa. Preliminary screening in a batch reactior was performed with a series of Ru, Ir, Pt, Co, and Cu catalysts, earlier efficiently applied for levulinic acid hydrogenation to GVL. The fresh catalysts were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray fluorescent analysis (XRF), temperature programmed reduction by H2 (H2-TPR), and N2 physisorption. Cu/SiO2 prepared by reduction of copper hydroxosilicate with chrysocolla mineral structure provided better selectivity of 67% towards PDO at 32% GVL conversion in a continuous flow reactor. This catalyst was applied to study the effect of temperature, hydrogen pressure, and contact time. The main reaction products were PDO, MTHF, and traces of pentanol, while no valeric acid was observed. Activity and selectivity to PDO over Cu/SiO2 did not change over 9 h, indicating a fair resistance of copper to leaching. Full article
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Requiem for the Rate-Determining Step in Complex Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions?
by Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Reactions 2020, 1(1), 37-46; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/reactions1010004 - 10 Sep 2020
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The concept of the rate determining step, i.e., the step having the strongest influence on the reaction rate or even being the only one present in the rate equation, is often used in heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The utilization of this concept mainly stems [...] Read more.
The concept of the rate determining step, i.e., the step having the strongest influence on the reaction rate or even being the only one present in the rate equation, is often used in heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The utilization of this concept mainly stems from a need to reduce complexity in deriving explicit rate equations or searching for a better catalyst based on the theoretical insight. When the aim is to derive a rate equation with eventual kinetic modelling for single-route mechanisms with linear sequences, the analytical rate expressions can be obtained based on the theory of complex reactions. For such mechanisms, a single rate limiting step might not be present at all and the common practice of introducing such steps is due mainly to the convenience of using simpler expressions. For mechanisms with a combination of linear and nonlinear steps or those just comprising non-linear steps, the reaction rates are influenced by several steps depending on reaction conditions, thus a reduction in complexity to a single rate limiting step can lead to misinterpretations. More widespread utilization of a microkinetic approach when the reaction rate constants can be computed with reasonable accuracy based on the theoretical insight, and availability of software for kinetic modelling, when a system of differential equations for reactants and products will be solved together with differential equations for catalytic species and the algebraic conservation equation for the latter, will eventually make the concept of the rate limiting step obsolete. Full article
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An Iron(III) Complex with Pincer Ligand—Catalytic Water Oxidation through Controllable Ligand Exchange
by Sahir M. Al-Zuraiji, Dávid Lukács, Miklós Németh, Krisztina Frey, Tímea Benkó, Levente Illés and József S. Pap
Reactions 2020, 1(1), 16-36; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/reactions1010003 - 13 Aug 2020
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Pincer ligands occupy three coplanar sites at metal centers and often support both stability and reactivity. The five-coordinate [FeIIICl2(tia-BAI)] complex (tia-BAI− = 1,3-bis(2’-thiazolylimino)isoindolinate(−)) was considered as a potential pre-catalyst for water oxidation providing the active form via the [...] Read more.
Pincer ligands occupy three coplanar sites at metal centers and often support both stability and reactivity. The five-coordinate [FeIIICl2(tia-BAI)] complex (tia-BAI− = 1,3-bis(2’-thiazolylimino)isoindolinate(−)) was considered as a potential pre-catalyst for water oxidation providing the active form via the exchange of chloride ligands to water molecules. The tia-BAI− pincer ligand renders water-insolubility to the Fe–(tia-BAI) assembly, but it tolerates the presence of water in acetone and produces electrocatalytic current in cyclic voltammetry associated with molecular water oxidation catalysis. Upon addition of water to [FeIIICl2(tia-BAI)] in acetone the changes in the Fe3+/2+ redox transition and the UV-visible spectra could be associated with solvent-dependent equilibria between the aqua and chloride complex forms. Immobilization of the complex from methanol on indium-tin-oxide (ITO) electrode by means of drop-casting resulted in water oxidation catalysis in borate buffer. The O2 detected by gas chromatography upon electrolysis at pH 8.3 indicates >80% Faraday efficiency by a TON > 193. The investigation of the complex/ITO assembly by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) before and after electrolysis, and re-dissolution tests suggest that an immobilized molecular catalyst is responsible for catalysis and de-activation occurs by depletion of the metal. Full article
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