Vanadium(v) oxoanions in basic water solution: a simple oxidative system for the one pot selective conversion ofl-proline to pyrroline-2-carboxylate
The unusual, one pot conversion ofl-proline to pyrroline-2-carboxylate, using simple V(v) species (NH4VO3or V2O5) as oxidants in basic water medium, is described. No reaction was observed with primary and tertiary α-amino acids.