title: Formation of persulphate from sodium sulphite and molecular oxygen catalysed by H5PV2Mo10O40--aerobic epoxidation and hydrolysis.
abstract: The H5PV2Mo10O40 polyoxometalate catalysed the electron transfer oxidation of sulphite to yield a sulphite radical, SO3˙(-) that upon addition of O2 yielded a peroxosulphate species efficient for the H5PV2Mo10O40 catalysed epoxidation of alkenes. The acidic polyoxometalate further catalysed hydrolysis of the epoxide to give vicinal diols in high yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel 76100. ronny.neumann@weizmann.ac.il.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubinstein
authors.forename: Raanan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carmeli
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neumann