Pb-free surface-finishing on electronic components’ terminals for Pb-free soldering assembly

Pb-free solderable surface finishing is essential to implement Pb-free solder assembly in order to meet with the growing demand of environmental consciousness to eliminate Pb from electronic products. Two types of widely applicable Pb-free surface finishing technologies are developed. One is the multilayer-system including Pd with Ni undercoat. Heat-resistance of Pd enables whole-surface-plating on to leadframe before IC-assembling process. The other is the double-layer-system with low-melting-point-materials, for example, thicker Sn underlayer and thinner Sn-Bi alloy overlayer, dilutes Sn-Bi alloy’s defects of harmful reactivity along with substrate metal and mechanical brittleness with keeping its advantages of solder-wettability and no whisker.     

Well-dispersed Palladium Nanoparticles Catalysts Prepared by Wood Nanomaterials for Suzuki Coupling Reaction

Herein, well-dispersed Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (NPs) with good catalytic activities were prepared using a wood nanomaterial (WNM) as a reductant and a supporting agent. Various factors that influenced the NP morphologies, including reaction time, temperature, and precursor concentration were studied. The as-prepared Pd NPs/WNM showed good catalytic performance for Suzuki coupling reactions.     

Recent progress in the practical applications of heteropolyacid and perovskite catalysts: Catalytic technology for the sustainable society

Recent progresses in practical applications of (i) supported heteropolyacid and (ii) Pd/perovskite catalysts are described. (i) Two industrial catalytic processes, ethyl acetate and acetic acid syntheses both from ethylene, utilize silicotungstic acid, alone and together with Pd, respectively, carefully supported on silica, and exhibit high performance from green chemical and economical viewpoints. The layer structure of heteropolyacid on silica and physical properties of silica are among the key factors of the high performance. (ii) Pd/perovskite catalyst is applied for the treatment of automotive emission, where the catalyst life is very much elongated by embedding Pd into the perovskite lattice and hence resulted in much reduced usage of Pd. These are good examples of green catalytic technology that will contribute to the sustainable society.     

Long-Chain-Amine Metal Complexes as Hydrogenation Catalysts. Heterogenisation on Activated Carbon

The catalytic activity of [PdCl₂(NH₂(CH₂)₁₂CH₃)₂] (named [Pd(TDA)]) and [RhCl(NH₂(CH₂)₁₂CH₃)₃] (named [Rh(TDA)]) complexes for the hydrogenation of cyclohexene has been analysed both in homogeneous phase and heterogenised on activated carbon. The [Rh(TDA)] complex has been found to be more active than the [Pd(TDA)], both homogeneous and heterogenised. Experimental and modelled results indicate that these complexes follow a similar reaction mechanism, but with different rates. A clear positive effect of the carbon support has been found in the case of the complex [Rh(TDA)], which has been related to the anchorage of the aliphatic chains of the amine ligands on the activated carbon pores. Experiments in consecutive catalytic runs show that the heterogenised complexes can be used several times giving an acceptable conversion level.     

Theoretical studies of CO hydrogenation to methanol over Cu, Pd, and Pt metals

Theoretical studies of CO hydrogenation to methanol over Cu, Pd, and Pt metals have been carried out using a quasi‐relativistic density‐functional method. The metal surface is simulated by a M₁₀ cluster model. Reaction energies for the elementary steps involved are determined. The activation energies are estimated by the analytic BOC‐MP formula. The results support that these metals are active in CO hydrogenation to methanol. The rate‐determining steps are shown to be different for the metals. The highest activation energies of reaction on the metals fall in the order Cu < Pd < Pt, which corresponds to the order of the catalytic activities of the metals in CO hydrogenation. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Methanol decomposition to synthesis gas over supported Pd catalysts prepared from synthetic anionic clays

Supported Pd or Rh catalysts were prepared by the solid-phase crystallization method starting from hydrotalcite anionic clay minerals based on [Mg₆Al₂(OH)₁₆CO ₂ ²⁻ ]·4H₂O as the precursors. The precursors were prepared by a coprecipitation method from the raw materials containing Pd²⁺ and various trivalent metal ions which can replace each site of Mg²⁺ and Al³⁺ in the hydrotalcite. Rh³⁺ was also used for preparing the catalyst as comparison. The precursors were then thermally decomposed and reduced to form supported Pd or Rh catalysts and used for the methanol decomposition to synthesis gas. Among the precursors tested, use of Mg–Cr hydrotalcite containing Pd²⁺ resulted in the formation of efficient Pd supported catalysts for the production of synthesis gas by selective decomposition of methanol at low temperature. Although Pd²⁺ cannot well replace the Mg²⁺ site in the hydrotalcite, the Pd supported catalyst (Pd/Mg–Cr) prepared by the solid-phase crystallization method formed highly dispersed Pd metal particles and showed much higher activity than that prepared by the conventional impregnation method. When the precursor was prepared under mild conditions, more fine particles of Pd metal were formed over the catalyst, resulting in high activity. It is likely that the high activity may be due to the highly dispersed and stable Pd metal particles assisted by the role of Cr as the co-catalyst. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Comparative investigations of the thermal expansivity of MgO at high temperature

Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to investigate the thermal expansivity of MgO at high temperature using the very similar Lewis-Catlow and Stoneham-Sangster shell model potentials. In order to take account of non-central forces in crystals, the breathing shell model is also introduced in simulation. The volume thermal-expansion coefficient α_P of MgO dependence of the temperature T at 0 and 135 GPa have been obtained and compared with the available experimental and theoretical results. Compared with shell model potentials, the molecular dynamics results obtained using breathing shell model potentials are more compressible. At an extended pressure and temperature ranges, α_P has also been predicted.     

正交设计法催化氢化制备2，5-二氨基-4，6-二羟基嘧啶

以Pd/C为催化剂直接催化氢化2-氨基-4,6-二羟基-5-亚硝基嘧啶削备2,5-二氨基-4,6-羟基嘧啶,采用正交设计方法考察了碱的浓度、溶剂、催化剂用量、温度、反应时间等对反应的影响,收率在86%以上。     

辉光放电等离子体增强制备甲烷催化燃烧的高分散Pd/Al2O3催化剂

引　言催化反应在化学合成中占有极为重要的地位 [1] .最近 ,等离子体技术在催化剂制备领域的应用在发达国家受到广泛重视 [2～ 4 ] .利用等离子体技术制备的催化剂具有很多优点 ,例如大的比表面积、高分散性、晶格缺陷、活性组分单一等特性 .等离子体技术对催化剂表面改性可以     

Enantioselective hydrogenation of N-acetyl dehydrophenylalanine methyl ester using cinchonine-modified Pd/TiO2 catalysts

The enantioselective hydrogenation of N-acetyl dehydrophenylalanine methyl ester (NADPME) to N-acetyl phenylalanine methyl ester is investigated using cinchonine-modified Pd/TiO₂ catalysts. The catalysts were prepared using deposition–reduction and wet impregnation methods and were evaluated for reaction using methanol as solvent with various cinchonine/NADPME molar ratios. Enantioselectivity was sensitive to this ratio and comparison with Pd/γ-Al₂O₃ showed that the Pd/TiO₂ gave marginally higher enantioselectivity when tested under comparable conditions. The effect of Pd loading and dispersion was investigated and the maximum enantiomeric excess observed was dependent on the dispersion; the role of the Pd particle size is discussed in the context of cinchonine adsorption. The reactions were carried out in solvents (methanol and dimethyl formamide) and mixed solvents (methanol–water and dimethyl formamide–water); the enantiomeric excess was significantly enhanced using dimethyl formamide. The addition of water does not have a significant effect for the Pd/TiO₂ catalysts. In this paper we report the highest enantiomeric excess for the hydrogenation of a prochiral ester using an immobilised catalyst.