Abstract
The aromatic hydroxylation of pseudocumene (PC) with aqueous hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by the divanadium-substituted γ-Keggin polyoxotungstate TBA4[γ-PW10O38V2(μ-O)(μ-OH)] (TBA-1H, TBA = tetrabutylammonium) has been studied using kinetic modeling and DFT calculations. This reaction features high chemoselectivity and unusual regioselectivity, affording 2,4,5-trimethylphenol (TMP) as the main product. Then the computational study was extended to the analysis of the regioselectivity for other alkoxy- and alkylarene substrates. The protonation/deprotonation of TBA-1H in MeCN/tBuOH (1:1) was investigated by 31P NMR spectroscopy. Forms with different protonation states, [γ-PV2W10O40]5– (1), [γ-HPV2W10O40]4– (1H), and [γ-H2PV2W10O40]3– (1H2), have been identified, and the protonation equilibrium constants were estimated on the basis of the 31P NMR data. DFT calculations were used to investigate the oxygen transfer process from hydroperoxo species, [γ-PW10O38V2(μ-O)(μ-OOH)]4– (2) and [γ-PW10O38V2(μ-OH)(μ-OOH)]3...
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