Cupric decamolybdodivanadophosphate. A coordination polymer heterogeneous catalyst for rapid, high conversion, high selectivity sulfoxidation using the ambient environment

Nelya M Okun; Travis M Anderson; Kenneth I Hardcastle; Craig L Hill

doi:10.1021/ic0348953

Cupric decamolybdodivanadophosphate. A coordination polymer heterogeneous catalyst for rapid, high conversion, high selectivity sulfoxidation using the ambient environment

Inorg Chem. 2003 Oct 20;42(21):6610-2. doi: 10.1021/ic0348953.

Authors

Nelya M Okun¹, Travis M Anderson, Kenneth I Hardcastle, Craig L Hill

Affiliation

¹ Emory University, Department of Chemistry, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.

PMID: 14552612
DOI: 10.1021/ic0348953

Abstract

A new type of coordination network polymer involving the redox-active polyanion, PV(2)Mo(10)O(40)(5)(-), and bridging -Cu(II)(OH(2))(4)- units, [[(Cu(II)(OH(2))(4))(3)(OH)]PV(2)Mo(10)O(40)](n)() (1), has been characterized by X-ray crystallography and several other methods. It is the first efficient heterogeneous (insoluble) catalyst for selective and rapid sulfoxidation using only the ambient environment (air at room temperature). Catalytic activity is enhanced by soluble nitrate in nontoxic perfluoropolyether (PFPE) media.