Illustrating new understanding of adsorbed water on silica for inducing tetrahedral cobalt(II) for propane dehydrogenation

Abstract

Metal sites immobilized by hydroxyl groups gain great attention, however, the role of adsorbed water derived by hydroxyl groups on the silica is generally ignored. Herein, the authors propose a new understanding of adsorbed water on the immobilization of highly dispersed tetrahedral Co(II).