Activator Vs Catalyst

[Jude Petkus]

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While nonracemic catalysts can generate nonracemic products with or without the nonlinear relationship in enantiomeric excesses between catalysts and products, racemic catalysts inherently give only a racemic mixture of chiral products. Asymmetric catalysts, either in nonracemic or racemic form, can be further evolved into highly activated catalysts with association of chiral activators. This asymmetric activation process is particularly useful in racemic catalysis through selective activation of one enantiomer of the racemic catalyst. Recently, a strategy whereby a racemic catalyst is selectively deactivated by a chiral additive has been reported to yield nonracemic products. However, reported herein is an alternative and conceptually opposite strategy in which a chiral activator selectively activates, rather than deactivates, one enantiomer of a racemic chiral catalyst. The advantage of this activation strategy over the deactivation counterpart is that the activated catalyst can produce a greater enantiomeric excess in the products-even with the use of a catalytic amount of activator relative to chiral catalyst-than that attained by the enantiomerically pure catalyst on its own. Therefore, asymmetric activation could provide a general and powerful strategy for not only the use of atropisomeric, racemic ligands but also chirally flexible and proatropisomeric ligands without enantiomeric resolution!

Details for the different procedures for initiation of an ATRP are provided on the initial page of how to conduct an ATRP. This section provides a short summary of the fundamental parameters that provide the foundation for this broadly applied controlled radical polymerization process.

The rate of an ATRP depends on the value of the equilibrium constant KATRP i.e. the ratio of rate constants for activation and deactivation. References cited below provide information on procedures used to determine these rate constants.

Note the formation, or addition, of Mt0 in any form to the reaction medium does not change the mechanism only the manner of attaining the equilibrium conditions and the rate of polymerization. (15,16)

Activation rate constants (kact), for a specific ATRP reaction are typically determined from model studies in which the transition metal complex is reacted with a model alkyl halide in the presence of a radical trapping agent, such as TEMPO.(50) This works for every catalyst complex, even less active complexes based on pyridene imine ligands(51) and higher activity Me6TREN systems. The rates are typically determined by monitoring the rate of disappearance of the alkyl halide in the presence of excess activator (CuIX/Ln) and excess TEMPO, which traps radicals faster than CuIIX2/Ln deactivates them.(50)

An examination of the electrochemical properties of copper complexes was also conducted (50) to correlate the redox properties with the kinetic parameters of the activation and deactivation steps. The effect of ligand and initiator structure on the rate constants has also been examined. (56)

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Recently, due to the rapid development of industry, more and more antibiotic pollutants are discharged into the water body, resulting in increasingly serious water pollution. Tetracycline (TC) is a widely used antibiotic in medical and livestock farming1. However, a significant amount of TC is released into the environment and is not absorbed by humans or animals, resulting in increased microbial resistance and harmful impacts on ecological system2,3. TC levels as high as 20 mg/L have been reported in aquaculture wastewater, and recently, TC has been detected in drinking water4,5. Therefore, effective methods for the removal of TC from aqueous solutions have become a matter of urgent concern.

In recent years, antibiotics have been removed from water using various methods such as adsorption, biodegradation6, photodegradation7,8, and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)9. The conventional methods such as adsorption and membrane processes often have some limitations including production of secondary pollutants, high cost and tedious process. The use of AOPs, in which large organic molecules are converted into small organic molecule compounds and even H2O and CO2, is the most effective method for removing TC10,11.Advanced oxidation process based on peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation emerged as one of the most promising technologies for antibiotics remediation.

In this study, ZnFe2O4 catalyst was synthesised using the co-precipitation reaction, and its performance in TC degradation was evaluated. The primary goals of this study were to (1) investigate the physicochemical characteristics of the catalyst and discuss its catalytic effectiveness in PMS systems, (2) investigate the effect of various environmental conditions on TC degradation, and (3) examine the reactive oxygen species generated in the ZnFe2O4/PMS system and elucidate the TC degradation process. Our study provides a new perspective on finding improved, inexpensive, and eco-friendly catalysts.

Using a co-precipitation method, ZnFe2O4 was synthesised. First, FeCl36H2O and ZnCl2 were ultrasonically dispersed in 50 mL of DI water for 30 min. The resultant mixture was then placed in a water bath at 50 C and stirred magnetically. NaOH was added to the solution until the pH reached 9, and the suspension was continuously stirred and maintained at 50 C for 1 h. The ZnFe2O4 composites were then centrifuged, separated, and washed with ethanol and ultrapure water to reach a pH of 7. The obtained composites were dried at 60 C for 24 h, pulverised, passed through an 80-mesh sieve, and then calcined at 600 C for 2 h under N2 gas.

The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern were measured between 5 and 80 at 40 kV and 250 mA. The morphology of the ZnFe2O4 composites was obtained using scanning electron microscopy (SEM; TESCAN MIRA LMS) equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was performed using a Thermo Scientific K-Alpha photoelectron spectrometer system.

The SEM was used to examine the surface morphology and particle size distribution of ZnFe2O4. Figure 2 shows an SEM image of a synthetic ZnFe2O4 catalyst at various magnifications. Evidently, ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles with hexagonal and spherical structures are uniformly dispersed. After the reaction, the surface pores of the catalyst become larger.The homogenous distribution of the ZnFe2O4 particles may help in establishing contact between the catalyst and oxidant, facilitating the activation of PMS25. Moreover, the surface of ZnFe2O4 contains several pores, which help adsorb TC on the catalyst surface.

The most crucial factor in practical applications is the capacity of the catalyst to be reused. To investigate the reusability of ZnFe2O4, four cycling runs were performed under ideal experimental conditions. As shown in Fig. 5, the TC degradation efficiencies reduced from 77 to 66% in 60 min after 4 cycles, indicating the good reusability of the ZnFe2O4 catalyst. A minor metal ion overflow on the catalyst may have decreased its activity. Furthermore, TC decomposition may have been hampered by intermediate products absorbed by the catalyst49.

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