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Wan, Qiang (Wan, Qiang.) [1] | Guo, Hua (Guo, Hua.) [2] | Lin, Sen (Lin, Sen.) [3] (Scholars:林森)

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Pristine graphene is widely considered to be chemically inert, but recent experimental studies have suggested that it can provide frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) for activating H2 under mild conditions. Using density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations, we explore in this work the possibility that corrugation in pristine graphene is responsible for the formation of FLPs and thus its observed catalytic activity. Our DFT results demonstrate that the ease of H2 activation is proportional to the degree of corrugation of graphene. For corrugated graphene, the two catalytic para-carbon sites show clear signs of transient Lewis acid/base properties along the reaction coordinate, a pre-requisite for FLPs. Furthermore, the two dissociating H atoms carry opposite charges, suggesting heterolytic activation of H2. This behavior is confirmed by AIMD simulations at room temperature, which show that fluctuations of the corrugated graphene lead to C sites with diverse distances and varying charges. These observations offer a plausible rationalization of the experimental observations and possible design principles for FLP catalysts using homogeneous two-dimensional materials.

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corrugation dynamics frustrated Lewis pairs graphene H2 activation hydrogenation

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  • [ 1 ] [Wan, Qiang]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, State Key Lab Photocatalysis Energy & Environm, Fuzhou 350002, Peoples R China
  • [ 2 ] [Lin, Sen]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, State Key Lab Photocatalysis Energy & Environm, Fuzhou 350002, Peoples R China
  • [ 3 ] [Guo, Hua]Univ New Mexico, Dept Chem & Chem Biol, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

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ISSN: 2155-5435

Year: 2022

1 2 . 9

JCR@2022

1 1 . 7 0 0

JCR@2023

ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;

ESI HC Threshold:74

JCR Journal Grade:1

CAS Journal Grade:1

Cited Count:

WoS CC Cited Count: 11

SCOPUS Cited Count: 11

ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All

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30 Days PV: 3

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