A series of oxoperoxovanadium(V) complexes (ligands: H3nta ) nitrilotriacetic acid, H3heida ) N-(2hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid, H2ada ) N-(2-amidomethyl)iminodiacetic acid, Hbpg ) N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)glycine, and tpa ) N,N,N-tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine) were characterized as functional models for the vanadium haloperoxidase enzymes. The crystal structures of K[VO(O2)Hheida], K[VO(O2)ada],...