Dioxygen binding and activation at metal centers are of major importance in a wide range of
catalytic and biological processes. Metal oxides and dioxygen complexes are potential …

The relevance of vanadium in biological systems is known for many years and vanadium-
based catalysts have important industrial applications, however, till the beginning of the 80s …

The enhancement of the reactivity of peroxides, particularly hydrogen peroxide and
alkylhydroperoxides, in the presence of vanadium catalysis is a very well known process …

Halogenated natural products are widely distributed in nature, some of them showing potent
biological activities. Incorporation of halogen atoms in drug leads is a common strategy to …

Catalysis by transition metal ions in oxidation reactions with hydrogen peroxide and alkyl
hydroperoxides is a leading topic in the pursuit of more sustainable and selective processes …

Vanadium peroxides are known as very effective oxidants of different organic and inorganic
substrates. In this short account reactivity, structural and mechanistic studies concerning the …

This review covers the literature about niobium (V) and tantalum (V) complexes containing at
least one peroxo ligand in their coordination sphere. In addition to the synthesis aspects, the …

Considering the growing importance of sustainability in contemporary chemistry, this review
was devoted to collect and discuss papers dealing with “green” procedures for introducing …

The efficient oxidation of alkanes (cyclohexane, n-heptane, methylcyclohexane, isooctane,
cis-and trans-1, 2-dimethylcyclohexane) to the corresponding alkyl hydroperoxides with the …

Peroxido complexes represent an important group of vanadium compounds having practical
applications in distinct areas of chemistry. They possess insulin mimetic properties …