Crystal structure of (2-formylphenolato-κ2O,O′) oxido(2-{[(2-oxidoethyl)imino]-methyl}phenolato-κ3O,N,O′)-vanadium(V)

In the unsymmetrical title vanadyl complex, [V(C9H9NO2)-(C7H5O2) O], one of the ligands (2-formylphenol) is disordered over two sets of sites, with an occupancy ratio of 0.55 (2):0.45 (2). The metal atom is hexacoordinated, with a distorted octahedral geometry. The vanadyl O atom (which subtends the shortest V - O bond) occupies one of the apical positions and the remaining axial bond (the longest in the polyhedron) is provided by the (disordered) formyl O atoms. The basal plane is defined by the two phenoxide O atoms, the iminoalcoholic O and the imino N atom. The planes of the two benzene rings are almost perpendicular to each other, subtending an interplanar angle of 84.1 (2)° between the major parts. The crystal structure features weak C - H⋯O and C - H⋯π interactions, forming a lateral arrangement of adjacent molecules.