Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m36-m38  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804031368 ]

A dinuclear oxygen-bridged Schiff base iron(III) complex derived from N,N'-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-1,2-diaminopropane

Z.-L. You, L.-L. Tang and H.-L. Zhu

Abstract: The title compound, -oxo-bis({2,2-[propane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}iron(III)), [Fe₂(C₁₇H₁₆N₂O₂)₂O], is an unusual dinuclear iron(III) complex. Each Fe^III ion has a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. In the basal plane, the Fe atom is coordinated by two N atoms and two O atoms of the Schiff base ligand. The apical position is occupied by a bridging O^2- ion, which links to the other Fe^III ion in the complex. In the crystal structure, pairs of dinuclear iron(III) units form dimers by way of a pair of intermolecular C-HO interactions. The dimers stack along the a axis and there are no other short intermolecular contacts.

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