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Title: [sup 1]H[[sup 27]Al] double-resonance experiments in solids. An unexpected observation in the [sup 1]H MAS spectrum of zeolite HZSM-5

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00100a034· OSTI ID:6735863
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  1. Texas A M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)

We report the existence of a previously unsuspected peak in the [sup 1]H magic angle spinning spectrum of commercially available HZSM-5 samples. At 298 K, this resonance is a broad shoulder on the downfield side of the Bronsted acid signal at 4.3 ppm. Cooling the sample caused the line to narrow, and a clear peak at 6.9 ppm was visible at 123 K. This technique resulted in selective broadening of the 4.3 and 6.9 ppm resonances as a result of conflicting averaging of the [sup 1]H-[sup 27]Al dipolar coupling. We conclude that the 6.9 ppm resonance corresponds to a novel aluminum-containing site in zeolite HZSM-5 and is not an artifact due to exchange with the Bronsted site or an aluminum-rich impurity phase. A possible interpretation of these results is a second Bronsted site for the zeolite. 49 refs., 8 figs.

DOE Contract Number:
FG03-93ER14354
OSTI ID:
6735863
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States), Vol. 116:21; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English