Techniques that can characterize the molecular structures of dilute surface species are required to facilitate the rational synthesis and improvement of Pt-based heterogeneous catalysts. 195 Pt solid-state NMR spectroscopy could be an ideal tool for this task because 195 Pt isotropic chemical shifts and chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) are highly sensitive probes of the local chemical environment and electronic structure. However, the characterization of Pt surface-sites is complicated by the typical low Pt loadings that are between 0.2 and 5 wt% and broadening of 195 Pt solid-state NMR spectra by CSA. Here, we introduce a set of solid-state NMR methods that exploit fast MAS and indirect detection using a sensitive spy nucleus ( 1 H or 31 P) to enable the rapid acquisition of 195 Pt MAS NMR spectra. We demonstrate that high-resolution wideline 195 Pt MAS NMR spectra can be acquired in minutes to a few hours for a series of molecular and single-site Pt species grafted on silica with Pt loading of only 3-5 wt%. Low-power, long-duration, sidebandselective excitation, and saturation pulses are incorporated into t 1 -noise eliminated dipolar heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence, perfect echo resonance echo saturation pulse double resonance, or J-resolved pulse sequences. The complete 195 Pt MAS NMR spectrum is then reconstructed by recording a series of 1D NMR spectra where the offset of the 195 Pt pulses is varied in increments of the MAS frequency. Analysis of the 195 Pt MAS NMR spectra yields the 195 Pt chemical shift tensor parameters. Zeroth order approximation density functional theory calculations accurately predict 195 Pt CS tensor parameters. Simple and predictive orbital models relate the CS tensor parameters to the Pt electronic structure and coordination environment. The methodology developed here paves the way for the detailed structural and electronic analysis of dilute platinum surface-sites.
Iodine is widely used as an antimicrobial reagent for water disinfection in the wilderness and outer space, but residual iodine and iodide need to be removed for health reasons. Currently, it is challenging to remove low concentrations of iodine and iodide in water ( � 5 ppm). Furthermore, the remediation of iodine and iodide across a broad temperature range (up to 90 °C) has not previously been investigated. In this work, we report a nitrate dimer-directed synthesis of a single-crystalline ionic hydrogen-bonded crosslinked organic framework (H C OF-7). H C OF-7 removes iodine and iodide species in water efficiently through halogen bonding and anion exchange, reducing the total iodine concentration to 0.22 ppm at room temperature. Packed H C OF-7 columns were employed for iodine/iodide breakthrough experiments between 23 and 90 °C, and large breakthrough volumes were recorded (� 18.3 L g À 1 ). The high iodine/iodide removal benchmarks recorded under practical conditions make H C OF-7 a promising adsorbent for water treatment.
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