Magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance studies of water molecules adsorbed on Brønsted- and Lewis-acid sites in zeolites and amorphous silica–aluminas

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Abstract
On weakly rehydrated dealuminated zeolites and amorphous silica–aluminas the presence of different types of acidic centres can be ascertained by proton magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (1H MAS NMR) measurements. A 1H NMR line at ca. 6.5 ppm is caused by water adsorption on Lewis-acid sites. The shift of the 1H NMR line of Brønsted-acid sites (bridging OH groups) to lower field for hydrated samples can be interpreted quantitatively by a fast proton exchange between water molecules, bridging OH groups and hydroxonium ions.