Vanadium and Polyoxometalate Complexes for Selective Oxidation and Catalysis
This research community focuses on the synthesis, structural characterization, and catalytic application of vanadium and molybdenum-based coordination compounds, particularly polyoxometalates, to drive selective oxidation reactions in organic synthesis and environmental remediation.
The work centers on the design of oxovanadium, molybdenum, and polyoxometalate complexes, often incorporating Schiff base ligands or hybrid organic-inorganic frameworks. These materials are primarily investigated for their ability to catalyze the selective oxidation of sulfides, alcohols, and olefins, as well as for oxidative bromination and epoxidation processes. The research emphasizes the relationship between crystal structure and catalytic activity, frequently employing hydrogen peroxide as a green oxidant. Applications extend to the degradation of organic pollutants, the synthesis of natural product derivatives, and the development of heterogeneous catalysts that offer high efficiency and selectivity under mild conditions.
The community is most heavily concentrated in vanadium research, accounting for 5.5% of all vanadium-related papers, and 1.3% of molybdenum research. It also represents 1.0% of bromine research and 0.5% of hydrogen research.
The community comprises 19,562 papers, published predominantly in Inorganic Chemistry, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Inorganica Chimica Acta.
Recent work continues to explore polyoxometalate-based metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic oxidative cross-coupling and the development of cobalt complexes for room-temperature olefin epoxidation. Studies also examine the catalytic oxidation of sulfides and alcohols using vanadium and molybdenum Schiff base complexes, as well as the application of polyoxovanadate building units in selective oxidation of aromatic thioethers.