Investigation into the Feasibility of Studying the Photochemistry of Metalloporphyrins in Large-Pore Alumino Silicates

这项在贝茨学院雷切尔·奥斯汀教授的实验室进行的研究得到了无机化学、生物无机化学和有机金属化学项目的支持，该项目是由研究计划拨款资助的。我们将对大孔硅酸铝(MCM-41)中金属卟啉的光化学进行研究，为开发将氧注入碳氢化合物的光活化催化剂提供背景。MCM-41将通过扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射进行表征，作为确定材料质量的一种手段。扫描电子显微镜和核磁共振研究将确定金属卟啉是嵌入在MCM-41通道中还是位于表面。这项研究的长期目标是开发一种多相催化剂，将O原子插入到非活性碳氢键中。MCM-41的优点是可以固定化活性金属卟啉。

This research in the laboratory of Professor Rachel Austin at Bates College is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program under a Research Planning Grant. The photochemistry of metalloporphyrins in large-pore alumino silicates (MCM-41) will be studied to provide background for the potential development of photoactivated catalysts that will insert oxygen into hydrocarbons. MCM-41 will be characterized by SEM and X-ray diffraction as a means of ascertaining the quality of the material. SEM and NMR studies will determine whether metalloporphyrins are embedded in the MCM-41 channels or located on the surface. The long-term goal of this research is to develop a heterogeneous catalyst that will insert an O-atom into unreactive hydrocarbon bonds. The advantage of the MCM-41 will be to immobilize the reactive metalloporphyrin.