A new metallate phase of V2O5 crystalline microstructure achieved in a facile route: Synthesis, characterization, and measurement in catalytic reactions

• A new metallate phase of V2O5 crystals was obtained.
• The as-prepared complex was tested in bromination catalytic reaction and catalytic oxidation.
• The formation mechanism was proposed in aqueous solution.

Experiencing a series of complicated changes, abundant orange crystals of novel metallic phase of vanadium pentoxide were obtained by a mild chemical method, the formula of which is defined as [V3(μ3-O)2⋅(μ1-OH)⋅O5]⋅H2O. Differ from the synthesis methods of vanadium oxide published, we have adopted a simple solution method that mixed starting materials are refluxing in the system of ethanol–water under a relatively lower temperature. Symmetry of the crystals is Monoclinic, with cell unit dimensions: a = 4.9978(10) Å, b = 8.4273(17) Å, c = 7.8669(16) Å, β = 96.44(3)° and space group of P21/m. The structure of the complex was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–vis spectroscopy and single-crystal diffraction analysis. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) was used to detect the purity of the crystals, and crystal morphology was detected by the scanning electron microscope (SEM). In addition, in order to extend application of oxidovanadium complexes, bromination catalytic activity about the complex in a single-pot reaction of the conversion of phenol red to bromophenol blue in a mixed solution of H2O–DMF at a constant temperature of 30 ± 0.5 °C with a buffer solution of NaH2PO4Na2HPO4 (pH = 5.8) was evaluated firstly, indicating that the complex can be considered as a potential functional model of bromoperoxidase, in the meantime, we have conducted the bromination catalytic reaction to simulate and measure the changes in reaction process indirectly. Besides, catalytic oxidation activity of the complex is also evaluated in the oxidation of cyclohexane (Cy) and cyclopentane with hydrogen peroxide promoted under mild conditions, showing potential catalytic activity of the complex by comparing TON (total turnover number) ratios of CyO/CyOH (CyO is the abbreviation of cyclohexanone and CyOH represents cyclohexanol) in the oxidation results.

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