Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1650  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809049113 ]

Tris{2-methoxy-6-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolate-²O,O'}tris(thiocyanato-N)lanthanum(III)

J.-F. Liu, J.-B. Shen, J.-L. Liu and G.-L. Zhao

Abstract: In the title compound, [La(NCS)₃(C₁₅H₁₅NO₂)₃], the metal centre is nine-coordinated by six O atoms from three zwitterionic Schiff base 2-methoxy-6-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolate (L) ligands and three terminal N atoms of the thiocyanate ions in a monocapped square-antiprismatic environment. The L ligands chelate the La^III ion with strong La-O(deprotonated phenolic) bonds [2.435 (3)-2.464 (3) Å] and significantly longer La-O(methoxy) bonds [2.801 (3)-2.831 (3) Å]. The La-N bond lengths range from 2.541 (4) to 2.605 (4) Å.

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