methanol in methanol
warming VO(O-i-C3H7)3 in methanol (50°C; 5 min) under complete exclusion of moisture under Ar, cooling (0°C); crystals are filtered (after 2 h), washed (n-pentane), dried in vac.;
(C2H5)3N in toluene
(Ar); MeOH added to a soln. of VOCl3 at 80°C, reacted for 10 min,(C2H5)3N added, stirred at 80°C for 15 min, annealed to room tem p., stirred for 1 h; evapd. (vac.), sublimed at 60°C (vac.);
