title: (Acetyl-acetonato-κO,O')chlorido-trimethano-latoniobium(V).
abstract: In the title compound, [Nb(CH(3)O)(3)(C(5)H(7)O(2))Cl], the Nb(V) atom is coordinated by two O atoms from the chelating acetyl-acetonate ligand, three O atoms from the methano-late groups and one chloride ligand. The octa-hedral environment around niobium is slightly distorted with Nb-O distances in the range 1.8603 (15)-2.1083 (15) Å and an Nb-Cl distance of 2.4693 (9) Å. The O-Nb-O angles vary between 80.74 (6) and 100.82 (7)°, while the trans Cl-Nb-O angle is 167.60 (5)°. There are no hydrogen bonds observed, only an inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa.
authors.forename: Leandra
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herbst
authors.forename: Renier
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koen
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roodt
authors.forename: Hendrik G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Visser