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VOLUME 55 NUMBER 2 APRIL 2011<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong><br />
<strong>Metals</strong><br />
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<strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
A quarterly journal of research on the platinum group metals<br />
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APRIL 2011 VOL. 55 NO. 2<br />
Contents<br />
Microstructure Analysis of Selected <strong>Platinum</strong> Alloys 74<br />
By Paolo Battaini<br />
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: 84<br />
Palladium-Catalysed Cross-Coupling<br />
By Thomas J. Colacot<br />
Dalton Discussion 12: Catalytic C–H 91<br />
and C–X Bond Activation<br />
A conference review by Ian J. S. Fairlamb<br />
A Healthy Future: <strong>Platinum</strong> in Medical Applications 98<br />
By Alison Cowley and Brian Woodward<br />
Fuel Cells Science and Technology 2010 108<br />
A conference review by Donald S. Cameron<br />
11th International <strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium 117<br />
A conference review by Judith Kinnaird<br />
The Discoverers of the Rhodium Isotopes 124<br />
By John W. Arblaster<br />
“Asymmetric Catalysis on Industrial Scale”, 2nd Edition 135<br />
A book review by Stewart Brown<br />
Publications in Brief 140<br />
Abstracts 142<br />
Patents 146<br />
Final Analysis: Flame Spray Pyrolysis: 149<br />
A Unique Facility for the Production of Nanopowders<br />
By Bénédicte Thiébaut<br />
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Microstructure Analysis of Selected<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> Alloys<br />
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By Paolo Battaini<br />
8853 SpA, Via Pitagora 11, I-20016 Pero, Milano, Italy;<br />
E-mail: battaini@esemir.it<br />
Metallographic analysis can be used to determine the<br />
microstructure of platinum alloys in order to set up<br />
working cycles and to perform failure analyses. A<br />
range of platinum alloys used in jewellery and industrial<br />
applications was studied, including several commonly<br />
used jewellery alloys. Electrochemical etching<br />
was used to prepare samples for analysis using optical<br />
metallography and additional data could be obtained<br />
by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive<br />
spectroscopy. The crystallisation behaviour of<br />
as-cast alloy samples and the changes in microstructure<br />
after work hardening and annealing are described<br />
for the selected alloys.<br />
Introduction<br />
Optical metallography is a widely used investigation<br />
technique in materials science. It can be used to<br />
describe the microstructure of a metal alloy both<br />
qualitatively and quantitatively. Here, the term<br />
‘microstructure’ refers to the internal structure of the<br />
alloy as a result of its composing atomic elements<br />
and their three-dimensional arrangement over distances<br />
ranging from 1 micron to 1 millimetre.<br />
Many alloy properties depend on the microstructure,<br />
including mechanical strength, hardness,<br />
corrosion resistance and mechanical workability.<br />
Metallography is therefore a fundamental tool to support<br />
research and failure analysis (1–3). This is true<br />
for all industrial fields where alloys are used. A great<br />
deal of literature is available on the typical methods<br />
used in optical metallography (4–6).<br />
A large amount of useful information is available in<br />
the literature for precious metals in general (7–10).<br />
However, there is less information specifically<br />
focussed on platinum and its alloys.<br />
The present work aims to give some examples of<br />
platinum alloy microstructures, both in the as-cast<br />
and work hardened and annealed conditions, and to<br />
demonstrate the usefulness of optical metallography<br />
in describing them. This paper is a revised and<br />
updated account of work that was presented at the<br />
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24th Santa Fe Symposium ® on Jewelry Manufacturing<br />
Technology in 2010 (11).<br />
Materials and Methods<br />
A wide variety of platinum alloys are used in jewellery<br />
(12–18) and industrial applications (10, 19–21).<br />
Different jewellery alloys are used in different markets<br />
around the world, depending on the specific country’s<br />
standards for precious metal hallmarking. The<br />
alloys whose microstructures are discussed here<br />
are listed in Table I. These do not represent all the<br />
alloys available on the market, but were chosen as a<br />
representative sample of the type of results that can<br />
be obtained using metallographic techniques. The<br />
related Vickers microhardness of each alloy sample,<br />
measured on the metallographic specimen with a<br />
load of 200 gf (~2 N) in most cases, is given for each<br />
microstructure.<br />
If metallographic analysis is aimed at comparing<br />
the microstructure of different alloys in their as-cast<br />
condition, the initial samples must have the same<br />
size and shape. Mould casting or investment casting<br />
can produce different microstructures, with different<br />
grain sizes and shapes, depending on parameters<br />
such as mould shape, size and temperature, the<br />
chemical composition of the mould, etc. Therefore,<br />
whenever possible, the specimens for the present<br />
study were prepared under conditions which were as<br />
similar as possible, including the casting process.<br />
The specimens were prepared by arc melting and<br />
pressure casting under an argon atmosphere to the<br />
shape shown in Figure 1. A Yasui & Co. <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
Investment was used, with a final flask preheating temperature<br />
of 650ºC. The captions of the micrographs<br />
specify whether the original specimen is of the type<br />
described above.<br />
The preparation of the metallographic specimens<br />
consists of the following four steps: sectioning,<br />
embedding the sample in resin, polishing the metallographic<br />
section, and sample etching for microstructure<br />
Table I<br />
Selected <strong>Platinum</strong> Alloys<br />
Composition, wt% Melting range a , Vickers microhardness b ,<br />
ºC HV 200<br />
Pt 1769 65 c<br />
Pt-5Cu d 1725–1745 130<br />
Pt-5Co d 1750–1765 130<br />
Pt-5Au d 1740–1770 127<br />
Pt-5Ir d 1780–1790 95<br />
Pt-5Ru d 1780–1795 125<br />
70Pt-29.8Ir e 1870–1910 330<br />
70Pt-30Rh 1910 f 127<br />
90Pt-10Rh 1830–1850 f 95<br />
60Pt-25Ir-15Rh n/a 212<br />
a Some melting ranges are not given as they have not yet been reported<br />
b The microhardness value refers to the microstructure of samples measured in this<br />
study and reported in the captions of the Figures<br />
c HV 100<br />
d These alloys are among the most common for jewellery applications. Where it is not<br />
specified, it is assumed that the balance of the alloy is platinum<br />
e This alloy composition is proprietary to 8853 SpA, Italy<br />
f Solidus temperature<br />
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Diameter:<br />
25 mm<br />
Cross-section diameter: 3 mm<br />
Fig. 1. General shape of specimens<br />
prepared by investment casting for this<br />
study. The microstructures of different alloys<br />
obtained by investment casting can be<br />
compared, provided that the specimens have<br />
the same size and shape. The dashed line<br />
shows the position of the metallographic<br />
sections examined in these samples<br />
detection. The detailed description of these steps<br />
will not be given here, as they have been discussed<br />
in other works (4–10).<br />
Further advice relevant to platinum alloys was given<br />
in the 2010 Santa Fe Symposium paper (11) and in<br />
this Journal (22). In these papers, procedures for the<br />
metallographic analysis of most platinum alloys are<br />
described. The samples for the present study were<br />
prepared by electrolytic etching in a saturated solution<br />
of sodium chloride in concentrated hydrochloric<br />
acid (37%) using an AC power supply, as described<br />
previously (22).<br />
Microstructures of the <strong>Platinum</strong> Alloys<br />
In this section the microstructures of the selected<br />
platinum alloys in different metallurgical conditions<br />
are presented. As already stated, this selection is a<br />
representative sample and not a complete set of the<br />
platinum alloys which are currently on the market.<br />
As-Cast Microstructures: Metallography<br />
of Crystallisation<br />
Examination of the as-cast microstructures shows<br />
the variation in size and shape of the grains in different<br />
platinum alloys. However, a noticeable dendritic<br />
grain structure is quite common. The largest grain<br />
size was found in platinum with 5 wt% copper<br />
(Pt-5Cu) (Figure 2) and platinum with 5 wt% gold<br />
(Pt-5Au) (Figure 3), with sizes up to 1 mm and 2 mm,<br />
respectively. The Pt-5Au alloy sample also shows<br />
shrinkage porosity between the dendrites. The core<br />
of the dendritic grains showed a higher concentration<br />
of the element whose melting temperature was<br />
the highest in both cases. This behaviour, known as<br />
‘microsegregation’, has been widely described (12,<br />
23, 24). Electrolytic etching tended to preferentially<br />
dissolve the interdendritic copper- or gold-rich<br />
regions, respectively. In a platinum with 5 wt% iridium<br />
(Pt-5Ir) alloy (Figure 4), since iridium has the higher<br />
melting temperature, the dendritic crystals were<br />
enriched in iridium in the first solidification stage.<br />
It is important to point out that the higher or lower<br />
visibility of microsegregation within the dendrites is<br />
not directly related to the chemical inhomogeneity,<br />
but to the effectiveness of the electrolytic etching in<br />
500 µm 500 µm<br />
500 µm<br />
Fig. 2. As-cast Pt-5Cu alloy showing<br />
dendritic grains with copper<br />
microsegregation (sample shape as<br />
in Figure 1; flask temperature 650ºC;<br />
microhardness 130 ± 4 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 3. As-cast Pt-5Au alloy showing<br />
shrinkage porosity between the<br />
dendrites (sample shape as in<br />
Figure 1; flask temperature 650ºC;<br />
microhardness 127 ± 9 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 4. As-cast Pt-5Ir alloy with<br />
columnar grains (sample shape<br />
as in Figure 1; flask temperature<br />
650ºC; microhardness<br />
95 ± 2 HV 200 )<br />
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revealing it. For example, the microsegregation in the<br />
platinum with 5 wt% cobalt (Pt-5Co) alloy is hardly<br />
visible in Figure 5, despite being easily measurable by<br />
other techniques (24).<br />
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy<br />
dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) are very effective in<br />
showing the presence of microsegregation. Figure 6<br />
shows an as-cast sample of a platinum with 25 wt%<br />
iridium and 15 wt% rhodium alloy (60Pt-25Ir-15Rh).<br />
The SEM backscattered electron image is shown in<br />
Figure 7.The EDS maps in Figures 8–10 give the elemental<br />
distribution on the etched surface.If the maps<br />
were obtained on the polished surface the approximate<br />
concentration of each element may be different<br />
due to the etching process and a possible preferential<br />
dissolution of different phases of the alloy.<br />
However, because EDS is a semi-quantitative<br />
method, it can only give the general distribution of<br />
the elements on the metallographic section. It is<br />
worthwhile remembering that metallographic preparation<br />
reveals only a few microstructural features. By<br />
changing the preparation or the observation technique,<br />
some microstructural details may appear or<br />
become more clearly defined, while others remain<br />
invisible.<br />
The melting range of the alloy and the flask preheating<br />
temperature affect the size and shape of<br />
grains significantly. In order to decrease the dendritic<br />
size and obtain a more homogeneous microstructure,<br />
the temperature of the material containing the solidifying<br />
alloy is lowered as much as possible. The effectiveness<br />
of such an operation is, however, limited by<br />
50 µm<br />
500 µm<br />
Fig. 5. As-cast Pt-5Co alloy<br />
with small gas porosity (sample<br />
shape as in Figure 1; flask<br />
temperature 650ºC; microhardness<br />
130 ± 6 HV 200 )<br />
200 µm<br />
Fig. 6. 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy cast<br />
in a copper mould. From the<br />
transverse section of an ingot<br />
(microhardness 212 ± 9 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 7. 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy:<br />
scanning electron microscopy<br />
(SEM) backscattered electron<br />
image of the etched sample. The<br />
sample is the same as that shown<br />
in Figure 6<br />
50 µm<br />
50 µm<br />
50 µm<br />
Fig. 8. 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy:<br />
energy dispersive spectroscopy<br />
(EDS) platinum map acquired<br />
on the surface seen in Figure 7,<br />
showing the platinum microsegregation.<br />
The network of high<br />
platinum content shows this<br />
approximate composition (wt%):<br />
72Pt-14Ir-14Rh<br />
Fig. 9. 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy:<br />
energy dispersive spectroscopy<br />
(EDS) iridium map acquired on<br />
the surface seen in Figure 7. The<br />
iridium concentration is lower<br />
where that of platinum is higher<br />
Fig. 10. 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy:<br />
energy dispersive spectroscopy<br />
(EDS) rhodium map acquired on<br />
the surface seen in Figure 7. The<br />
rhodium distribution follows the<br />
behaviour of iridium. The zones of<br />
higher iridium and rhodium content<br />
show this approximate composition<br />
(wt%): 55Pt-28Ir-17Rh<br />
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the melting range and by the chemical composition<br />
of the alloy. An example of the flask temperature<br />
effect is shown in Figure 11 for Pt-5Ir poured into a<br />
flask with a final preheating temperature of 890ºC.<br />
This microstructure is to be compared with that in<br />
Figure 4, in which a flask preheating temperature of<br />
650ºC was used.<br />
A smaller grain size was observed in the platinum<br />
with 5 wt% ruthenium (Pt-5Ru) alloy, which showed<br />
a more equiaxed grain (Figure 12) with a grain size<br />
of about 200 µm. The addition of ruthenium led to<br />
finer grains in the platinum alloy.<br />
Pouring the alloy in a copper mould produces<br />
a smaller grain size due to the high cooling rate, as<br />
visible in Figure 6 and Figures 13–15. In this case,<br />
the high iridium and rhodium content also contributed<br />
to the lower grain size in the as-cast sample.<br />
Homogenising thermal treatments result in a<br />
microstructural change. Comparing Figure 16 with<br />
Figure 17 highlights a reduction in microsegregation<br />
in Pt-5Cu as a consequence of a homogenisation<br />
treatment performed at 1000ºC for 21 hours.<br />
Work Hardened and Annealed<br />
Microstructures: Metallography of<br />
Deformation and Recrystallisation<br />
Optical metallography can reveal the changes in<br />
microstructure that occur after work hardening and<br />
recrystallisation thermal treatments and allows<br />
recrystallisation diagrams like the one in Figure 18 to<br />
500 µm 500 µm<br />
200 µm<br />
Fig. 11. As-cast Pt-5Ir alloy (sample<br />
shape as in Figure 1; flask<br />
temperature 890ºC; microhardness<br />
105 ± 2 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 12. As-cast Pt-5Ru alloy showing<br />
shrinkage porosity at the centre of<br />
the section (sample shape as in<br />
Figure 1; flask temperature 650ºC;<br />
microhardness 125 ± 5 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 13. 70Pt-29.8Ir alloy: cast in a<br />
copper mould. From an ingot transverse<br />
section. A high iridium content<br />
contributes to grain refinement<br />
(microhardness 330 ± 4 HV 200 )<br />
200 µm<br />
200 µm<br />
500 µm<br />
Fig. 14. 70Pt-30Rh alloy: cast in a<br />
copper mould. From the transverse<br />
section of an ingot. A high rhodium<br />
content enhances the grain<br />
refinement (microhardness<br />
127 ± 9 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 15. 90Pt-10Rh alloy: cast in<br />
a copper mould. From the transverse<br />
section of an ingot. The gas<br />
porosity is visible (microhardness<br />
95 ± 5 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 16. Higher-magnification image<br />
of as-cast Pt-5Cu alloy showing<br />
dendritic grains with copper microsegregation<br />
(microhardness 130 ± 4<br />
HV 200 ). Compare with Figure 17<br />
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500 µm<br />
Fig. 17.<br />
Microstructure<br />
of Pt-5Cu alloy<br />
after thermal<br />
treatment at<br />
1000ºC for 21<br />
hours. The<br />
microsegregation<br />
of<br />
copper is<br />
reduced (microhardness<br />
120 ±<br />
4 HV 200 ).<br />
Compare with<br />
Figure 16<br />
be drawn. This makes it a valuable aid in setting up<br />
working cycles. It is necessary to establish the right<br />
combination of plastic deformation and annealing<br />
treatment in order to restore the material’s workability.<br />
This allows suitable final properties to be<br />
achieved.<br />
An example of the changes in microstructure after<br />
various stages of work hardening and annealing is<br />
shown in Figure 19 for the 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy. This<br />
can be compared to the as-cast structure shown in<br />
Figure 6.<br />
Drawn wires show a very different microstructure<br />
along the drawing (longitudinal) direction in comparison<br />
to the transverse direction (Figures 20–22 for<br />
Pt-5Au). However, after annealing, the microstructure<br />
becomes homogeneous and the fibres formed after to<br />
the drawing procedure are replaced by a recrystallised<br />
microstructure (Figures 23 and 24). Using the techniques<br />
described elsewhere (11),analyses can be performed<br />
even on very thin wires,as shown in Figure 25<br />
for a platinum 99.99% wire of 0.35 mm diameter.<br />
It is worth pointing out that some binary platinum<br />
alloys have a miscibility gap at low temperatures, as<br />
shown by their phase diagrams (19, 20, 25). Examples<br />
of this are given in Figures 26 and 27 for Pt-Ir and<br />
Pt-Au, respectively. Similar behaviour is observed for<br />
Pt-Co, Pt-Cu and Pt-Rh alloys.<br />
As a consequence, a biphasic structure is expected<br />
of each of them. However, this may not occur for various<br />
reasons. The phase diagrams refer to equilibrium<br />
conditions, which hardly ever correspond to the<br />
as-cast conditions. One of the two phases is sometimes<br />
present but in low volumetric fraction, due to<br />
the chemical composition of the alloy, in which one<br />
of the two elements has a low concentration.<br />
Furthermore, the thermal treatments may have<br />
homogenised the alloy. Finally, the metallographic<br />
preparation may not be able to reveal such biphasic<br />
structures. Therefore, it is necessary to use other<br />
analytical techniques to detect the type and<br />
concentration of the alloy phases. Only in specific<br />
cases can the biphasic structure be revealed.<br />
Size of grain, mm<br />
1.6<br />
1.1<br />
0.6<br />
0.1<br />
0 10 20 40 60 80<br />
Deformation, ε %<br />
700<br />
900<br />
1100<br />
1300<br />
1700<br />
1500<br />
Annealing temperature, ºC<br />
Fig. 18. Recrystallisation<br />
diagram of a platinumrhodium<br />
alloy annealed<br />
at a set temperature for<br />
a given time after a<br />
deformation of ε %.<br />
Adapted from (10). By<br />
increasing the annealing<br />
temperature the grain size<br />
increases. During annealing<br />
the grain size also increases<br />
if the previous deformation<br />
is reduced<br />
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200 µm<br />
500 µm<br />
500 µm<br />
Fig. 19. 60Pt-25Ir-15Rh alloy: from<br />
the transverse section of an ingot,<br />
after various stages of work hardening<br />
and annealing (microhardness<br />
212 ± 5 HV 200 ). Compare with the<br />
as-cast sample shown in Figure 6<br />
Fig. 20. Pt-5Au alloy: longitudinal<br />
section (along the drawing direction)<br />
of a drawn cold worked wire<br />
(microhardness 190 ± 4 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 21. Pt-5Au alloy: transverse<br />
section of the drawn cold<br />
worked wire seen in Figure 20<br />
(microhardness 190 ± 4 HV 200 )<br />
50 µm<br />
500 µm<br />
50 µm<br />
Fig. 22. Pt-5Au alloy: detail of<br />
Figure 21 showing the deformation<br />
of the grains<br />
Fig. 23. Pt-5Au alloy: transverse section<br />
of the wire seen in Figure 21,<br />
after oxygen-propane flame annealing<br />
(microhardness 104 ± 6 HV 200 )<br />
Fig. 24. Pt-5Au alloy: detail of<br />
Figure 23, showing the<br />
recrystallised grains<br />
Fig. 25. Pt<br />
99.99% wire:<br />
transverse section<br />
of the wire<br />
after various<br />
stages of drawing<br />
and annealing<br />
(diameter<br />
0.35 mm;<br />
microhardness<br />
65 ± 3 HV 100 )<br />
The best results in working platinum alloys are generally<br />
achieved by hot forging the ingot during the<br />
first stages of the procedure. Metallography shows the<br />
differences between a material that has been cold<br />
worked and annealed (Figures 28 and 29 for Pt-5Cu)<br />
and a material that has been hot forged (Figures 30<br />
and 31). Hot forging more easily achieves a homogeneous<br />
and grain-refined microstructure, free of<br />
defects. This is due to the dynamic recrystallisation<br />
that occurs during hot forging (26).<br />
50 µm<br />
The Limits of Metallography<br />
Optical metallography is only the first step towards<br />
the study of the microstructure of an alloy. A wide<br />
variety of analytical techniques can be used alongside<br />
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Iridium content, wt%<br />
Pt 20 40 60 80 Ir<br />
2454<br />
Gold content, at%<br />
Pt 20 40 60 80 Au<br />
1800<br />
2200<br />
Liquid<br />
1600<br />
Liquid<br />
Temperature, ºC<br />
1800<br />
1400<br />
1000<br />
1769<br />
α<br />
Temperature, ºC<br />
1400<br />
1200<br />
α<br />
α 1 α 2<br />
α 1 + α 2<br />
600<br />
Pt 20 40 60 80 Ir<br />
Iridium content, at%<br />
Fig. 26. Pt-Ir phase diagram showing a miscibility<br />
gap at low temperatures (20)<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
Pt 20 40 60 80 Au<br />
Gold content, wt%<br />
Fig. 27. Pt-Au phase diagram showing a miscibility<br />
gap at low temperature (25)<br />
2 mm<br />
200 µm<br />
2 mm<br />
Fig. 28. Pt-5Cu alloy: from a transverse<br />
section of a 19 mm × 19 mm<br />
ingot, which was rod milled,<br />
annealed in a furnace and finished<br />
at 10 mm × 10 mm by drawing. The<br />
sample shows residual coarse grain<br />
microstructure from the as-cast<br />
condition and fractures along the bar<br />
axis (microhardness 208 ± 13 HV 200 ).<br />
The small square shows the position<br />
of the detail seen in Figure 29<br />
Fig. 29. Pt-5Cu alloy: detail of<br />
Figure 28, with coarse grains and<br />
small opened cracks evident<br />
Fig. 30. Pt-5Cu alloy: from a transverse<br />
section of a 19 mm × 19 mm<br />
bar, which was hot hammered,<br />
torch annealed and finished by<br />
drawing. The sample has<br />
homogeneous microstructure with<br />
small grain size (microhardness<br />
200 ± 9 HV 200 ). The small square<br />
shows the position of the detail<br />
seen in Figure 31<br />
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200 µm<br />
Fig. 31. Pt-5Cu<br />
alloy: detail of<br />
Figure 30,<br />
showing<br />
recrystallised<br />
grains partially<br />
deformed due<br />
to the work<br />
hardening<br />
solution of sodium chloride in concentrated<br />
hydrochloric acid can be successfully used for a great<br />
many platinum alloys, both in the as-cast condition<br />
and after work hardening. Optical metallography provides<br />
essential data on the alloy microstructure<br />
which can be used in setting up the working procedures.<br />
Other techniques can be used alongside it to<br />
achieve a more complete knowledge of the material,<br />
the effects of the working cycles on it, and to interpret<br />
and explain any remaining problems.<br />
it to provide a far more complete knowledge of the<br />
microstructure. One of the most widely used<br />
techniques is SEM. In addition to this, EDS allows the<br />
relative concentration of the contained chemical elements<br />
to be determined, as shown in Figures 8–10.<br />
Further studies can be performed by X-ray diffraction<br />
(XRD), which reveals the different crystal phases<br />
present in the alloy.<br />
When working with platinum alloys, often only<br />
very small specimens are available, therefore more<br />
recent techniques may be required in order to study<br />
them. One of these is the focused ion beam (FIB)<br />
technique, which can produce microsections of a<br />
specimen (27, 28). The microsections are then<br />
analysed by other techniques, such as transmission<br />
electron microscopy (TEM). In this case the details of<br />
microstructure can be detected due to the high spatial<br />
resolution of the technique. The crystal structure of<br />
the primary and secondary phases can be studied by<br />
electron diffraction. Another interesting technique is<br />
nano-indentation, performed with micron-sized<br />
indenters, which allows hardness measurements to<br />
be performed with a spatial resolution far better than<br />
that attainable with ordinary micro-indenters. The<br />
data obtained from these measurements allows the<br />
measurement of fundamental mechanical properties<br />
of the alloy, such as the elastic modulus (Young’s<br />
modulus) (29).<br />
Conclusions<br />
The metallographic analysis of platinum alloys can<br />
be profitably carried out by using a specimen preparation<br />
methodology based on the techniques used for<br />
gold-based alloys. However, electrochemical etching<br />
is required in order to reveal the alloy microstructure<br />
and observe it by optical microscopy. A saturated<br />
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The Author<br />
Paolo Battaini holds a degree in nuclear<br />
engineering and is a consultant in failure<br />
analysis for a range of industrial<br />
fields. He is responsible for research<br />
and development at 8853 SpA in<br />
Milan, Italy, a factory producing dental<br />
alloys and semi-finished products in<br />
gold, platinum and palladium alloys,<br />
and is currently a professor of precious<br />
metal working technologies at the<br />
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.<br />
Professor Battaini is also a recipient of<br />
the Santa Fe Symposium ® Ambassador<br />
Award and regularly presents at the<br />
Santa Fe Symposium ® on Jewelry<br />
Manufacturing Technology.<br />
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The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry:<br />
Palladium-Catalysed Cross-Coupling<br />
The importance of carbon–carbon coupling for real world applications<br />
doi:10.1595/147106711X558301<br />
http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/<br />
By Thomas J. Colacot<br />
Johnson Matthey, Catalysis and Chiral Technologies,<br />
2001 Nolte Drive, West Deptford, New Jersey 08066,<br />
USA;<br />
E-mail: colactj@jmusa.com<br />
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly<br />
to Professor Richard F. Heck (University of Delaware,<br />
USA), Professor Ei-ichi Negishi (Purdue University,<br />
USA) and Professor Akira Suzuki (Hokkaido University,<br />
Japan) for their work on palladium-catalysed crosscoupling<br />
in organic synthesis. This article presents a<br />
brief history of the development of the protocols for<br />
palladium-catalysed coupling in the context of Heck,<br />
Negishi and Suzuki coupling. Further developments in<br />
the area of palladium-catalysed cross-coupling are also<br />
briefly discussed, and the importance of these reactions<br />
for real world applications is highlighted.<br />
The 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry was the third<br />
awarded during the last ten years in the area of platinum<br />
group metal (pgm)-based homogeneous catalysis<br />
for organic synthesis. Previous prizes had been<br />
awarded to Dr William S. Knowles (Monsanto, USA),<br />
Professor Ryoji Noyori (Nagoya University, Japan) and<br />
Professor K. Barry Sharpless (The Scripps Research<br />
Institute, USA) in 2001, for their development of asymmetric<br />
synthesis reactions catalysed by rhodium,<br />
ruthenium and osmium complexes, and to Dr Yves<br />
Chauvin (Institut Français du Pétrole, France),<br />
Professor Robert H. Grubbs (California Institute of<br />
Technology (Caltech), USA) and Professor Richard<br />
R. Schrock (Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br />
(MIT), USA) in 2005 for the development of the<br />
ruthenium- and molybdenum-catalysed olefin<br />
metathesis method in organic synthesis.<br />
Figure 1 shows some of the researchers who have<br />
made significant contributions in the area of palladium-catalysed<br />
cross-coupling, including 2010 Nobel<br />
laureate, Professor Akira Suzuki, during a crosscoupling<br />
conference at the University of Lyon, France,<br />
in 2007 (1).<br />
Palladium-Catalysed Reactions<br />
Organometallic compounds of pgms are vitally<br />
important as catalysts for real world applications in<br />
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Fig. 1. From left: Professor Kohei Tamao (a significant contributor in Kumada coupling),<br />
Professor Gregory C. Fu (a significant contributor in promoting the bulky electron-rich<br />
tert-butyl phosphine for challenging cross-coupling), Professor Akira Suzuki (2010 Nobel<br />
Prize in Chemistry Laureate), Dr Thomas J. Colacot (author of this article) and Professor<br />
Tamejiro Hiyama (who first reported Hiyama coupling) in front of a photograph of<br />
Professor Victor Grignard (who initiated the new method of carbon–carbon coupling) in<br />
the library of the University of Lyon, France<br />
synthetic organic chemistry. Chemists are continually<br />
striving to improve the efficiency of industrial<br />
processes by maximising their yield, selectivity and<br />
safety. Process economics are also important, and<br />
chemists work to minimise the number of steps<br />
required and thereby reduce the potential for waste<br />
and improve the sustainability of the process.<br />
Homogeneous catalysis is a powerful tool which can<br />
help to achieve these goals. Of the three Nobel Prizes<br />
in pgm-based homogeneous catalysis, perhaps the<br />
most impact in practical terms has been made by<br />
palladium-catalysed cross-coupling (2).<br />
In order for an area to be recognised for the Nobel<br />
Prize, its real world application has to be demonstrated<br />
within 20 to 30 years of its discovery. Although<br />
the area of metal-catalysed cross-coupling was initiated<br />
in the early 1970s, there were a very limited number<br />
of publications and patents in this area before the<br />
1990s (see Figure 2). However, the area has grown<br />
rapidly from 1990 onwards, especially since 2000.<br />
In terms of the number of scientific publications,<br />
patents and industrial applications, Suzuki coupling<br />
is by far the largest area, followed by Heck,<br />
Sonogashira and Stille coupling (Figure 2). Negishi<br />
coupling is smaller in terms of the number of publications,<br />
but its popularity is growing due to the<br />
functional group tolerance of the zinc reagent in<br />
comparison to magnesium, in addition to its significant<br />
potential in sp 3 –sp 2 coupling, natural product<br />
synthesis and asymmetric carbon–carbon bond forming<br />
reactions (1).<br />
The history and development of the various types<br />
of palladium-catalysed coupling reactions have been<br />
covered in detail elsewhere (3, 4). This short article<br />
will focus on the practical applications of palladiumcatalysed<br />
coupling reactions.<br />
Heck Coupling<br />
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Photo: Ulla Montan<br />
Between 1968 and<br />
1972, Mizoroki and<br />
coworkers (5, 6) and<br />
Heck and coworkers<br />
(7–9) independently<br />
discovered the use of<br />
Pd(0) catalysts for<br />
coupling of aryl, benzyl<br />
and styryl halides<br />
with olefinic com-<br />
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Total number of publications<br />
and patents<br />
8000<br />
7000<br />
6000<br />
5000<br />
4000<br />
3000<br />
2000<br />
1000<br />
0<br />
Suzuki<br />
Heck<br />
Sonogashira<br />
Stille<br />
Negishi<br />
Buchwald-Hartwig<br />
Kumada<br />
Hiyama<br />
Alpha ketone arylation<br />
Pre-1990 1991–2000 2001–2010<br />
Decades<br />
Fig. 2. Growth in the number of scientific publications and patents on platinum<br />
group metal-catalysed coupling reactions<br />
RX +<br />
R’ H<br />
H<br />
H<br />
Pd catalyst<br />
Base<br />
R’ H<br />
H<br />
R<br />
Scheme I. The Heck coupling reaction<br />
R, R’ = aryl, vinyl, alkyl<br />
X = halide, triflate, etc.<br />
pounds, now known as the Heck coupling reaction<br />
(Scheme I) as Heck was the first to uncover the mechanism<br />
of the reaction.<br />
The applications of this chemistry include the synthesis<br />
of hydrocarbons, conducting polymers, lightemitting<br />
electrodes, active pharmaceutical ingredients<br />
and dyes. It can also be used for the enantioselective<br />
synthesis of natural products.<br />
Heck coupling has a broader range of uses than the<br />
other coupling reactions as it can produce products<br />
of different regio (linear and branched) and stereo<br />
(cis and trans) isomers. Typically, olefins possessing<br />
electron-withdrawing groups favour linear products<br />
while electron-rich groups give a mixture of branched<br />
and linear products.The selectivity is also influenced<br />
by the nature of ligands, halides, additives and solvents,<br />
and by the nature of the palladium source.The<br />
reaction has recently been extended to include direct<br />
arylation and hydroarylation, which may have future<br />
potential in terms of practical applications. Heck coupling<br />
also has the unique advantage of making chiral<br />
C–C bonds,with the exception of α-arylation reactions.<br />
The Negishi Reaction<br />
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Photo: Ulla Montan<br />
During 1976–1977,<br />
Negishi and coworkers<br />
(10–12) and<br />
Fauvarque and Jutand<br />
(13) reported the use<br />
of zinc reagents in<br />
cross-coupling reactions.During<br />
the same<br />
period Kumada et al.<br />
(14–17) and Corriu<br />
et al. (18) independently<br />
reported that nickel–phosphine complexes<br />
were able to catalyse the coupling of aryl and alkenyl<br />
halides with Grignard reagents. Kumada and coworkers<br />
later reported (in 1979) the use of dichloro[1,1′-<br />
bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II)<br />
(PdCl 2 (dppf)) as an effective catalyst for the crosscoupling<br />
of secondary alkyl Grignard reagents with<br />
organic halides (19).One common limitation to both<br />
Ni- and Pd-catalysed Kumada coupling is that coupling<br />
partners bearing base sensitive functionalities<br />
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are not tolerated due to the nature of the organomagnesium<br />
reagents.<br />
In 1982 Negishi and coworkers therefore carried out<br />
a metal screening in order to identify other possible<br />
organometallic reagents as coupling partners (20).<br />
Several metals were screened in the coupling of an<br />
aryl iodide with an acetylene organometallic reagent,<br />
catalysed by bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)<br />
dichloride (PdCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 ). In this study, the use of<br />
zinc, boron and tin were identified as viable countercations,<br />
and provided the desired alkyne product in<br />
good yields. The use of organozinc reagents as coupling<br />
partners for palladium-catalysed cross-coupling<br />
to form a C–C single bond is now known as the<br />
Negishi reaction (Scheme II).<br />
Pd catalyst<br />
RZnY + R’X R–R’<br />
R, R’ = aryl, vinyl, alkyl<br />
X = halide, triflate, etc.<br />
Y = halide<br />
Scheme II. The Negishi coupling reaction<br />
The Negishi reaction has been used as an essential<br />
step in the synthesis of natural products and fine<br />
chemicals (21–23).<br />
Suzuki Coupling<br />
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Photo: Ulla Montan<br />
During the same<br />
period as the initial<br />
reports of the use of<br />
palladium–phosphine<br />
complexes in Kumada<br />
couplings, the palladium-catalysed<br />
coupling<br />
of acetylenes<br />
with aryl or vinyl<br />
halides was concurrently<br />
disclosed by<br />
three independent research groups, led by<br />
Sonogashira (24), Cassar (25) and Heck (26).<br />
A year after the seminal report on the Stille coupling<br />
(27, 28), Suzuki picked up on boron as the last<br />
remaining element out of the three (Zn, Sn and B)<br />
identified by Negishi as suitable countercations in<br />
cross-coupling reactions, and reported the palladiumcatalysed<br />
coupling between 1-alkenylboranes and<br />
aryl halides (29) that is now known as Suzuki coupling<br />
(Scheme III).<br />
Pd catalyst<br />
RBZ 2 + R’X R–R’<br />
Base<br />
R, R’ = aryl, vinyl, alkyl<br />
X = halide, triflate, etc.<br />
Z = OH, OR, etc.<br />
Scheme III. The Suzuki coupling reaction<br />
It should be noted that Heck had already demonstrated<br />
in 1975 the transmetallation of a vinyl boronic<br />
acid reagent (30). Perhaps the greatest acomplishment<br />
of Suzuki was that he identified PdCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 as<br />
an efficient cross-coupling catalyst, thereby demonstrating<br />
the relatively easy reduction of Pd(II) to<br />
Pd(0) during catalysis.<br />
The Suzuki coupling reaction is widely used in<br />
the synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients such<br />
as losartan. Its use has been extended to include<br />
coupling with alkyl groups and aryl chlorides<br />
through the work of other groups including Fu and<br />
coworkers (31). Subsequent work from Buchwald,<br />
Hartwig, Nolan, Beller and others, including Johnson<br />
Matthey, has expanded the scope of this reaction.<br />
Other Name Reactions in Carbon–Carbon<br />
Coupling<br />
In 1976, Eaborn et al. published the first palladiumcatalysed<br />
reaction of organotin reagents (32), followed<br />
by Kosugi et al. in 1977 on the use of organotin<br />
reagents (33,34). Stille and Milstein disclosed in 1978<br />
the synthesis of ketones (27) under significantly<br />
milder reaction conditions than Kosugi. At the beginning<br />
of the 1980s, Stille further explored and improved<br />
this reaction protocol, to develop it into a highly versatile<br />
methodology displaying very broad functional<br />
group compatibility (28).<br />
In 1988, Hiyama and Hatanaka published their work<br />
on the Pd- or Ni-catalysed coupling of organosilanes<br />
with aryl halides or trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates)<br />
(35). Although silicon is less toxic than tin,<br />
a fluoride source, such as tris(dimethylamino)-<br />
sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate (TASF) (35) or caesium<br />
fluoride (CsF) (36), is required to activate the<br />
organosilane towards transmetallation. Professor S. E.<br />
Denmark has also contributed significantly to this area.<br />
Industrial Applications<br />
In the early 1990s the Merck Corporation was able to<br />
develop two significant drug molecules, losartan, 1,<br />
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1 Losartan<br />
2 Montelukast<br />
Fig. 3. Structures of losartan and montelukast<br />
(also known as Cozaar TM , for the treatment of hypertension)<br />
(37) and montelukast, 2, (also known as<br />
Singulair TM , for the treatment of asthma) (38, 39),<br />
(Figure 3) using Suzuki and Heck coupling processes<br />
respectively. This also increased awareness among<br />
related industries to look into similar processes.<br />
Today, coupling reactions are essential steps in the<br />
preparation of many drugs. Recent reviews by Beller<br />
(40) and by Sigman (41) summarise the applications<br />
of Pd-catalysed coupling in the pharmaceutical,agrochemical<br />
and fine chemicals industries. Apart from<br />
the major applications in the pharmaceutical and<br />
agrochemical industries (the boscalid process is the<br />
world’s largest commercial Suzuki process), crosscoupling<br />
is also being practiced in the electronics<br />
industry for liquid crystal and organic light-emitting<br />
diode (OLED) applications in display screens (42,<br />
43).<br />
The research and development group at Johnson<br />
Matthey’s Catalysis and Chiral Technologies has developed<br />
commercial processes for preformed catalysts<br />
such as PdCl 2 (dtbpf) (Pd-118), 3, (44–46), L 2 Pd(0)<br />
complexes, 4, (47) and precursors to twelve-electron<br />
species such as [Pd(µ-Br) t Bu 3 P] 2 (Pd-113), 5, (48)<br />
and LPd(η 3 -allyl)Cl, 6, (49, 50) (Figure 4). These catalysts<br />
are all highly active for various cross-coupling<br />
reactions which are used for real world applications.<br />
More details on the applications of these catalysts<br />
are given elsewhere (48, 51, 52). A special issue of<br />
Accounts of Chemical Research also covered recent<br />
updates of these coupling reactions from academia<br />
in detail (53).<br />
Fe<br />
3<br />
P t Bu 2<br />
Pd<br />
P t Bu 2<br />
Cl<br />
Cl<br />
L<br />
Pd<br />
4<br />
L<br />
Br<br />
t Bu 3 P–Pd Pd–P t Bu 3<br />
Br<br />
5<br />
P t Bu 2<br />
P<br />
6<br />
Pd<br />
Cl<br />
4a L = P t Bu 3<br />
4b L = P t Bu 2 Np<br />
Ph Fe Ph<br />
4c L = PCy 3<br />
4d L = Q-Phos<br />
4e L = A ta Ph<br />
Ph<br />
-Phos<br />
4f L = P(o-tolyl) 3<br />
4g L = PPh t Ph<br />
Bu 2<br />
Q-Phos ligand<br />
Me 2 N<br />
P t Bu 2<br />
A ta -Phos ligand<br />
Fig. 4. Examples of highly active Pd cross-coupling catalysts developed and commercialised by Johnson Matthey<br />
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In order to address the issue of residual palladium<br />
in the final product, several solid-supported<br />
preformed palladium complexes have been developed<br />
and launched onto the catalyst market<br />
(54–56).<br />
Conclusions<br />
Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling is of great importance<br />
to real world applications in the pharmaceutical,<br />
agrochemicals, fine chemicals and electronics<br />
industries. The area has developed quite rapidly<br />
beyond the work of Heck, Negishi and Suzuki,<br />
though all three reactions are widely used. Academic<br />
groups such as those of Beller, Buchwald, Fu, Hartwig<br />
and Nolan as well as industrial groups such as that<br />
at Johnson Matthey, are now developing the field even<br />
further. Buchwald-Hartwig coupling has become particularly<br />
important for developing compounds containing<br />
carbon–nitrogen bonds for applications in<br />
industry, as well as α-arylation of carbonyl compounds<br />
such as ketones, esters, amides, aldehydes<br />
etc., and nitriles (57). The significant growth of crosscoupling<br />
reactions can be summarised in Professor<br />
K. C. Nicolaou’s words:<br />
“In the last quarter of the 20th century, a new<br />
paradigm for carbon–carbon bond formation has<br />
emerged that has enabled considerably the prowess<br />
of synthetic organic chemists to assemble complex<br />
molecular frameworks and has changed the way<br />
we think about synthesis”(58).<br />
More detailed articles summarising the history of<br />
cross-coupling in the context of the 2010 Nobel Prize<br />
in Chemistry with an outlook on the future of crosscoupling<br />
will be published elsewhere (59, 60).<br />
Glossary<br />
Ligand<br />
A ta -Phos<br />
Cy<br />
dppf<br />
dtbpf<br />
Np<br />
Ph<br />
Q-Phos<br />
t Bu<br />
Name<br />
p-dimethylaminophenyl(di-tert-butyl)phosphine<br />
cyclohexyl<br />
1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene<br />
1,1′-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene<br />
neopentyl<br />
phenyl<br />
1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1′-(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene<br />
tert-butyl<br />
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The Author<br />
Dr Thomas J. Colacot, FRSC, is a<br />
Research and Development Manager<br />
in Homogeneous Catalysis (Global) of<br />
Johnson Matthey’s Catalysis and<br />
Chiral Technologies business unit.<br />
Since 2003 his responsibilities include<br />
developing and managing a new catalyst<br />
development programme, catalytic<br />
organic chemistry processes,<br />
scale up, customer presentations and<br />
technology transfers of processes<br />
globally. He is a member of <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
<strong>Metals</strong> <strong>Review</strong>’s Editorial Board,<br />
among other responsibilities. He has<br />
co-authored about 100 publications<br />
and holds several patents.<br />
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Dalton Discussion 12: Catalytic<br />
C–H and C–X Bond Activation<br />
doi:10.1595/147106711X554071<br />
http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/<br />
<strong>Review</strong>ed by Ian J. S. Fairlamb<br />
Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington,<br />
York YO10 5DD, UK;<br />
E-mail: ian.fairlamb@york.ac.uk<br />
The 12th Dalton Discussion (DD12) conference was<br />
held at Durham University, UK, from 13th–15th<br />
September 2010 (1). It was the first Dalton Discussion<br />
to have been jointly organised by the Dalton and<br />
Organic Divisions of the Royal Society of Chemistry<br />
(RSC). A special issue of Dalton Transactions, containing<br />
refereed papers (both original and perspective<br />
articles), accompanied all the presentations at the<br />
conference (2). The DD12 meeting was supported by<br />
generous sponsorship from BP, Pfizer and the Dalton<br />
and Organic Divisions of the RSC, and poster prizes<br />
were provided by Springer, Dalton Transactions and<br />
Catalysis Science and Technology.<br />
The principal aim of DD12 was to bring together<br />
both organic and inorganic chemists from around the<br />
world to highlight and discuss important aspects relevant<br />
to the design, development and application of<br />
late transition metal-catalysed protocols involving the<br />
activation of either carbon–X (X = halogen or pseudohalogen)<br />
or carbon–hydrogen bonds. The investigation<br />
of mechanism and synthetic applications of<br />
catalytic processes by both experimental and theoretical<br />
methods underpinned many of the oral and<br />
poster contributions at the conference.<br />
Common themes discussed at DD12 included:<br />
• Ligand design and kinetic studies of catalytic<br />
processes involving C–H and C–X activation;<br />
• New opportunities in C–X activation;<br />
• Fundamental experimental aspects of C–X and<br />
C–H activation;<br />
• Mechanistic and theoretical aspects of C–X and<br />
C–H activation.<br />
It was quite fortuitous that DD12 occurred just a<br />
few weeks prior to the announcement on 6th October<br />
2010 that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 would be<br />
awarded to Professors Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi<br />
and Akira Suzuki for work in the field of palladiumcatalysed<br />
cross-coupling reactions in organic synthesis<br />
(3), which highlights the general importance and<br />
timeliness of the topic.<br />
Over one hundred delegates attended DD12 from<br />
across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North<br />
America. Both academic and industrial groups were<br />
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represented at the conference, with around 25% of<br />
attendees being from major industrial organisations.<br />
The DD12 meeting comprised eight single sessions<br />
run over three days. Individual sessions began with<br />
either a Keynote lecture or an invited lecture. These<br />
were followed by three five-minute contributed presentations.<br />
With the exception of the sixth session<br />
(see below), questions were taken during the lively<br />
and lengthy discussions held after all of the session<br />
lectures had taken place.<br />
Ligand Design<br />
Professor Todd Marder (Durham University, UK)<br />
chaired the first session of the meeting. Professor<br />
Hans de Vries (DSM Pharmaceutical Products, The<br />
Netherlands) gave the Keynote lecture, which provided<br />
an overview of cross-coupling reactions and<br />
issues of ‘ligand design’ versus ‘ligand-free’ catalysis.<br />
His lecture nicely set the tone of the meeting and<br />
stimulated lots of discussion; for example, on the<br />
nature of the catalytically active species and the<br />
role of palladium nanoparticles. Professor de Vries<br />
then went on to present several mechanisms for the<br />
modified Ullmann reaction, highlighting the importance<br />
of copper(III) species, but also issues surrounding<br />
the complex catalytic reaction systems.<br />
A careful study of manganese-catalysed C–H oxidation<br />
with hydrogen peroxide showed that specially<br />
designed multidentate ligands were oxidised to<br />
pyridine-2-carboxylic acid prior to catalytic substrate<br />
oxidation, which explains the observed catalytic<br />
activity (Scheme I). This work by Wesley R. Browne<br />
(University of Groningen, The Netherlands) showed<br />
that some caution should be exerted in ligand design,<br />
metal catalysis and reaction mechanism analysis,<br />
especially where the ligand can change chemical<br />
form under the catalytic reaction conditions used.<br />
Selective Catalysis<br />
The second session was chaired by Warren B. Cross<br />
(University of Leicester, UK) who introduced a<br />
Keynote lecture from Professor Aiwen Lei (Wuhan<br />
University, China). Professor Lei discussed selective<br />
oxidative cross-coupling using palladium(II) catalysis<br />
(with a suitable oxidant) between two different<br />
nucleophiles (for example Process A, Scheme II) and<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
CO 2 H<br />
N<br />
Mn/H 2 O 2<br />
Ligand oxidation<br />
N<br />
Mn/H 2 O 2<br />
Active<br />
catalyst<br />
species<br />
HO<br />
OH<br />
Scheme I. Ligand degradation in a manganese-catalysed oxidation process<br />
Process A<br />
Process B<br />
M<br />
X<br />
or:<br />
R 1<br />
R 1<br />
+<br />
H<br />
R 2<br />
Pd catalyst<br />
R 1<br />
Scheme II.<br />
New catalytic<br />
cross-coupling<br />
processes with<br />
activated or<br />
unactivated arenes<br />
Process C<br />
H<br />
or:<br />
R 1<br />
R 2<br />
M = metal<br />
X = halogen or pseudohalogen<br />
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went on to elaborate on issues surrounding the rates<br />
of reductive elimination processes. Crucially, fast<br />
reductive elimination and transmetallation rates were<br />
found to determine the selectivity of the heterocoupling<br />
reaction.<br />
George Fortman (University of St Andrews, UK)<br />
discussed work on the synthesis of gold–acetylides<br />
formed by alkyne C–H activation. The serendipitous<br />
discovery of a palladium-catalysed regioselective<br />
C–H functionalisation of 2-pyrones was then reported<br />
by Professor Fairlamb. Two catalysts were used in this<br />
work,namely trans-Pd(Br)N-Succ(PPh 3 ) 2 and Pd 2 (dba-<br />
4-OMe) 3 (N-Succ = succinimide; dba-4-OMe = 1,5-bis-<br />
(4′-methoxyphenyl)penta-1E,4E-dien-3-one).<br />
The third session of the meeting was chaired by<br />
Professor Fairlamb, and began with a Keynote lecture<br />
by Professor Jennifer Love (The University of British<br />
Columbia, Canada). Love presented a brief overview<br />
of carbon–fluorine activation processes including<br />
cross-coupling reactions of polyfluoroarenes. She<br />
focused on the development of nickel and platinum<br />
catalyst systems for arylboronic acid cross-coupling<br />
with fluoroarenes containing ortho-directing groups.<br />
This presentation was followed by Professor Philippe<br />
Dauban (Centre National de la Recherche<br />
Scientifique (CNRS), France), who presented studies<br />
of catalytic aminations involving nitrene insertion<br />
into C–H bonds (Scheme III). The selective C–H<br />
functionalisation of secondary methylene carbon<br />
centres in the presence of other secondary sites was<br />
a particular highlight.<br />
During the discussion session of these lectures,<br />
several of the pharmaceutical chemists present at the<br />
meeting debated the role of fluoroaryl groups in<br />
pharmaceutical compounds. Several viable synthetic<br />
methods for incorporating fluoro substituents into<br />
arenes were highlighted.<br />
Mechanistic Aspects<br />
The fourth session of DD12 was chaired by Professor<br />
Susan Gibson (Imperial College London, UK), and<br />
began with an invited lecture by John M. Brown<br />
(Oxford University, UK). Brown introduced anilide<br />
activation of adjacent C–H bonds in the palladiumcatalysed<br />
Fujiwara-Moritani reaction using catalytic<br />
Pd(OAc) 2 in the presence of tosic acid and p-benzoquinone.<br />
Kinetic aspects such as induction periods<br />
and palladacycle formation were presented as well as<br />
synthetic aspects. During the discussion session a<br />
number of mechanistic aspects of these processes<br />
were raised, which led to David (Dai) Davies<br />
(University of Leicester, UK) defining the ambiphilic<br />
metal ligand activation (AMLA) process in which the<br />
number of atoms thought to be involved in the transition<br />
state is specified, as illustrated in Scheme IV for<br />
AMLA-4 (4 electrons) and AMLA-6 (6 electrons)<br />
S (S) NH 2 + Iodine(III)<br />
Iodine(I)<br />
Rh*<br />
Rh*=NS (S)<br />
Concerted<br />
or stepwise?<br />
R<br />
H<br />
NHS (S)<br />
R’<br />
R’<br />
R<br />
Terpenes or<br />
polycyclic systems<br />
Yield ≤91%<br />
de ≤99%<br />
Scheme III. Selective<br />
carbon–hydrogen<br />
activation-catalytic<br />
amination using<br />
rhodium catalysis<br />
S (S) NH 2 =<br />
O<br />
S<br />
N<br />
NH 2<br />
SO2 -p-Tol<br />
Rh* =<br />
N<br />
O<br />
Rh 2 ((S)-nta) 4<br />
nta = nitrilotriacetate<br />
O<br />
O<br />
Rh<br />
O<br />
Rh<br />
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intermediates which are of general relevance to C–H<br />
activation. The concerted metalation-deprotonation<br />
(CMD) is identical to AMLA-6.<br />
Esteban P. Urriolabeitia (University of Zaragoza,<br />
Spain) reported stoichiometric and catalytic<br />
regioselective C–H functionalisations including a<br />
palladium-catalysed oxidative etherification of iminophosphoranes.<br />
Finally, a combined theoretical and<br />
experimental study on the use of ruthenium vinylidene<br />
complexes as catalysts for carbon–oxygen bond<br />
formation was presented by Jason M. Lynam<br />
(University of York, UK). The role of carboxylate<br />
‘acetate’ ligands was discussed, and a variant of the<br />
AMLA/CMD mechanism proposed, namely the ligandassisted-proton<br />
shuttle (LAPS) (Scheme V).<br />
The fifth session was chaired by Anthony Haynes<br />
(The University of Sheffield, UK). Professor Zhang-Jie<br />
Shi (Peking University, China) gave an interesting<br />
presentation, particularly the unusual results of a<br />
‘metal-free’ coupling of an aryl halide with an arene<br />
using potassium tert-butoxide and 1,10-phenanthroline<br />
(4).<br />
Dai Davies went on to present alkyne insertion<br />
reactions of cyclometallated pyrazole and imine<br />
complexes of iridium, rhodium and ruthenium, with<br />
emphasis on establishing substrate/catalyst/product<br />
correlations through detailed structural and spectroscopic<br />
studies. The last speaker of the session, Xavi<br />
Ribas (Universitat de Girona, Spain), discussed reductive<br />
elimination from a ‘model’ aryl–Cu(III)–halide<br />
species which was triggered by a strong acid, and its<br />
relevance to the mechanism of Ullmann-type couplings<br />
(Scheme VI).<br />
C–H Activation<br />
The sixth session was chaired by Professor Peter<br />
Scott (The University of Warwick, UK), and the first<br />
invited lecture was from Professor Robin Bedford<br />
(University of Bristol, UK). Bedford presented an<br />
introduction to the field of ‘C–H activation’, and went<br />
on to discuss mild and selective ‘solvent-free’ aromatic<br />
C–H functionalisation/halogenation reactions<br />
catalysed by Pd(OAc) 2 . The second lecture was<br />
given by Professor Fairlamb on surface-catalysed<br />
H<br />
N<br />
O<br />
Pd(OAc) 2 , p-TsOH, butyl<br />
acrylate, p-benzoquinone<br />
H<br />
N<br />
O<br />
CO 2 Bu<br />
Scheme IV. Alkenylation<br />
chemistry (top); ambiphilic<br />
metal ligand activation<br />
(AMLA) and concerted<br />
metalation-deprotonation<br />
(CMD) mechanisms for<br />
carbon–hydrogen activation<br />
(bottom)<br />
Oxidative<br />
addition<br />
σ-Bond<br />
metathesis<br />
Ambiphilic metal ligand activation<br />
(AMLA)<br />
L n M<br />
R<br />
R’<br />
H<br />
+<br />
L n M<br />
R<br />
R’<br />
H<br />
+<br />
L n M<br />
R<br />
X<br />
H<br />
+<br />
L n M<br />
R<br />
O<br />
H<br />
R’<br />
O<br />
+<br />
AMLA-4<br />
AMLA-6*<br />
R’ = H, hydrocarbyl, boryl<br />
X = heteroatom with lone pair(s)<br />
*AMLA-6 is essentially identical to<br />
concerted metalation deprotonation<br />
(CMD)<br />
O<br />
O<br />
Ru<br />
H<br />
R<br />
O<br />
O<br />
[Ru]<br />
H<br />
R<br />
[Ru]<br />
O<br />
C<br />
O<br />
R<br />
H<br />
Scheme V. Ligandassisted-proton<br />
shuttle (LAPS)<br />
mechanism<br />
[Ru]=Ru(κ 2 -OAc)(PPh 3 ) 2<br />
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X<br />
+<br />
H<br />
N Cu III<br />
( ) 3<br />
N<br />
CF 3 SO 3 H (1.5 equiv),<br />
CH 3 CN, 298 K,
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[Rh]<br />
H<br />
R 3 P<br />
[Rh]<br />
H<br />
R 3 P F<br />
8 kcal mol –1 5 kcal mol –1<br />
F n<br />
R Rh–C/C–H = 2.15<br />
[Rh]<br />
R 3 P<br />
F<br />
H<br />
F<br />
F n<br />
Fig. 2. The ortho-fluorine effect in<br />
promoting carbon–hydrogen activation.<br />
R Rh–C/C–H = slope of line on plot of<br />
Rh–C vs. C–H bond strength (From<br />
T. Tanabe et al., in (2). Reproduced by<br />
permission of The Royal Society of<br />
Chemistry)<br />
ortho-fluorine effect<br />
[Rh] = Tp’Rh<br />
Tp’ = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate<br />
George (The University of Nottingham, UK) presented<br />
a combined experimental (fast time-resolved infrared<br />
spectroscopy (TRIR)) and theoretical investigation of<br />
the C–H activation of cyclic alkanes by cyclopentadienyl<br />
rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes. He highlighted<br />
the inherent mechanistic differences in C–H activation<br />
of linear versus cyclic alkanes by half-sandwich<br />
rhodium complexes. Interestingly, C–H activation in<br />
cyclic alkanes depends primarily on the strength of<br />
alkane–metal binding. Note that this paper appeared<br />
in a later issue of Dalton Transactions (5).<br />
Poster Prizes<br />
Following the conference dinner in the famous<br />
Durham Castle, Professors Love and Perutz awarded<br />
four poster prizes. The poster content of the awardees<br />
(Figure 3)highlighted the breadth of subjects covered<br />
and the high standard of all of the posters presented<br />
at the meeting.The winning posters were:<br />
• ‘Hydrodefluorination of Fluoroaromatics by<br />
[RuH 2 (CO)(NHC)(PPh 3 ) 2 ]: An Explanation for<br />
the 1,2-Regioselectivity’, Julien Panetier (Heriot-<br />
Watt University, UK)<br />
• ‘Development of Chiral 4-(DAAP)-N-oxide<br />
Catalysts for the Sulfonylative Kinetic Resolution<br />
of Amines’, Toritse Bob-Egbe (Imperial College<br />
London, UK)<br />
• ‘Reversible Reactions Across the M–C Bond of<br />
Lanthanide NHC Complexes to Form New N–E<br />
and C–E Bonds’, Anne Germeroth (University of<br />
Edinburgh, UK)<br />
• ‘Novel Multidentate Phosphine-Alkene Ligands<br />
for Catalysis’, Amanda Jarvis (University of York,<br />
UK)<br />
Fig. 3. Poster prize winners of Dalton Discussion 12:<br />
Julien Panetier (Heriot-Watt University), Toritse<br />
Bob-Egbe (Imperial College London), Anne Germeroth<br />
(University of Edinburgh) and Amanda Jarvis<br />
(University of York)<br />
Concluding Remarks<br />
From the oral presentations, numerous posters and<br />
lively discussions at the DD12 meeting, there was<br />
overwhelming evidence that a better understanding<br />
of the mechanisms of metal-catalysed C–X and C–H<br />
functionalisation processes is emerging. Quite strikingly,<br />
studies in inorganic and organometallic coordination<br />
chemistry, theoretical and kinetic studies, new<br />
synthetic methodologies and applications are driving<br />
this understanding. The platinum group metals play<br />
an important role in many of the catalytic processes<br />
under discussion.<br />
As a first joint discussion conference between the<br />
RSC Dalton and Organic Divisions, it was a great success,<br />
and showed quite clearly that both the organic<br />
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and inorganic communities need to work together to<br />
deliver powerful, clean and efficient methods for the<br />
preparation of functionalised organic building blocks<br />
and fine chemicals.<br />
K. Huang, S.-F. Zheng, B.-J. Li and Z.-J. Shi, Nature<br />
Chem., 2010, 2, (12), 1044<br />
5 M. W. George, M. B. Hall, P. Portius, A. L. Renz, X.-Z.<br />
Sun, M. Towrie and X. Yang, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40,<br />
(8), 1751<br />
References<br />
1 RSC Conferences and Events, Dalton Discussion 12:<br />
Catalytic C–H and C–X Bond Activation (DD12): http://<br />
www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/RSCConferences/<br />
dd12/index.asp (Accessed on 31 December 2010)<br />
2 Dalton Discussion 12: Catalytic C–H and C–X bond<br />
activation (DD12), Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, (43),<br />
10321–10540<br />
3 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010: http://nobelprize.org/<br />
nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2010/ (Accessed on 31<br />
December 2010)<br />
4 C.-L. Sun, H. Li, D.-G. Yu, M. Yu, X. Zhou, X.-Y. Lu,<br />
The <strong>Review</strong>er<br />
Professor Ian Fairlamb is currently a<br />
Full Professor in Organic Chemistry at<br />
the University of York, UK, and has<br />
research interests in catalysis, synthetic<br />
chemistry, mechanistic understanding,<br />
nanocatalysis, metals in medicine, and<br />
applications of catalysis in chemical<br />
biology. In 2004, he was awarded<br />
both a Royal Society University<br />
Research Fellowship and the Royal<br />
Society of Chemistry Meldola Medal<br />
and Prize for outstanding contributions<br />
to the field of palladium chemistry<br />
in synthesis.<br />
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A Healthy Future: <strong>Platinum</strong> in<br />
Medical Applications<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> group metals enhance the quality of life of the global population<br />
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http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/<br />
By Alison Cowley<br />
Johnson Matthey Precious <strong>Metals</strong> Marketing, Orchard<br />
Road, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5HE, UK<br />
and Brian Woodward*<br />
Johnson Matthey Medical Products, 12205 World Trade<br />
Drive, San Diego, California 92128, USA;<br />
*E-mail: woodwbk@jmusa.com<br />
The world’s growing population demands increasing<br />
access to advanced healthcare treatments. <strong>Platinum</strong> is<br />
used to make essential components for a range of<br />
medical devices, including pacemakers, implantable<br />
defibrillators, catheters, stents and neuromodulation<br />
devices. The properties of platinum which make it<br />
suitable for medical device applications include its biocompatibility,<br />
inertness within the body, durability, electrical<br />
conductivity and radiopacity.Components can be<br />
manufactured in a variety of forms, from rod, wire and<br />
ribbon to sheet and foil, plus high-precision micromachined<br />
parts. As well as biomedical device components,platinum<br />
also finds use in anticancer drugs such<br />
as cisplatin and carboplatin.<br />
Introduction<br />
According to the United Nations Environment<br />
Programme (UNEP), the global population will reach<br />
over 9 billion by 2050 with nearly 90% of the world’s<br />
people located in developing countries (Figure 1) (1).<br />
Since the early 1970s, platinum has been used in a<br />
variety of medical devices for people around the<br />
world suffering from such ailments as heart disease,<br />
stroke, neurological disorders, chronic pain and other<br />
life threatening conditions. In 2010, some 175,000 oz<br />
of platinum are estimated to have been used in biomedical<br />
devices, of which around 80 per cent was for<br />
established technologies such as guidewires and cardiac<br />
rhythm devices. The remaining 20 per cent was<br />
used in newer technologies, such as neuromodulation<br />
devices and stents. In addition, over 25,000 oz of<br />
platinum are used annually in anticancer drugs (2).<br />
With an ageing and increasing world population,<br />
there will be an increasing demand for healthcare<br />
products and services that use components made<br />
from platinum, other platinum group metals (pgms)<br />
and their alloys. Increasing access to healthcare and<br />
advanced medical treatments in developing countries<br />
means that platinum contributes to improving<br />
the quality of life of people around the world.<br />
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Global population, estimates and projections<br />
(billions)<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
Developed countries<br />
Developing countries<br />
0<br />
1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050<br />
Year<br />
Fig. 1. Trends<br />
in population,<br />
developed and<br />
developing<br />
countries, between<br />
1750–2050<br />
(estimates and<br />
projections) (1)<br />
(Image: Hugo<br />
Ahlenius, Nordpil)<br />
The Advantages of <strong>Platinum</strong> for<br />
Biomedical Uses<br />
The chemical, physical and mechanical properties of<br />
platinum and its alloys make them uniquely suitable<br />
for a variety of medical applications. Agnew et al. (3)<br />
and Brummer et al. (4) carried out studies which confirmed<br />
the low corrosivity, high biocompatibility and<br />
good mechanical resistance of platinum and platinum<br />
alloys that are used for medical applications.<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong>’s biocompatibility makes it ideal for<br />
temporary and permanent implantation in the body,<br />
a quality which is exploited in a variety of treatments.<br />
As a metal, it can be fabricated into very tiny, complex<br />
shapes and it has some important properties not<br />
shared by base metals. It is inert, so it does not corrode<br />
inside the body unlike metals such as nickel<br />
and copper, which can sometimes cause allergic<br />
reactions. Modern, minimally-invasive medical techniques<br />
often use electricity to diagnose and treat<br />
patients’ illnesses, and platinum’s conductivity makes<br />
it an ideal electrode material. It is also radiopaque,<br />
so it is clearly visible in X-ray images, enabling doctors<br />
to monitor the position of the device during<br />
treatment. Some examples of areas where pgms are<br />
used in medical devices, together with some of the<br />
manufacturers currently active in the medical device<br />
market, are shown in Table I.<br />
For more than forty years platinum alloys have<br />
been employed extensively in treatments for coronary<br />
artery disease such as balloon angioplasty and stenting<br />
where inertness and visibility under X-ray are<br />
crucial. In the field of cardiac rhythm disorders,<br />
platinum’s durability, inertness and electrical conductivity<br />
make it the ideal electrode material for devices<br />
such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and<br />
electrophysiology catheters. More recently, its unique<br />
properties have been exploited in neuromodulation<br />
devices (including “brain pacemakers”, used to treat<br />
some movement disorders, and cochlear implants, to<br />
restore hearing), and in coils and catheters for the<br />
treatment of brain aneurysms.<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> in Biomedical Applications<br />
Devices for Cardiac Rhythm Management<br />
Abnormalities of the heart’s rhythm are common,<br />
often debilitating, and sometimes fatal. For example,<br />
bradycardia is a condition in which the heart’s<br />
“natural pacemaker” is set too slow, resulting in<br />
fatigue, dizziness and fainting. Other patients may<br />
be at risk of sudden cardiac death, a condition in<br />
which the heart’s lower chambers (the ventricles)<br />
“fibrillate”, or pulse in a rapid and uncoordinated<br />
manner. This prevents the heart from pumping<br />
blood and leads rapidly to death unless the victim<br />
receives cardioversion (a strong electric shock to the<br />
heart, which restores normal rhythm).<br />
These and other cardiac rhythm disorders can<br />
now be managed very successfully using implanted<br />
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Table I<br />
Markets for Medical Devices and the Major Device Companies<br />
Medical device markets Examples of application areas Major medical device companies<br />
Surgical instrumentation Arthroscopic; ophthalmology; Boston Scientific; Johnson &<br />
endo-laparoscopic; electro-surgical Johnson; Stryker; Tyco<br />
Electro-medical implants Pacemakers; defibrillators; hearing Boston Scientific; Biotronik;<br />
assist devices; heart pumps<br />
Medtronic; St. Jude Medical<br />
Interventional Stents; angioplasty; catheter Boston Scientific; Abbott Vascular;<br />
ablation; distal protection<br />
Johnson & Johnson; Medtronic<br />
Orthopaedics Spinal fixation; hip implants; Biomet; Johnson & Johnson;<br />
knee implants<br />
Stryker; Zimmer<br />
devices such as artificial pacemakers (5, 6) and<br />
implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) (7–9).<br />
These consist of a “pulse generator”, a small box<br />
containing a battery and an electronic control system<br />
which is implanted in the chest wall, and one<br />
or more leads which run through a large vein into<br />
the heart itself. The electrodes on these leads deliver<br />
electrical impulses to the heart muscle – in the case<br />
of a pacemaker, these ensure that the heart beats<br />
regularly and at an appropriate pace, while in the<br />
case of an ICD, a much stronger electrical shock is<br />
delivered as soon as the device detects a dangerously<br />
irregular heartbeat. Each lead typically has two or<br />
more electrodes made of platinum-iridium alloy,<br />
while platinum components are also used to connect<br />
the pulse generator to the lead (Figure 2).<br />
Catheters and Stents<br />
Catheters are flexible tubes which are introduced<br />
into the body to help diagnose or treat illnesses<br />
such as heart disease (10–13). The doctor can perform<br />
delicate procedures without requiring the<br />
patient to undergo invasive surgical treatment,<br />
improving recovery time and minimising the risk of<br />
complications. Many catheters incorporate platinum<br />
components: marker bands and guidewires, which<br />
help the surgeon guide the catheter to the treatment<br />
site, or electrodes, which are used to diagnose and<br />
treat some cardiac rhythm disorders (arrhythmias).<br />
One of the most common coronary complaints in<br />
the developed world is atherosclerosis, the “furring<br />
up” of the artery walls with fatty deposits, which can<br />
lead to angina and heart attack (14). Blockages in the<br />
coronary arteries are often treated using a procedure<br />
called “percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty”<br />
(PTCA, also known as balloon angioplasty)<br />
(15, 16). This treatment uses a catheter with a tiny balloon<br />
attached to its end, which is guided to the treatment<br />
site then inflated, crushing the fatty deposits<br />
and clearing the artery. Afterwards, a small tubular<br />
device called a stent (Figure 3) is usually inserted in<br />
order to keep the newly-cleared artery open.<br />
The advent of the implantable metal stent to prop<br />
open the artery after angioplasty reduced the<br />
occurrence of restenosis (re-narrowing of the artery)<br />
by more than 25 per cent. In 2003 the US FDA<br />
approved the first drug-eluting stent for use within<br />
the USA (17). This type of stent is aimed at further<br />
lowering the rate of restenosis following angioplasty<br />
procedures.<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong>’s role in PTCA is to help ensure that the<br />
balloon is correctly located. First, the surgeon uses a<br />
guidewire to direct the balloon to the treatment site.<br />
This guidewire is made of base metal for most of its<br />
length, but has a coiled platinum-tungsten wire at<br />
its tip, which makes it easier to steer and ensures<br />
that it is visible under X-ray. <strong>Platinum</strong> is also used in<br />
marker bands, tiny metal rings which are placed<br />
either side of the balloon in order to keep track of<br />
its position in the body.<br />
Stents are usually made of base metals (typically<br />
stainless steel or cobalt-chromium). However, in<br />
2009, the American device manufacturer Boston<br />
Scientific introduced a cardiac stent made of a platinum<br />
chromium alloy (18–20). This stent has been<br />
approved in Europe, and the company is currently<br />
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Pt or Pt-Ir through<br />
wires for multi-pin<br />
hermetic seal, inside<br />
the seal housing<br />
(0.015”<br />
(0.381 mm)<br />
and 0.013”<br />
Pt-Ir, MP35N ® or<br />
stainless steel<br />
machined parts for<br />
terminal connector<br />
(0.330 mm)) Pt or Pt-Ir wire and<br />
ribbon multifilar<br />
coils for highvoltage<br />
shocking<br />
electrodes<br />
Pt-Ir alloy rings for<br />
shocking electrodes<br />
Porous TiNi-coated<br />
Pt-Ir helix and post<br />
assembly for active<br />
fixation leads<br />
TiNi-coated Pt-Ir<br />
machined parts<br />
for passive<br />
fixation leads<br />
Fig. 2. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator, showing the components that are made from platinum or<br />
platinum group metal alloys<br />
seeking approval from the US Food & Drugs<br />
Administration (FDA).<br />
Catheters containing platinum components are<br />
also used to detect and treat some types of cardiac<br />
arrhythmia (21, 22). Devices called electrophysiology<br />
catheters (23), which contain platinum electrodes,<br />
are used to map the electrical pathways of the<br />
heart so that the appropriate treatment – such as a<br />
pacemaker – can be prescribed.<br />
Other catheters with platinum electrodes are used<br />
for a minimally-invasive heart treatment known as<br />
radio-frequency (RF) ablation (24–26). Arrhythmias<br />
are often caused by abnormalities in the conduction<br />
of electricity within the heart, and it is often possible<br />
Stent (stainless<br />
steel, Co-Cr,<br />
Co-Cr with Pt,<br />
or nitinol)<br />
Balloon<br />
supporting<br />
the stent<br />
Guidewire with<br />
coiled Pt-W tip<br />
Fig. 3. A balloon-mounted stent used in<br />
percutaneous transluminal coronary<br />
angioplasty (PTCA, or balloon angioplasty)<br />
procedures (Copyright © Abbott Vascular<br />
Devices)<br />
Marker band (Pt,<br />
Pt-Ir or Au)<br />
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to cauterise part of the heart muscle in order to<br />
restore normal heart rhythm. For example, ablation<br />
is increasingly used to treat a very common heart<br />
problem called atrial fibrillation, in which the upper<br />
chamber of the heart (the atrium) quivers rapidly and<br />
erratically. Using a catheter equipped with platinumiridium<br />
electrodes, the surgeon “ablates” or makes<br />
small burns to the heart tissue, causing scarring,<br />
which in turn blocks the superfluous electrical<br />
impulses which trigger the fibrillation.<br />
Neuromodulation Devices<br />
Neuromodulation devices deliver electrical impulses<br />
to nerves and even directly to the brain, treating disorders<br />
as varied as deafness, incontinence (27, 28),<br />
chronic pain (29) and Parkinson’s disease (30). Many<br />
of these devices are based on an extension of heart<br />
pacemaker technology, and they are sometimes<br />
referred to as “brain pacemakers” (31). Like heart<br />
pacemakers, they have platinum-iridium electrodes<br />
and may also incorporate platinum components in<br />
the pulse generator.<br />
There are a number of different types of neurostimulation,<br />
depending on the condition that is being<br />
treated. Spinal cord stimulation (the commonest<br />
neuromodulation therapy) is used to treat severe<br />
chronic pain, often in patients who have already<br />
had spinal surgery. Small platinum electrodes are<br />
placed in the epidural space (the outer part of the<br />
spinal canal) and connected to an implanted pulse<br />
generator. The patient can turn the stimulation off<br />
and on, and adjust its intensity.<br />
In deep brain stimulation (DBS) (32–34), the electrodes<br />
are placed in the brain itself. As well as pain,<br />
DBS may be used to treat movement disorders such<br />
as Parkinson’s disease, and it is being investigated as a<br />
potential treatment for a wide range of other illnesses,<br />
including epilepsy and depression. Epileptic patients<br />
can also be treated using a vagus nerve stimulation<br />
device (the vagus nerve is situated in the neck).<br />
A cochlear implant (35–38) is used to restore hearing<br />
to people with moderate to profound hearing<br />
loss (many patients receive two implants, one in each<br />
ear). A typical device consists of a speech processor<br />
and coil, which are worn externally behind the ear,<br />
an implanted device just under the skin behind the<br />
ear, and a platinum electrode array which is positioned<br />
in the cochlea (the sense organ which<br />
converts sound into nerve impulses to the brain).<br />
The speech processor captures sound and converts it<br />
to digital information, which is transmitted via the<br />
coil to the implant. This in turn converts the digital<br />
signal into electrical impulses which are sent to the<br />
electrode array in the cochlea, where they stimulate<br />
the hearing nerve. These impulses are interpreted by<br />
the brain as sound. It is believed that around 200,000<br />
people worldwide have received one or more<br />
cochlear implants.<br />
At present, neuromodulation is expensive and is<br />
only available in a small number of specialist centres;<br />
even in developed countries only a small proportion<br />
of potentially eligible patients receive this treatment.<br />
However, neuromodulation can be used to help<br />
patients with common and sometimes difficult to<br />
treat conditions (such as chronic pain, epilepsy and<br />
migraine). Its use might therefore be expected to<br />
increase significantly in coming years as new indications<br />
for these therapies are established.<br />
Other Implants<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong>’s biocompatibility makes it ideal for temporary<br />
and permanent implantation in the body,<br />
a quality which is exploited in a variety of treatments<br />
in addition to the heart implants already discussed.<br />
Irradiated iridium wire sheathed in platinum can be<br />
implanted into the body to deliver doses of radiation<br />
for cancer therapy (39–41). This treatment takes<br />
advantage of platinum’s radiopacity to shield healthy<br />
tissues from the radiation, while the exposed iridium<br />
tip of the wire irradiates the tumour. Although this<br />
procedure is gradually being replaced by other forms<br />
of radio- and chemotherapy, it remains a useful<br />
weapon in the battle against cancer.<br />
A more recent development is the use of coils<br />
made of platinum wire to treat aneurysms, balloonings<br />
in blood vessels caused by weaknesses in the<br />
vessel walls (42).If the blood pressure rises, the vessel<br />
may rupture, causing a haemorrhage. Although this<br />
can occur anywhere in the body, platinum is mainly<br />
used to treat aneurysms in the brain,where surgery is<br />
difficult and fraught with risk. <strong>Platinum</strong> is used<br />
because it is inert, easy to shape, and radiopaque.<br />
This treatment was first introduced about 20 years<br />
ago. In the late 1980s, a doctor and inventor, Guido<br />
Guglielmi (43–45), developed a detachable platinum<br />
coil which could be used to treat brain aneurysms.<br />
Coils are delivered to the site of the aneurysm by<br />
microcatheter, then detached using an electrolytic<br />
detachment process; once in place, the coils help to<br />
coagulate the blood around the weak vessel wall,<br />
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Fig. 4. Detachable<br />
platinum coils being used<br />
to treat an aneurysm:<br />
(a) a microcatheter is used<br />
to deliver the platinum<br />
coils to the aneurysm;<br />
(b) the coils are detached<br />
using an electrolytic<br />
process; (c) more coils are<br />
added to fill the aneurysm<br />
and allow blood to<br />
coagulate, forming a<br />
permanent seal<br />
forming a permanent seal (Figure 4). The coils, numbering<br />
between one and around thirty depending on<br />
the size of the aneurysm, are left inside the patient<br />
indefinitely. The Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC ®<br />
Coil) device was approved in Europe in 1992 and in<br />
the USA in 1995, and by 2009 this and subsequent<br />
generations of platinum coil technology were being<br />
used in an estimated 30–40% of US patients treated<br />
for brain aneurysms.<br />
The Manufacture of <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
Biomedical Components<br />
There are many technologies used to produce pgm<br />
components for biomedical applications, ranging<br />
from rod, wire, ribbon and tube drawing, to sheet<br />
and foil manufacture and highly precise Swiss-Type<br />
screw machining (micromachining) (see Figure 5).<br />
Rod and wire are manufactured in diameters<br />
ranging from 0.125" (3.175 mm) down to 0.001"<br />
Fig. 5. Micromachined parts made from precious<br />
metal alloys for biomedical device applications, with<br />
a pencil tip for scale<br />
(0.0254 mm). Dimensional consistency is assured by<br />
laser measurement. Rod is used as the starting material<br />
for a variety of machine components, with most of<br />
the pgm parts being used in pacemaker, defibrillator<br />
and other electrical stimulation products. Wire products<br />
are used primarily in three applications:<br />
(a) platinum-tungsten and platinum-nickel fine<br />
wires are used on balloon catheters as guidewires<br />
for positioning the catheter in exactly the<br />
right location;<br />
(b) other pgm wires are used as microcoils for neurovascular<br />
devices such as treatments for brain<br />
aneurysms;<br />
(c) platinum-iridium wires are also used as feedthrough<br />
wires or connector wires used to<br />
connect the pacemaker lead to the pulse<br />
generator.<br />
Ribbon is manufactured in the form of continuous<br />
strips of rolled wire in a variety of platinum alloys.<br />
Ribbon is often used in place of round wire to<br />
produce coils with minimum outside diameter,<br />
and is generally used for guidewire and microcoil<br />
applications. Ribbon is sometimes preferred over<br />
wire because wire can be harder to coil. It can also<br />
be used for markers instead of traditional cut tubing.<br />
Table II shows some typical specifications and<br />
applications for pgm rod, wire and ribbon.<br />
Fine diameter platinum, platinum-iridium and<br />
platinum-tungsten tubing (0.125" (3.175 mm) internal<br />
diameter and below) cut to specific lengths is used<br />
for markers or electrodes on angioplasty, electrophysiology<br />
and neurological catheter devices,<br />
aneurism tip coils, feed-through wires used to connect<br />
the pacing lead to the pulse generator (also<br />
known as “the can”) which houses the hybrid microelectronics<br />
and the battery, and pacemakers. Some<br />
applications of thin walled precious metal tubing<br />
are shown in Table III.<br />
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Table II<br />
Specifications and Applications of <strong>Platinum</strong> and <strong>Platinum</strong> Alloy Rod, Wire and Ribbon Components<br />
Applications Types of component Specifications<br />
Stimulation devices Rod for manufacture of Diameters from 0.001" (0.0254 mm)<br />
machine components to 0.125" (3.175 mm); Cut lengths<br />
Balloon catheters; stent Guidewires; feed through<br />
from 0.02" (0.508 mm)<br />
delivery; stimulation leads wires; tip coils<br />
Table III<br />
Specifications and Applications of <strong>Platinum</strong>, Palladium, Gold and Precious Metal Alloy Thin Walled Tube<br />
Components<br />
Applications Types of component Specifications<br />
Balloon catheters Radiopaque marker Inside diameter 0.0045" (0.1143 mm) to 0.250" (6.35 mm),<br />
bands<br />
(tolerance: ± 0.0005" (0.0127 mm)); Wall thickness<br />
0.001" (0.0254 mm) to 0.005" (0.127 mm), (tolerance:<br />
Electrophysiology Electrode rings<br />
± 0.0005" (0.0127 mm)); Length 0.015" (0.381 mm) to<br />
catheters;<br />
0.200" (5.08 mm), (tolerance: ± 0.003" (0.0762 mm))<br />
stimulation devices<br />
Sheet and foil is mainly made from pure platinum,<br />
platinum-iridium alloys or rhodium. It can be shaped,<br />
formed and rolled to a variety of dimensions. Sheet<br />
or foil can be cut, formed and placed on a catheter<br />
for marking in a similar way to ribbon. Rhodium foil<br />
is used exclusively as a filter inside X-ray mammography<br />
equipment to enhance the viewing image.<br />
Table IV shows some examples of applications of<br />
pgm sheet and foil.<br />
Micromachined parts are very complex and very<br />
small – some are only 0.006" (0.152 mm) in diameter<br />
and barely visible with the naked eye (Figure 5).<br />
Fabrication must be extremely precise to maintain<br />
the necessary quality and dimensional tolerances,<br />
which can be as low as ± 0.0002" (0.005 mm). Highly<br />
specialised equipment and techniques must be used,<br />
such as computer numerical controlled (CNC) Swiss<br />
Screw machines and electrical discharge machining<br />
(EDM) (Figure 6). The automated high-production<br />
Swiss Screw machines are used to fabricate the main<br />
components and EDM is used to achieve the fine<br />
details required for many platinum parts.<br />
Specialty metal micromachined parts (0.8" (20 mm)<br />
diameter and smaller) are made from a variety of<br />
materials including pure platinum, platinum-iridium<br />
alloys and gold plus non-precious metals and<br />
Table IV<br />
Specifications and Applications of <strong>Platinum</strong>, <strong>Platinum</strong> Alloy and Rhodium Sheet and Foil Components<br />
Applications Types of component Specifications<br />
Stimulation devices Electrodes; machine components; Thickness from 0.0007" (0.018 mm);<br />
tip coils<br />
Width from 1.0" (25.4 mm) to<br />
X-Ray equipment Imaging filters (rhodium foils)<br />
3.75" (95.3 mm)<br />
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Fig. 6. The production floor at Johnson Matthey’s Medical Products micromachining facility in San Diego,<br />
California, USA<br />
alloys such as stainless steel, titanium, MP35N ®<br />
cobalt-nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy, Elgiloy ®<br />
cobalt-chromium-nickel alloy, Kovar ® iron-nickelcobalt<br />
alloy, and materials such as Vespel ® , Delrin ®<br />
and Teflon ® (see Table V for examples). These products<br />
serve device applications such as coronary<br />
stents, pacemaker and defibrillator pulse generator<br />
and lead components, heart valve splices, endoscopic<br />
catheters, blood gas analysers, kidney dialysis, and<br />
other medical device and related equipment.<br />
Parts made from pgms are often complemented<br />
with a coating technology. Precious metal powders,<br />
Table V<br />
Applications and Materials for Precision Micromachined Components<br />
Applications Precious metals* Other materials, metals and alloys<br />
Stimulation <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys; Nitinol; stainless steel; MP35N ® ;<br />
palladium; palladium alloys<br />
Haynes ® alloy 25 (L605); polymers<br />
Manufacturing fixtures <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys Stainless steel 303/304/316; polymers<br />
Orthopaedic <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys Titanium; titanium alloys; stainless steel;<br />
ceramics<br />
Cardiac implants <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys; Elgiloy ® ; Nitinol<br />
karat golds<br />
Hypotubes <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys Stainless steel; Nitinol<br />
Precision pins, tips and <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys; silver –<br />
rollers<br />
Bushings, shafts, shims <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys Aluminium<br />
and spacers<br />
Precision fixtures and <strong>Platinum</strong>; platinum alloys; Biomed TM Brass; copper; Kovar ®<br />
assembly tools<br />
series palladium-rhenium alloys<br />
*<strong>Platinum</strong> alloys used include platinum-iridium, platinum-10% nickel and platinum-8% tungsten<br />
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titanium nitride or iridium oxide are applied to<br />
create a more porous surface structure. The creation<br />
of a porous coating reduces the electrical impedance<br />
from the lead to the battery and allows for a good<br />
electrical connection, while reducing the energy<br />
needed to run the battery. This helps the battery to<br />
last longer. Most pacing lead systems manufactured<br />
today have some form of porous surface. The end use<br />
applications for coated pgm parts are the same as<br />
described above for uncoated parts.<br />
Anticancer Drugs<br />
As well as its use in biomedical device components,<br />
perhaps platinum’s most remarkable and unexpected<br />
quality is its ability, in certain chemical forms, to<br />
inhibit the division of living cells (46). The discovery<br />
of this property led to the development of platinumbased<br />
drugs (47), which are now used to treat a wide<br />
range of cancers.<br />
Although cancer remains one of the most feared<br />
diseases, its treatment has advanced rapidly since the<br />
late 1960s. Many types of cancer can now be treated<br />
very effectively using surgery, radiation and drugbased<br />
(chemo-) therapies. Chemotherapy drugs work<br />
by killing cells. They are designed to target cancer<br />
cells as specifically as possible, but inevitably cause<br />
damage to healthy cells as well, causing the side<br />
effects for which chemotherapy is well known.<br />
One of the most remarkable advances in the last<br />
few decades has been the improvement in the survival<br />
rate of patients with testicular cancer – it is estimated<br />
that 98% of men with testicular cancer will be<br />
alive 10 years after their diagnosis. The platinum anticancer<br />
drug cisplatin (47) has played a vital role in<br />
making testicular cancer one of the most survivable<br />
cancers. This drug, along with its successor drug,<br />
carboplatin (48), is also widely used in the treatment<br />
of other common tumours, including ovarian, breast<br />
and lung cancer.<br />
Summary<br />
For over forty years, platinum and its alloys have been<br />
used in a wide range of medical treatments, including<br />
devices such as coronary and peripheral<br />
catheters, heart pacemakers and defibrillators. Newer<br />
technologies such as neuromodulation devices and<br />
stents also rely on the biocompatibility, durability,<br />
conductivity and radiopacity of platinum to make key<br />
components in a variety of forms. <strong>Platinum</strong> is used in<br />
pharmaceutical compounds that extend the lives of<br />
cancer patients. Medical device manufacturers and<br />
pharmaceutical companies continue to invest in new<br />
technologies to satisfy the need for advanced medical<br />
treatments in both the developed world and,<br />
increasingly, the developing world. <strong>Platinum</strong>, the<br />
other pgms and their alloys will inevitably play a vital<br />
part in these developments.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
The assistance of Richard Seymour and Neil Edwards,<br />
Technology Forecasting and Information, Johnson<br />
Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK,<br />
in the preparation of this manuscript is gratefully<br />
acknowledged.<br />
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Medicine”, 2nd Edn., eds. B. Ratner, A. Hoffman, F. Schoen<br />
and J. Lemons, Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, CA,<br />
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10th February 2011)<br />
The Authors<br />
Alison Cowley has worked in<br />
Johnson Matthey’s Market Research<br />
department since 1990 and currently<br />
holds the post of Principal Analyst.<br />
She is Johnson Matthey’s specialist on<br />
mining and supplies of the platinum<br />
group metals (pgms). She also<br />
conducts research into demand for<br />
pgms in a number of industrial<br />
markets, including the biomedical<br />
and aerospace sectors.<br />
Brian Woodward has been involved in<br />
the electronic materials and platinum<br />
fabrication business for more than<br />
25 years and is currently the General<br />
Manager of Johnson Matthey’s Medical<br />
Products business based in San Diego,<br />
CA, USA. He holds BS and MBA<br />
degrees in Business and Management<br />
and has been focused on value-added<br />
component supply to the global<br />
medical device industry.<br />
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Fuel Cells Science and Technology 2010<br />
Scientific advances in fuel cell systems highlighted at the semi-annual event<br />
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<strong>Review</strong>ed by Donald S. Cameron<br />
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Reading RG4 8QE, UK;<br />
E-mail: dcameroninteract@aol.com<br />
This was the fifth conference in the Fuel Cells<br />
Science and Technology series following meetings<br />
in Amsterdam, Munich, Turin and Copenhagen (1–4).<br />
It was held on 6th and 7th October 2010 at the World<br />
Trade Center in Zaragoza, Spain, with the theme<br />
‘Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems’. This conference<br />
series alternates with the Grove Fuel Cell<br />
Symposium (5), placing more emphasis on the latest<br />
technical developments. The two-day programme<br />
was compiled by the Grove Symposium Steering<br />
Committee from oral papers and posters submitted<br />
from around the world, and the conference was<br />
organised by Elsevier (6). The meeting was attended<br />
by delegates from universities, research organisations<br />
and the fuel cell industry, and as before, many of the<br />
papers will be subjected to peer review and published<br />
in full in a special edition of Journal of Power<br />
Sources (7).<br />
There were over 200 delegates from 37 countries,<br />
including Spain, Germany and the UK. Although the<br />
majority were from Europe, the significant numbers<br />
from Japan, Iran and South Korea reflected the high<br />
level of interest in fuel cells from those countries, as<br />
well as others from the Middle East, Asia, Africa and<br />
South America.<br />
The Science and Technology conferences present<br />
the latest advances in research and development on<br />
fuel cells and their applications. There were three<br />
plenary papers, together with eight keynote speakers<br />
and 40 oral papers, together with 210 high-quality<br />
poster presentations divided into seven categories.<br />
Topics for the oral sessions included Fuels, Infrastructure<br />
and Fuel Processing; Modelling and Control;<br />
Materials for Fuel Cells; Fuel Cell Systems and<br />
Applications; Fuel Cell Electrochemistry; and finally<br />
Cell and Stack Technology. For this review, only<br />
papers involving the use of the platinum group metals<br />
(pgms) are discussed.<br />
An exhibition accompanying the conference<br />
included displays of demonstration fuel cell systems<br />
designed for education and training use (Figures 1<br />
and 2).<br />
Delegates were welcomed to Zaragoza by Pilar<br />
Molinero, Director General of Energy and Mining for<br />
the Aragon regional government, who formally<br />
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Fig. 2. One of a series of platinum-catalysed fuel cell<br />
and solar hydrogen systems for educational purposes<br />
designed and built by Heliocentris. This company<br />
develops systems and turnkey solutions for training<br />
in industry and science, and specialises in hybrid<br />
energy storage comprising fuel cells, batteries and<br />
energy management devices<br />
Fig. 1. A 1 kWe polymer electrolyte fuel cell and<br />
control equipment designed for teaching purposes,<br />
exhibited at the Fuel Cells Science and Technology<br />
2010 conference. Operating on pure hydrogen, it<br />
can be used to simulate a wide variety of fuel cell<br />
and CHP applications. It is built by HELION, an<br />
AREVA subsidiary, and developed in collaboration<br />
with teachers from Institut Universitaire de<br />
Technologie (IUT) of Marseille, France<br />
opened the conference and briefly described activities<br />
in Aragon to encourage hydrogen and fuel cell<br />
technologies. The large number of wind farms in the<br />
region have created an interest in energy storage<br />
using water electrolysis to generate hydrogen during<br />
periods of power surplus. A total of 30 hydrogen and<br />
fuel cell projects are being supported, including a<br />
hydrogen highway from Zaragoza to Huesca to support<br />
the introduction of fuel cell vehicles.<br />
Plenary Presentation<br />
Pilar Molinero presented the 2010 Grove Medal to<br />
Professor J. Robert Selman (Illinois Institute of<br />
Technology (IIT), USA), a leading academic who has<br />
devoted more than 30 years to battery and fuel cell<br />
research and development, and to global commercialisation<br />
of these technologies. This has included<br />
the electrochemical engineering of batteries and<br />
high temperature fuel cells at the US Department of<br />
Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence<br />
Berkeley National Laboratory, and at the IIT.<br />
Professor Selman presented a talk on his experiences<br />
and advances made during this period. One<br />
major development is the advent of computer modelling<br />
which has led to improved structures and performance<br />
of fuel cells and their systems, although<br />
there is still a need to experimentally verify the predictions<br />
obtained at each stage. Other exciting and<br />
relatively new areas include the possibility of direct<br />
carbon oxidation fuel cells, and miniaturisation<br />
including biofuel systems and bioelectrochemistry.<br />
One of his particular interests is the use of phase<br />
change materials to maintain the uniform temperatures<br />
in batteries by absorbing or evolving heat.<br />
Fuels, Infrastructure and Fuel Processing<br />
Fuel cell technology has moved on from the largely<br />
research phase to commercial exploitation. A major<br />
market is being developed for combined heat and<br />
power (CHP) systems for residential domestic applications<br />
operating on natural gas. In a keynote presentation,<br />
Sascha T. Schröder (National Laboratory for<br />
Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark)<br />
outlined the policy context for micro combined heat<br />
and power (mCHP) systems based on fuel cells.<br />
Systems of up to 50 kW have been considered,<br />
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although 3–5 kW units are preferred for domestic<br />
installations. Low- and high-temperature polymer<br />
electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are the most<br />
advanced, although there is still a need for less<br />
expensive reformers to make the systems economically<br />
viable. Incentives in the form of a regulatory<br />
framework and ownership structures are of crucial<br />
importance to achieve widespread use of such<br />
devices in residential applications. A regulatory<br />
review has been conducted as part of the first Work<br />
Package of the EU-sponsored ‘FC4Home’ project,<br />
focused on Denmark, France and Portugal. Schröder<br />
outlined several types of possible support schemes,<br />
such as investment support in the form of capital<br />
grants and tax exemptions versus operating support<br />
in the form of feed-in tariffs, fiscal incentives and<br />
other payments for energy generated, and how this<br />
impacts on investment certainty. Also, the way in<br />
which incentives are offered is critical, for example<br />
via energy service companies, electrical network<br />
operators, natural gas suppliers or network operators<br />
or to individual house owners. Schröder reported that<br />
in Denmark, there are 65 fuel cell mCHP installations,<br />
and in France there are 832, mainly in industry.<br />
Most fuel cells oxidise hydrogen gas using atmospheric<br />
air to produce electric power and water.<br />
Hydrogen is generally obtained either by reforming<br />
natural gas or liquid hydrocarbons, or by electrolysis<br />
of water using surplus electrical energy. In recent<br />
years there has been great interest in reforming diesel<br />
fuel both for military and commercial purposes,<br />
since it uses an existing supply infrastructure. The<br />
pgms are often used in reforming reactions and also<br />
in downstream hydrogen purification.<br />
In a talk entitled ‘Experimental and Computational<br />
Investigations of a Compact Steam Reformer for<br />
Fuel Oil and Diesel Fuel’, Melanie Grote (OWI Oel-<br />
Waerme-Institut GmbH, Germany) described the optimisation<br />
of a compact steam reformer for light fuel<br />
oil and diesel fuel, providing hydrogen for PEM fuel<br />
cells in stationary or mobile auxiliary applications.<br />
Their reformer is based on a catalytically-coated<br />
micro heat exchanger which thermally couples the<br />
reforming reaction with catalytic combustion, and<br />
also generates superheated steam for the reaction<br />
(see Figure 3). Since the reforming process is sensitive<br />
to reaction temperatures and internal flow<br />
patterns, the reformer was modelled using a commercial<br />
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling<br />
code in order to optimise its geometry. Fluid flow,<br />
Fig. 3. Steam reformer with superheater for<br />
supplying hydrogen to a PEM fuel cell<br />
(Reprinted from M. Grote et al., (7), with<br />
permission from Elsevier)<br />
heat transfer and chemical reactions were considered<br />
on both sides of the heat exchanger. The model<br />
was successfully validated with experimental data<br />
from reformer tests with 4 kW, 6 kW and 10 kW thermal<br />
inputs of low sulfur light fuel oil and diesel fuel.<br />
In further simulations the model was used to investigate<br />
co-flow, counter-flow and cross-flow conditions<br />
along with inlet geometry variations for the reformer.<br />
The experimental results show that the reformer<br />
design used for the validation allows inlet temperatures<br />
lower than 500ºC because of its internal superheating<br />
capability. The simulation results indicate<br />
that another two co-flow configurations provide fast<br />
superheating and high fuel conversion rates. The<br />
temperature increase inside the reactor is influenced<br />
by the inlet geometry on the combustion side. In<br />
current investigations the optimised geometry configurations<br />
are being tested in downscaled reformer<br />
prototypes in order to verify the simulation results.<br />
Because of the great detail of their model, the effect<br />
of mass transfer limitations on reactor performance<br />
can now be investigated. Hydrogen of 73% concentration<br />
is typically produced.<br />
Successful extraction of hydrogen from heavy<br />
hydrocarbons largely depends on the development<br />
of new catalysts with high thermal stability and<br />
improved resistance to coke formation and sulfur<br />
poisoning. A new range of ruthenium-containing<br />
perovskite oxide catalysts is being examined for<br />
diesel fuel reforming. In a talk entitled ‘Hydrogen Production<br />
by Oxidative Reforming of Diesel Fuel over<br />
Catalysts Derived from LaCo 1−x Ru x O 3 (x = 0.01–0.4)’,<br />
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Noelia Mota (Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica<br />
del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas<br />
(CSIC), Spain) explained how under reforming conditions<br />
these LaCo oxides form well-dispersed cobalt<br />
metallic particles over a matrix of lanthana. This<br />
increases hydrogen formation and prevents deactivation<br />
by coke and sulfur. To improve the activity and<br />
stability of LaCoO 3 -derived catalysts, structural and<br />
electronic modifications can be introduced by<br />
partial substitution of Co by other transition metals,<br />
and among these, ruthenium is a highly effective catalyst.<br />
This work studied the influence of the partial<br />
substitution of Co over the physicochemical properties<br />
of LaCo 1−x Ru x O 3 perovskite where x = 0, 0.01,<br />
0.05, 0.1, 0.2 or 0.4 and the effect on the structure<br />
and activity of the derived catalysts in the reforming<br />
of diesel fuel to produce hydrogen. There was an<br />
increase in the rate of hydrogen production associated<br />
with the higher ruthenium content.<br />
Fuel Cell Systems and Applications<br />
The fourteen member countries of the International<br />
Energy Agency Hydrogen Implementing Agreement<br />
(IEA–HIA) have been instrumental in summarising<br />
and disseminating information on integrated fuel cell<br />
and electrolyser systems. In a keynote presentation<br />
entitled ‘Evaluation of Some Hydrogen Demonstration<br />
Projects by IEA Task 18’, Maria Pilar Argumosa<br />
(Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)<br />
Spain) summarised some of their findings since the<br />
programme was established in 2003. In addition to<br />
establishing a database of demonstration projects<br />
worldwide, the programme has reported in detail on<br />
lessons learned from several demonstrations of<br />
hydrogen distribution systems. The project concentrated<br />
on fuel cells in the power range 2–15 kW and<br />
exceptionally up to 150 kW. PEM and alkaline electrolysers<br />
were studied as hydrogen generators. No<br />
safety incidents occurred during the project,<br />
although the fuel cells tested showed relatively high<br />
performance degradation in field operation. Capital<br />
costs of electrolysers are still high, and maintenance<br />
costs for some systems have ranged up to €15,000 per<br />
year although the warranty protocol was stipulated<br />
to be less than €3000 per year for the first<br />
three years. Electrolysers ranged from 50% to 65%<br />
efficiency based on the higher heating value of<br />
the fuel.<br />
Future electrical networks will need active distributed<br />
units able to ensure services like load following,<br />
back-up power, power quality disturbance compensation<br />
and peak shaving. In his talk ‘PEM Fuel Cells<br />
Analysis for Grid Connected Applications’, Francesco<br />
Sergi (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy) outlined<br />
their investigation of PEM fuel cell systems as<br />
components of power networks. The paper highlighted<br />
the performances of PEM fuel cells using MEAs<br />
supplied by ETEK containing 30% Pt on Vulcan XC,<br />
and their behaviour during grid connected operation,<br />
particularly the phenomena of materials degradation<br />
that can appear in these applications. Several<br />
tests were conducted both on fuel cell systems and<br />
single cells to compare the performances obtained<br />
with DC and AC loads. Power drawn by single phase<br />
grids contains low frequency fluctuations which<br />
cause a large ripple on the stack output current.<br />
During tests on single cells, degradation of the MEA<br />
catalysts has been observed due to these dynamic<br />
loads. A dedicated inverter designed to minimise<br />
the ripple current effect on the fuel cell stack has<br />
enabled durability tests to be performed on a 5 kW<br />
Nuvera PowerFlow TM PEM fuel cell system which<br />
showed no decay in the ohmic region of operation of<br />
the cell after 200 hours, even with the fuel cell systems<br />
operating on the utility grid.<br />
Materials handling using forklift vehicles is proving<br />
to be one of the most exciting early markets for fuel<br />
cells, with over 70 publicly reported demonstration<br />
programmes since 2005 (8). In this application, lifetime<br />
and reliability are key parameters. A typical<br />
forklift work cycle is characterised by heavy and fast<br />
variations in power demand, for example additional<br />
power is required during lifting and acceleration.<br />
This is not ideal for a fuel cell and hence it is preferred<br />
to form a hybrid with an energy store. In his<br />
talk ‘Integrated Fuel Cell Hybrid Test Platform in<br />
Electric Forklift’, Henri Karimäki (VTT Technical<br />
Research Centre of Finland) described how a hybrid<br />
power source has been developed for a large counterweight<br />
forklift consisting of a pgm-catalysed PEM<br />
fuel cell, ultracapacitors and lead-acid batteries. The<br />
project was carried out in two phases, firstly in the<br />
laboratory with an 8 kW PEM fuel cell,a lead-acid battery<br />
and ultracapacitor to validate the system, then a<br />
second generation 16 kW hybrid system was built into<br />
a forklift truck (Figure 4). The latter power source<br />
consisted of two 8 kW NedStack platinum-catalysed<br />
PEM fuel cells with two 300 ampere-hour (Ah) leadacid<br />
batteries and two Maxwell BOOSTCAP ® 165F<br />
48V ultracapacitors, providing 72 kW of power.<br />
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PEM fuel cells<br />
Lead-acid<br />
batteries<br />
Ultracapacitors<br />
Brake<br />
resistor<br />
Fig. 4. Hybrid forklift power<br />
source with 2 PEM fuel cell<br />
stacks (total fuel cell peak<br />
power 16 kW); 2 lead-acid<br />
battery packs (total battery<br />
capacity 24 kWh); 2 ultracapacitor<br />
modules (capacity<br />
~72 kWs assuming 20%<br />
utilisation). Hybrid system<br />
peak power in the forklift is<br />
~50 kWe (Reprinted from<br />
‘Integrated PEMFC Hybrid<br />
Test Platform for Industrial<br />
Vehicles’, Fuel Cell Seminar<br />
2010, 18th–21st October<br />
2010, San Antonio, Texas,<br />
USA, by courtesy of<br />
T. Keränen, VTT Technical<br />
Research Centre of Finland)<br />
Hydrogen for the PEM fuel cell is stored on board in<br />
metal hydride canisters connected in common with<br />
the liquid cooling circuit. The energy stores were<br />
connected directly in parallel without intermediate<br />
power electronics to achieve a simple structure and<br />
avoid conversion losses. Drawbacks of this arrangement<br />
include limited ultracapacitor utilisation and<br />
lack of direct control over the load profile seen by<br />
the PEM fuel cell. The fuel cell voltage varied from<br />
96 V to 75 V during operation. Control system hardware<br />
and software were developed in-house and are<br />
available as open source. The 16 kW system was<br />
tested both in the laboratory with an artificial load<br />
and outdoors installed in a real forklift (Kalmar<br />
ECF556) utilising regenerative braking. After start-up<br />
from warm indoor conditions, outdoor driving tests<br />
were performed in typical southern Finnish winter<br />
weather (−5ºC to −15ºC). The experimental results<br />
allow direct comparison of system performance to<br />
the original lead-acid battery installation.<br />
Many submarines currently under construction are<br />
being fitted with fuel cell power plants and existing<br />
boats are being retrofitted, following pioneering work<br />
by Siemens in Germany and United Technologies<br />
Corporation in the USA. A contract has been awarded<br />
by the Spanish Ministry of Defence to design, develop<br />
and validate an air-independent propulsion (AIP)<br />
system as part of the new S-80 submarine. This programme<br />
was described by A. F. Mellinas (Navantia SA,<br />
Spain). It is intended that S-80 submarines will exhibit<br />
many performance features currently only available<br />
in nuclear-powered attack boats, including threeweek<br />
underwater endurance and the possibility of<br />
firing cruise missiles while submerged. The system is<br />
based on an on-board reformer supplying hydrogen<br />
to a fuel cell power module. Their system will operate<br />
as a submarine battery charger, generating regulated<br />
electrical power to allow long submerged periods.<br />
This application imposes the strictest safety constraints<br />
while performing under the most demanding<br />
naval requirements including shock, vibration and a<br />
marine environment. It is also intended to combine<br />
high reliability with a minimum acoustic signature to<br />
provide a stealthy performance.<br />
Fuel cell/electrolyser systems are being actively<br />
developed as a means to support astronauts on the<br />
surface of the moon, as explained by Yoshitsugu Sone<br />
(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)). JAXA<br />
is developing a regenerative fuel cell system that<br />
can be applied to aerospace missions (Figure 5). For<br />
lunar survival, a large energy store is essential to<br />
allow for the 14 day-14 night lunar cycle. The limited<br />
energy density of the lithium-ion secondary cells<br />
(currently 160–180 Wh kg −1 , and likely to be less than<br />
300 Wh kg −1 even in the future) means that over a<br />
tonne of batteries would be needed to last the lunar<br />
night, even for modest power demands.<br />
Initially, PEM fuel cell systems that can be operated<br />
under isolated low-gravity and closed environments<br />
have been studied. Subsystems and operating methods<br />
such as closed gas circulation, with the working<br />
gases in a counter-flow configuration, and a dehydrator<br />
were developed to simplify assembly of the fuel<br />
cell system. Fuel cells were combined with electrolysers<br />
and water separators to form regenerative fuel<br />
cell systems, and the concept has been demonstrated<br />
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Charge<br />
O 2<br />
Discharge<br />
O 2<br />
Discharge<br />
Charge<br />
Charge Discharge<br />
Discharge<br />
Electrolyser H 2 O Fuel cell H 2 O Unitised regenerative fuel cell<br />
Charge<br />
Charge<br />
H 2 H 2<br />
Discharge<br />
Charge<br />
Discharge<br />
Separated type regenerative fuel cell<br />
Unitised regenerative fuel cell<br />
Fig. 5. Schematic of the concept for a 100 W regenerative fuel cell system for use in lunar<br />
and planetary missions (Reprinted from Y. Sone, (7), with permission from Elsevier)<br />
for 1000 hours in an isolated, closed environment.<br />
Practical performance has also been demonstrated,<br />
initially using a thermal vacuum chamber, and also in<br />
a stratospheric balloon in August 2008.<br />
In addition to separate fuel cell stacks and electrolysers,<br />
JAXA has developed a regenerative fuel<br />
cell, where the polymer electrolyte fuel cell is combined<br />
with the electrolyser to fulfil both functions.<br />
A 100 W-class regenerative fuel cell has been built<br />
and demonstrated as a breadboard model for over<br />
1000 hours. A 17 cell stack of 27 cm 2 electrodes provides<br />
an output of 100 W at 12 V, while in the electrolysis<br />
mode,‘charging’ is at 28 V.<br />
Fuel Cell Electrochemistry<br />
One of the main challenges facing PEM fuel cells is to<br />
increase the three-phase interface between catalysts,<br />
electrolyte and gases, in order to thrift the amount<br />
of pgm catalyst required. These catalysts are typically<br />
platinum nanoparticles uniformly dispersed on porous<br />
carbon support materials also of nanometre scale. In<br />
her talk entitled ‘Synthesis of New Catalyst Design for<br />
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell’, Anne-Claire<br />
Ferrandez (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA)<br />
Le Ripault, France) described grafting polymeric synthon<br />
to the surfaces of the platinum nanoparticles,<br />
allowing creation of new architectures of catalyst<br />
layers that promote both ionic conduction between<br />
the solid electrolyte and electronic conduction to the<br />
carbon support. The resulting materials appear to be<br />
oxidation resistant and stable to voltage cycling up<br />
to +1.0 V. By adjusting synthesis parameters, it is<br />
possible to optimise the electrical, chemical and mass<br />
transfer properties of the electrodes and also reduce<br />
the platinum content.<br />
For automotive applications of PEM fuel cells, the<br />
US Department of Energy has published a target<br />
platinum loading of less than 0.2 mg cm −2 for combined<br />
anode and cathode by 2015, with performance<br />
characteristics equating to a platinum content of<br />
0.125 g kW −1 by this date (Figure 6). This is most<br />
likely to be achieved by optimising a combination<br />
of parameters including catalyst, electrode and membrane<br />
structures as well as operating conditions. Ben<br />
Millington (University of Birmingham, UK) described<br />
their efforts in a talk entitled ‘The Effect of Fabrication<br />
Methods and Materials on MEA Performance’. Various<br />
methods and materials have been used in the fabrication<br />
of catalyst coated substrates (CCSs) for membrane<br />
electrode assemblies (MEAs). Different solvents<br />
(ethylene glycol, glycerol, propan-2-ol, tetrahydrofuran<br />
and water), Nafion ® polymer loadings (up to<br />
1 mg cm −2 ) and anode/cathode Pt loadings have<br />
been used in the preparation of catalyst inks<br />
deposited onto various gas diffusion layers (GDLs)<br />
sourced from E-TEK, Toray and Freudenberg, and the<br />
performance of the resulting MEAs were reported.<br />
Several methods of CCS fabrication such as painting,<br />
screen printing, decal and ultrasonic spraying were<br />
investigated. All MEAs produced were compared to<br />
both commercial MEAs and gas diffusion electrodes<br />
(GDEs). They found that MEA performance was dramatically<br />
affected by the solvent type, the deposition<br />
method of the catalyst ink on the GDE, the GDE<br />
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Fig. 6. Status of estimated<br />
total pgm content in fuel<br />
cell stacks from 2005 to<br />
2009 compared to DOE<br />
targets (J. Spendelow,<br />
K. Epping Martin and<br />
D. Papageorgopoulos,<br />
‘<strong>Platinum</strong> Group Metal<br />
Loading’, DOE Hydrogen<br />
Program Record No. 9018,<br />
US Department of Energy,<br />
Washington, DC, USA,<br />
23rd March, 2010)<br />
type (woven or nonwoven), the drying process and<br />
the amount of Nafion ® added to the GDE during<br />
fabrication. Currently, the university is able to produce<br />
MEAs with similar performance to commercial<br />
products.<br />
More widespread commercial development of fuel<br />
cells has identified new challenges such as the effects<br />
of impurities in fuel supplies and the atmospheres in<br />
which the devices have to operate. One of these has<br />
been studied in detail at the Technical University of<br />
Denmark, and the results were presented in a paper<br />
by Syed Talat Ali entitled ‘Effect of Chloride Impurities<br />
on the Performance and Durability of PBI<br />
(Polybenzimidazole)-Based High Temperature<br />
PEMFC’. Chlorides derived from sea salt are present in<br />
the atmosphere as an aerosol in coastal areas and salt<br />
is also used for deicing roads in many countries during<br />
winter. Small traces of chlorides may originate<br />
from phosphoric acid in the PBI membrane and from<br />
platinum chloride precursors used to prepare some<br />
platinum catalysts, while substrate carbons such as<br />
Cabot Vulcan ® XC72R carbon black contain trace<br />
impurities. The possible effect of halogen ions on<br />
platinum catalysts are unknown, since they may promote<br />
dissolution as complex ions, thereby enhancing<br />
metal oxidation and re-deposition processes. The<br />
group’s present work is devoted to a systematic study<br />
at temperatures from 25ºC to 180ºC. Firstly, determination<br />
of the chloride content of Pt-based catalysts<br />
was carried out using ion chromatography. Secondly,<br />
the effect of chloride on the dissolution of a smooth<br />
Pt electrode was studied in 85% phosphoric acid at<br />
70ºC using cyclic voltammetry. It was found that the<br />
presence of chlorides is likely to be very harmful to<br />
the long-term durability of acid doped PBI-based<br />
high-temperature PEM fuel cells.<br />
Materials for Fuel Cells<br />
The pgms are also finding applications in hydrogen<br />
generation by water electrolysis as a means of reducing<br />
electrode overvoltage and thereby improving<br />
operating efficiency. This represents not only a clean<br />
method of hydrogen production, but also an efficient<br />
and convenient way of storing surplus energy from<br />
renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydroelectric<br />
power. In his talk ‘An Investigation of Iridium<br />
Stabilized Ruthenium Oxide Nanometer Anode<br />
Catalysts for PEMWE’, Xu Wu (Newcastle University,<br />
UK) described the synthesis and characterisation<br />
of these catalysts. The electrochemical activity of<br />
Ru x Ir 1−x O 2 materials in the range 0.6 < x < 0.8 was<br />
investigated. A nanocrystalline rutile structure solid<br />
solution of iridium oxide in ruthenium oxide was<br />
identified. When x was 0.8, 0.75, and 0.7, Ru x Ir 1−x O 2<br />
exhibited remarkable catalytic activity, while increasing<br />
the amount of iridium resulted in improved stability.<br />
A PEM water electrolysis (PEMWE) single cell<br />
achieved a current density of 1 A cm −2 at 1.608 V with<br />
Ru 0.7 Ir 0.3 O 2 on the anode, a Pt/C catalyst on the<br />
cathode and Nafion ® 117 as the membrane.<br />
Cell and Stack Technology<br />
Considerable progress has been made in developing<br />
high-temperature solid polymer electrolyte<br />
fuel cells, with particular advances in membrane<br />
technology.<br />
In a keynote presentation entitled ‘High Temperature<br />
Operation of a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell<br />
Stack Based on a New Ionomer Membrane’, Antonino<br />
S.Aricó (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto<br />
di Tecnologie Avanzate per l’Energia (CNR-ITAE),<br />
Italy) gave details of tests on PEM fuel cell stacks as<br />
part of the European Commission’s Sixth Framework<br />
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Programme ‘Autobrane’ project. These were assembled<br />
with Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and SolviCore<br />
MEAs based on the Aquivion TM E79-03S short-side<br />
chain (SSC) ionomer membrane, a chemically stabilised<br />
perfluorosulfonic acid membrane developed<br />
by Solvay Solexis (Figure 7). An in-house prepared<br />
catalyst consisting of 50% Pt on Ketjen black was used<br />
for both anode and cathode, applied at 67 wt% catalyst<br />
with a Pt loading of 0.3 mg cm –2 . Electrochemical<br />
experiments with fuel cell short stacks were performed<br />
under practical automotive operating conditions at<br />
absolute pressures of 1–1.5 bar and temperatures<br />
ranging up to 130ºC, with relative humidity varying<br />
down to 18%. The stacks using large area (360 cm 2 )<br />
MEAs showed elevated performance in the temperature<br />
range from ambient to 100ºC, with a cell power<br />
density in the range of 600–700 mW cm −2 , with a moderate<br />
decrease above 100ºC. The performances and<br />
electrical efficiencies achieved at 110ºC (cell power<br />
density of about 400 mW cm −2 at an average cell<br />
voltage of about 0.5–0.6 V) are promising for automotive<br />
applications. Duty-cycle and steady-state galvanostatic<br />
experiments showed excellent stack stability<br />
for operation at high temperature.<br />
Poster Exhibits<br />
The poster session was combined with an evening<br />
reception to maximise the time available for oral<br />
papers and over 200 posters were offered. These<br />
included a wide range of applications of the pgms in<br />
Fig. 7. Polymer structure of long side-chain Nafion ®<br />
and short side chain Aquivion TM perfluorosulfonic<br />
ionomer membranes (Reprinted from A. Stassi<br />
et al., (7), with permission from Elsevier)<br />
fuel processing, fuel cell catalysis and sensors. There<br />
were a considerable number of posters featuring the<br />
preparation and uses of pgm fuel cell catalysts, which<br />
were too numerous to mention in detail.<br />
Several posters featured preparation of Pt and PtRu<br />
catalysts supported on carbon nanofibres. It is evident<br />
that while materials such as graphitised carbon<br />
nanofibres can be highly stable and oxidation resistant,<br />
with existing catalyst preparation techniques it is<br />
difficult to make high surface area, uniform platinum<br />
dispersions which can compete with catalysts on more<br />
conventional carbon supports such as Vulcan ® XC72.<br />
One poster which highlighted this difficulty was<br />
‘Durability of Carbon Nanofiber Supported Electrocatalysts<br />
for Fuel Cells’, by David Sebastián et al.<br />
(Instituto de Carboquímica, CSIC, Spain).<br />
Other posters featured studies of the effects of<br />
carbon monoxide on high-temperature PEM fuel<br />
cells, and the effects of low molecular weight<br />
contaminants on direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)<br />
performance. Studies are also in progress on more<br />
fundamental aspects such as catalyst/support interactions,<br />
for example ‘Investigation of Pt Catalyst/Oxide<br />
Support Interactions’, by Isotta Cerri et al. (Toyota<br />
Motor Europe, Belgium).<br />
Summary<br />
Conclusions from the Fuel Cells Science and Technology<br />
2010 conference were summed up by José Luis<br />
García Fierro (Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica,<br />
CSIC, Spain). He remarked that the high level of interest<br />
in the conference partly reflects more strict environmental<br />
laws combined with the high prices of gas<br />
and oil (oil was US$75 per barrel at the time of the<br />
conference), emphasising the need for the best possible<br />
efficiency in utilising fuels. Biofuels appear to be<br />
making a more limited market penetration than originally<br />
expected.He also mentioned that of the posters<br />
exhibited at the conference, no fewer than 45 involved<br />
PEM fuel cell catalysts and components, direct<br />
methanol and direct ethanol fuel cells. One potentially<br />
large market for fuel cells is in shipping, where<br />
marine diesel engines currently produce 4.5% of the<br />
nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 1% of particulates from all<br />
mobile sources. This becomes a sensitive issue, especially<br />
when vessels are in port. The marine market<br />
consists of some 87,000 vessels, the majority of which<br />
have propulsion units of less than 2 MWe. Among the<br />
actions currently in progress to promote exploitation<br />
of hydrogen technology and fuel cells are hydrogen<br />
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refuelling stations for vehicles together with codes<br />
and standards for the retail sales of hydrogen fuel,<br />
with support for early market opportunities.<br />
References<br />
1 D. S. Cameron, <strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> Rev., 2003, 47, (1), 28<br />
2 D. S. Cameron, <strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> Rev., 2005, 49, (1), 16<br />
3 D. S. Cameron, <strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> Rev., 2007, 51, (1), 27<br />
4 D. S. Cameron, <strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> Rev., 2009, 53, (3), 147<br />
5 The Grove Fuel Cell Symposium: http://www.grovefuelcell.<br />
com/ (Accessed on 5th January 2011)<br />
6 Fuel Cells Science and Technology: http://www.<br />
fuelcelladvances.com/ (Accessed on 5th January 2011)<br />
7 J. Power Sources, 2011, articles in press<br />
8 V. P. McConnell, Fuel Cells Bull., 2010, (10), 12<br />
The <strong>Review</strong>er<br />
Donald Cameron is an independent<br />
consultant on fuel cells and electrolysers,<br />
specialising in electrocatalysis.<br />
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11th International <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
Symposium<br />
“PGE in the 21st Century: Innovations in Understanding Their Origin and Applications to<br />
Mineral Exploration and Beneficiation”<br />
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<strong>Review</strong>ed by Judith Kinnaird<br />
School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand,<br />
Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, South Africa;<br />
E-mail: judith.kinnaird@wits.ac.za<br />
Every few years an International <strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium<br />
is organised to provide a forum for discussion of<br />
the geology, geochemistry, mineralogy and beneficiation<br />
of major and minor platinum group element<br />
(PGE) deposits worldwide. The theme of the 11th<br />
International <strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium, which took place<br />
in Sudbury, Canada, from 21st–24th June 2010 (1),<br />
was “PGE in the 21st Century: Innovations in<br />
Understanding Their Origin and Applications to<br />
Mineral Exploration and Beneficiation”.<br />
Participants from mining and exploration companies,<br />
geological surveys, consulting companies and<br />
universities on all continents attended to listen to<br />
85 papers and read 54 posters. Such meetings normally<br />
take place every four years although it is five<br />
years since the previous meeting in Oulu, Finland in<br />
2005, with a smaller interim meeting held in India.<br />
The organisation was impeccable throughout, for<br />
field trips, poster sessions, the social programme<br />
and the main conference. The committee was led by<br />
Professor C. Michael Lesher (Laurentian University,<br />
Canada), Edward Debicki (Geoscience Laboratories,<br />
Canada), Pedro Jugo (Laurentian University), James<br />
Mungall (University of Toronto, Canada) and Heather<br />
Brown (Ontario Geological Survey, Canada). Sudbury<br />
proved an excellent venue, a mining town that has<br />
developed into a pleasant tree-rich area that has<br />
overcome all the earlier issues of environmental<br />
degradation.<br />
Delegates were told in an overview of the global<br />
pgm industry that the Bushveld Complex in South<br />
Africa and the Norilsk deposit in Russia together<br />
account for roughly 90% of newly mined platinum<br />
and 85% of newly mined palladium supply. The<br />
Stillwater Complex in the USA is a significant source<br />
of palladium but not platinum, while the Great Dyke<br />
in Zimbabwe offers the possibility of significant<br />
expansion (Figure 1).Russian stockpiles of palladium<br />
are thought to be nearly exhausted, but recycling is<br />
growing rapidly to become another dominant source<br />
of supply. Demand for platinum, palladium and the<br />
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Zimbabwe<br />
craton<br />
200 km<br />
Bulawayo<br />
Mimosa<br />
Harare<br />
Hartley <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
Mhondoro and Zinca<br />
Unki<br />
Ngezi<br />
Snake’s Head<br />
East Dyke<br />
Zambesi Mobile Belt<br />
East Dyke<br />
Harare<br />
Selous<br />
Wedza<br />
Subchamber<br />
Selukwe<br />
Subchamber<br />
Musengezi<br />
Subchamber<br />
Sebakwe<br />
Subchamber<br />
South Chamber<br />
Darwendale<br />
Subchamber<br />
North Chamber<br />
16ºS<br />
17ºS<br />
18ºS<br />
19ºS<br />
Mafic sequence<br />
Ultramafic sequence<br />
Satellite dykes<br />
Craton & cover rocks<br />
Mobile belts<br />
Major faults & fractures<br />
Fig. 1. Large-scale map of<br />
the Great Dyke in<br />
Zimbabwe, showing major<br />
lithological subdivisions<br />
and areas of current<br />
exploitation. The Great<br />
Dyke is the largest resource<br />
of platinum outside the<br />
Bushveld Complex of<br />
South Africa. Its size has<br />
encouraged active<br />
exploration and mining,<br />
and in 2010 there were<br />
three major mines in<br />
operation and several<br />
intensive exploration<br />
initiatives (Courtesy of<br />
A. H. Wilson and<br />
A. J. du Toit, from ‘Great<br />
Dyke <strong>Platinum</strong> in the Region<br />
of Ngezi Mine, Zimbabwe:<br />
Characteristics of the Main<br />
Sulphide Zone and<br />
Variations that Affect<br />
Mining’, 11th International<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium,<br />
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,<br />
21st–24th June, 2010)<br />
North Marginal Zone<br />
of the Limpopo Belt<br />
Southern<br />
satellites<br />
29ºE 31ºE<br />
0 50 100<br />
km<br />
other pgms is expected to grow strongly, however, and<br />
new deposits of PGEs are of interest as possible<br />
sources of future supply. It is therefore interesting that<br />
the PGEs attract just 2% of overall global exploration<br />
spending, which is focused on Africa, Canada and<br />
Russia.<br />
It was therefore not surprising that several recent<br />
discoveries of deposits of PGEs around the world<br />
were discussed at this meeting, with much progress<br />
made towards understanding their geological origins<br />
and their potential for exploitation as future ore<br />
bodies. Existing deposits were also discussed, but data<br />
on grades were sometimes lacking, and data were<br />
presented as tenors (i.e. the grade calculated in 100%<br />
sulfide only). Other studies focused on experimental<br />
measurements, analytical techniques and results,<br />
new geochemical criteria for the identification of<br />
PGE-enriched deposits, characterisation of platinum<br />
group mineral assemblages and the processes that<br />
extract platinum from ore.<br />
Papers of particular interest have been collated<br />
and summarised below, according to geographical<br />
region. All abstracts are available on the conference<br />
website (1). It is important to note that there are six<br />
platinum group elements (PGEs): platinum, palladium,<br />
rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium.<br />
Geologists use the term ‘PGM’ to mean platinum<br />
group minerals as the PGEs occur in minerals rather<br />
than metallic form in natural deposits, whereas metallurgists<br />
use ‘pgm’ to mean platinum group metals.<br />
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Southern Africa<br />
The opening day of the symposium focused on South<br />
Africa’s Bushveld Complex and Zimbabwe’s Great<br />
Dyke, as is fitting for the largest producers of platinum.<br />
For the Bushveld, chromitite layers were described<br />
from at least six cyclic units of ultramafic Lower Zone<br />
in the northeastern limb, that have previously been<br />
regarded as Marginal Zone but no platinum grades<br />
were given. Profiles of PGEs through chromitites in<br />
the layered mafic-ultramafic suite showed that platinum<br />
per unit metre through the complex was highest<br />
in the north west.The atypical stratigraphic sequence<br />
of the ‘contact-type’ basal nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation<br />
of the satellite Sheba’s Ridge at the western<br />
extremity of the eastern limb is unique with discontinuous<br />
UG2 Reef and Merensky Reef analogues above<br />
a basal ‘Platreef’-style sulfide-rich ore body with<br />
grades of
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The PGE deposits of the Lac des Iles Complex in<br />
Canada (the Roby, Twilight and High-Grade Zones)<br />
differ from most other PGE deposits as they occur in<br />
a small, concentrically-zoned mafic intrusion rather<br />
than in a large layered intrusion and the ore zone is<br />
∼900 m by 700 m in size and open at depth rather<br />
than thin and tabular. Pentlandite controls 30% of<br />
whole-rock palladium, the rest is present as PGMs.<br />
In spite of more than a century of mining in the<br />
Sudbury district of Canada, new discoveries are still<br />
being made. The principal styles of Cu-Ni sulfide<br />
mineralisation that have been mined are:<br />
(a) in the Sublayer at the lower contact of the<br />
Sudbury Igneous Complex;<br />
(b) in quartz diorite Offset Dykes (with grades of
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(a)<br />
Surface<br />
D<br />
A<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
Contact<br />
Footwall type<br />
Low sulfide<br />
Capre footwall<br />
New discovery<br />
C<br />
Massive sulfide<br />
Low sulfide PGE-Au<br />
Disseminated Ni sulfide<br />
Undifferentiated gneiss<br />
Granite breccia<br />
Sudbury breccia<br />
Sudbury igneous complex<br />
Diabase<br />
Granite<br />
Fault<br />
B<br />
0 250<br />
m<br />
(b)<br />
Surface<br />
C<br />
A<br />
B<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
Contact<br />
Footwall type<br />
Breccia belt type<br />
109 FW<br />
New discovery<br />
0 100<br />
D<br />
Inclusion massive/<br />
breccia sulfide<br />
Siliceous zone<br />
Disseminated Ni-Cu sulfide<br />
Low sulfide, high PGE<br />
mineralisation<br />
Metasediments<br />
Metavolcanic<br />
Sudbury breccia<br />
Granite<br />
Quartz diorite<br />
Norite<br />
Trap dyke<br />
Shear zone<br />
Fig. 2. Composite cross-sections of typical geological settings for Footwall Deposits of PGEs and sulfide<br />
in the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Canada, in (a) the North and East Range and (b) the South Range (Courtesy<br />
of P. C. Lightfoot and M. C. Stewart, from ‘Diversity in <strong>Platinum</strong> Group Element (PGE) Mineralization at<br />
Sudbury: New Discoveries and Process Controls’, 11th International <strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario,<br />
Canada, 21st–24th June, 2010)<br />
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Table I<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> Group Element Abundances of the Jinchuan Deposit in China<br />
Ore type <strong>Platinum</strong> Palladium Rhodium Iridium Ruthenium<br />
grade, ppb grade, ppb grade, ppb grade, ppb grade, ppb<br />
Disseminated 35.8–853 74.8–213 2.5–19.5 5.1–38.5 4.2–33.1<br />
Net-textured 12.7–1757 a 171–560 0.7–5.1 0.4–4.0 1.5–3.5<br />
Massive 11.6–102 218–1215 78.1–201 211–644 91–553<br />
a One exceptional occurrence of 3343 ppb<br />
in cratonic areas, several clusters or lineaments<br />
of mafic and mafic-ultramafic intrusions where<br />
feeder dykes and the lowermost parts of layered<br />
intrusions are exposed, a continental-scale province<br />
of flood basalts,and several areas of extensive komatiitic<br />
magmatism in Precambrian greenstone belts.<br />
The Fortaleza de Minas komatiite-hosted Ni-Cu<br />
deposit is quoted as an estimated resource of 6 Mt at<br />
grades of 0.7 ppm combined Pt, Pd and Au, 0.4% Cu<br />
and 2.5% Ni. The layered mafic-ultramafic lithologies<br />
of the Tróia Unit of the Cruzeta Complex in northeastern<br />
Brazil have been the focus of platinum exploration<br />
for more than 30 years. Local chromitite<br />
horizons, 0.3 m to 3 m thick, contain up to 8 ppm Pt<br />
and 21 ppm Pd.<br />
Other Occurrences<br />
Komatiite-hosted Ni-Cu deposits with PGEs from<br />
Australia and Canada were discussed. PGE-bearing<br />
chromitites from eastern Cuba and elsewhere were<br />
described. Data from the Al’Ays ophiolite complex in<br />
Saudi Arabia have shown that podiform chromitites<br />
with high PGE concentrations (above 1.4 ppm) also<br />
have distinctive minor element concentrations that<br />
provide an improved fingerprint for further exploration.<br />
The Ambae chromites of the Vanuatu Arc in<br />
the south-west Pacific have grades of 75.8 ppb Rh,<br />
52.1 ppb Ir, 36.8 ppb Os and 92.6 ppb Ru, whereas<br />
Pd, Pt and Au are below the detection limit. These<br />
values account for 56% of the Ir, over 90% of the<br />
Ru and 22% of the Rh present in the Ambae lavas.<br />
Reconnaissance studies of the PGEs potential of four<br />
chromite mining districts in southern Iran showed<br />
that chromites have concentrations of 6 PGEs (combined<br />
Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os and Ru) from 57 ppb to<br />
5183 ppb with an average of 456 ppb.<br />
New Discoveries<br />
New Cu-Au-PGE mineralisation was reported from the<br />
Togeda macrodyke in the Kangerlussuaq region of<br />
East Greenland. A metasediment-hosted deposit from<br />
Craignure, Inverary, in Scotland hosts sulfide mineralisation<br />
with PGE concentrations locally exceeding<br />
3 ppm and, although small, this raises the possibility<br />
of other metasediment-hosted Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation<br />
in Scotland. Amphibolites and their weathered<br />
equivalents on the northwest border of the Congo<br />
Craton in South Cameroon have a PGEs plus Au content<br />
of 53 ppb to 121 ppb. The Pd:Pt ratios are ∼ 3.<br />
Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation was described from the<br />
Gondpipri area of central India but Ni and Cu dominate<br />
and PGE content is low.<br />
Process Mineralogy in the <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
Industry and Future Trends<br />
This was perhaps a new topic for these events.<br />
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass<br />
spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) mapping provides critical<br />
information on the distribution of the PGEs in and<br />
around magmatic sulfides and is useful in characterising<br />
PGE deposits. As an example of the insights<br />
that can be gained with this technique, new data<br />
for samples from the Merensky Reef and Norilsk-<br />
Talnakh show that the behaviour of Pt is very different<br />
from that of Pd and Rh, which are generally<br />
hosted by pentlandite. Pt often forms a plethora of<br />
discrete phases in association with the trace and<br />
semi-metals. The variable distribution of these phases<br />
has implications for geometallurgical models and<br />
PGE recoveries.<br />
While the PGEs are most often concentrated in<br />
sulfide minerals such as pyrrhotite, pentlandite and<br />
chalcopyrite, there were several reports at the<br />
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symposium of pyrite hosting appreciable amounts of<br />
Rh and Pt. Pyrite from the McCreedy and Creighton<br />
deposits of Sudbury has a similar Os, Ir, Ru, Re<br />
(rhenium) and Se (selenium) content to that of coexisting<br />
pyrrhotite and pentlandite, whereas Rh (at up<br />
to 130 ppm), arsenic (up to 30 ppm), Pt and Au show<br />
a stronger preference for pyrite than for pyrrhotite or<br />
pentlandite. In the Canadian Cordilleran porphyry<br />
copper systems, up to 90% of the Pd and Pt in mineralised<br />
samples occurs in pyrite.<br />
Concluding Remarks<br />
With reports of a number of new discoveries alongside<br />
much new information on existing resources,<br />
the 11th International <strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium provided<br />
the industry with the most comprehensive<br />
overview yet of platinum group element deposits<br />
worldwide. While many of these deposits have relatively<br />
low grades of PGEs, they may still prove to be<br />
viable and valuable sources of pgms in the future.<br />
Exploration efforts are also expected to become more<br />
efficient as a greater understanding of the geological<br />
process behind the formation of PGE deposits is<br />
gained.<br />
Reference<br />
1 The 11th International <strong>Platinum</strong> Symposium at Laurentian<br />
University: http://11ips.laurentian.ca/Laurentian/Home/<br />
Departments/Earth+Sciences/NewsEvents/11IPS/ (Accessed<br />
on 7th January 2011)<br />
The <strong>Review</strong>er<br />
Judith Kinnaird is a Professor of<br />
Economic Geology at the School of<br />
Geosciences at the University of the<br />
Witwatersrand, South Africa, and<br />
Deputy Director of the University’s<br />
Economic Geology Research Institute<br />
(EGRI). Her research interests include<br />
Bushveld Complex magmatism and<br />
mineralisation especially of the<br />
Platreef in the northern limb, while<br />
her research team is currently<br />
conducting studies on chromitite<br />
geochemistry, mineralogy and PGE<br />
grade distribution; tenor variations;<br />
zircon age-dating; Lower Zone<br />
mineralogy and geochemistry of the<br />
Bushveld Complex in South Africa.<br />
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The Discoverers of the Rhodium<br />
Isotopes<br />
The thirty-eight known rhodium isotopes found between 1934 and 2010<br />
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By John W. Arblaster<br />
Wombourne, West Midlands, UK;<br />
E-mail: jwarblaster@yahoo.co.uk<br />
This is the fifth in a series of reviews on the circumstances<br />
surrounding the discoveries of the isotopes<br />
of the six platinum group elements. The first review<br />
on platinum isotopes was published in this Journal<br />
in October 2000 (1), the second on iridium isotopes in<br />
October 2003 (2), the third on osmium isotopes in<br />
October 2004 (3) and the fourth on palladium isotopes<br />
in April 2006 (4).<br />
Naturally Occurring Rhodium<br />
In 1934, at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish<br />
Laboratory, Aston (5) showed by using a mass spectrograph<br />
that rhodium appeared to consist of a single<br />
nuclide of mass 103 ( 103 Rh). Two years later Sampson<br />
and Bleakney (6) at Princeton University, New Jersey,<br />
using a similar instrument, suggested the presence of<br />
a further isotope of mass 101 ( 101 Rh) with an abundance<br />
of 0.08%. Since this isotope had not been discovered<br />
at that time, its existence in nature could not<br />
be discounted. Then in 1943 Cohen (7) at the<br />
University of Minnesota used an improved mass spectrograph<br />
to show that the abundance of 101 Rh must be<br />
less than 0.001%. Finally in 1963 Leipziger (8) at the<br />
Sperry Rand Research Center, Sudbury, Massachusetts,<br />
used an extremely sensitive double-focusing mass<br />
spectrograph to reduce any possible abundance to<br />
less than 0.0001%. However by that time 101 Rh had<br />
been discovered (see Table I) and although shown to<br />
be radioactive, no evidence was obtained for a longlived<br />
isomer. This demonstrated conclusively that<br />
rhodium does in fact exist in nature as a single<br />
nuclide: 103 Rh.<br />
Artificial Rhodium Isotopes<br />
In 1934, using slow neutron bombardment, Fermi<br />
et al. (9) identified two rhodium activities with halflives<br />
of 50 seconds and 5 minutes. A year later the<br />
same group (10) refined these half-lives to 44 seconds<br />
and 3.9 minutes. These discoveries were said to be<br />
‘non-specific’ since the mass numbers were not<br />
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determined, although later measurements identified<br />
these activities to be the ground state and isomeric<br />
state of 104 Rh, respectively. In 1940 Nishina et al.<br />
(11, 12), using fast neutron bombardment, identified<br />
a 34 hour non-specific activity which was later identified<br />
as 105 Rh. In 1949 Eggen and Pool (13) confirmed<br />
the already known nuclide 101 Pd and identified the<br />
existence of a 4.7 day half-life rhodium daughter<br />
product. They did not comment on its mass although<br />
the half-life is consistent with the isomeric state of<br />
101 Rh. Eggen and Pool also identified a 5 hour half-life<br />
activity which was never subsequently confirmed.<br />
Activities with half-lives of 4 minutes and 1.1 hours,<br />
obtained by fast neutron bombardment, were identified<br />
by Pool, Cork and Thornton (14) in 1937 but<br />
these also were never confirmed.<br />
Although some of these measured activities represent<br />
the first observations of specific nuclides, the<br />
exact nuclide mass numbers were not determined<br />
and therefore they are not considered to represent<br />
actual discoveries. They are however included in<br />
the notes to Table I. The first unambiguous identification<br />
of a radioactive rhodium isotope was by<br />
Crittenden in 1939 (15) who correctly identified<br />
both 104 Rh and its principal isomer. Nuclides where<br />
only the atomic number and atomic mass number<br />
were identified are considered as satisfying the discovery<br />
criteria.<br />
Discovery Dates<br />
The actual year of discovery is generally considered<br />
to be that when the details of the discovery were<br />
placed in the public domain, such as manuscript<br />
dates or conference report dates. However, complications<br />
arise with internal reports which may not be<br />
placed in the public domain until several years after<br />
the discovery, and in these cases it is considered that<br />
the historical date takes precedence over the public<br />
domain date. Certain rhodium isotopes were discovered<br />
during the highly secretive Plutonium Project of<br />
the Second World War, the results of which were not<br />
actually published until 1951 (16) although much of<br />
the information was made available in 1946 by Siegel<br />
(17, 18) and in the 1948 “Table of Isotopes”(19).<br />
Half-Lives<br />
Selected half-lives used in Table I are generally those<br />
accepted in the revised NUBASE evaluation of<br />
nuclear and decay properties in 2003 (20) although<br />
literature values are used when the NUBASE data are<br />
not available or where they have been superseded by<br />
later determinations.<br />
Table I<br />
The Discoverers of the Rhodium Isotopes<br />
Mass number a Half-life Decay Year of Discoverers References Notes<br />
modes discovery<br />
89 ps b EC + β + ? 1994 Rykaczewski et al. 21, 22<br />
90 15 ms EC + β + 1994 Hencheck et al. 23 A<br />
90m 1.1 s EC + β + 2000 Stolz et al. 24 A<br />
91 1.5 s EC + β + 1994 Hencheck et al. 23 B<br />
91m 1.5 s IT 2004 Dean et al. 25 B<br />
92 4.7 s EC + β + 1994 Hencheck et al. 23 C<br />
92m 0.5 s IT? 2004 Dean et al. 25 C<br />
93 11.9 s EC + β + 1994 Hencheck et al. 23 D<br />
94 70.6 s EC + β + 1973 Weiffenbach, Gujrathi and Lee 26<br />
94m 25.8 s EC + β + 1973 Weiffenbach, Gujrathi and Lee 26<br />
95 5.02 min EC + β + 1966 Aten and Kapteyn 27<br />
95m 1.96 min IT, EC + β + 1974 Weiffenbach, Gujrathi and Lee 28<br />
Continued<br />
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The Discoverers of the Rhodium Isotopes (Continued)<br />
Mass number a Half-life Decay Year of Discoverers References Notes<br />
modes discovery<br />
96 9.90 min EC + β + 1966 Aten and Kapteyn 27<br />
96m 1.51 min IT, EC + β + 1966 Aten and Kapteyn 27<br />
97 30.7 min EC + β + 1955 Aten and de Vries-Hamerling 29<br />
97m 46.2 min EC + β + , IT 1971 Lopez, Prestwich and Arad 30<br />
98 8.7 min EC + β + 1955 Aten and de Vries-Hamerling 29 E<br />
98m 3.6 min EC + β + 1966 Aten and Kapteyn 31<br />
99 16.1 d EC + β + 1956 Hisatake, Jones and Kurbatov 32 F<br />
99m 4.7 h EC + β + 1952 Scoville, Fultz and Pool 33<br />
100 20.8 h EC + β + 1944 Sullivan, Sleight and Gladrow 34, 35 G<br />
100m 4.6 min IT, EC + β + 1973 Sieniawski 36<br />
101 3.3 y EC 1956 Hisatake, Jones and Kurbatov 32 F<br />
101m 4.34 d EC, IT 1944 Sullivan, Sleight and Gladrow 34, 37 G<br />
102 207.0 d EC + β + , β − 1941 Minakawa 38<br />
102m 3.742 y EC + β + , IT 1962 Born et al. 39<br />
103 Stable – 1934 Aston 5<br />
103m 56.114 min IT 1943 (a) Glendenin and Steinberg (a) 40, 41 H<br />
(b) Flammersfeld (b) 42<br />
104 42.3 s β − 1939 Crittenden 15 I<br />
104m 4.34 min IT, β − 1939 Crittenden 15 I<br />
105 35.36 h β − 1944 (a) Sullivan, Sleight and Gladrow (a) 34, 43 J<br />
(b) Bohr and Hole (b) 44<br />
105m 42.9 s IT 1950 Duffield and Langer 45<br />
106 30.1 s β − 1943 (a) Glendenin and Steinberg (a) 40, 41 K<br />
(b) Grummitt and Wilkinson (b) 46<br />
(c) Seelmann-Eggebert (c) 47<br />
106m 2.18 h β − 1955 Baró, Seelmann-Eggebert 48 L<br />
and Zabala<br />
107 21.7 min β − 1954 (a) Nervik and Seaborg (a) 49 M<br />
(b) Baró, Rey and (b) 50<br />
Seelmann-Eggebert<br />
108 16.8 s β − 1955 Baró, Rey and 50 N<br />
Seelmann-Eggebert<br />
108m 6.0 min β − 1969 Pinston, Schussler and Moussa 51<br />
Continued<br />
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The Discoverers of the Rhodium Isotopes (Continued)<br />
Mass number a Half-life Decay Year of Discoverers References Notes<br />
modes discovery<br />
109 1.33 min β − 1969 Wilhelmy et al. 52, 53<br />
110 28.5 s β − 1969 (a) Pinston and Schussler (a) 54<br />
(b) Ward et al. (b) 55<br />
110m 3.2 s β − 1963 Karras and Kantele 56<br />
111 11 s β − 1975 Franz and Herrmann 57<br />
112 3.4 s β − 1969 Wilhelmy et al. 52, 53<br />
112m 6.73 s β − 1987 Äystö et al. 58<br />
113 2.80 s β − 1988 Penttilä et al. 59<br />
114 1.85 s β − 1969 Wilhelmy et al. 52, 53<br />
114m 1.85 s β − 1987 Äystö et al. 58<br />
115 990 ms β − 1987 Äystö et al. 60, 61<br />
116 680 ms β − 1987 Äystö et al. 58, 60, 61<br />
116m 570 ms β − 1987 Äystö et al. 58, 60, 61<br />
117 394 ms β − 1991 Penttilä et al. 62<br />
118 266 ms β − 1994 Bernas et al. 63 O<br />
119 171 ms β − 1994 Bernas et al. 63 P<br />
120 136 ms β − 1994 Bernas et al. 63 Q<br />
121 151 ms β − 1994 Bernas et al. 63 P<br />
122 ps b β − ? 1997 Bernas et al. 64<br />
123 ps b β − ? 2010 Ohnishi et al. 65 See Figures 1<br />
and 2<br />
124 ps b β − ? 2010 Ohnishi et al. 65 See Figures 1<br />
and 2<br />
125 ps b β − ? 2010 Ohnishi et al. 65 See Figures 1<br />
and 2<br />
126 ps b β − ? 2010 Ohnishi et al. 65 See Figures 1<br />
a m = isomeric state<br />
b ps = particle stable (resistant to proton and neutron decay)<br />
and 2<br />
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Fig. 1. The superconducting ring cyclotron (SRC) in the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) at the<br />
RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science where the newest isotopes of palladium, rhodium<br />
and ruthenium were discovered (65) (Copyright 2010 RIKEN)<br />
Dr Toshiyuki Kubo<br />
Fig. 2. Dr Toshiyuki Kubo<br />
(Copyright 2010 RIKEN)<br />
Toshiyuki Kubo is the team leader of the Research Group at RIKEN.<br />
He was born in Tochigi, Japan, in 1956. He received his BS degree<br />
in Physics from The University of Tokyo in 1978, and his PhD<br />
degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1985. He joined<br />
RIKEN as an Assistant Research Scientist in 1980, and was promoted<br />
to Research Scientist in 1985 and to Senior Research Scientist<br />
in 1992. He spent time at the National Superconducting Cyclotron<br />
Laboratory of Michigan State University in the USA as a visiting<br />
physicist from 1992 to 1994. In 2001, he became the team leader for<br />
the in-flight separator, dubbed ‘BigRIPS’, which analyses the fragments<br />
produced in the RIBF. He was promoted to Group Director<br />
of the Research Instruments Group at the RIKEN Nishina Center in<br />
2007. He is in charge of the design, construction, development and<br />
operation of major research instruments, as well as related infrastructure<br />
and equipment, at the RIKEN Nishina Center. His current<br />
research focuses on the production of rare isotope beams, in-flight<br />
separator issues, and the structure and reactions of exotic nuclei.<br />
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A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
E<br />
90 Rh and 90m Rh Hencheck et al. (23) only proved that the isotope was particle stable. Stolz et al.<br />
(24) in 2000 identified both the ground state and an isomer. The half-life determined<br />
by Wefers et al. in 1999 (66) appears to be consistent with the ground<br />
state. The discovery by Hencheck et al. is nominally assigned to the ground state.<br />
91 Rh and 91m Rh Hencheck et al. (23) only proved that the isotope was particle stable. Wefers et al.<br />
(66) first determined a half-life in 1999 but Dean et al. (25) remeasured the halflife<br />
in 2004 and identified both a ground state and an isomer having identical<br />
half-lives within experimental limits. The discovery by Hencheck et al. is nominally<br />
assigned to the ground state.<br />
92 Rh and 92m Rh Hencheck et al. (23) only proved that the isotope was particle stable. Wefers et al.<br />
(66) incorrectly determined the half-life in 1999 with more accurate values being<br />
determined by both Górska et al. (67) and Stolz et al. (24) in 2000. Dean et al.<br />
(25) showed that these determinations were for the ground state and not for the<br />
isomeric state which they also identified. The discovery by Hencheck et al. is nominally<br />
assigned to the ground state.<br />
93 Rh Hencheck et al. (23) only proved that the isotope was particle stable. Wefers et al.<br />
in (66) incorrectly measured the half-life in 1999 with more accurate values being<br />
obtained by both Górska et al. (67) and Stolz et al. (24) in 2000.<br />
98 Rh Aten et al. (68) observed this isotope in 1952 but could not decide if it was<br />
96 Rh or 98 Rh.<br />
F<br />
99 Rh and 101 Rh Farmer (69) identified both of these isotopes in 1955 but could not assign mass<br />
numbers.<br />
G<br />
100 Rh and 101m Rh For these isotopes the 1944 discovery by Sullivan, Sleight and Gladrow (34) was<br />
not made public until its inclusion in the 1948 “Table of Isotopes” (19).<br />
H<br />
I<br />
J<br />
103m Rh<br />
Although both Glendenin and Steinberg (40) and Flammersfeld (42) discovered<br />
the isomer in 1943 the results of Glendenin and Steinberg were not made public<br />
until their inclusion in the 1946 table compiled by Siegel (17, 18).<br />
104 Rh and 104m Rh Both the ground state and isomer were first observed by Fermi et al. (9) in 1934<br />
and by Amaldi et al. (10) in 1935 as non-specific activities. Pontecorvo (70, 71)<br />
discussed these activities in detail but assigned them to 105 Rh. EC + β + was also<br />
detected as a rare decay mode (0.45% of all decays) in 104 Rh by Frevert,<br />
Schöneberg and Flammersfeld (72) in 1965.<br />
105 Rh For this isotope the 1944 discovery by Sullivan, Sleight and Gladrow (34) was not<br />
made public until its inclusion in the 1946 table of Siegel (17, 18). The isotope<br />
was first identified by Nishina et al. (11, 12) in 1940 as a non-specific activity.<br />
K 106 Rh The discovery by Glendenin and Steinberg (40) in 1943 was not made public until<br />
Continued<br />
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its inclusion in the 1946 table of Siegel (17, 18) and therefore the discovery of this<br />
isotope by both Grummitt and Wilkinson (46) and Seelmann-Eggebert (47) in<br />
1946 are considered to be independent.<br />
L<br />
106m Rh<br />
Nervik and Seaborg (49) also observed this isotope in 1955 but tentatively<br />
assigned it to 107 Rh.<br />
M 107 Rh First observed by Born and Seelmann-Eggebert (73) in 1943 as a non-specific<br />
activity and also tentatively identified by Glendenin (74, 75) in 1944.<br />
N<br />
108 Rh Although credited with the discovery, the claim by Baró, Rey and Seelmann-<br />
Eggebert (50) is considered to be tentative and a more definite claim to the<br />
discovery was made by Baumgärtner, Plata Bedmar and Kindermann (76)<br />
in 1957.<br />
O<br />
118 Rh Bernas et al. (63) only confirmed that the isotope was particle stable. The half-life<br />
was first determined by Jokinen et al. (77) in 2000.<br />
P<br />
119 Rh and 121 Rh Bernas et al. (63) only confirmed that the isotopes were particle stable. The halflives<br />
were first determined by Montes et al. (78) in 2005.<br />
Q<br />
120 Rh Bernas et al. (63) only confirmed that the isotope was particle stable. The half-life<br />
was first determined by Walters et al. (79) in 2004.<br />
Some of the Terms Used for This <strong>Review</strong><br />
Atomic number<br />
Mass number<br />
Nuclide and isotope<br />
Isomer/isomeric state<br />
Half-life<br />
Electron volt (eV)<br />
The number of protons in the nucleus.<br />
The combined number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.<br />
A nuclide is an entity containing a unique number of protons and neutrons in the<br />
nucleus. For nuclides of the same element the number of protons remains the same<br />
but the number of neutrons may vary. Such nuclides are known collectively as the<br />
isotopes of the element. Although the term isotope implies plurality it is sometimes<br />
used loosely in place of nuclide.<br />
An isomer or isomeric state is a high energy state of a nuclide which may decay<br />
by isomeric transition (IT) as described in the list of decay modes below, although<br />
certain low-lying states may decay independently to other nuclides rather than the<br />
ground state.<br />
The time taken for the activity of a radioactive nuclide to fall to half of its previous<br />
value.<br />
The energy acquired by any charged particle carrying a unit (electronic) charge when it<br />
falls through a potential of one volt, equivalent to 1.602 × 10 –19 J. The more useful<br />
unit is the mega (million) electron volt (MeV).<br />
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Decay Modes<br />
α<br />
β –<br />
β +<br />
EC<br />
IT<br />
p<br />
n<br />
Alpha decay is the emission of alpha particles which are 4 He nuclei. Thus the atomic<br />
number of the daughter nuclide is two lower and the mass number is four lower.<br />
Beta or electron decay for neutron-rich nuclides is the emission of an electron (and an<br />
anti-neutrino) as a neutron in the nucleus decays to a proton. The mass number of the<br />
daughter nuclide remains the same but the atomic number increases by one.<br />
Beta or positron decay for neutron-deficient nuclides is the emission of a positron (and a neutrino)<br />
as a proton in the nucleus decays to a neutron. The mass number of the daughter nuclide remains<br />
the same but the atomic number decreases by one. However this decay mode cannot occur unless<br />
the decay energy exceeds 1.022 MeV (twice the electron mass in energy units). Positron decay is<br />
always associated with orbital electron capture (EC).<br />
Orbital electron capture in which the nucleus captures an extranuclear (orbital) electron<br />
which reacts with a proton to form a neutron and a neutrino, so that, as with positron<br />
decay, the mass number of the daughter nuclide remains the same but the atomic number<br />
decreases by one.<br />
Isomeric transition in which a high energy state of a nuclide (isomeric state or isomer)<br />
usually decays by cascade emission of γ (gamma) rays (the highest energy form of electromagnetic<br />
radiation) to lower energy levels until the ground state is reached.<br />
Proton decay in which a proton is emitted from the nucleus so both the atomic number and mass<br />
number decrease by one. Such a nuclide is said to be ‘particle unstable’.<br />
Neutron decay in which a neutron is emitted from the nucleus so the atomic number remains<br />
the same but the atomic mass is decreased by one. Such a nuclide is said to be ‘particle<br />
unstable’.<br />
Erratum: In the previous reviews (1–4) the alpha and beta decay modes were described in terms of ‘emittance’. This should<br />
read ‘emission’.<br />
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The Author<br />
John W. Arblaster is interested in<br />
the history of science and the<br />
evaluation of the thermodynamic and<br />
crystallographic properties of the<br />
elements. Now retired, he previously<br />
worked as a metallurgical chemist in a<br />
number of commercial laboratories<br />
and was involved in the analysis of a<br />
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Scale”, 2nd Edition<br />
Edited by Hans-Ulrich Blaser (Solvias AG, Switzerland) and Hans-Jürgen Federsel<br />
(AstraZeneca, Sweden), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2010, 580 pages,<br />
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Orchard Road, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5HE, UK;<br />
E-mail: stewart.brown@matthey.com<br />
Introduction<br />
“Asymmetric Catalysis on Industrial Scale:Challenges,<br />
Approaches and Solutions”, edited by Hans-Ulrich<br />
Blaser and Hans-Jürgen Federsel, builds and<br />
expands upon its first edition, which was published<br />
in 2004 (1). The second edition provides the reader<br />
with a comprehensive examination of the industrially<br />
important aspects of asymmetric catalysis, an area of<br />
organic chemistry that introduces chirality (a molecule<br />
that is non-superimposable upon its mirror<br />
image) to a molecule.This is especially important for<br />
pharmaceuticals, as biologically active compounds<br />
are often chiral molecules.<br />
One of the book’s co-editors, Hans-Ulrich Blaser,<br />
is currently Chief Technology Officer at Solvias in<br />
Basel, Switzerland, having previously spent twenty<br />
years at Ciba and three years at Novartis.The other coeditor,<br />
Hans-Jürgen Federsel, is Director of Science for<br />
Pharmaceutical Development at AstraZeneca in<br />
Sweden. He is recognised as a specialist in process<br />
research and development where he has worked for<br />
over 30 years.<br />
The monograph is divided into 28 chapters, each<br />
containing stand-alone case studies of a particular<br />
chemical or biocatalytic process. This makes the text<br />
very easy to dip in and out of, or alternatively to look<br />
for specific examples of interest. The book highlights<br />
real world processing issues, showing how each has<br />
been tackled and solved by the authors. The main<br />
aim of this book is to show that asymmetric catalysis<br />
is not merely the preserve of academic research;<br />
rather, it is a large-scale production tool for industrial<br />
manufacturing. However, just as importantly it provides<br />
support and ideas for those suffering with similar<br />
issues in optimising industrial syntheses.<br />
The reader of this book is required to have a relatively<br />
advanced knowledge of organic chemistry in<br />
order to fully appreciate the complexities of the vast<br />
range of reactions covered. It is aimed primarily at<br />
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postgraduate level and particularly at those involved<br />
in the pharmaceutical and process chemistry industries.The<br />
book combines both organic chemistry and<br />
biochemistry in almost equal measure and so a good<br />
understanding of biological compounds and reactions<br />
is also required.<br />
Asymmetric Catalysis by the<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> Group <strong>Metals</strong><br />
The chapters are written by a grand total of 87 different<br />
authors from a plethora of pharmaceutical<br />
companies around the world, as well as a few chemicals<br />
companies and universities. The lengths of the<br />
chapters are such that a solid overview is provided,<br />
without overloading the reader with information. All<br />
reaction schemes are well drawn and are generally<br />
complemented with graphs and spectra of the synthesised<br />
compounds, as well as some photographs and<br />
process flow sheets to demonstrate some very elegant<br />
engineering solutions. Furthermore, the chapters are<br />
well referenced, allowing easy access to further information<br />
and literature should the reader so require.<br />
Due to the broad scope of this book, in terms of<br />
the variety of reactions and processes covered, this<br />
review will only focus on those involving platinum<br />
group metal (pgm) catalysts. It will not cover nonpgm<br />
catalytic processes or those involving biological<br />
catalysis, of which there are many interesting<br />
examples.<br />
In terms of coverage, as expected in this particular<br />
field, the pgms feature heavily throughout, with one<br />
or more of the metals being referred to in 17 of the<br />
28 chapters. In fact, Chapter 20, which examines<br />
asymmetric hydrogenation for the design of drug<br />
substances, features all five of the pgms that are<br />
most widely used for catalytic applications: platinum,<br />
palladium, rhodium, iridium and ruthenium.<br />
Interestingly, the book is arranged by process rather<br />
than perhaps a more orthodox method of segmenting<br />
by catalyst type or chemical transformation. The reasoning<br />
behind this is that it enables readers to find<br />
out how particular issues have been solved on a<br />
process level, which should prove useful to the industrial<br />
practitioner.<br />
The chapters are grouped into three sections:<br />
• Part I:‘New Processes for Existing Active<br />
Compounds (APIs)’;<br />
• Part II:‘Processes for Important Building Blocks’;<br />
• Part III:‘Processes for New Chemical Entities<br />
(NCEs)’.<br />
Throughout this book the importance of process<br />
development and scale-up, taking laboratory-scale<br />
products to pilot plant and subsequently full-scale<br />
production of active, pure products is impressed<br />
upon the readers.<br />
The range of enantioselective catalysis shown in<br />
this book highlights the growing importance of<br />
developing more selective, active and ultimately<br />
more cost-effective processes for the production of<br />
specific biologically active compounds.<br />
New Processes for Existing Active Compounds<br />
The first section of the book contains five chapters,<br />
each of which examines either new catalysts or new<br />
routes to produce existing compounds for such products<br />
as cholesterol-lowering, cough-relieving or antiobesity<br />
drugs, as well as vitamins and indigestion<br />
remedies. Asymmetric hydrogenations catalysed by<br />
Ru, Ir or Rh feature heavily, especially in Chapter 2 in<br />
which Kurt Püntener and Michelangelo Scalone<br />
(F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Switzerland) present five<br />
example syntheses showing how the hydrogenation<br />
of different functional groups has led to significant<br />
improvements in the production of active pharmaceutical<br />
intermediates (APIs).<br />
Chapter 3 takes a detailed look at the use of asymmetric<br />
hydrogenation in the production of (+)–biotin<br />
(vitamin H). This compound has three stereocentres<br />
that need to be controlled to produce the pure,<br />
active compound that can produce full biological<br />
activity in the body. The reader is led through the<br />
history of biotin production (today a 100 tonne per<br />
year industry) from the original eleven-step Goldberg-<br />
Sternbach concept involving a palladium-catalysed<br />
hydrogenation step, through to the much shorter and<br />
more elegant Lonza process, utilising a rhodiumcatalysed<br />
asymmetric hydrogenation step (Scheme I).<br />
The often lengthy reaction schemes are very well<br />
drawn out and highlight the complexities associated<br />
with this particular synthesis.<br />
Chapter 5 covers the important reaction of asymmetric<br />
ketone reduction, which despite being academically<br />
well understood poses significant issues<br />
in complex biological molecules on an industrial<br />
scale. This chapter highlights the groundbreaking<br />
work by Ryoji Noyori, who won the 2001 Nobel Prize<br />
in Chemistry with William S. Knowles for their work<br />
on chiral hydrogenation reactions catalysed by Rh<br />
and Ru complexes (2). This has influenced the work<br />
in this chapter and much of the rest of the book.<br />
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Scheme I. The Lonza<br />
concept: (+)-biotin<br />
process using<br />
asymmetric<br />
hydrogenation<br />
catalysed by a<br />
rhodium(I) complex<br />
Andreas Marc Palmer (Nycomed GmbH, Germany)<br />
and Antonio Zanotti-Gerosa (Johnson Matthey<br />
Catalysis and Chiral Technologies, UK) tell the story of<br />
how selectivity and activity can be tuned by the optimisation<br />
of ruthenium phosphine complexes such as<br />
those shown in Figure 1 for large-scale reactions.<br />
Processes for Important Building Blocks<br />
The second section contains fourteen chapters categorised<br />
as new catalyst and process developments<br />
for synthetically important building blocks, nine of<br />
which mention pgms. Chapter 16 in particular<br />
demonstrates the effectiveness of pgms with mention<br />
given to Pd, Rh, Ir and Ru in a particularly in-depth<br />
analysis of asymmetric transfer hydrogenation.<br />
The technique of asymmetric transfer hydrogenation<br />
is an important method for producing optically<br />
active alcohols and amines (for example, Scheme II).<br />
The authors spend considerable time in this chapter<br />
discussing the reaction components before moving<br />
on to some case studies to illustrate their use. This is<br />
certainly one of the most detailed chapters, and it is<br />
well supported by a series of tables, reaction schemes<br />
and graphs.<br />
Processes for New Chemical Entities<br />
The final section is the least relevant in terms of<br />
pgm use, with five of the remaining nine chapters not<br />
featuring the metals. However, one of the standout<br />
reviews in terms of pgm catalysis is Chapter 20.<br />
Fig. 1. Two examples<br />
of ruthenium phosphine<br />
complexes<br />
used as catalysts for<br />
the asymmetric<br />
reduction of ketones<br />
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Scheme II. Rhodium-catalysed asymmetric<br />
transfer hydrogenation reaction<br />
investigated for the synthesis of a key<br />
intermediate of duloxetine<br />
This chapter, entitled ‘Enabling Asymmetric<br />
Hydrogenation for the Design of Efficient Synthesis of<br />
Drug Substances’ and written by Yongkui Sun, Shane<br />
Krska, C. Scott Shultz and David M. Tellers (Merck &<br />
Co, Inc, USA), includes examples of catalysed steps<br />
involving platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium and<br />
ruthenium during the course of the text.<br />
The chapter begins with an introduction once<br />
again paying tribute to the great work by Knowles<br />
and Noyori in the field of asymmetric hydrogenation.<br />
It then talks about the work done by Merck chemists<br />
to increase the use of asymmetric catalysis in drug<br />
discovery programmes within the company.The chapter<br />
drives home the key message that by identifying<br />
and having a concerted effort to utilise and improve<br />
a particular reaction, unprecedented progress could<br />
be made.<br />
Three detailed case studies born out of Merck’s<br />
‘Catalysis Initiative’ are then recounted: laropiprant,<br />
an API in the cholesterol-lowering drug Tredaptive TM ;<br />
taranabant, an API in the treatment of obesity; and<br />
sitagliptin, an API in the treatment of type 2 diabetes<br />
(Figure 2) (Scheme III). All three demonstrate the<br />
vital importance of high-throughput screening to<br />
optimise both catalyst and reaction conditions<br />
within a constrained time-frame.The whole chapter is<br />
a success story for the Merck ‘Catalysis Initiative’ and<br />
should serve as inspiration to other companies in<br />
the search for new methods for large-scale drug<br />
production.<br />
Conclusions<br />
This book contains a comprehensive examination of<br />
a wide range of industrially important asymmetric<br />
reactions. It clearly shows the difficulties and challenges<br />
associated with these reactions, and more<br />
importantly how scientists and engineers have managed<br />
to successfully overcome them. The pgms feature<br />
in a large proportion of the syntheses and<br />
processes mentioned, with palladium-catalysed<br />
hydrogenations and the work of Knowles and Noyori<br />
being particularly significant.<br />
The book is easy to read and well illustrated and<br />
referenced throughout. The decision to group the<br />
chapters by the nature of the process works well,<br />
with the tables at the front of the book easily<br />
directing readers to subjects of interest. The key aim<br />
of this book, to show that asymmetric catalysis is not<br />
merely the preserve of academic research, is driven<br />
home in every chapter. The relevance of each reaction<br />
and synthesis to the industrial environment is<br />
made abundantly clear through a wide array of case<br />
studies.<br />
Overall, this book will be of interest to both industrial<br />
specialists and academics as it contains a good<br />
mix of chemistry and engineering. It provides comfort<br />
and inspiration to those working in this field<br />
through the numerous success stories told and is<br />
undoubtedly a useful source of potential contacts<br />
for those struggling with a particular asymmetric<br />
synthesis issue.<br />
Fig. 2. The structures of laropiprant, taranabant and sitagliptin<br />
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Scheme III. First generation route to sitagliptin. BINAP = 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl;<br />
EDC = N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N‘-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride; DIAD = di-isopropyl azodicarboxylate;<br />
NMM = N-methylmorpholine<br />
“Asymmetric<br />
Catalysis on<br />
Industrial<br />
Scale”, 2nd<br />
Edition<br />
References<br />
1 “Asymmetric Catalysis on Industrial Scale: Challenges,<br />
Approaches and Solutions”, eds. H.-U. Blaser and<br />
E. Schmidt, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2004<br />
2 ‘Advanced Information on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry<br />
2001, Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis’, The Royal<br />
Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden,<br />
10th October, 2001<br />
The <strong>Review</strong>er<br />
Dr Stewart Brown graduated with an MChem<br />
(Hons) and a PhD in Chemistry from the<br />
University of Liverpool, UK. He joined Johnson<br />
Matthey in 2004 and spent 5 years as a<br />
Process Development Chemist, involved in the<br />
scale-up of new catalysts and processes for the<br />
Emission Control Technologies business unit.<br />
In 2009 he transferred to Precious <strong>Metals</strong><br />
Marketing and is currently a Market Analyst<br />
within the Market Research team, focusing<br />
on the chemical, electronics, automotive and<br />
petroleum refining sectors.<br />
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The themes of this general reader<br />
book relate to the importance<br />
of chemistry in everyday<br />
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Catalysis’ and ‘Direct Reductive Amination with<br />
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JOM, 2010, 62, (10)<br />
The theme of this issue of JOM<br />
is high-temperature materials<br />
which includes the following<br />
four articles on the topic of<br />
nickel-based superalloys:<br />
The Thermodynamic Modeling of<br />
Precious-Metal-Modified Nickel<br />
Based Superalloys<br />
F. Zhang, J. Zhu, W. Cao, C. Zhang and Y. A. Chang, JOM,<br />
2010, 62, (10), 35<br />
Precious-Metal-Modified Nickel-Based Superalloys:<br />
Motivation and Potential Industry Applications<br />
A. Bolcavage and R. C. Helmink, JOM, 2010, 62, (10), 41<br />
The Use of Precious-Metal-Modified Nickel-Based<br />
Superalloys for Thin Gage Applications<br />
D. L. Ballard and A. L. Pilchak, JOM, 2010, 62, (10), 45<br />
A Combined Mapping Process for the Development of<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong>-Modified Ni-Based Superalloys<br />
A. J. Heidloff, Z. Tang, F. Zhang and B. Gleeson, JOM, 2010,<br />
62, (10), 48<br />
21st International Symposium on Chemical Reaction<br />
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symposium focused on the role<br />
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in addressing resource sustainability,<br />
environmental and<br />
life science challenges. The topics covered included<br />
rational design of catalysts, computational catalysis,<br />
reaction path analysis, dynamics of chemical reactors,<br />
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CO 2 capture and utilisation,hydrogen production and<br />
utilisation, and novel functional materials. This ISCRE<br />
21 special issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry<br />
Research consists of Invited Perspectives by the<br />
plenary speakers, as well as regular, full-length contributed<br />
papers by the other authors.<br />
Recent Advances in the in-situ Characterization of<br />
Heterogeneous Catalysts<br />
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, (12),<br />
4541–5072<br />
The 28 review articles of this<br />
themed issue of Chemical<br />
Society <strong>Review</strong>s cover the advantages,<br />
limitations, challenges<br />
and future possibilities of in situ<br />
characterisation techniques for<br />
“elucidating the ‘genesis’ and<br />
working principles of heterogeneous catalysts”. Bert<br />
Weckhuysen (Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis<br />
Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science,<br />
Utrecht University, The Netherlands) assembled this<br />
issue on in situ characterisation of catalytic solids.<br />
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Abstracts<br />
CATALYSIS – APPLIED AND PHYSICAL<br />
ASPECTS<br />
Controlled Synthesis of Pt Nanoparticles via Seeding<br />
Growth and Their Shape-Dependent Catalytic Activity<br />
X. Gong, Y. Yang, L. Zhang, C. Zou, P. Cai, G. Chen and<br />
S. Huang, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2010, 352, (2), 379–385<br />
Octahedral,cuboctahedral,branched and ‘rice-like’Pt<br />
NPs were synthesised using a seed-mediated growth<br />
route. Pt NPs (3 nm) were prepared and dispersed in<br />
oleyl amine to form a seed solution and then<br />
Pt(acac) 2 was added. By adjusting the molar ratio of<br />
Pt from Pt(acac) 2 and seed NPs, the seed diameter<br />
and the addition route of Pt(acac) 2 , the NPs growth<br />
could be controlled to fall into in a kinetic or thermodynamic<br />
growth regime. The obtained NPs were<br />
supported on C black (Vulcan XC-72). The catalysts<br />
synthesised from branched NPs were found to have<br />
higher catalytic activity and stability for the oxidation<br />
of methanol.<br />
Pyrophoricity and Stability of Copper and <strong>Platinum</strong><br />
Based Water-Gas Shift Catalysts during Oxidative<br />
Shut-Down/Start-Up<br />
R. Kam, J. Scott, R. Amal and C. Selomulya, Chem. Eng. Sci.,<br />
2010, 65, (24), 6461–6470<br />
In this investigation Cu/ZnO exhibited high levels of<br />
pyrophoricity.This manifested as a sharp temperature<br />
rise of the catalyst bed upon air introduction. Severe<br />
sintering of the bulk and metallic phases of the catalyst<br />
resulted in catalyst deactivation.No pyrophoricity<br />
was observed for Pt-based catalysts; however, there<br />
was sintering of the metallic phase in Pt/TiO 2 and<br />
Pt/ZrO 2 . Pt/CeO 2 retained its activity, displaying no<br />
loss in specific surface area or metal dispersion.<br />
Shape-Selective Formation and Characterization of<br />
Catalytically Active Iridium Nanoparticles<br />
S. Kundu and H. Liang, J.<br />
Colloid Interface Sci., 2011,<br />
354, (2), 597–606<br />
Sphere, chain, flake and<br />
needle shaped Ir NPs<br />
were synthesised via<br />
reduction of Ir(III) ions in<br />
cetyltrimethylammonium<br />
bromide micellar<br />
media containing alkaline<br />
2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene under UV irradiation. The<br />
NPs’ morphology was tuned by changing the surfactant:metal<br />
ion molar ratios and altering other parameters.The<br />
Ir nano-needles were a good catalyst for the<br />
reduction of organic dyes in presence of NaBH 4 .<br />
CATALYSIS – REACTIONS<br />
Selective Oxidation of Glucose Over Carbon-<br />
Supported Pd and Pt Catalysts<br />
I. V. Delidovich, O. P. Taran, L. G. Matvienko, A. N. Simonov,<br />
I. L. Simakova, A. N. Bobrovskaya and V. N. Parmon, Catal.<br />
Lett., 2010, 140, (1–2), 14–21<br />
Pt/C exhibited lower specific activity and provided<br />
poor selectivity of glucose oxidation to gluconic acid<br />
by O 2 in comparison with Pd/C.The finely dispersed<br />
Pd/C catalysts are prone to deactivation due to oxidation<br />
of their surface, while larger metal particles are<br />
more tolerant and stable. The activity of Pd nanoparticles<br />
can be maintained when the process is<br />
controlled by diffusion of O towards the active component<br />
of the catalyst.<br />
Carbonates: Eco-Friendly Solvents for Palladium-<br />
Catalysed Direct Arylation of Heteroaromatics<br />
J. J. Dong, J. Roger, C. Verrier, T. Martin, R. Le Goff, C. Hoarau<br />
and H. Doucet, Green Chem., 2010, 12, (11), 2053–2063<br />
Direct 2-,4- or 5-arylation of heteroaromatics with aryl<br />
halides using PdCl(C 3 H 5 )(dppb) as catalyst precursor/base<br />
was shown to proceed in moderate to good<br />
yields using the solvents diethylcarbonate (see the<br />
Figure) or propylene carbonate.The best yields were<br />
obtained using benzoxazole or thiazole derivatives<br />
(130ºC). The arylation of furan, thiophene, pyrrole,<br />
imidazole or isoxazole derivatives was found to<br />
require a higher reaction temperature (140ºC).<br />
J. J. Dong et al., Green Chem., 2010, 12, (11), 2053–2063<br />
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EMISSIONS CONTROL<br />
A Global Description of DOC Kinetics for Catalysts<br />
with Different <strong>Platinum</strong> Loadings and Aging Status<br />
K. Hauff, U. Tuttlies, G. Eigenberger and U. Nieken, Appl.<br />
Catal. B: Environ., 2010, 100, (1–2), 10–18<br />
Five Pt/γ-Al 2 O 3 DOCs with different Pt loadings and<br />
ageing steps were characterised with regards to Pt<br />
particle diameter, active surface area and conversion<br />
behaviour for CO, propene and NO oxidation.<br />
HR-REM showed that the Pt particles have diameters<br />
larger than 8 nm. The catalyst activity was shown to<br />
be directly proportional to the catalytically active surface<br />
area, which was determined by CO chemisorption<br />
measurements. In order to model the CO and<br />
propene oxidation kinetics, only the catalytically<br />
active surface has to be changed in the global<br />
kinetic models. The same was true for NO oxidation<br />
at higher temperatures.<br />
FUEL CELLS<br />
High <strong>Platinum</strong> Utilization in Ultra-Low Pt Loaded<br />
PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes Prepared by Electrospraying<br />
S. Martin, P. L. Garcia-Ybarra and J. L. Castillo, Int. J.<br />
Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35, (19), 10446–10451<br />
The title cathodes with Pt loadings as low as 0.012 mg<br />
Pt cm –2 were prepared by the electrospray method.<br />
SEM of these layers showed a high dispersion of the<br />
catalyst powders forming fractal deposits made by<br />
small clusters of Pt/C NPs, with the clusters arranging<br />
in a dendritic growth. Using these cathodes in MEAs,<br />
a high Pt utilisation in the range 8–10 kW g –1 was<br />
obtained for a fuel cell operating at 40ºC and atmospheric<br />
pressure.Moreover,a Pt utilisation of 20 kW g –1<br />
was attained at 70ºC and 3.4 bar over-pressure.<br />
Effect of MEA Fabrication Techniques on the Cell<br />
Performance of Pt–Pd/C Electrocatalyst for Oxygen<br />
Reduction in PEM Fuel Cell<br />
S. Thanasilp and M. Hunsom, Fuel, 2010, 89, (12),<br />
3847–3852<br />
The effect of three different MEA fabrication techniques:<br />
catalyst-coated substrate by direct spray<br />
(CCS), catalyst-coated membrane by direct spray<br />
(CCM-DS) or decal transfer (CCM-DT), on the O 2<br />
reduction in a PEMFC was investigated under identical<br />
Pt-Pd/C loadings. The cells prepared by the CCM<br />
methods, and particularly by CCM-DT, exhibited a significantly<br />
higher open circuit voltage (OCV) but a<br />
lower ohmic and charge transfer resistance. By using<br />
CV with H 2 adsorption, it was found that the electrochemically<br />
active area of the electrocatalyst prepared<br />
by CCM-DT was higher than those by CCS and<br />
CCM-DS. Under a H 2 /O 2 system at 0.6 V, the cells<br />
with an MEA made by CCM-DT provided the highest<br />
cell performance (~350 mA cm –2 ).<br />
METALLURGY AND MATERIALS<br />
Shape Memory Effect and Pseudoelasticity of TiPt<br />
Y. Yamabe-Mitarai, T. Hara, S. Miura and H. Hosoda,<br />
Intermetallics, 2010, 18, (12), 2275–2280<br />
Martensitic transformation behaviour and SM properties<br />
of Ti-50 at%Pt SMA were investigated using<br />
high-temperature XRD and loading–unloading compression<br />
tests. The structures of the parent and<br />
martensite phases were identified as B2 and B19,<br />
respectively. Strain recovery was observed during<br />
unloading at RT and at 1123 K, which was below the<br />
martensite temperature. Shape recovery was investigated<br />
for the samples by heating at 1523 K for 1 h. The<br />
strain recovery rate was 30–60% for the samples tested<br />
at RT and ~11% for the samples tested at 1123 K.<br />
Role of Severe Plastic Deformation on the Cyclic<br />
Reversibility of a Ti 50.3 Ni 33.7 Pd 16 High Temperature<br />
Shape Memory Alloy<br />
B. Kockar, K. C. Atli, J. Ma, M. Haouaoui, I. Karaman, M.<br />
Nagasako and R. Kainuma, Acta Mater., 2010, 58, (19),<br />
6411–6420<br />
The effect of microstructural refinement on the thermomechanical<br />
cyclic stability of the title HTSMA<br />
which was severely plastically deformed using equal<br />
channel angular extrusion (ECAE) was investigated.<br />
The grain/subgrain size of the high temperature<br />
austenite phase was refined down to ~100 nm. The<br />
increase in strength differential between the onset of<br />
transformation and the macroscopic plastic yielding<br />
after ECAE led to enhancement in the cyclic stability<br />
during isobaric cooling–heating. The reduction in<br />
irrecoverable strain levels is attributed to the increase<br />
in critical stress for dislocation slip due to the<br />
microstructural refinement during ECAE.<br />
CHEMISTRY<br />
The Chemistry of Tri- and High-Nuclearity<br />
Palladium(II) and <strong>Platinum</strong>(II) Complexes<br />
V. K. Jain and L. Jain, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2010, 254,<br />
(23–24), 2848–2903<br />
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This review gives an overview of the title complexes<br />
and reports developments. Three or more squareplanar<br />
metal atoms can be assembled in several ways<br />
resulting in complexes with a myriad of geometric<br />
forms.These square planes may be sharing a corner,<br />
an edge and two edges or even separated by ligands<br />
having their donor atoms incapable of forming<br />
chelates, yielding dendrimers and self-assembled<br />
molecules. Synthetic, spectroscopic and structural<br />
aspects of these complexes together with their applications<br />
are described. (Contains 554 references.)<br />
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS<br />
Dissolution and Interface Reactions between<br />
Palladium and Tin (Sn)-Based Solders:<br />
Part I. 95.5Sn-3.9Ag-0.6Cu Alloy<br />
P. T. Vianco, J. A. Rejent, G. L. Zender and P. F. Hlava, Metall.<br />
Mater. Trans. A, 2010, 41, (12), 3042–3052<br />
The interface microstructures and dissolution behaviour<br />
which occur between Pd substrates and molten<br />
95.5Sn-3.9Ag-0.6Cu (wt%) were studied. The solder<br />
bath temperatures were 240–350ºC, and the immersion<br />
times were 5–240 s.As a protective finish in electronic<br />
assemblies, Pd would be relatively slow to<br />
dissolve into molten Sn-Ag-Cu solder. The Pd-Sn intermetallic<br />
compound (IMC) layer would remain sufficiently<br />
thin and adherent to a residual Pd layer so as<br />
to pose a minimal reliability concern for Sn-Ag-Cu<br />
interconnections.<br />
Dissolution and Interface Reactions between<br />
Palladium and Tin (Sn)-Based Solders:<br />
Part II. 63Sn-37Pb Alloy<br />
P. T. Vianco, J. A. Rejent, G. L. Zender and P. F. Hlava, Metall.<br />
Mater. Trans. A, 2010, 41, (12), 3053–3064<br />
The interface microstructures as well as the rate<br />
kinetics of dissolution and IMC layer formation were<br />
investigated for couples formed between molten<br />
63Sn-37Pb (wt%) and Pd sheet. The solder bath temperatures<br />
were 215–320ºC, and the immersion times<br />
were 5, 15, 30, 60, 120 and 240 s. The extents of Pd<br />
dissolution and IMC layer development were significantly<br />
greater for molten Sn-Pb than the Pb-free<br />
Sn-Ag-Cu (Part I, as above) at a given test temperature.<br />
ELECTROCHEMISTRY<br />
The Effect of Gold on <strong>Platinum</strong> Oxidation in<br />
Homogeneous Au–Pt Electrocatalysts<br />
S. D. Wolter, B. Brown, C. B. Parker, B. R. Stoner and J. T.<br />
Glass, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2010, 257, (5), 1431–1436<br />
Ambient air oxidation of Au-Pt thin films was carried<br />
out at RT and then the films were characterised by<br />
XPS. The homogeneous films were prepared by RF<br />
cosputtering with compositions varying from Au 9 Pt 91<br />
to Au 89 Pt 11 and compared to pure Pt and Au thin<br />
films. The predominant oxidation products were PtO<br />
and PtO 2 . Variations in Pt oxide phases and/or concentration<br />
did not contribute to enhanced electrocatalytic<br />
activity for oxygen reduction observed for the<br />
intermediate alloy stoichiometries.<br />
A Feasibility Study of the Electro-recycling of<br />
Greenhouse Gases: Design and Characterization of a<br />
(TiO 2 /RuO 2 )/PTFE Gas Diffusion Electrode for the<br />
Electrosynthesis of Methanol from Methane<br />
R. S. Rocha, L. M. Camargo, M. R. V. Lanza and R. Bertazzoli,<br />
Electrocatalysis, 2010, 1, (4), 224–229<br />
The title GDE was designed to be used in the electrochemical<br />
conversion of CH 4 into MeOH under<br />
conditions of simultaneous O 2 evolution. The GDE<br />
was prepared by pressing and sintering TiO 2 (0.7)/<br />
RuO 2 (0.3) powder and PTFE. CH 4 was inserted into<br />
the reaction medium by the GDE and electrosynthesis<br />
was carried out in 0.1 mol l –1 Na 2 SO 4 . Controlled<br />
potential experiments showed that MeOH concentration<br />
increased with applied potential, reaching<br />
220 mg l –1 cm 2 ,at 2.2V vs. a calomel reference electrode.<br />
Current efficiency for MeOH formation was 30%.<br />
PHOTOCONVERSION<br />
Cyclometalated Red Iridium(III) Complexes<br />
Containing Carbazolyl-Acetylacetonate Ligands:<br />
Efficiency Enhancement in Polymer LED Devices<br />
N. Tian, Y. V. Aulin, D. Lenkeit, S. Pelz, O. V. Mikhnenko, P. W.<br />
M. Blom, M. A. Loi and E. Holder, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39,<br />
(37), 8613–8615<br />
New red emitting cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes<br />
containing carbazolyl-acetylacetonate ligands (1, 2)<br />
were prepared and then compared to the commonly<br />
used reference emitter [(btp) 2 Ir(III)(acac)]. For a<br />
range of concentrations the new complexes<br />
revealed better luminous efficiencies than<br />
[(btp) 2 Ir(III)(acac)]. The phosphorescence decay<br />
times of the newly designed triplet emitters are<br />
significantly shorter making them attractive<br />
candidates for applications in advanced organic and<br />
polymer LEDs.<br />
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Patents<br />
CATALYSIS – APPLIED AND PHYSICAL<br />
ASPECTS<br />
Palladium(0) Complex Catalyst<br />
Johnson Matthey Plc, World Appl. 2010/128,316<br />
A Pd(0)L n complex, where L is a ligand and<br />
n = 2, 3 or 4, is prepared by reacting a Pd(II) complex<br />
in a solvent with a base and ligand L. Further base,<br />
optionally in a solvent, may be added to form the<br />
Pd(0)L n complex. The pre-formed Pd(0) complex<br />
can be prepared on an industrial scale and used as a<br />
catalyst in Pd-catalysed cross-coupling reactions.<br />
When n = 2, the Pd(II) complex may not be<br />
[(o-tol) 3 P] 2 PdCl 2 . The Pd(0)L n complex may be, for<br />
example, Pd[ t Bu 2 (p-PhMe 2 N)P] 2 or Pd[ t Bu 2 (Np)P] 2 .<br />
Polymer-Supported Ruthenium Catalysts<br />
C.-M. Che and K.-W. M. Choi, US Appl. 2011/0,009,617<br />
Non-crosslinked soluble polystyrene-supported Ru<br />
nanoparticles were prepared by reacting<br />
[RuCl 2 (C 6 H 5 CO 2 Et)] 2 with polystyrene in air. The<br />
supported Ru nanoparticles can be used to catalyse<br />
intra- and intermolecular carbenoid insertion into<br />
C–H and N–H bonds, alkene cyclopropanation and<br />
ammonium ylide/[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement<br />
reactions and can be recovered and reused ten times<br />
without significant loss of activity.<br />
Dinuclear Osmium-Rhodium Photocatalyst<br />
Toyota Motor Corp, Japanese Appl. 2010-209,044<br />
A dinuclear metal complex,for example 1,containing<br />
a light-harvesting Os(tpy) 2 2+ moiety and a catalytically<br />
active diphosphine Rh moiety can be used as a<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
Os<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
Japanese Appl. 2010-209,044<br />
R 2<br />
P<br />
P<br />
R 2<br />
(PF 6 ) 2<br />
Rh<br />
R =phenyl, isopropyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, cyclohexyl,<br />
propyl or naphthyl<br />
1<br />
Cl<br />
CO<br />
photocatalyst for decomposing H 2 O to produce H 2 .<br />
The photocatalyst is prepared by cross-coupling a terpyridyl<br />
Os complex with phenylboronic acid pinacol<br />
ester having a phosphinothioyl group in the presence<br />
of a Pd catalyst to obtain the corresponding phosphine<br />
sulfide.This is reacted with Raney Ni to give a<br />
diphosphine ligand having an Os(tpy) 2+<br />
2 moiety.<br />
This ligand is mixed with a transition metal complex<br />
such as [RhCl(CO) 2 ] 2 in a suitable solvent at room<br />
temperature to obtain the dinuclear metal complex.<br />
CATALYSIS – INDUSTRIAL PROCESS<br />
Palladium-Catalysed Preparation of Intermediates<br />
Bayer CropScience AG, World Appl. 2011/003,530<br />
Substituted and unsubstituted (2,4-dimethylbiphenyl-<br />
3-yl)acetic acids and their esters are prepared via a<br />
selective Suzuki cross-coupling reaction using<br />
homogenous or heterogeneous Pd catalysts. 4-tert-<br />
Butyl-2,6-dimethylphenyl acetic acid and 4-tert-butyl-<br />
2,6-dimethyl mandelic acid, useful as intermediates<br />
for pharmaceutical compounds or agricultural chemicals,<br />
are produced in good yield from inexpensive<br />
starting materials.<br />
Fixed-Bed <strong>Platinum</strong> Catalyst for Hydrosilylation<br />
Gelest Technol. Inc, US Appl. 2010/0,280,266<br />
A recyclable fixed-bed catalyst complex containing a<br />
silica-supported Pt carbene catalyst is claimed for use<br />
in a hydrosilylation process between an olefin, silicone<br />
or alkyne and a silicone to produce an<br />
organofunctional silane and/or a crosslinked silicone<br />
which contains
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produced under standard hydroformylation reaction<br />
conditions of 75–125ºC and 1–70 bar (15–1000 psig).<br />
EMISSIONS CONTROL<br />
High Palladium Content Diesel Oxidation Catalysts<br />
Umicore AG & Co KG, World Appl. 2010/133,309<br />
Pd-enriched DOCs are claimed for the oxidation of<br />
CO and HC emissions from a compression ignition/<br />
diesel engine. A first washcoat covers 25–95% of the<br />
substrate from the inlet and may contain Pt:Pd in a<br />
ratio for example 1:1; a second washcoat is richer in<br />
Pd than the first washcoat,with a Pt:Pd ratio for example<br />
1:2, and covers 5–75% of the substrate from the<br />
inlet.The catalysts are described as having increased<br />
performance and hydrothermal durability under cold<br />
start conditions.<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong>-Palladium Diesel Oxidation Catalyst<br />
BASF Corp, US Patent 7,875,573 (2011)<br />
An exhaust gas treatment system includes a DOC<br />
containing two washcoat layers coated onto a high<br />
surface area support substantially free of silica. The<br />
bottom washcoat layer contains Pt:Pd in a ratio<br />
between 2:1–1:2 and does not contain a HC storage<br />
component. The top washcoat layer contains Pt:Pd<br />
in a ratio between 2:1–10:1 and one or more HC storage<br />
components. A soot filter is located downstream<br />
of the DOC and a NOx conversion catalyst is located<br />
downstream of the soot filter.<br />
FUEL CELLS<br />
<strong>Platinum</strong> and Palladium Alloy Electrodes<br />
Danmarks Tekniske Univ., World Appl. 2011/006,511<br />
Electrode catalysts formed from Pt or Pd, preferably<br />
Pt, alloyed with Sc,Y and/or La on a conductive support<br />
material are claimed for use in a PEMFC.The catalysts<br />
are described as having increased ORR activity,<br />
comparable active site density and lower cost compared<br />
to pure Pt. The activity enhancement is stable<br />
over extended periods of time.<br />
Binary and Ternary <strong>Platinum</strong> Alloy Catalysts<br />
California Inst. Technol., US Appl. 2011/0,003,683<br />
Pt-based alloys containing
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<strong>Platinum</strong> Apparatus for Producing Glass<br />
Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd, Japanese Appl. 2010-228,942<br />
Glass manufacturing apparatus which reduces the<br />
formation of bubbles in optical or display glass is<br />
claimed. A dry coating containing a glass powder and<br />
a ceramic powder is formed on the outer surface of a<br />
Pt container. The coated Pt container is then surrounded<br />
by a refractory layer containing >97 wt%<br />
Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 and fired.<br />
MEDICAL AND DENTAL<br />
Ruthenium Compounds for Treating Cancer<br />
Univ. Strasbourg, World Appl. 2011/001,109<br />
Ru compounds for treating proliferative diseases, in<br />
particular cancer, are claimed, together with pharmaceutical<br />
compositions containing the same. Preferred<br />
compounds include 1 and 2.<br />
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS<br />
World Appl. 2011/001,109<br />
Gas Discharge Lamp with Iridium Electrode<br />
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, US Appl. 2010/0,301,746<br />
A gas discharge lamp includes a gas discharge vessel<br />
filled with S, Se, Te or a compound thereof and an<br />
electrode assembly in which the electron-emissive<br />
material is 80–100 wt% Ir optionally alloyed with Ru,<br />
Os, Rh, Pd or Pt. The Ir-based electrode has a high<br />
melting point and resists chemical reaction with the<br />
gas filling, providing a long-lived, efficient, compact<br />
and high intensity white light source for applications<br />
such as general and professional illumination.<br />
O<br />
O<br />
N<br />
N<br />
Ru<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
+<br />
–<br />
PF 6<br />
1<br />
+<br />
Integrated Rhodium Contacts<br />
IBM Corp, US Patent 7,843,067 (2010)<br />
A microelectronic structure contains an interconnect<br />
barrier layer of Ta, Ti, W, Mo or their nitrides, between<br />
a Rh contact structure and a Cu interconnect structure.<br />
Interdiffusion between Rh and Cu is prevented<br />
and low resistance in microelectronic devices can be<br />
achieved.<br />
N<br />
N<br />
Ru<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
–<br />
PF 6<br />
2<br />
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Flame Spray Pyrolysis: A Unique<br />
Facility for the Production of<br />
Nanopowders<br />
FINAL ANALYSIS<br />
Flame spray pyrolysis can be used to produce a<br />
wide array of high purity nanopowders ranging<br />
from single metal oxides such as alumina to more<br />
complex mixed oxides, metals and catalysts. The<br />
technique was first developed by the research group<br />
of Sotiris E. Pratsinis at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (1).<br />
Since then it has been used to create new and<br />
sophisticated materials for catalysis and other<br />
applications (2).<br />
Johnson Matthey has developed its own Flame<br />
Spray Pyrolysis Facility (Figure 1) which produces<br />
a range of nanopowders using the flame spray pyrolysis<br />
technique. It has the capacity to produce up to<br />
100 g h −1 of nanopowder product, depending on the<br />
material composition, and a number of process variables<br />
enable the preparation of well-defined target<br />
materials.<br />
How it Works<br />
Flame spray pyrolysis is a one step process in which<br />
a liquid feed – a metal precursor(s) dissolved in a<br />
solvent – is sprayed with an oxidising gas into a flame<br />
zone. The spray is combusted and the precursor(s)<br />
are converted into nanosized metal or metal oxide<br />
particles, depending on the metal and the operating<br />
conditions. The technique is flexible and allows the<br />
use of a wide range of precursors, solvents and<br />
process conditions, thus providing control over particle<br />
size and composition.<br />
Materials Synthesised<br />
A range of oxide-based materials have been prepared<br />
using the technique and some examples are illustrated<br />
in Table I. Some of these materials find uses<br />
in catalysis, electronics, thin film applications and<br />
Fig. 1. Johnson Matthey’s development-scale Flame Spray Pyrolysis Facility, housed at the Johnson<br />
Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK. It offers a unique facility for the production<br />
for nanopowders<br />
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Table I<br />
Properties of Selected Metal Oxides Prepared by Flame Spray Pyrolysis<br />
Material Particle size a , Specific surface Phase identification<br />
nm area b , m 2 g −1<br />
Al 2 O 3 10–15 ~100 Mixture of γ- and δ-Al 2 O 3<br />
CeO 2 10–15 80–100 Cubic CeO 2<br />
ZnO 8–15 60–90 Mainly tetragonal ZrO 2<br />
TiO 2 25 80–100 Mainly anatase and trace of rutile<br />
Doped TiO 2 30 90–100 Mainly rutile and traces of anatase<br />
a Determined by TEM analysis<br />
b Determined by BET analysis<br />
other areas. Additionally the transferable knowledge<br />
gained can be applied to the synthesis of pgm catalysts<br />
and supported pgm catalysts by the flame spray<br />
method.<br />
Case Study: A Palladium Catalyst for<br />
Fine Chemicals Synthesis<br />
A 2 wt% Pd/Al 2 O 3 catalyst was prepared from an<br />
organometallic palladium compound and an aluminium<br />
alkoxide in a organic solvent. The solution<br />
5 nm<br />
Fig. 2. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image<br />
of a flame made Pd/Al 2 O 3 catalyst with Pd nanoparticles<br />
highlighted by red arrows<br />
was fed into the spray at 5 ml min −1 in an oxygen<br />
stream of 5 l min −1 . The spray was then combusted<br />
with a pre-ignited flame of methane/oxygen. The<br />
resulting product (Figure 2) had a specific surface<br />
area of 145 m 2 g −1 with a Pd dispersion around 30% as<br />
determined by CO chemisorption.<br />
The catalyst was tested in the hydrogenation of<br />
nitrobenzene to produce aniline, using 0.5 g of<br />
nitrobenzene in 5 ml of ethanol at 3 bar and 50ºC. Its<br />
performance was found to be comparable to that of<br />
commercially available Pd/Al 2 O 3 and Pd/C catalysts.<br />
This demonstrates that the Pd particles in the flame<br />
spray samples are well dispersed throughout the support<br />
and give rise to a high metal surface area available<br />
for catalysis.<br />
Study of the effects of the process parameters<br />
including spray conditions and precursor chemistry<br />
on catalyst characteristics is ongoing.<br />
Conclusion<br />
The flame spray pyrolysis technique allows for the<br />
preparation of a vast range of materials, including<br />
metastable phases, due to the rapid quenching<br />
process. Johnson Matthey has dedicated much effort<br />
to the application of the technique to the synthesis of<br />
catalysts. Further scale-up will be critical and work is<br />
ongoing via an EU funded project aimed at achieving<br />
a production capacity over 10 kg h −1 .To increase our<br />
know-how and satisfy other interest areas, more work<br />
utilising the technique is also ongoing via other EU<br />
and UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded<br />
projects.<br />
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Acknowledgement<br />
The creation of the development-scale Flame Spray<br />
Pyrolysis Facility at JMTC, Sonning Common, was<br />
partly funded by a grant provided by the UK’s former<br />
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) under<br />
its Micro and Nano Technology (“MNT”) Network<br />
initiative.<br />
DR BÉNÉDICTE THIÉBAUT<br />
Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Blounts Court,<br />
Sonning Common, Reading RG4 9NH UK<br />
E-mail: thiebb@matthey.com<br />
References<br />
1 R. Strobel, A. Baiker and S. E. Pratsinis, Adv. Powder<br />
Technol., 2006, 17, (5), 457<br />
2 R. Strobel and S. E. Pratsinis, <strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> Rev.,<br />
2009, 53, (1), 11<br />
The Author<br />
Dr Bénédicte Thiébaut joined Johnson Matthey twelve years ago<br />
and worked on numerous projects specialising in the last seven<br />
years in the nanotechnology area. She initially investigated the<br />
synthesis of nanomaterials by solution routes and turned her<br />
interest to other methodologies including the flame spray pyrolysis<br />
(FSP) technique.<br />
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