13C NMR spectra and relaxation parameters (T
1
H, T
1
C, T
1
ρ
H, T
CH) were measured via CP-MAS and DP-MAS
techniques as a function of acetone loading level in acetone/SiO2 samples at 25 °C. T
1
H and T
1
ρ
H values were
also measured via 29Si CP-MAS experiments. Peak positions and relaxation parameters are averaged by rapid
exchange between different acetone interaction sites on the surface. The data were analyzed in terms of a
surface equilibrium of adsorbed acetone units between hydrogen-bonding and non-hydrogen-bonding sites.
Data analysis by this model yielded the surface concentration of hydrogen-bonding (silanol) sites (1.5 nm-2)
and the equilibrium constant (K = 3.0 nm2). Variable-temperature experiments (124−297 K) at three loading
levels yielded values of ΔH° (−5.8 ± 0.3 kJ mol-1) and ΔS° (−12.5 ± 0.7 J K-1 mol-1). A self-consistent,
qualitative interpretation of measured relaxation parameters is made in terms of the relative mobilities of
hydrogen-bonded (less mobile) and non-hydrogen-bonded (more mobile) acetone on the SiO2 surface.
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