[N-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-N′-(picolinylidene)hydrazinato] dioxovanadium(V)

Abstract

In the structure of the title compound (systematic name: {(4-chlorophenyl)[2-(2-pyridylmethylidene-κN)hydrazono -κN2]methanolato-κO}dioxovanadium(V)), [VO2(C13H9Cl-N3O)], the asymmetric unit contains three independent but geometrically similar molecules. The metal centre has a distorted trigonal bipyramidal N2O3 coordination sphere. The planar monoanionic N,N,O-donor ligand occupies one equatorial and two axial positions, the remaining two equatorial positions being occupied by the two oxo groups.