title: Pyro without fire: synthesis, structure, and reactivity of a dimeric vanadyl pyrophosphate coordination complex.
abstract: The complex {[(V(IV)O)bipy(H(2)O)](2)(μ-P(2)O(7))}·3H(2)O (2) was readily obtained as a nanocrystalline powder by one-pot synthesis under mild conditions. Single crystals of 2 were grown at room temperature over 2 months, and its structure was determined. Fundamental catalytic activity was proven for this species by testing for oxidation of benzyl alcohol in air.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, USA. nmarino@syr.edu
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Doyle