trans-Bis(1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dionato)(methanol)oxidovanadium(IV) methanol disolvate

Abstract

In the title compound, [V(C15H11O2)2O(CH3OH)]·2CH3OH, the VIV atom is coordinated by two 1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dionate ligands and an oxide ligand in an axial position. The sixth position is occupied by the O atom of a methanol group bonded trans to the oxide atom. The octahedral geometry is significantly distorted, with the VIV atom lying 0.330 (3) Å above the equatorial plane formed by the O atoms of the two β-diketonate ligands. In the crystal, O—H...O hydrogen bonds between the coordinating methanol group in the complex and the two methanol solvent molecules lead to the formation of polymeric chains along the c-axis direction. Weak C—H...O contacts are also observed.