Reaction of tributyl phosphite with oxidized iron: surface and tribological chemistry.
The surface chemistry of a model lubricant additive, tributyl phosphite (TBPi), is investigated on Fe3O4 in ultrahigh vacuum. A portion of the TBPi desorbs molecularly following adsorption at approximately 200 K, the remainder decomposing either by C-O bond scission to form 1-butyl species or by P-O bond cleavage to form butoxy species. Adsorbed butyl species either undergo beta-hydride elimination to desorb 1-butene or decompose to deposit carbon and hydrogen on the surface. The resulting adsorbed hydrogen reacts with the oxide to desorb water or with the butoxy species to form 1-butanol. Butoxy species are stable up to approximately 600 K at which temperature they also undergo beta-hydride elimination to form butanal and the released hydrogen reacts with other butoxy species to form 1-butanol. Only a small amount of carbon is deposited onto the surface following adsorption at approximately 200 K, which then desorbs as CO above approximately 750 K. Adsorbing TBPi at 300 K results in the deposition of more carbon and an Auger depth profile reveals that the carbon is located predominantly on the surface, while the phosphorus is rather uniformly distributed throughout the oxide film. This result is in accord with previous near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure measurements, which show the formation of phosphates and polyphosphate glasses. The resulting tribological film appears to be composed of a relatively hard polyphosphate glass formed by rapid diffusion of POx species into the oxide, covered by a low shear strength graphitic layer.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Laboratory for Surface Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, USA.
Feng
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Gao
Octavio
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Furlong
Peter V
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Kotvis
Wilfred T
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Tysoe
D020001:1-Butanol / Q000737:chemistry; D000327:Adsorption; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D002073:Butanes / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D004058:Diffusion; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017905:Phosphites / Q000737:chemistry*; D011122:Polyphosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D033081:Shear Strength; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014965:X-Rays
D000475:Alkenes; D002073:Butanes; D017905:Phosphites; D011122:Polyphosphates; C508343:tributyl phosphite; C019435:1-iodobutane; D002244:Carbon; D006108:Graphite; D006859:Hydrogen; D020001:1-Butanol; C058602:1-butene; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide