VO(VO3)6(VO(C10H8N2)2)2 has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of V2O3 with 2,2′-bipyridine. The compound is monoclinic, space group P21 n (No. 14), a = 7.579 (2) Å, b = 26.713 (8) Å, c = 12.776 (3) Å, β = 94.97 (2)°, Z = 2. Its structure consists of (VO3)n chains of corner-sharing pentavalent vanadium tetrahedra joined by V4+ square pyramids, with octahedral VO(C10H8N2)2 groups arrayed on the periphery of the chains. The V4+ sites are isolated magnetically, with the compound exhibiting Curie-Weiss behavior in the temperature range 10-300 K. The calculated μeff is 1.68 μB V4+, close to the spin-only value. © 1991.