Dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) complex salts ofvanadium(III) with the empiricalformulae VCIr 6DMS0 and VBrr 6DMS0 were synthesized and investigated. The observed infra-red band positions of the v(S=O) stretch indicate that the ligand is coordinated to vanadium ion via oxygen. Far-infra-red spectra lead to the conclusion that none of the halide ions a coordinated to the metal ion. Diffuse reflectance spectra are consistent with vanadium in an octahedral environment Accordingly, the chloride and bromide salts are formulated as [V(DMSO)6]CI3 and [V[DMSO]JBry respectively