Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m239-m241  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804001709 ]

Dichlorobis[N-(2-oxymethylphenyl)salicylideneiminato]diiron(III)

M. Koikawa, K. Iwashita and T. Tokii

Abstract: The title compound, [FeCl(C₁₄H₁₁NO₂)]₂, represents the first structurally characterized complex of the N-(2-oxymethylphenyl)salicylideneiminate tridentate ligand. The molecule of the binuclear iron complex occupies a special position on a crystallographic inversion centre. The Fe atoms are bridged by two O atoms originating from the alcohol, rather than the phenolic hydroxyl groups, with an FeFe separation of 3.1282  (7)  Å. The coordination polyhedron of the Fe atoms can be described as square pyramidal, with an O₃N basal plane and an apical Cl atom or, alternatively, as trigonal bipyramidal, with the N atom and one of the bridging O atoms in the axial positions.

Online 30 January 2004

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