Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1651  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809049125 ]

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

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

Abstract: The metal center in the structure of the title compound, [Eu(NCS)₃(C₁₅H₁₅NO₂)₃], is coordinated by three Schiff base 2-methoxy-6-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolate (L) ligands and three independent thiocyanate ions. In the crystal structure, the acidic H atom is located on the Schiff base N atom and hydrogen bonded to the phenolate O atom. The coordination environment of the Eu^III ion is nine-coordinate by three chelating methoxyphenolate pairs of O atoms and three N-atom terminals of the thiocyanate ions. The compound is isostructural with the Ce^III analogue [Liu et al. (2009). Acta Cryst. E65, m650].

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