Synthesis and diverse general oxidative cyclization catalysis of high-valent MoVIO2(HL) to ubiquitous heterocycles and their chiral analogues with high selectivityElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures, characterization data and NMR spectra. CCDC 1400488. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c5ra21825j

The first synthesis and diverse oxidative cyclization catalysis properties of high-valent Mo VI -triazole are demonstrated towards highly selective construction of benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles, isoxazolines, isoxazoles and their chiral analogues. The first synthesis and diverse oxidative cyclization catalysis properties of high-valent Mo VI -triazole are demonstrated towards highly selective construction of benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles, isoxazolines, isoxazoles and their chiral analogues.