title: (Acetyl-acetonato-κ(2)O,O')dichlorido-bis(methano-lato-κO)niobium(V).
abstract: In the title compound, [Nb(CH(3)O)(2)(C(5)H(7)O(2))Cl(2)], a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry is observed around the Nb(V) atom with Nb-O distances in the range of 1.8254 (16)-2.0892 (16) Å and Nb-Cl distances of 2.3997 (14) and 2.4023 (12) Å. The O-Nb-O angles vary between 81.36 (7) and 172.65 (7) °, while the trans Cl-Nb-Cl angle is 167.34 (2)°. There are no hydrogen bonds observed.
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: Hendrik G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roodt
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pretorius