“…Due to their catalytic activity and specialized redox behavior, peroxotungstates have received special attention in a variety of industrial, pharmaceutical, and biological processes as they can be regarded as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional oxidation reactions that represents an improvement in terms of pollution prevention 1. They are widely used in stoichiometric as well as catalytic oxidation in organic chemistry,2 for example in the oxidation of alcohols,3,4 internal alkenes,5 amines,6 sulfides,4,7,8 isobutyraldehyde,9 hydroquinones,2 bromide,10 benzyl chlorides,11 epoxidation of chiral allylic alcohols,12 geraniol, linalool13 and also in olefin epoxidations,14–17 such as cyclohexene,18 propylene,19 alkene,20 and cis ‐1‐propenylphosphonic acid 21. To better understand these catalytic processes, a more detailed characterization of peroxotungstates is necessary.…”