2-Propanol, vanadium complex

Alkoxo monoperoxo vanadium complexes are also efficient radical oxidants of the alcoholic function again with a radical chain mechanism whose details are indicated in Scheme 16 in the case of 2-propanol. Similar radical peroxo species have been indi- ... 

Related V complexes show activity toward the oxidative decomposition of pinacol with C—C bond cleavage and aerobic oxidation of 4-methoxybenzylalcohol and other lignin model compounds." Other oxidovanadium(V) complexes with c 5-2,6-bis-(methanolate)-piperidine ligands of the type depicted on Scheme 3 were appHed as catalysts to convert prochiral alkenols into 2-(tetrahydrofiiran-2-yl)-2-propanols, 2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)-2-propanols, oxepan-3-ols and epoxides, upon oxidative alkenol cyclization with TBHP as oxidant (Scheme 3)." These catalysts are rather stable and possess improved chemoselectivity, e.g., epoxidation of geraniol occurs enantioselectively. It was ruled out the vanadium(V) ieri-butyl peroxy complex formation is a key step to activate peroxides. 

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