Synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic property of a dinuclear oxovanadium(IV) complex with 2,6-bis(salicylideneaminomethyl)-4-methylphenol

A dinuclear oxovanadium(IV) complex with 2,6-bis(salicylideneaminomethyl)-4-methy (H(3)L), [(VO)(2)(L)-(CH3O)(dmso)] (1) (dmso = dimethyl sulfoxide), has been synthesized and characterized by infrared and electronic spectra, and by the temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibilities (80-300 K). The molecular structure of 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. The two octahedral vanadium ions are bridged by a phenoxo-oxygen of L, a methoxo ion, and a dimethyl sulfoxide and have syn oxo configuration. The magnetic property was discussed in relation to the crystal structure.