[N,N′-Bis(5-methoxysalicylidene)-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethenediamine]- oxovanadium(IV)

The title complex, [VO(C₃₀H₂₄N₂O₄)], adopts a monomeric structure in the crystals, which are red due to the charge-transfer band from the conjugated π-system of the tetradentate Schiff base ligand. The geometry around the V^IV atom is distorted square pyramidal. The V=O distance is 1.588 (3) Å, and the V atom is displaced by 0.57 (1) Å from the N₂O₂ coordination plane towards the apical oxo ligand. † Alternative name: {4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-[1,2-diphenylethene-1,2- diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato-O,N,N′,O′}oxovanadium(IV).