Oxo-vanadium complexes are found to catalyze the redox disproportionation of benzylic and allylic alcohols, which results in co-production of carbonyl products and reductively coupled hydrocarbon dimers. Preliminary experimental and computational findings suggest the intervention of reduced V-alkoxide species, which undergo facile C–O bond homolysis to produce carbon free radicals, precursors to the hydrocarbon dimers.

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氧-钒配合物催化的醇的氧化还原偶联

发现氧-钒络合物催化苄醇和烯丙基醇的氧化还原歧化，这导致羰基产物和还原偶联的烃二聚体的联产。初步的实验和计算结果表明，对还原的V-醇盐进行干预，使V-醇盐进行便捷的C-O键均质分解以产生碳自由基（烃二聚体的前体）。