Synthesis, spectra, structure and quantum chemistry study on two novel oxovanadium complexes with hydrotris (pyrazolyl) borate ligands

Two novel oxo-vanadium complexes of VO(HB(pz)3)(pzH)(SCN) (1) and VO(HB(3,5-Me2pz)3) (3,5-Me2pzH)(SCN)(SCNH)2 (2) with tris(pyrazolyl) hydroborate ligands were prepared by the reaction of VOSO4·nH2O, KSCN with Na(HB(pz)3), pyrazole, or Na(HB(3,5-Me2pz)3) and methyl-substituted pyrazole in the solution of MeOH, respectively. The complexes were characterized by element analysis, IR, and UV-vis spectra. In the mean time, the fluorescence spectrum was studied too, and the result indicates that the luminescence of the complexes is related to the interaction between oxovanadium ion and tris(pyrazolyl) hydroborate ligands. In addition, structures of oxovanadium complexes 1 and 2 were determined by X-ray diffraction. The electronic structures and the bonding characters of the two complexes were analyzed with ab initio calculations.