Vanadium pentoxide, catalyst with hydrogen peroxide

Other oxidizing agents have been used. Sodium chlorate with vanadium pentoxide catalyst attacks anthracene readily but is not powerful enough for the conversion of hydrocarbons of the naphthalene and phenanthrene series. An acetic acid solution of 30% hydrogen peroxide has also been used. °... 

Vanadium pentoxide, VjOj (mp 690 °C), is one of the strongest catalysts used for dehydrogenations [478] and oxidations with air or oxygen 479], especially in the gas phase and at very high temperatures. It also catalyzes the hydroxylation of alkenes with aqueous hydrogen peroxide 34]. 

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