Several dioxovanadate (V) complexes are synthesized and studied by solution and solid-state 51V NMR spectroscopy. In the results, large 51V chemical shift anisotropy ({{{{ DELTA delta }}a = -800 ∼720 ppm) and quadrupole coupling (e2q /h = 7.50 ∼ 9.16 MHz) were observed in the solid-state complexes. The isotropic chemical shifts of the solid samples are very close to the values obtained from solution measurements.