metal-organic compounds
[N′-(3-Ethoxy-2-oxidobenzylidene-κO2)-4-methylbenzohydrazidato-κ2O,N′](methanolato-κO)oxidovanadium(V)
aDepartment of Chemistry, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: chenyi_wang@163.com
The title oxidovanadium(V) complex, [V(C17H16N2O3)(CH3O)O], was obtained by the reaction of 3-ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-methylbenzohydrazide and vanadyl sulfate in methanol. The VV atom is coordinated by the O,N,O′-tridentate Schiff base ligand, one methanolate O atom and one oxide O atom, forming a distorted VO4N square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The oxide O atom lies at the apex of the square pyramid and the N atom of the ligand and the methanolate O atom are trans. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings of the ligand is 1.8 (3)°.
Related literature
For background to Schiff base complexes, see: Wang (2009); Wang & Ye (2011). For similar vanadium(V) complexes, see: Wang et al. (2011); Deng et al. (2005); Gao et al. (2005); Huo et al. (2004).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell SAINT (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811041547/hb6443sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811041547/hb6443Isup2.hkl
3-Ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.0 mmol, 0.17 g), 4-methylbenzohydrazide (1.0 mmol, 0.15 g), and vanadyl sulfate (1.0 mmol, 0.16 g) were dissolved in methanol (30 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min to give a clear brown solution. After keeping the solution in air for a week, brown block-shaped crystals were formed at the bottom of the vessel.
Hydrogen atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H distances in the range 0.93–0.97 Å, and with Uiso(H) set at 1.2 or 1.5Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1998); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level. |
[V(C17H16N2O3)(CH3O)O] | F(000) = 816 |
Mr = 394.29 | Dx = 1.483 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 3023 reflections |
a = 7.6954 (16) Å | θ = 2.6–25.0° |
b = 28.345 (3) Å | µ = 0.59 mm−1 |
c = 8.3877 (18) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 105.175 (2)° | Block, brown |
V = 1765.8 (6) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.27 × 0.27 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 4044 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2986 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.039 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.842, Tmax = 0.856 | k = −36→35 |
14022 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.045 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0473P)2 + 0.4204P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4044 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
238 parameters | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
[V(C17H16N2O3)(CH3O)O] | V = 1765.8 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 394.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.6954 (16) Å | µ = 0.59 mm−1 |
b = 28.345 (3) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 8.3877 (18) Å | 0.30 × 0.27 × 0.27 mm |
β = 105.175 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 4044 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2986 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.842, Tmax = 0.856 | Rint = 0.039 |
14022 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.045 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
4044 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
238 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
V1 | 0.23672 (5) | 0.414915 (13) | 0.47578 (5) | 0.03413 (14) | |
N1 | 0.1850 (2) | 0.34208 (6) | 0.4771 (2) | 0.0333 (4) | |
N2 | 0.0915 (3) | 0.32243 (7) | 0.3264 (2) | 0.0386 (5) | |
O1 | 0.3948 (2) | 0.40199 (5) | 0.67570 (19) | 0.0407 (4) | |
O2 | 0.5797 (2) | 0.42530 (6) | 0.9805 (2) | 0.0477 (5) | |
O3 | 0.1583 (2) | 0.39594 (6) | 0.24884 (19) | 0.0411 (4) | |
O4 | 0.3495 (2) | 0.46251 (6) | 0.4152 (2) | 0.0478 (4) | |
O5 | 0.0567 (2) | 0.43456 (6) | 0.5082 (2) | 0.0479 (4) | |
C1 | 0.3177 (3) | 0.32665 (8) | 0.7653 (3) | 0.0342 (5) | |
C2 | 0.4022 (3) | 0.37085 (8) | 0.7972 (3) | 0.0340 (5) | |
C3 | 0.5005 (3) | 0.38212 (9) | 0.9597 (3) | 0.0386 (6) | |
C4 | 0.5096 (3) | 0.34910 (10) | 1.0833 (3) | 0.0466 (6) | |
H4 | 0.5724 | 0.3564 | 1.1910 | 0.056* | |
C5 | 0.4279 (3) | 0.30551 (10) | 1.0504 (3) | 0.0498 (7) | |
H5 | 0.4376 | 0.2839 | 1.1358 | 0.060* | |
C6 | 0.3330 (3) | 0.29378 (9) | 0.8939 (3) | 0.0422 (6) | |
H6 | 0.2789 | 0.2643 | 0.8726 | 0.051* | |
C7 | 0.2177 (3) | 0.31382 (8) | 0.6028 (3) | 0.0350 (5) | |
H7 | 0.1731 | 0.2832 | 0.5860 | 0.042* | |
C8 | 0.0825 (3) | 0.35451 (8) | 0.2130 (3) | 0.0336 (5) | |
C9 | −0.0137 (3) | 0.34495 (8) | 0.0398 (3) | 0.0324 (5) | |
C10 | −0.0244 (3) | 0.37956 (9) | −0.0791 (3) | 0.0411 (6) | |
H10 | 0.0317 | 0.4085 | −0.0499 | 0.049* | |
C11 | −0.1182 (3) | 0.37113 (9) | −0.2405 (3) | 0.0449 (6) | |
H11 | −0.1248 | 0.3947 | −0.3188 | 0.054* | |
C12 | −0.2024 (3) | 0.32857 (9) | −0.2889 (3) | 0.0388 (6) | |
C13 | −0.1894 (3) | 0.29402 (9) | −0.1695 (3) | 0.0439 (6) | |
H13 | −0.2440 | 0.2649 | −0.1994 | 0.053* | |
C14 | −0.0972 (3) | 0.30194 (8) | −0.0072 (3) | 0.0393 (6) | |
H14 | −0.0911 | 0.2783 | 0.0710 | 0.047* | |
C15 | −0.3043 (4) | 0.32044 (11) | −0.4656 (3) | 0.0559 (7) | |
H15A | −0.3865 | 0.3461 | −0.5028 | 0.084* | |
H15B | −0.3704 | 0.2914 | −0.4740 | 0.084* | |
H15C | −0.2212 | 0.3186 | −0.5331 | 0.084* | |
C16 | 0.6757 (4) | 0.43846 (10) | 1.1461 (3) | 0.0546 (7) | |
H16A | 0.7681 | 0.4153 | 1.1917 | 0.065* | |
H16B | 0.5935 | 0.4399 | 1.2161 | 0.065* | |
C17 | 0.7590 (4) | 0.48552 (11) | 1.1390 (4) | 0.0727 (10) | |
H17A | 0.8465 | 0.4833 | 1.0761 | 0.109* | |
H17B | 0.8169 | 0.4959 | 1.2490 | 0.109* | |
H17C | 0.6674 | 0.5078 | 1.0873 | 0.109* | |
C18 | 0.2882 (4) | 0.50506 (11) | 0.3339 (4) | 0.0795 (11) | |
H18A | 0.1982 | 0.4985 | 0.2333 | 0.119* | |
H18B | 0.3873 | 0.5213 | 0.3090 | 0.119* | |
H18C | 0.2373 | 0.5244 | 0.4040 | 0.119* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
V1 | 0.0416 (2) | 0.0292 (2) | 0.0292 (2) | −0.00241 (17) | 0.00511 (16) | 0.00033 (17) |
N1 | 0.0382 (10) | 0.0303 (10) | 0.0294 (10) | −0.0005 (8) | 0.0050 (8) | −0.0002 (8) |
N2 | 0.0492 (12) | 0.0339 (11) | 0.0280 (10) | −0.0048 (9) | 0.0018 (8) | −0.0042 (8) |
O1 | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0324 (9) | −0.0063 (7) | −0.0004 (7) | 0.0007 (7) |
O2 | 0.0515 (10) | 0.0465 (11) | 0.0352 (10) | 0.0005 (8) | −0.0063 (8) | −0.0065 (8) |
O3 | 0.0569 (10) | 0.0346 (9) | 0.0302 (9) | −0.0100 (8) | 0.0086 (7) | −0.0009 (7) |
O4 | 0.0544 (10) | 0.0414 (10) | 0.0427 (10) | −0.0136 (8) | 0.0042 (8) | 0.0062 (8) |
O5 | 0.0524 (10) | 0.0444 (10) | 0.0480 (11) | 0.0074 (8) | 0.0151 (8) | 0.0006 (8) |
C1 | 0.0334 (11) | 0.0370 (13) | 0.0315 (12) | 0.0051 (10) | 0.0071 (9) | 0.0009 (10) |
C2 | 0.0355 (12) | 0.0344 (12) | 0.0304 (12) | 0.0080 (10) | 0.0057 (9) | 0.0025 (10) |
C3 | 0.0381 (12) | 0.0412 (14) | 0.0339 (13) | 0.0079 (10) | 0.0049 (10) | −0.0038 (10) |
C4 | 0.0488 (14) | 0.0608 (18) | 0.0259 (13) | 0.0095 (13) | 0.0021 (10) | 0.0025 (12) |
C5 | 0.0573 (16) | 0.0549 (17) | 0.0357 (14) | 0.0058 (13) | 0.0093 (12) | 0.0144 (13) |
C6 | 0.0450 (13) | 0.0436 (15) | 0.0381 (14) | 0.0015 (11) | 0.0110 (11) | 0.0085 (11) |
C7 | 0.0397 (12) | 0.0291 (12) | 0.0353 (13) | −0.0004 (9) | 0.0084 (10) | 0.0010 (10) |
C8 | 0.0378 (12) | 0.0325 (12) | 0.0309 (12) | −0.0002 (10) | 0.0094 (9) | −0.0009 (10) |
C9 | 0.0358 (12) | 0.0339 (12) | 0.0277 (12) | 0.0035 (9) | 0.0086 (9) | −0.0019 (10) |
C10 | 0.0516 (14) | 0.0368 (14) | 0.0353 (13) | −0.0018 (11) | 0.0124 (11) | −0.0004 (11) |
C11 | 0.0546 (15) | 0.0486 (15) | 0.0337 (14) | 0.0082 (12) | 0.0157 (11) | 0.0093 (12) |
C12 | 0.0367 (12) | 0.0491 (15) | 0.0304 (13) | 0.0055 (11) | 0.0083 (10) | −0.0018 (11) |
C13 | 0.0478 (14) | 0.0448 (15) | 0.0359 (14) | −0.0070 (11) | 0.0054 (11) | −0.0056 (11) |
C14 | 0.0466 (13) | 0.0382 (14) | 0.0306 (13) | −0.0010 (11) | 0.0058 (10) | 0.0024 (10) |
C15 | 0.0592 (16) | 0.071 (2) | 0.0323 (14) | 0.0095 (15) | 0.0031 (12) | −0.0006 (14) |
C16 | 0.0515 (15) | 0.0630 (18) | 0.0385 (15) | 0.0086 (14) | −0.0072 (12) | −0.0153 (13) |
C17 | 0.071 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.067 (2) | −0.0001 (16) | −0.0148 (16) | −0.0230 (17) |
C18 | 0.069 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.092 (3) | −0.0136 (16) | −0.0071 (18) | 0.0393 (18) |
V1—O5 | 1.5813 (17) | C8—C9 | 1.473 (3) |
V1—O4 | 1.7499 (17) | C9—C10 | 1.386 (3) |
V1—O1 | 1.8326 (16) | C9—C14 | 1.386 (3) |
V1—O3 | 1.9170 (16) | C10—C11 | 1.378 (3) |
V1—N1 | 2.1031 (19) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
N1—C7 | 1.295 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.380 (3) |
N1—N2 | 1.396 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N2—C8 | 1.305 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.385 (3) |
O1—C2 | 1.338 (3) | C12—C15 | 1.502 (3) |
O2—C3 | 1.358 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.379 (3) |
O2—C16 | 1.441 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
O3—C8 | 1.311 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
O4—C18 | 1.405 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C1—C2 | 1.405 (3) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C1—C6 | 1.407 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C1—C7 | 1.426 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.488 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.412 (3) | C16—H16A | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.384 (3) | C16—H16B | 0.9700 |
C4—C5 | 1.381 (4) | C17—H17A | 0.9600 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C17—H17B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.366 (3) | C17—H17C | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C18—H18A | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C18—H18B | 0.9600 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C18—H18C | 0.9600 |
O5—V1—O4 | 107.58 (9) | C10—C9—C14 | 118.8 (2) |
O5—V1—O1 | 108.34 (9) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.0 (2) |
O4—V1—O1 | 99.14 (8) | C14—C9—C8 | 121.2 (2) |
O5—V1—O3 | 101.98 (8) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.1 (2) |
O4—V1—O3 | 88.79 (7) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
O1—V1—O3 | 144.43 (8) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
O5—V1—N1 | 99.74 (8) | C10—C11—C12 | 121.7 (2) |
O4—V1—N1 | 150.14 (8) | C10—C11—H11 | 119.1 |
O1—V1—N1 | 83.11 (7) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.1 |
O3—V1—N1 | 73.70 (7) | C11—C12—C13 | 117.8 (2) |
C7—N1—N2 | 115.75 (19) | C11—C12—C15 | 120.6 (2) |
C7—N1—V1 | 127.94 (16) | C13—C12—C15 | 121.7 (2) |
N2—N1—V1 | 116.11 (13) | C14—C13—C12 | 121.3 (2) |
C8—N2—N1 | 107.35 (18) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C2—O1—V1 | 135.60 (15) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C3—O2—C16 | 117.1 (2) | C13—C14—C9 | 120.3 (2) |
C8—O3—V1 | 118.96 (14) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C18—O4—V1 | 132.35 (17) | C9—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.2 (2) | C12—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C7 | 121.1 (2) | C12—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C7 | 118.7 (2) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
O1—C2—C1 | 121.2 (2) | C12—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O1—C2—C3 | 119.4 (2) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.4 (2) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O2—C3—C4 | 125.5 (2) | O2—C16—C17 | 108.1 (2) |
O2—C3—C2 | 115.9 (2) | O2—C16—H16A | 110.1 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.6 (2) | C17—C16—H16A | 110.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.6 (2) | O2—C16—H16B | 110.1 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.2 | C17—C16—H16B | 110.1 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.2 | H16A—C16—H16B | 108.4 |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.7 (2) | C16—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.6 | C16—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.6 | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.5 (2) | C16—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.3 | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
N1—C7—C1 | 124.2 (2) | O4—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
N1—C7—H7 | 117.9 | O4—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
C1—C7—H7 | 117.9 | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
N2—C8—O3 | 121.5 (2) | O4—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
N2—C8—C9 | 120.5 (2) | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
O3—C8—C9 | 118.0 (2) | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [V(C17H16N2O3)(CH3O)O] |
Mr | 394.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6954 (16), 28.345 (3), 8.3877 (18) |
β (°) | 105.175 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1765.8 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.59 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.27 × 0.27 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.842, 0.856 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14022, 4044, 2986 |
Rint | 0.039 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.045, 0.110, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 4044 |
No. of parameters | 238 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.27, −0.30 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SAINT (Bruker, 1998), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
V1—O5 | 1.5813 (17) | V1—O3 | 1.9170 (16) |
V1—O4 | 1.7499 (17) | V1—N1 | 2.1031 (19) |
V1—O1 | 1.8326 (16) |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported financially by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31071856), the Applied Research Project on Nonprofit Tchnology of Zhejiang Province (No. 2010 C32060), the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. Y407318), and the Technological Innovation Project (sinfonietta talent plan) of College Students in Zhejiang Province (No. 2010R42525 & No. 2011R425027).
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As part of our investigations into new Schiff base complexes and urease inhibition (Wang & Ye, 2011; Wang, 2009), we have synthesized the title compound, (I), a new mononuclear oxovanadium(V) complex, Fig. 1. The V atom in the complex is five-coordinated by the O,N,O-tridentate Schiff base ligand, one methanolate O atom, and one oxide O atom, forming a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. The oxide O atom lies on the apical position of the square-pyramidal geometry. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 1.8 (3)°. The V–O and V–N bond lengths (Table 1) are typical and are comparable with those observed in other similar vanadium complexes (Wang et al., 2011; Deng et al., 2005; Gao et al., 2005; Huo et al., 2004).