Ic. Chisem et al., PROBING THE SURFACE-ACIDITY OF LITHIUM ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES, Journal of materials chemistry (Print), 8(8), 1998, pp. 1917-1925
The surface acidity of a range of lithium aluminium layered double hyd
roxides intercalated with carbonate, chloride, nitrate and decavanadat
e anions has been measured using Hammett indicators. In addition, the
adsorption of pyridine and isopropanol has been monitored using infrar
ed spectroscopy. The properties of the materials have been compared to
their magnesium aluminium analogues. Surface measurements are compare
d with the observed catalytic activity for acetaldehyde self-condensat
ion and 2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol conversion. The MgAl matrix was found to
be more stable than the LiAl matrix following calcination at the elev
ated temperatures which yielded the most active catalysts (ca. 450 deg
rees C). The order of acidity of the materials varied with the nature
of the anion such that: carbonate < nitrate < chloride < decavanadate.
Thus it was concluded that the nature of the interlayer anion had a l
arge effect on the acidity of the materials, although the acidity was
largely unaffected by the identity of the host matrix itself.