Tris(2-methyl­piperidinium) tetra­chlorido­ferrate dichloride

Xu, Q.; Cheng, B.

doi:10.1107/S1600536812017151

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Tris(2-methylpiperidinium) tetrachloridoferrate dichloride

Qian Xu ^a ^* and Bao Cheng ^b

^aOrdered Matter Science Research Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, People's Republic of China, and ^bSchool of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, YiChun University, YiChun 336000, People's Republic of China
^*Correspondence e-mail: xqchem@yahoo.com.cn

(Received 26 March 2012; accepted 18 April 2012; online 21 April 2012)

The asymmetric unit of the title salt, (C₆H₁₄N)₃[FeCl₄]Cl₂, consists of a tetrahedral tetrachloroferrate anion, three independent 2-methylpiperidinium cations and two chloride ions. All the piperidine rings adopt chair conformations. In the crystal, the organic cations and the free chloride anions are linked into chains parallel to the a axis by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.

Related literature

For general background to ferroelectric compounds with metal-organic framework structures, see: Fu et al. (2009 ); Ye et al. (2006 ); Zhang et al. (2008 , 2010 ). For ring puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975 ).

Experimental

Crystal data

(C₆H₁₄N)₃[FeCl₄]Cl₂
M_r = 569.10
Monoclinic, P 2₁ /c
a = 10.443 (2) Å
b = 23.239 (5) Å
c = 14.494 (5) Å
β = 122.03 (2)°
V = 2982.0 (15) Å³
Z = 4
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 1.05 mm⁻¹
T = 293 K
0.28 × 0.26 × 0.21 mm

Data collection

Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005 ) T_min = 0.757, T_max = 0.809
30302 measured reflections
6848 independent reflections
2991 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R_int = 0.116

Refinement

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.077
wR(F²) = 0.170
S = 1.03
6848 reflections
256 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
Δρ_max = 0.49 e Å⁻³
Δρ_min = −0.34 e Å⁻³

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A	D—H	H⋯A	D⋯A	D—H⋯A
N3—H3B⋯Cl5	0.90	2.19	3.084 (4)	175
N3—H3A⋯Cl6	0.90	2.24	3.133 (4)	170
N2—H2D⋯Cl6ⁱ	0.90	2.26	3.118 (4)	160
N2—H2C⋯Cl5	0.90	2.26	3.156 (4)	171
N1—H1B⋯Cl6ⁱⁱ	0.90	2.28	3.183 (4)	178
N1—H1A⋯Cl5ⁱⁱⁱ	0.90	2.21	3.105 (4)	174
Symmetry codes: (i) x-1, y, z; (ii) $[-x+1, y-{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+{\script{3\over 2}}]$ ; (iii) $[x, -y+{\script{3\over 2}}, z+{\script{1\over 2}}]$ .

Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell refinement: CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005 ); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.

Supporting information

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812017151/rz2733sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812017151/rz2733Isup2.hkl

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Comment top

Dielectric constant measurements of compounds as a function of temperature is the basic method to find potential ferroelectric phase change materials (Fu et al., 2009; Ye et al., 2006; Zhang et al., 2008; Zhang et al., 2010). Unfortunately, the study carried out on the title compound indicated that the permittivity is temperature-independent, suggesting that there may be no dielectric disuniformity between 80 K to 350 K (m.p. 393–381 K). In this report the crystal structure of the title compound is reported.

An ORTEP diagram of the asymmetric unit of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. In the tetrachloroferrate anion, the iron metal is coordinated in a tetrahedral geometry by four chloride anions with Fe—Cl distances ranging from 2.1698 (19) to 2.1909 (17) Å. In the three independent cations, the piperidine rings adopt a chair conformation with puckering parameters (Cremer & Pople, 1975) Q = 0.566 (5) Å, θ = 178.1 (6)° for ring N1/C8/C13/C19/C11/C12; Q = 0.551 (7) Å, θ = 1.7 (8)° for ring N2/C15/C14/C19/C18/C17; and Q = 0.561 (8) Å, θ = 1.7 (7)° for ring N3/C2–C6. The crystal structure is consolidated by an extensive network of intramolecular N—H···Cl hydrogen bonds (Table 1, Fig. 2) generating one-dimensional chains along the a axis.

Related literature top

For general background to ferroelectric metal-organic frameworks, see: Fu et al. (2009); Ye et al. (2006); Zhang et al. (2008, 2010). For ring puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).

Experimental top

An aqueous solution of 2-methylpiperidine (1.64 g, 20 mmol) and hydrochloric acid (10 mmol) was treated with FeCl₃ (1.75 g, 10 mmol). After the mixture was churned for a few minutes, slow evaporation of the resulting solution yielded yellow crystals after a few days.

Computing details top

Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell refinement: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).

Figures top

	Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level. Dashed lines indicate hydrogen bonds.
	Fig. 2. Crystal packing of the title compound viewed along the a axis. Dashed lines indicate hydrogen bonds.

Tris(2-methylpiperidinium) tetrachloridoferrate dichloride top

Crystal data top

(C₆H₁₄N)₃[FeCl₄]Cl₂	F(000) = 1196
M_r = 569.10	D_x = 1.268 Mg m⁻³
Monoclinic, P2₁/c	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc	Cell parameters from 6848 reflections
a = 10.443 (2) Å	θ = 2.7–27.5°
b = 23.239 (5) Å	µ = 1.05 mm⁻¹
c = 14.494 (5) Å	T = 293 K
β = 122.03 (2)°	Block, yellow
V = 2982.0 (15) Å³	0.28 × 0.26 × 0.21 mm
Z = 4

Data collection top

Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer	2991 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	R_int = 0.116
Graphite monochromator	θ_max = 27.5°, θ_min = 3.0°
CCD_Profile_fitting scans	h = −13→13
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005)	k = −30→30
T_min = 0.757, T_max = 0.809	l = −18→18
30302 measured reflections	2 standard reflections every 150 reflections
6848 independent reflections	intensity decay: none

Refinement top

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)] = 0.077	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F²) = 0.170	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.03	w = 1/[σ²(F_o²) + (0.0479P)² + 2.3248P] where P = (F_o² + 2F_c²)/3
6848 reflections	(Δ/σ)_max = 0.001
256 parameters	Δρ_max = 0.49 e Å⁻³
0 restraints	Δρ_min = −0.34 e Å⁻³

Crystal data top

(C₆H₁₄N)₃[FeCl₄]Cl₂	V = 2982.0 (15) Å³
M_r = 569.10	Z = 4
Monoclinic, P2₁/c	Mo Kα radiation
a = 10.443 (2) Å	µ = 1.05 mm⁻¹
b = 23.239 (5) Å	T = 293 K
c = 14.494 (5) Å	0.28 × 0.26 × 0.21 mm
β = 122.03 (2)°

Data collection top

Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer	2991 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005)	R_int = 0.116
T_min = 0.757, T_max = 0.809	2 standard reflections every 150 reflections
30302 measured reflections	intensity decay: none
6848 independent reflections

Refinement top

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.077	0 restraints
wR(F²) = 0.170	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.03	Δρ_max = 0.49 e Å⁻³
6848 reflections	Δρ_min = −0.34 e Å⁻³
256 parameters

Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	x	y	z	U_iso*/U_eq
C2	0.6651 (7)	0.8225 (3)	0.4704 (5)	0.0846 (18)
H2A	0.5769	0.7996	0.4520	0.101*
H2B	0.6341	0.8526	0.4162	0.101*
C3	0.7818 (8)	0.7851 (3)	0.4700 (6)	0.104 (2)
H3C	0.7380	0.7662	0.4000	0.125*
H3D	0.8651	0.8088	0.4807	0.125*
C4	0.8398 (8)	0.7407 (3)	0.5579 (6)	0.103 (2)
H4A	0.9174	0.7180	0.5574	0.124*
H4B	0.7581	0.7151	0.5439	0.124*
C5	0.9046 (7)	0.7684 (3)	0.6683 (5)	0.092 (2)
H5A	0.9372	0.7387	0.7234	0.110*
H5B	0.9921	0.7913	0.6852	0.110*
C6	0.7888 (6)	0.8063 (2)	0.6706 (5)	0.0697 (16)
H6	0.7048	0.7820	0.6592	0.084*
C7	0.0265 (6)	0.6181 (2)	0.8804 (4)	0.0723 (16)
H7A	−0.0098	0.5852	0.9001	0.108*
H7B	−0.0506	0.6470	0.8491	0.108*
H7C	0.1146	0.6332	0.9441	0.108*
C8	0.0663 (5)	0.6003 (2)	0.7987 (4)	0.0519 (12)
H8	0.1115	0.6334	0.7843	0.062*
C10	−0.0217 (6)	0.5604 (3)	0.6130 (4)	0.0774 (17)
H10A	−0.1096	0.5455	0.5475	0.093*
H10B	0.0161	0.5931	0.5928	0.093*
C11	0.0982 (6)	0.5147 (3)	0.6639 (4)	0.0778 (17)
H11A	0.0558	0.4801	0.6748	0.093*
H11B	0.1320	0.5053	0.6149	0.093*
C12	0.2305 (6)	0.5342 (2)	0.7709 (4)	0.0696 (16)
H12A	0.3024	0.5029	0.8044	0.084*
H12B	0.2807	0.5659	0.7592	0.084*
N1	0.1796 (4)	0.55291 (16)	0.8445 (3)	0.0529 (10)
H1A	0.2605	0.5647	0.9080	0.063*
H1B	0.1392	0.5225	0.8587	0.063*
C14	0.4725 (7)	0.8436 (3)	0.8182 (6)	0.111 (2)
H14A	0.4796	0.8069	0.8526	0.134*
H14B	0.5185	0.8393	0.7754	0.134*
C15	0.3094 (6)	0.8596 (3)	0.7446 (5)	0.0861 (19)
H15A	0.2600	0.8597	0.7854	0.103*
H15B	0.2592	0.8315	0.6865	0.103*
C17	0.3781 (6)	0.9647 (3)	0.7782 (5)	0.0782 (17)
H17	0.3313	0.9685	0.8212	0.094*
C18	0.5411 (6)	0.9466 (3)	0.8543 (5)	0.095 (2)
H18A	0.5918	0.9463	0.8144	0.114*
H18B	0.5913	0.9749	0.9121	0.114*
C19	0.5566 (8)	0.8884 (4)	0.9041 (5)	0.115 (3)
H19A	0.6626	0.8780	0.9477	0.138*
H19B	0.5176	0.8898	0.9517	0.138*
C20	0.8490 (8)	0.8379 (3)	0.7751 (5)	0.105 (2)
H20A	0.9290	0.8631	0.7864	0.157*
H20B	0.8872	0.8109	0.8340	0.157*
H20C	0.7696	0.8602	0.7723	0.157*
C21	0.3573 (7)	1.0197 (3)	0.7205 (6)	0.109 (2)
H21A	0.4089	1.0181	0.6820	0.163*
H21B	0.3980	1.0507	0.7723	0.163*
H21C	0.2516	1.0262	0.6697	0.163*
Cl1	0.2723 (2)	0.69890 (8)	0.69137 (18)	0.1180 (7)
Cl2	0.2821 (3)	0.74617 (8)	0.45792 (17)	0.1363 (8)
Cl3	0.24802 (18)	0.59654 (7)	0.49909 (14)	0.0918 (5)
Cl4	0.59116 (16)	0.67217 (7)	0.67223 (14)	0.0900 (5)
Cl5	0.46403 (15)	0.91536 (7)	0.56780 (12)	0.0779 (5)
Cl6	0.95787 (14)	0.94390 (6)	0.60501 (12)	0.0673 (4)
Fe1	0.34492 (8)	0.67911 (3)	0.57877 (6)	0.0621 (3)
C13	−0.0665 (6)	0.5796 (2)	0.6919 (4)	0.0666 (15)
H13A	−0.1400	0.6105	0.6589	0.080*
H13B	−0.1143	0.5478	0.7055	0.080*
N2	0.2980 (4)	0.91840 (17)	0.6970 (3)	0.0590 (11)
H2C	0.3353	0.9165	0.6536	0.071*
H2D	0.1998	0.9280	0.6551	0.071*
N3	0.7290 (4)	0.84896 (17)	0.5811 (3)	0.0630 (12)
H3A	0.8039	0.8732	0.5939	0.076*
H3B	0.6564	0.8698	0.5811	0.076*

Atomic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	U¹¹	U²²	U³³	U¹²	U¹³	U²³
C2	0.076 (4)	0.088 (5)	0.078 (4)	−0.004 (4)	0.033 (4)	−0.010 (4)
C3	0.126 (6)	0.095 (5)	0.113 (6)	0.004 (5)	0.078 (5)	−0.012 (5)
C4	0.100 (5)	0.079 (5)	0.130 (7)	0.013 (4)	0.060 (5)	−0.005 (5)
C5	0.077 (4)	0.068 (4)	0.114 (6)	0.011 (3)	0.040 (4)	0.013 (4)
C6	0.057 (3)	0.071 (4)	0.073 (4)	−0.013 (3)	0.029 (3)	0.004 (3)
C7	0.075 (4)	0.075 (4)	0.077 (4)	0.008 (3)	0.048 (3)	−0.006 (3)
C8	0.053 (3)	0.049 (3)	0.060 (3)	0.001 (2)	0.034 (3)	0.002 (2)
C10	0.067 (4)	0.099 (5)	0.053 (3)	0.013 (3)	0.023 (3)	−0.004 (3)
C11	0.081 (4)	0.093 (4)	0.064 (4)	0.010 (4)	0.042 (4)	−0.010 (3)
C12	0.063 (4)	0.080 (4)	0.078 (4)	0.023 (3)	0.046 (4)	0.009 (3)
N1	0.042 (2)	0.062 (3)	0.045 (2)	0.002 (2)	0.016 (2)	0.004 (2)
C14	0.075 (5)	0.094 (5)	0.133 (6)	0.002 (4)	0.034 (5)	0.043 (5)
C15	0.059 (4)	0.083 (4)	0.105 (5)	−0.011 (3)	0.036 (4)	0.014 (4)
C17	0.065 (4)	0.093 (5)	0.083 (4)	−0.004 (3)	0.043 (4)	−0.020 (4)
C18	0.061 (4)	0.110 (6)	0.084 (5)	−0.019 (4)	0.019 (4)	−0.013 (4)
C19	0.081 (5)	0.139 (7)	0.082 (5)	−0.021 (5)	0.014 (4)	0.031 (5)
C20	0.110 (5)	0.116 (6)	0.078 (5)	−0.002 (4)	0.042 (4)	0.013 (4)
C21	0.096 (5)	0.057 (4)	0.167 (7)	0.009 (4)	0.066 (5)	0.002 (4)
Cl1	0.1307 (16)	0.1068 (14)	0.169 (2)	−0.0277 (11)	0.1153 (16)	−0.0416 (13)
Cl2	0.1509 (19)	0.0924 (14)	0.1254 (16)	0.0199 (13)	0.0461 (15)	0.0492 (12)
Cl3	0.0892 (12)	0.0724 (10)	0.0997 (12)	−0.0215 (8)	0.0405 (10)	−0.0179 (9)
Cl4	0.0601 (9)	0.0925 (12)	0.1054 (13)	−0.0082 (8)	0.0358 (9)	0.0055 (9)
Cl5	0.0471 (8)	0.1127 (12)	0.0689 (9)	0.0165 (8)	0.0274 (7)	0.0055 (8)
Cl6	0.0538 (8)	0.0616 (8)	0.0963 (11)	−0.0050 (6)	0.0465 (8)	−0.0059 (7)
Fe1	0.0588 (5)	0.0532 (5)	0.0712 (5)	−0.0023 (4)	0.0324 (4)	0.0019 (4)
C13	0.055 (3)	0.079 (4)	0.059 (4)	0.010 (3)	0.026 (3)	0.005 (3)
N2	0.037 (2)	0.071 (3)	0.062 (3)	−0.002 (2)	0.021 (2)	−0.001 (2)
N3	0.039 (2)	0.064 (3)	0.086 (3)	0.003 (2)	0.033 (2)	0.007 (3)

Geometric parameters (Å, º) top

C2—C3	1.499 (8)	N1—H1B	0.9000
C2—N3	1.504 (6)	C14—C19	1.499 (9)
C2—H2A	0.9700	C14—C15	1.499 (8)
C2—H2B	0.9700	C14—H14A	0.9700
C3—C4	1.494 (8)	C14—H14B	0.9700
C3—H3C	0.9700	C15—N2	1.507 (6)
C3—H3D	0.9700	C15—H15A	0.9700
C4—C5	1.512 (8)	C15—H15B	0.9700
C4—H4A	0.9700	C17—C21	1.481 (8)
C4—H4B	0.9700	C17—N2	1.482 (6)
C5—C6	1.511 (7)	C17—C18	1.516 (8)
C5—H5A	0.9700	C17—H17	0.9800
C5—H5B	0.9700	C18—C19	1.501 (8)
C6—N3	1.482 (6)	C18—H18A	0.9700
C6—C20	1.489 (7)	C18—H18B	0.9700
C6—H6	0.9800	C19—H19A	0.9700
C7—C8	1.506 (6)	C19—H19B	0.9700
C7—H7A	0.9600	C20—H20A	0.9600
C7—H7B	0.9600	C20—H20B	0.9600
C7—H7C	0.9600	C20—H20C	0.9600
C8—N1	1.490 (5)	C21—H21A	0.9600
C8—C13	1.508 (6)	C21—H21B	0.9600
C8—H8	0.9800	C21—H21C	0.9600
C10—C11	1.505 (7)	Cl1—Fe1	2.1826 (19)
C10—C13	1.513 (7)	Cl2—Fe1	2.1698 (19)
C10—H10A	0.9700	Cl3—Fe1	2.1909 (17)
C10—H10B	0.9700	Cl4—Fe1	2.1860 (17)
C11—C12	1.499 (7)	C13—H13A	0.9700
C11—H11A	0.9700	C13—H13B	0.9700
C11—H11B	0.9700	N2—H2C	0.9000
C12—N1	1.487 (6)	N2—H2D	0.9000
C12—H12A	0.9700	N3—H3A	0.9000
C12—H12B	0.9700	N3—H3B	0.9000
N1—H1A	0.9000

C3—C2—N3	109.8 (5)	C19—C14—C15	111.3 (6)
C3—C2—H2A	109.7	C19—C14—H14A	109.4
N3—C2—H2A	109.7	C15—C14—H14A	109.4
C3—C2—H2B	109.7	C19—C14—H14B	109.4
N3—C2—H2B	109.7	C15—C14—H14B	109.4
H2A—C2—H2B	108.2	H14A—C14—H14B	108.0
C4—C3—C2	111.1 (6)	C14—C15—N2	109.5 (4)
C4—C3—H3C	109.4	C14—C15—H15A	109.8
C2—C3—H3C	109.4	N2—C15—H15A	109.8
C4—C3—H3D	109.4	C14—C15—H15B	109.8
C2—C3—H3D	109.4	N2—C15—H15B	109.8
H3C—C3—H3D	108.0	H15A—C15—H15B	108.2
C3—C4—C5	111.1 (6)	C21—C17—N2	109.1 (5)
C3—C4—H4A	109.4	C21—C17—C18	115.0 (5)
C5—C4—H4A	109.4	N2—C17—C18	108.7 (5)
C3—C4—H4B	109.4	C21—C17—H17	108.0
C5—C4—H4B	109.4	N2—C17—H17	108.0
H4A—C4—H4B	108.0	C18—C17—H17	108.0
C6—C5—C4	111.0 (5)	C19—C18—C17	113.1 (5)
C6—C5—H5A	109.4	C19—C18—H18A	109.0
C4—C5—H5A	109.4	C17—C18—H18A	109.0
C6—C5—H5B	109.4	C19—C18—H18B	109.0
C4—C5—H5B	109.4	C17—C18—H18B	109.0
H5A—C5—H5B	108.0	H18A—C18—H18B	107.8
N3—C6—C20	108.4 (5)	C14—C19—C18	111.2 (5)
N3—C6—C5	109.9 (5)	C14—C19—H19A	109.4
C20—C6—C5	113.5 (5)	C18—C19—H19A	109.4
N3—C6—H6	108.3	C14—C19—H19B	109.4
C20—C6—H6	108.3	C18—C19—H19B	109.4
C5—C6—H6	108.3	H19A—C19—H19B	108.0
C8—C7—H7A	109.5	C6—C20—H20A	109.5
C8—C7—H7B	109.5	C6—C20—H20B	109.5
H7A—C7—H7B	109.5	H20A—C20—H20B	109.5
C8—C7—H7C	109.5	C6—C20—H20C	109.5
H7A—C7—H7C	109.5	H20A—C20—H20C	109.5
H7B—C7—H7C	109.5	H20B—C20—H20C	109.5
N1—C8—C7	109.7 (4)	C17—C21—H21A	109.5
N1—C8—C13	107.6 (4)	C17—C21—H21B	109.5
C7—C8—C13	114.0 (4)	H21A—C21—H21B	109.5
N1—C8—H8	108.4	C17—C21—H21C	109.5
C7—C8—H8	108.4	H21A—C21—H21C	109.5
C13—C8—H8	108.4	H21B—C21—H21C	109.5
C11—C10—C13	110.4 (5)	Cl2—Fe1—Cl1	112.09 (9)
C11—C10—H10A	109.6	Cl2—Fe1—Cl4	107.82 (8)
C13—C10—H10A	109.6	Cl1—Fe1—Cl4	108.26 (8)
C11—C10—H10B	109.6	Cl2—Fe1—Cl3	110.25 (8)
C13—C10—H10B	109.6	Cl1—Fe1—Cl3	109.40 (7)
H10A—C10—H10B	108.1	Cl4—Fe1—Cl3	108.95 (7)
C12—C11—C10	111.4 (5)	C8—C13—C10	112.6 (4)
C12—C11—H11A	109.4	C8—C13—H13A	109.1
C10—C11—H11A	109.4	C10—C13—H13A	109.1
C12—C11—H11B	109.4	C8—C13—H13B	109.1
C10—C11—H11B	109.4	C10—C13—H13B	109.1
H11A—C11—H11B	108.0	H13A—C13—H13B	107.8
N1—C12—C11	110.3 (4)	C17—N2—C15	114.9 (4)
N1—C12—H12A	109.6	C17—N2—H2C	108.6
C11—C12—H12A	109.6	C15—N2—H2C	108.6
N1—C12—H12B	109.6	C17—N2—H2D	108.6
C11—C12—H12B	109.6	C15—N2—H2D	108.6
H12A—C12—H12B	108.1	H2C—N2—H2D	107.5
C12—N1—C8	113.4 (4)	C6—N3—C2	113.8 (4)
C12—N1—H1A	108.9	C6—N3—H3A	108.8
C8—N1—H1A	108.9	C2—N3—H3A	108.8
C12—N1—H1B	108.9	C6—N3—H3B	108.8
C8—N1—H1B	108.9	C2—N3—H3B	108.8
H1A—N1—H1B	107.7	H3A—N3—H3B	107.7

N3—C2—C3—C4	55.4 (7)	N2—C17—C18—C19	−52.8 (7)
C2—C3—C4—C5	−57.2 (8)	C15—C14—C19—C18	−55.8 (8)
C3—C4—C5—C6	56.6 (7)	C17—C18—C19—C14	55.0 (8)
C4—C5—C6—N3	−54.6 (6)	N1—C8—C13—C10	−56.3 (5)
C4—C5—C6—C20	−176.1 (5)	C7—C8—C13—C10	−178.2 (4)
C13—C10—C11—C12	−54.0 (7)	C11—C10—C13—C8	55.8 (6)
C10—C11—C12—N1	54.8 (6)	C21—C17—N2—C15	−179.9 (5)
C11—C12—N1—C8	−58.2 (6)	C18—C17—N2—C15	54.0 (6)
C7—C8—N1—C12	−177.6 (4)	C14—C15—N2—C17	−56.2 (7)
C13—C8—N1—C12	57.8 (5)	C20—C6—N3—C2	179.7 (5)
C19—C14—C15—N2	55.1 (7)	C5—C6—N3—C2	55.2 (6)
C21—C17—C18—C19	−175.3 (6)	C3—C2—N3—C6	−55.6 (6)

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
N3—H3B···Cl5	0.90	2.19	3.084 (4)	175
N3—H3A···Cl6	0.90	2.24	3.133 (4)	170
N2—H2D···Cl6ⁱ	0.90	2.26	3.118 (4)	160
N2—H2C···Cl5	0.90	2.26	3.156 (4)	171
N1—H1B···Cl6ⁱⁱ	0.90	2.28	3.183 (4)	178
N1—H1A···Cl5ⁱⁱⁱ	0.90	2.21	3.105 (4)	174

Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula	(C₆H₁₄N)₃[FeCl₄]Cl₂
M_r	569.10
Crystal system, space group	Monoclinic, P2₁/c
Temperature (K)	293
a, b, c (Å)	10.443 (2), 23.239 (5), 14.494 (5)
β (°)	122.03 (2)
V (Å³)	2982.0 (15)
Z	4
Radiation type	Mo Kα
µ (mm⁻¹)	1.05
Crystal size (mm)	0.28 × 0.26 × 0.21

Data collection
Diffractometer	Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer
Absorption correction	Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005)
T_min, T_max	0.757, 0.809
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections	30302, 6848, 2991
R_int	0.116
(sin θ/λ)_max (Å⁻¹)	0.649

Refinement
R[F² > 2σ(F²)], wR(F²), S	0.077, 0.170, 1.03
No. of reflections	6848
No. of parameters	256
H-atom treatment	H-atom parameters constrained
Δρ_max, Δρ_min (e Å⁻³)	0.49, −0.34

Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
N3—H3B···Cl5	0.90	2.19	3.084 (4)	175
N3—H3A···Cl6	0.90	2.24	3.133 (4)	170
N2—H2D···Cl6ⁱ	0.90	2.26	3.118 (4)	160
N2—H2C···Cl5	0.90	2.26	3.156 (4)	171
N1—H1B···Cl6ⁱⁱ	0.90	2.28	3.183 (4)	178
N1—H1A···Cl5ⁱⁱⁱ	0.90	2.21	3.105 (4)	174

Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a start-up grant from Southeast University.

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