Nature of Reactive Sites in TS-1 from 15N Solid-State NMR and Ti K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Signatures Upon Pyridine Adsorption

Ti-containing zeotypes, notably titanosilicalite-1 (TS-1), are prominent examples of heterogeneous catalysts that have found applications in selective oxidation processes with hydrogen peroxide. Despite extensive characterization studies including using various probe molecules to interrogate the nature and the local environment of Ti sites, their detailed structure (as well as reactivity) remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that using low temperature