The preparation and crystal structure of a salt with the [{VO2(O2CMe)}4(NO3)] monoanion
Abstract
Acetonitrile is oxidised to acetate by vanadium(V) oxide trinitrate in the presence of tetraphenylarsonium chloride and the crystal structure of the main reaction product, (C6H5)4As[V4O8(O2CMe)4(NO3)]1, is solved; the anion consists of a tetravanadium(V) crown containing a guest nitrate group in a µ4 mode.