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Neat {[VO(sal2bz)]2; [Fe(sal2bz)(H2O)2]2•2H2O} and zeolite-Y immobilized {[VO(sal2bz)]2-Y; [Fe(sal2bz) (H2O)2]2-Y} binuclear complexes have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic techniques (IR, UV-vis), elemental analyses (CHN, ICP-OES), thermal study (TGA), scanning electron micrograph (SEM), ad-sorption study (BET) and X-ray diff raction (XRD) patterns. Neat (homogeneous) and immobilized (hetero-geneous) complexes were employed as catalysts in the oxidation of olefins, namely, cyclohexene, limonene and α-pinene in the presence of 30% hydrogen peroxide. 100% conversion of cyclohexene and α-pinene was obtained while limonene was oxidized up to 90%. Homogeneous catalysts showed highly selective result as neat [VO(sal2bz)]2 complex has provided 87% cyclohexane-1,2-diol and neat [Fe(sal2bz)(H2O)2]2•2H2O complex has provided 79% verbenone in oxidation of cyclohexene and α-pinene, respectively. We have observed that due to steric hindrance, formation of olefinic oxidation products increases on moving from α-pinene to limonene and limonene to cyclohexene. Additionally. recovered heterogeneous catalysts showed intact results up to two consecutive runs. Probable catalytic mechanism has been proposed for oxidation of cyclohexene.

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