ISSN:
0268-2605
Keywords:
MMT
;
soils
;
interactions
;
Fourier-transform IR
;
Chemistry
;
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and headspace analysis gas-phase infrared spectroscopy (HAGIS) were used to investigate interactions between soils and the gasoline additive methylcyclopentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl (MMT). Various soil samples, as well as alumina and silica substrates, were studied. Each substrate exhibited a splitting or broadening of the degenerate e ν(CO) band of MMT, suggesting an interaction involving one or two of the CO ligands. The adsorption was shown to be reversible under relatively mild conditions using HAGIS. The proposed interaction is of the Brønsted type, involving the carbonyl oxygen and a surface-bound water or hydroxyl group. This type of interaction could stabilize MMT by inhibiting photo-ejection of CO ligands, a common first step in the decomposition of organometallic carbonyl compounds such as MMT. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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