Fluoride crystal structures. Part 30. 2,2′-Bipyridylfluorodioxovanadium(V)

Abstract

The structure of the title compound has been determined from X-ray diffractometer data and refined by full-matrix least-squares methods to R 0.078 for 1 084 reflections. Crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a= 6.43, b= 15.80, c= 13.94 Å, β= 134.8°. The vanadium atom has a distorted square pyramidal arrangement and achieves a distorted octahedral co-ordination by weak dimer formation, through asymmetric oxygen bridges. The vanadium–oxygen distances are V–O (terminal) 1.618(8) and V–O (bridge) 1.691(7) and 2.361(7)Å.