Ionic Liquid-Stabilized Vanadium Oxo-clusters Catalyzing Alkane Oxidation by Regulating Oligovanadates The alkane oxidation under mild conditions occupies an important position in the chemical industry. Herewith, we have designed a novel class of ionic liquid ([TBA][Pic])-stabilized vanadium oxo-clusters (TBA=tetrabutylammonium; Pic= picolinate ions), in which the molar ratio of the IL to V atoms can be tuned facilely to obtain V-OC@IL-0.5, V-OC@IL-1 and V-OC@IL-2, respectively.
