Two new scorpionate oxomolybdenum(VI)-poly(pyrazolyl)borate complexes: synthesis, structure, and catalytic performance in the oxidation of cyclohexane.

Two new oxomolybdenum(VI) complexes [(TpMoO(2))(2)(μ-O)]·H(2)O (1) and (Tp(4-I)MoO(2))(2)(μ-O) (2) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, UV-Vis spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analyses (TG). In addition, the catalytic performances of complexes 1 and 2 were studied firstly on the oxidation reaction of cyclohexane at room temperature.