Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1519-m1520 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808036167 ]
2-2-aminoethanethiolato)triiron(III) tris(perchlorate)In the title salt, [Fe3(C2H6NS)6](ClO4)3, the trinuclear cation lies on a special position of
site symmetry; the central Fe atom is coordinated by six thiolate groups from the two flanking fac-(S)-[Fe(C2H6NS)3] units. In the flanking units, the three C2H6NS groups each chelate to the metal atom. The cations interact with the perchlorate anions through weak N-H
O hydrogen bonds resulting in a three-dimensional network. In the asymmetric unit two cations are present, one of which is disordered over two positions with occupancies of 0.75 and 0.25.
To a solution containing 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride (0.11 g, 1 mmol) in 20 ml of methanol/CH2Cl2 (1:1) was added a solution of Et3N (0.10 g, 1 mmol) in 10 ml of methanol and a solution of Fe(ClO4)3.6H2O (0.09 g, 0.2 mmol) in 2 ml of methanol. The resulting dark brown solution was stood at room temperature overnight to give black crystals, which was filtered and washed with methanol. Yield: 31 mg (50% based on Fe). Anal. Calcd for [Fe3(aet)6](ClO4)3 = C12H36Cl3Fe3N6O12S6: C, 15.62; H, 3.93; N, 9.11%. Found: C, 15.82; H, 3.88; N, 9.00%.
H atoms bonded to C and N atoms were placed at calculated positions [C—H = 0.99 and N—H = 0.92 Å] and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq (C,N). One cationic part was disordered over two positions (S2, N2, C3, C4 and S2B, N2B, C3B, C4B) and refined with site occupancies of 0.75 and 0.25. The C3B atom in a minor component was restrained based on ISOR.
Data collection: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell refinement: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: Yadokari-XG (Wakita, 2000).
| [Fe3(C2H6NS)6](ClO4)3 | Dx = 1.984 Mg m−3 |
| Mr = 922.73 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71075 Å |
| Trigonal, R3 | Cell parameters from 12827 reflections |
| Hall symbol: -R 3 | θ = 3.4–27.4° |
| a = 14.2852 (6) Å | µ = 2.12 mm−1 |
| c = 26.2187 (8) Å | T = 200 K |
| V = 4633.6 (2) Å3 | Prism, black |
| Z = 6 | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm |
| F(000) = 2826 |
| Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 2365 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2144 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.053 |
| Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.4°, θmin = 3.4° |
| ω scans | h = −18→16 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | k = −18→17 |
| Tmin = 0.677, Tmax = 0.816 | l = −33→33 |
| 15327 measured reflections |
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.100 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.39 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0456P)2 + 3.0528P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 2365 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 165 parameters | Δρmax = 1.09 e Å−3 |
| 6 restraints | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
| [Fe3(C2H6NS)6](ClO4)3 | Z = 6 |
| Mr = 922.73 | Mo Kα radiation |
| Trigonal, R3 | µ = 2.12 mm−1 |
| a = 14.2852 (6) Å | T = 200 K |
| c = 26.2187 (8) Å | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm |
| V = 4633.6 (2) Å3 |
| Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 2365 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 2144 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.677, Tmax = 0.816 | Rint = 0.053 |
| 15327 measured reflections | θmax = 27.4° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.100 | Δρmax = 1.09 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.39 | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
| 2365 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 165 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 6 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. The 2-aminoethanethiolate ligand of one unit containing Fe3 and Fe4 atoms is disordered over two positions with the occupancies of 0.75 and 0.25. The C3B atom in the minor component is restrained based on ISOR. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Fe1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | 0.1667 | 0.01712 (18) | |
| Fe2 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | 0.269870 (17) | 0.01673 (15) | |
| S1 | 0.21510 (4) | 0.53292 (4) | 0.219319 (19) | 0.02149 (15) | |
| N1 | 0.20358 (15) | 0.64420 (15) | 0.31253 (7) | 0.0255 (4) | |
| H1 | 0.2151 | 0.6336 | 0.3460 | 0.031* | |
| H2 | 0.1986 | 0.7059 | 0.3110 | 0.031* | |
| C1 | 0.09906 (18) | 0.5506 (2) | 0.29524 (9) | 0.0308 (5) | |
| H3 | 0.0382 | 0.5595 | 0.3071 | 0.037* | |
| H4 | 0.0903 | 0.4828 | 0.3100 | 0.037* | |
| C2 | 0.09795 (17) | 0.5441 (2) | 0.23732 (9) | 0.0302 (5) | |
| H5 | 0.1026 | 0.6098 | 0.2222 | 0.036* | |
| H6 | 0.0306 | 0.4802 | 0.2253 | 0.036* | |
| Fe3 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | 0.02171 (19) | |
| Fe4 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | 0.563330 (19) | 0.02155 (16) | |
| S2 | 0.20595 (6) | 0.53902 (6) | 0.61393 (3) | 0.02341 (18) | 0.75 |
| N2 | 0.2103 (3) | 0.6563 (3) | 0.52058 (14) | 0.0300 (8) | 0.75 |
| H7 | 0.2163 | 0.7234 | 0.5193 | 0.036* | 0.75 |
| H8 | 0.2176 | 0.6377 | 0.4878 | 0.036* | 0.75 |
| C3 | 0.0975 (3) | 0.5650 (4) | 0.59679 (17) | 0.0394 (9) | 0.75 |
| H9 | 0.0267 | 0.5041 | 0.6076 | 0.047* | 0.75 |
| H10 | 0.1083 | 0.6319 | 0.6135 | 0.047* | 0.75 |
| C4 | 0.1011 (4) | 0.5773 (4) | 0.5393 (2) | 0.0425 (11) | 0.75 |
| H11 | 0.0776 | 0.5062 | 0.5233 | 0.051* | 0.75 |
| H12 | 0.0496 | 0.6011 | 0.5289 | 0.051* | 0.75 |
| S2B | 0.2622 (3) | 0.7412 (2) | 0.61334 (10) | 0.0335 (5) | 0.25 |
| N2B | 0.1951 (9) | 0.6067 (9) | 0.5199 (5) | 0.035 (3) | 0.25 |
| H13 | 0.2127 | 0.6372 | 0.4879 | 0.041* | 0.25 |
| H14 | 0.1655 | 0.5332 | 0.5163 | 0.041* | 0.25 |
| C3B | 0.1180 (11) | 0.6301 (17) | 0.5950 (6) | 0.065 (4) | 0.25 |
| H15 | 0.1036 | 0.5589 | 0.6078 | 0.078* | 0.25 |
| H16 | 0.0638 | 0.6462 | 0.6098 | 0.078* | 0.25 |
| C4B | 0.1130 (14) | 0.6295 (15) | 0.5432 (8) | 0.060 (5) | 0.25 |
| H17 | 0.1257 | 0.7006 | 0.5311 | 0.072* | 0.25 |
| H18 | 0.0399 | 0.5737 | 0.5321 | 0.072* | 0.25 |
| Cl1 | 0.17461 (5) | 0.41937 (4) | 0.42062 (2) | 0.03377 (17) | |
| O1 | 0.12758 (17) | 0.38390 (16) | 0.47031 (7) | 0.0460 (5) | |
| O2 | 0.20389 (18) | 0.53133 (14) | 0.41480 (8) | 0.0492 (5) | |
| O3 | 0.0981 (2) | 0.35574 (17) | 0.38241 (8) | 0.0604 (6) | |
| O4 | 0.26978 (18) | 0.41114 (19) | 0.41632 (9) | 0.0583 (6) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Fe1 | 0.0171 (2) | 0.0171 (2) | 0.0173 (4) | 0.00853 (12) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Fe2 | 0.01850 (19) | 0.01850 (19) | 0.0132 (3) | 0.00925 (9) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| S1 | 0.0233 (3) | 0.0207 (3) | 0.0166 (3) | 0.0081 (2) | −0.00003 (18) | 0.00068 (17) |
| N1 | 0.0293 (10) | 0.0302 (10) | 0.0174 (9) | 0.0151 (8) | 0.0022 (7) | 0.0004 (7) |
| C1 | 0.0224 (11) | 0.0387 (13) | 0.0235 (12) | 0.0094 (10) | 0.0051 (8) | 0.0034 (9) |
| C2 | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0410 (13) | 0.0235 (11) | 0.0088 (10) | 0.0020 (8) | 0.0009 (9) |
| Fe3 | 0.0190 (2) | 0.0190 (2) | 0.0272 (4) | 0.00950 (12) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Fe4 | 0.0229 (2) | 0.0229 (2) | 0.0189 (3) | 0.01145 (10) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| S2 | 0.0220 (4) | 0.0236 (4) | 0.0205 (4) | 0.0082 (3) | −0.0005 (3) | −0.0008 (3) |
| N2 | 0.0387 (19) | 0.033 (2) | 0.0200 (15) | 0.0197 (19) | −0.0061 (12) | −0.0045 (16) |
| C3 | 0.0233 (18) | 0.052 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0165 (19) | −0.0008 (14) | 0.001 (2) |
| C4 | 0.031 (2) | 0.060 (3) | 0.036 (2) | 0.023 (3) | −0.0093 (15) | −0.007 (2) |
| S2B | 0.0387 (15) | 0.0385 (14) | 0.0369 (14) | 0.0294 (14) | −0.0028 (11) | 0.0001 (11) |
| N2B | 0.034 (5) | 0.030 (6) | 0.037 (5) | 0.014 (6) | −0.011 (4) | −0.014 (5) |
| C3B | 0.026 (6) | 0.124 (13) | 0.053 (8) | 0.043 (9) | −0.010 (5) | −0.014 (10) |
| C4B | 0.033 (7) | 0.066 (12) | 0.082 (12) | 0.026 (9) | −0.018 (7) | −0.014 (11) |
| Cl1 | 0.0459 (4) | 0.0229 (3) | 0.0229 (3) | 0.0100 (2) | −0.0001 (2) | 0.00124 (19) |
| O1 | 0.0606 (13) | 0.0428 (11) | 0.0322 (10) | 0.0239 (10) | 0.0109 (9) | 0.0091 (8) |
| O2 | 0.0767 (15) | 0.0243 (9) | 0.0382 (12) | 0.0188 (9) | −0.0039 (10) | 0.0027 (7) |
| O3 | 0.0780 (16) | 0.0390 (11) | 0.0502 (13) | 0.0188 (11) | −0.0270 (11) | −0.0113 (9) |
| O4 | 0.0501 (12) | 0.0571 (13) | 0.0655 (15) | 0.0252 (11) | 0.0103 (10) | 0.0076 (11) |
| Fe1—S1i | 2.2763 (5) | Fe4—N2iii | 2.026 (4) |
| Fe1—S1ii | 2.2763 (5) | Fe4—N2iv | 2.026 (4) |
| Fe1—S1iii | 2.2764 (5) | Fe4—N2B | 2.059 (11) |
| Fe1—S1 | 2.2764 (5) | Fe4—N2Biii | 2.059 (11) |
| Fe1—S1iv | 2.2764 (5) | Fe4—N2Biv | 2.059 (11) |
| Fe1—S1v | 2.2764 (5) | Fe4—S2B | 2.229 (2) |
| Fe2—N1 | 2.0482 (18) | Fe4—S2Biii | 2.229 (2) |
| Fe2—N1iii | 2.0482 (18) | Fe4—S2Biv | 2.229 (2) |
| Fe2—N1iv | 2.0482 (18) | Fe4—S2iii | 2.2535 (7) |
| Fe2—S1iii | 2.2434 (6) | Fe4—S2 | 2.2535 (8) |
| Fe2—S1 | 2.2434 (6) | Fe4—S2iv | 2.2535 (7) |
| Fe2—S1iv | 2.2434 (6) | S2—C3 | 1.821 (4) |
| S1—C2 | 1.821 (2) | N2—C4 | 1.480 (7) |
| N1—C1 | 1.492 (3) | N2—H7 | 0.9200 |
| N1—H1 | 0.9200 | N2—H8 | 0.9200 |
| N1—H2 | 0.9200 | C3—C4 | 1.514 (7) |
| C1—C2 | 1.521 (3) | C3—H9 | 0.9900 |
| C1—H3 | 0.9900 | C3—H10 | 0.9900 |
| C1—H4 | 0.9900 | C4—H11 | 0.9900 |
| C2—H5 | 0.9900 | C4—H12 | 0.9900 |
| C2—H6 | 0.9900 | S2B—C3B | 1.929 (16) |
| Fe3—S2Bvi | 2.281 (2) | N2B—C4B | 1.49 (2) |
| Fe3—S2B | 2.281 (2) | N2B—H13 | 0.9200 |
| Fe3—S2Biv | 2.281 (2) | N2B—H14 | 0.9200 |
| Fe3—S2Biii | 2.281 (2) | C3B—C4B | 1.36 (3) |
| Fe3—S2Bvii | 2.281 (2) | C3B—H15 | 0.9900 |
| Fe3—S2Bviii | 2.281 (2) | C3B—H16 | 0.9900 |
| Fe3—S2viii | 2.2869 (7) | C4B—H17 | 0.9900 |
| Fe3—S2iii | 2.2869 (7) | C4B—H18 | 0.9900 |
| Fe3—S2 | 2.2869 (7) | Cl1—O3 | 1.425 (2) |
| Fe3—S2iv | 2.2869 (7) | Cl1—O4 | 1.426 (2) |
| Fe3—S2vi | 2.2870 (7) | Cl1—O1 | 1.4369 (18) |
| Fe3—S2vii | 2.2870 (7) | Cl1—O2 | 1.4447 (18) |
| Fe4—N2 | 2.026 (4) | ||
| S1i—Fe1—S1ii | 87.042 (18) | N2—Fe4—N2iii | 92.34 (15) |
| S1i—Fe1—S1iii | 180.00 (3) | N2—Fe4—N2iv | 92.34 (15) |
| S1ii—Fe1—S1iii | 92.959 (18) | N2iii—Fe4—N2iv | 92.34 (15) |
| S1i—Fe1—S1 | 92.960 (18) | N2B—Fe4—N2Biii | 92.4 (5) |
| S1ii—Fe1—S1 | 180.0 | N2—Fe4—N2Biv | 103.6 (3) |
| S1iii—Fe1—S1 | 87.039 (18) | N2iii—Fe4—N2Biv | 78.4 (3) |
| S1i—Fe1—S1iv | 92.961 (18) | N2iv—Fe4—N2Biv | 17.7 (3) |
| S1ii—Fe1—S1iv | 92.961 (18) | N2B—Fe4—N2Biv | 92.4 (5) |
| S1iii—Fe1—S1iv | 87.039 (18) | N2Biii—Fe4—N2Biv | 92.4 (5) |
| S1—Fe1—S1iv | 87.039 (18) | N2B—Fe4—S2B | 87.3 (3) |
| S1i—Fe1—S1v | 87.041 (18) | N2Biii—Fe4—S2B | 91.5 (4) |
| S1ii—Fe1—S1v | 87.040 (18) | N2Biv—Fe4—S2B | 176.1 (3) |
| S1iii—Fe1—S1v | 92.959 (18) | N2B—Fe4—S2Biii | 176.1 (3) |
| S1—Fe1—S1v | 92.960 (18) | N2Biii—Fe4—S2Biii | 87.3 (3) |
| S1iv—Fe1—S1v | 180.0 | N2Biv—Fe4—S2Biii | 91.5 (4) |
| N1—Fe2—N1iii | 93.02 (7) | S2B—Fe4—S2Biii | 88.91 (9) |
| N1—Fe2—N1iv | 93.02 (7) | N2B—Fe4—S2Biv | 91.5 (4) |
| N1iii—Fe2—N1iv | 93.02 (7) | N2Biii—Fe4—S2Biv | 176.1 (3) |
| N1—Fe2—S1iii | 91.05 (5) | N2Biv—Fe4—S2Biv | 87.3 (3) |
| N1iii—Fe2—S1iii | 87.26 (5) | S2B—Fe4—S2Biv | 88.91 (9) |
| N1iv—Fe2—S1iii | 175.90 (5) | S2Biii—Fe4—S2Biv | 88.91 (9) |
| N1—Fe2—S1 | 87.26 (5) | N2—Fe4—S2iii | 91.91 (11) |
| N1iii—Fe2—S1 | 175.90 (5) | N2iii—Fe4—S2iii | 86.94 (11) |
| N1iv—Fe2—S1 | 91.05 (5) | N2iv—Fe4—S2iii | 175.71 (11) |
| S1iii—Fe2—S1 | 88.65 (2) | N2—Fe4—S2 | 86.94 (11) |
| N1—Fe2—S1iv | 175.90 (5) | N2iii—Fe4—S2 | 175.71 (11) |
| N1iii—Fe2—S1iv | 91.05 (5) | N2iv—Fe4—S2 | 91.91 (11) |
| N1iv—Fe2—S1iv | 87.26 (5) | S2iii—Fe4—S2 | 88.86 (3) |
| S1iii—Fe2—S1iv | 88.65 (2) | N2—Fe4—S2iv | 175.71 (11) |
| S1—Fe2—S1iv | 88.65 (2) | N2iii—Fe4—S2iv | 91.91 (11) |
| C2—S1—Fe2 | 96.07 (8) | N2iv—Fe4—S2iv | 86.94 (11) |
| C2—S1—Fe1 | 114.36 (8) | S2iii—Fe4—S2iv | 88.86 (3) |
| Fe2—S1—Fe1 | 73.546 (18) | S2—Fe4—S2iv | 88.86 (3) |
| C1—N1—Fe2 | 113.33 (14) | C3—S2—Fe4 | 96.60 (14) |
| C1—N1—H1 | 108.9 | C3—S2—Fe3 | 113.93 (15) |
| Fe2—N1—H1 | 108.9 | Fe4—S2—Fe3 | 73.27 (2) |
| C1—N1—H2 | 108.9 | C4—N2—Fe4 | 114.7 (3) |
| Fe2—N1—H2 | 108.9 | C4—N2—H7 | 108.6 |
| H1—N1—H2 | 107.7 | Fe4—N2—H7 | 108.6 |
| N1—C1—C2 | 109.46 (17) | C4—N2—H8 | 108.6 |
| N1—C1—H3 | 109.8 | Fe4—N2—H8 | 108.6 |
| C2—C1—H3 | 109.8 | H7—N2—H8 | 107.6 |
| N1—C1—H4 | 109.8 | C4—C3—S2 | 106.6 (3) |
| C2—C1—H4 | 109.8 | C4—C3—H9 | 110.4 |
| H3—C1—H4 | 108.2 | S2—C3—H9 | 110.4 |
| C1—C2—S1 | 106.38 (15) | C4—C3—H10 | 110.4 |
| C1—C2—H5 | 110.5 | S2—C3—H10 | 110.4 |
| S1—C2—H5 | 110.5 | H9—C3—H10 | 108.6 |
| C1—C2—H6 | 110.5 | N2—C4—C3 | 112.4 (4) |
| S1—C2—H6 | 110.5 | N2—C4—H11 | 109.1 |
| H5—C2—H6 | 108.6 | C3—C4—H11 | 109.1 |
| S2Bvi—Fe3—S2B | 179.998 (1) | N2—C4—H12 | 109.1 |
| S2Bvi—Fe3—S2Biv | 93.64 (9) | C3—C4—H12 | 109.1 |
| S2B—Fe3—S2Biv | 86.37 (9) | H11—C4—H12 | 107.9 |
| S2Bvi—Fe3—S2Biii | 93.64 (9) | C3B—S2B—Fe4 | 90.9 (5) |
| S2B—Fe3—S2Biii | 86.37 (9) | C3B—S2B—Fe3 | 108.1 (6) |
| S2Biv—Fe3—S2Biii | 86.37 (9) | Fe4—S2B—Fe3 | 73.83 (7) |
| S2Bvi—Fe3—S2Bvii | 86.36 (9) | C4B—N2B—Fe4 | 112.1 (9) |
| S2B—Fe3—S2Bvii | 93.63 (9) | C4B—N2B—H13 | 109.2 |
| S2Biv—Fe3—S2Bvii | 180.00 (10) | Fe4—N2B—H13 | 109.2 |
| S2Biii—Fe3—S2Bvii | 93.64 (9) | C4B—N2B—H14 | 109.2 |
| S2Bvi—Fe3—S2Bviii | 86.36 (9) | Fe4—N2B—H14 | 109.2 |
| S2B—Fe3—S2Bviii | 93.63 (9) | H13—N2B—H14 | 107.9 |
| S2Biv—Fe3—S2Bviii | 93.64 (9) | C4B—C3B—S2B | 106.6 (13) |
| S2Biii—Fe3—S2Bviii | 179.998 (1) | C4B—C3B—H15 | 110.4 |
| S2Bvii—Fe3—S2Bviii | 86.36 (9) | S2B—C3B—H15 | 110.4 |
| S2viii—Fe3—S2iii | 180.00 (5) | C4B—C3B—H16 | 110.4 |
| S2viii—Fe3—S2 | 92.77 (3) | S2B—C3B—H16 | 110.4 |
| S2iii—Fe3—S2 | 87.23 (3) | H15—C3B—H16 | 108.6 |
| S2viii—Fe3—S2iv | 92.77 (3) | C3B—C4B—N2B | 111.5 (14) |
| S2iii—Fe3—S2iv | 87.23 (3) | C3B—C4B—H17 | 109.3 |
| S2—Fe3—S2iv | 87.23 (3) | N2B—C4B—H17 | 109.3 |
| S2viii—Fe3—S2vi | 87.23 (3) | C3B—C4B—H18 | 109.3 |
| S2iii—Fe3—S2vi | 92.77 (3) | N2B—C4B—H18 | 109.3 |
| S2—Fe3—S2vi | 180.0 | H17—C4B—H18 | 108.0 |
| S2iv—Fe3—S2vi | 92.77 (3) | O3—Cl1—O4 | 110.49 (15) |
| S2viii—Fe3—S2vii | 87.23 (3) | O3—Cl1—O1 | 109.78 (14) |
| S2iii—Fe3—S2vii | 92.77 (3) | O4—Cl1—O1 | 109.85 (13) |
| S2—Fe3—S2vii | 92.77 (3) | O3—Cl1—O2 | 109.71 (13) |
| S2iv—Fe3—S2vii | 179.999 (1) | O4—Cl1—O2 | 108.82 (14) |
| S2vi—Fe3—S2vii | 87.23 (3) | O1—Cl1—O2 | 108.16 (12) |
| N1—Fe2—S1—C2 | 21.81 (10) | S2viii—Fe3—S2—Fe4 | −136.322 (12) |
| N1iv—Fe2—S1—C2 | 114.79 (9) | S2iii—Fe3—S2—Fe4 | 43.680 (12) |
| S1iii—Fe2—S1—C2 | −69.30 (8) | S2iv—Fe3—S2—Fe4 | −43.680 (12) |
| S1iv—Fe2—S1—C2 | −157.98 (8) | S2vii—Fe3—S2—Fe4 | 136.320 (12) |
| N1—Fe2—S1—Fe1 | 135.45 (5) | N2iii—Fe4—N2—C4 | −175.7 (3) |
| N1iv—Fe2—S1—Fe1 | −131.57 (5) | N2iv—Fe4—N2—C4 | 91.9 (4) |
| S1iii—Fe2—S1—Fe1 | 44.341 (11) | S2iii—Fe4—N2—C4 | −88.6 (3) |
| S1iv—Fe2—S1—Fe1 | −44.341 (11) | S2—Fe4—N2—C4 | 0.1 (3) |
| S1i—Fe1—S1—C2 | −134.32 (9) | Fe4—S2—C3—C4 | 44.5 (3) |
| S1iii—Fe1—S1—C2 | 45.68 (9) | Fe3—S2—C3—C4 | 119.0 (3) |
| S1iv—Fe1—S1—C2 | 132.87 (8) | Fe4—N2—C4—C3 | 30.6 (5) |
| S1v—Fe1—S1—C2 | −47.13 (8) | S2—C3—C4—N2 | −51.4 (5) |
| S1i—Fe1—S1—Fe2 | 136.408 (8) | N2B—Fe4—S2B—C3B | 27.4 (7) |
| S1iii—Fe1—S1—Fe2 | −43.592 (8) | N2Biii—Fe4—S2B—C3B | 119.7 (7) |
| S1iv—Fe1—S1—Fe2 | 43.592 (8) | S2Biii—Fe4—S2B—C3B | −153.1 (6) |
| S1v—Fe1—S1—Fe2 | −136.406 (8) | S2Biv—Fe4—S2B—C3B | −64.1 (6) |
| N1iii—Fe2—N1—C1 | −179.13 (15) | N2B—Fe4—S2B—Fe3 | 136.0 (4) |
| N1iv—Fe2—N1—C1 | −85.94 (19) | N2Biii—Fe4—S2B—Fe3 | −131.7 (3) |
| S1iii—Fe2—N1—C1 | 93.56 (15) | S2Biii—Fe4—S2B—Fe3 | −44.47 (4) |
| S1—Fe2—N1—C1 | 4.96 (15) | S2Biv—Fe4—S2B—Fe3 | 44.47 (4) |
| Fe2—N1—C1—C2 | −37.5 (2) | S2Biv—Fe3—S2B—C3B | 42.2 (5) |
| N1—C1—C2—S1 | 57.4 (2) | S2Biii—Fe3—S2B—C3B | 128.8 (5) |
| Fe2—S1—C2—C1 | −46.89 (16) | S2Bvii—Fe3—S2B—C3B | −137.8 (5) |
| Fe1—S1—C2—C1 | −121.55 (14) | S2Bviii—Fe3—S2B—C3B | −51.2 (5) |
| N2—Fe4—S2—C3 | −23.37 (18) | S2Biv—Fe3—S2B—Fe4 | −43.29 (4) |
| N2iv—Fe4—S2—C3 | −115.61 (18) | S2Biii—Fe3—S2B—Fe4 | 43.29 (4) |
| S2iii—Fe4—S2—C3 | 68.61 (15) | S2Bvii—Fe3—S2B—Fe4 | 136.71 (4) |
| S2iv—Fe4—S2—C3 | 157.50 (15) | S2Bviii—Fe3—S2B—Fe4 | −136.71 (4) |
| N2—Fe4—S2—Fe3 | −136.42 (10) | N2Biii—Fe4—N2B—C4B | −96.9 (14) |
| N2iv—Fe4—S2—Fe3 | 131.34 (11) | N2Biv—Fe4—N2B—C4B | 170.6 (12) |
| S2iii—Fe4—S2—Fe3 | −44.441 (14) | S2B—Fe4—N2B—C4B | −5.5 (11) |
| S2iv—Fe4—S2—Fe3 | 44.441 (14) | S2Biv—Fe4—N2B—C4B | 83.3 (11) |
| S2viii—Fe3—S2—C3 | 133.80 (16) | Fe4—S2B—C3B—C4B | −54.2 (13) |
| S2iii—Fe3—S2—C3 | −46.20 (16) | Fe3—S2B—C3B—C4B | −127.5 (12) |
| S2iv—Fe3—S2—C3 | −133.55 (16) | S2B—C3B—C4B—N2B | 59.4 (18) |
| S2vii—Fe3—S2—C3 | 46.45 (16) | Fe4—N2B—C4B—C3B | −32.3 (19) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x−y+2/3, x+1/3, −z+1/3; (ii) −x+2/3, −y+4/3, −z+1/3; (iii) −x+y, −x+1, z; (iv) −y+1, x−y+1, z; (v) y−1/3, −x+y+1/3, −z+1/3; (vi) −x+2/3, −y+4/3, −z+4/3; (vii) y−1/3, −x+y+1/3, −z+4/3; (viii) x−y+2/3, x+1/3, −z+4/3. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N1—H1···O2 | 0.92 | 2.28 | 3.130 (3) | 154 |
| N1—H2···O3ix | 0.92 | 2.40 | 3.162 (3) | 140 |
| N2—H7···O1iii | 0.92 | 2.30 | 3.110 (4) | 147 |
| N2—H8···O2 | 0.92 | 2.39 | 3.274 (4) | 161 |
| N2B—H13···O2 | 0.92 | 2.41 | 2.984 (12) | 121 |
| N2B—H14···O1 | 0.92 | 2.27 | 3.112 (11) | 152 |
| Symmetry codes: (ix) x−y+1/3, x+2/3, −z+2/3; (iii) −x+y, −x+1, z. |
| Fe1—S1 | 2.2764 (5) | Fe4—N2 | 2.026 (4) |
| Fe2—N1 | 2.0482 (18) | Fe4—N2B | 2.059 (11) |
| Fe2—S1 | 2.2434 (6) | Fe4—S2B | 2.229 (2) |
| Fe3—S2B | 2.281 (2) | Fe4—S2 | 2.2535 (8) |
| Fe3—S2 | 2.2869 (7) | ||
| N1—Fe2—S1i | 175.90 (5) | N2—Fe4—S2i | 175.71 (11) |
| Fe2—S1—Fe1 | 73.546 (18) | Fe4—S2—Fe3 | 73.27 (2) |
| N2B—Fe4—S2Bii | 176.1 (3) | Fe4—S2B—Fe3 | 73.83 (7) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −y+1, x−y+1, z; (ii) −x+y, −x+1, z. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N1—H1···O2 | 0.92 | 2.28 | 3.130 (3) | 154 |
| N1—H2···O3iii | 0.92 | 2.40 | 3.162 (3) | 140 |
| N2—H7···O1ii | 0.92 | 2.30 | 3.110 (4) | 147 |
| N2—H8···O2 | 0.92 | 2.39 | 3.274 (4) | 161 |
| N2B—H13···O2 | 0.92 | 2.41 | 2.984 (12) | 121 |
| N2B—H14···O1 | 0.92 | 2.27 | 3.112 (11) | 152 |
| Symmetry codes: (iii) x−y+1/3, x+2/3, −z+2/3; (ii) −x+y, −x+1, z. |
This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (grant No. 20750047) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
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Due to the high Lewis basicity of thiolate groups, a great number of thiolate-bridged complexes have been synthesized up to now. 2-Aminoethanethiolate (aet) is the simplest N,S-chelating ligand that has been used for the formation of S-bridged polynuclear structures. For example, it has been shown that the aet ligand reacts with the octahedral metal ions to give linear-type S-bridged trinuclear structures, such as CoIII3 (Busch and Jicha, 1962; Heeg et al., 1985; Marsh et al., 1986), RhIII3 (Mahboob et al., 2004), and RuIII3 (Matsuura et al., 2006). In this paper, we report on the crystal structure of the title compound (I), which was obtained by the reaction of aet and Fe(ClO4)3. The asymmetric unit of the compound (I) contains two complex cations having a threefold rotation-inversion axis and one perchlorate anion. One of the complex cations is disordered over two positions with occupancies of 0.75 and 0.25. In the complex cation of (I), two fac(S)-[Fe(aet)3] units coordinate to a central Fe atom through thiolato bridges to form a linear-type trinuclear structure. Each terminal Fe atom is in an N3S3 octahedral environment, whereas the central Fe atom is in an S6 octahedral environment. Considering the charge balance, it is assumed that all Fe atoms have a +III oxidation state.