Abstract: | A novel vanadium polyoxometalate [(C7H7)(CH3)3N]3[H3V10O28].3H2O works as a useful oxidant for the oxidation of thiols to disulfldes in water under mild reaction conditions in an excellent yield. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 23:231–234, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20760 |