[N′-(3-Ethoxy-2-oxidobenzylidene-κO 2)-4-methylbenzohydrazidato-κ2 O,N′](methanolato-κO)oxidovanadium(V)

The title oxidovanadium(V) complex, [V(C17H16N2O3)(CH3O)O], was obtained by the reaction of 3-ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-methylbenzohydrazide and vanadyl sulfate in methanol. The VV atom is coordinated by the O,N,O′-tridentate Schiff base ligand, one methanolate O atom and one oxide O atom, forming a distorted VO4N square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The oxide O atom lies at the apex of the square pyramid and the N atom of the ligand and the methanolate O atom are trans. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings of the ligand is 1.8 (3)°.