“…Molybdenum(VI) complexes of the type MoO(O 2 ) 2 L n [1][2][3][4], MoO 2 X 2 L n [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and (h 5 -C 5 R 5 )MoO 2 X [17][18][19][20] (X = F, Cl, Br, alkyl; L = mono or bidentate neutral N,O,S-ligand) are good catalysts or catalyst precursors for olefin epoxidation reactions, usually employing tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) as the mono-oxygen source. Important properties, such as the solubility of the complex and the Lewis acidity of the metal center, can be fine-tuned by variation of either X or L. Up until recently, Mo VI complexes like these have been mainly used as homogeneous catalysts.…”