Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m3079  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807058503 ]

Bis{[1-(quinolin-2-ylmethylenehydrazono)ethyl]-⁵-cyclopentadienyl}iron(II)

J. Zhou, L.-P. Zheng, C.-L. Chen and M.-X. Li

Abstract: The title complex, [Fe(C₁₇H₁₄N₃)₂], was prepared by the reaction of 1,1'-diacetylferrocenedihydrazone with 2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde. The title compound adopts a Z configuration, in which the two quinoline groups from the two side chains are perfectly planar and nearly parallel.

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