Synthesis
The complex is prepared from vanadium(IV), e.g. vanadyl sulfate, or vanadium(V) precursors, such as vanadium pentoxide. The equation for the redox reaction starting from the pentoxide can be described by this approximate equation:
- 2 V2O5 + 9 C5H8O2 → 4 VO(C5H7O2)2 + (CH3CO)2CO + 5 H2O
The compound is recrystallized from chloroform.
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