Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m732-m734  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680401030X ]

Chloro[N,N'-ethylenebis(5-carboxysalicylideneiminato)]iron(III)

B. Chen, D. S. Contreras, Y. L. Clancy and F. R. Fronczek

Abstract: In the title compound, [FeCl(C₁₈H₁₄N₂O₆)], the iron(III) is coordinated by N and O atoms at the basal sites and Cl at the apical site to form a distorted square pyramid. Hydrogen bonding in carboxylic acid dimers and - stacking interactions through benzene rings of the ligand lead to paired chains, which are alternately crosslinked with each other to form a non-porous solid. The title compound is potentially a good building block for the construction of highly porous mixed-metal-organic frameworks (M'MOFs). The OO distances in the carboxylic acid dimers are 2.555 (6) and 2.664 (6) Å.

Online 8 May 2004

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