title: Isolated lithium sites supported on mesoporous silica: a novel solid strong base with high catalytic activity.
abstract: Isolated lithium sites were anchored on mesoporous silica by a molecular precursor approach at room temperature. The resultant materials exhibit ordered mesostructure, high base strength, and more importantly, a molecular-level dispersion of active sites, which are extremely desirable for catalysis and impossible to be realized by conventional methods.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China.  lbsun@njut.edu.cn liuxq@njut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tian-Tian
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lin-Bing
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuan-He
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xue-Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xiao-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu