In the crystal structure of the title compound, [V(C(12)H(17)N(2)O)O(2)], the vanadium(V) centre is five-coordinate in a distorted square-pyramidal environment. The three atoms of the deprotonated Schiff base and a double-bonded O atom comprise the basal plane. N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to a zigzag chain structure parallel to [001].

Synthesis under hydrofluorothermal conditions produces new iron, manganese and vanadium fluorosulfates; these include the isomorphous Na(3)M(III)F(2)(SO(4))(2), M = V, Mn, Fe, with a sheet-like structure formed of linked M(III)F(2)O(4) and SO(4) polyhedra separated by sodium ions which may be extracted electrochemically at potentials of >3.5 V.

Optical absorption and ESR spectra of reduced vanadium centres in Ca2NaMg2VjOlz are reported. The spectra are interpreted as arising from tetrahedrally coordinated V" and octahedrally coordinated V". The ESR and optical data are correlated using molecular orbital (MO) theory. The composition of the flux-grown single crystals is analysed and discussed.

In the present work the influence of vanadium on the hardenability and the bainitic transformation of a medium carbon steel is analyzed. While V in solid solution enhances the former, it hardly affects bainitic transformation. The results also reveal an unexpected result, an increase of the prior austenite grain size as the V content increases.

The geometry of cationic silicon clusters doped with vanadium, Si(n)V(+) (n=12-16), is investigated by using infrared multiple photon dissociation of the corresponding rare gas complexes in combination with ab initio calculations. It is shown that the clusters are endohedral cages, and evidence is provided that Si(16)V(+) is a fluxional system with a symmetric Frank-Kasper geometry.

Bimetallic Pt-V supported by Gamma-alumina is used to observe the changes of nheptanewhen passed over this catalyst. The Pt concentration was kept constant at0.1wt% while the concentration of the vanadium was 0.5wt%. The activity andselectivity of catalyst have been determined under conditions at 450-500 degreescentigrade and 15-30 attn. The experimental results show that the addition of second...

Monomeric vanadium oxide species is created on the surface of hydrotalcite (V/HT), which acts as a reusable solid catalyst for the highly efficient dehydration of amides into the corresponding nitriles.

A vanadium-doped porous titania rich in active hydrogen (V-TiO(2)(H*)) has been successfully prepared and demonstrated to be an efficient and green reductant with renewable capacity. This V-TiO(2)(H*) material can instantly (<10 s) and selectively reduce nitroarenes to aminoarenes under ambient conditions without catalysts.