“…Up to now, most of these reported TMAPs were synthesized by a conventional solution method. In contrast, our research team has been committed to the research of hydrothermal synthesis for many years, leading to the successful syntheses of various structurally new high-nuclearity TMAPs, including Ni 28 , Zr 24 , Co 25 , Ni 20 , Ni 22 , Ni 24 , and Ni 40 . However, taking a closer look at the synthetic details, most of the highly nuclear Ni-added POMs (NiAPs) have been prepared with the addition of organic amines. − Considering that organic amines can strongly coordinate to Ni 2+ ions, it could reduce the number of terminal aqua ligands in the catalytically active Ni centers, finally leading to decreased catalytic activities.…”