“…The hydrogen atom of a i±OH group combines with a chlorine of the TiCl 4 molecule, releasing HCl, while the remaining parts of the TiCl 4 molecule are bonded to the surface, forming a i±O±TiCl 3 species. Ligand exchange reaction has been proposed to occur with one, [7,17,20,34,35] two, [7,17,20,34,35] or maybe even three [2,17±19,34] i±OH groups at the same time. At room temperature, ligand exchange reaction already occurs although not all i±OH groups are consumed through ligand exchange at this temperature.…”