LiCl-promoted superbase catalysts were found to be stable and highly selective to ethene for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane,giving 84%ethane conversion and 74%ethene yield at 923 K.Results indicated that the stronger the basicity of LiC1-based catalysts,the better the catalytic performance. LiCl-promoted superbase catalysts were found to be stable and highly selective to ethene for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane, giving 84% ethane conversion and 74% ethene yield at 923 K. Results indicate that the stronger the basicity of LiC1-based catalysts, the better the catalytic performance.