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Acidity characterization of tungstophosphoric acid supported MCM-41 materials using laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy

  • Ali A. El-Rayyes
  • , Uwe K.A. Klein*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Excited state proton transfer reactions of 1-naphthylamine (R-NH2) adsorbed at the surfaces of tungstophosphoric acid supported MCM-41 materials have been studied using steady state fluorescence and picosecond time correlated single photon counting techniques. Evidence for the formation of X* (an adduct between the R-NH2 and the acid) showed strongly enhanced surface acidity of the supported MCM-41 materials. The excited state lifetime of X* was used to estimate the surface acidity which was found to be between 9.3 and 10.4 M acidic solution depending upon the solvent used in the loading experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)484-487
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume397
Issue number4-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Oct 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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