Crystal structure of tris-(N-methyl-salicylaldiminato-κ(2) N,O)vanadium(III)

Abstract

The structure of the title complex, [V(C8H8NO)3], comprises neutral and discrete complexes, in which the V(III) cation is coordinated by three anionic N-methyl-alicylaldiminate ligands within a slightly distorted mer-N3O3 octa-hedral geometry. In the crystal structure, the mol-ecules are linked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into supra-molecular chains that extend along the c axis.

Keywords: N-methyl­salicylaldiminate; crystal structure; vanadium(III).