A vanadium(III) tris(metaphosphate) compound has been synthesized and
characterized. The compound crystallises in the monoclinic space group
Ic with lattice parameters a= 10.615(2), b= 19.095(4), c= 9.432(1) An
gstrom, beta= 97.94(1) degrees. IR and UV-V studies confirm a chain st
ructure for this compound. The ESR powder spectrum shows a weak signal
belonging to the V3+ ions. The D parameter value has been estimated b
etween 2 and 8 cm(-1).