Synthesis and structure of oxovanadium(IV) complexes [VO(Acac)2] and [VO(Sal: L-alanine)(H2O)]

Bis(acetylacetonato)oxovanadium C10H14O5V (I) and (S)-[2-(N-salicylidene)aminopropionate]oxovanadium monohydrate C10H9NO5V (II) are synthesized. The crystal structures of compounds I and II are determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystals of compound I are triclinic, a = 7.4997(19) Å, b = 8.2015(15) Å, c = 11.339(3) Å, α = 91.37(2)°, β = 110.36(2)°, γ = 113.33(2)°, Z = 2, and space group \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document} $$P\bar 1$$ \end{document}. Crystals of compound II are monoclinic, a = 8.5106(16) Å, b = 7.373(2) Å, c = 9.1941(16) Å, β = 101.88(1)°, Z = 2, and space group P21. The structures of compounds I and II are solved by direct methods and refined to R1 = 0.0382 and 0.0386, respectively. The oxovanadium complexes synthesized are investigated by vibrational spectroscopy.