Catalysis Letters, Vol.78, No.1-4, 243-249, 2002
A C-13 and N-15 solid state NMR study of the reactions of acetone oxime adsorbed on FeZSM-5
The reactions of acetone oxime, a proposed reaction intermediate for the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) of NO with propane on FeZSM-5, have been studied with C-13 and N-15 solid state MAS NMR (magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance). FeZSM-5 with three different loading levels was prepared by the sublimation method. The thermal reactions of acetone [2-C-13] oxime adsorbed on FeZSM-5 samples with different iron loadings were monitored by C-13 MAS NMR by heating to the desired temperature and then cooling to room temperature for data acquisition. For the sample with the lowest iron loading (Fe/Al = 0.11), acetic acid and N-methyl-2-propanamine were formed by the decomposition of acetone oxime. For the samples with the higher iron loadings (Fe/Al = 0.69 and 0.91), acetone, N,N'-methyl-2,2-propanediamine, and N-methyl-2-propanimine were formed by the decomposition of acetone oxime. N-15 MAS NMR was used to investigate reactions of (NO)-N-15 and acetone oxime on the FeZSM-5 samples. The formation of gas phase N-2 and N2O was observed.