Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)iron(III) Ethanol Solvate

The title compound, tris(8-quinolinolato-N,O)iron(III) ethanol solvate, [Fe(C₉H₆NO)₃].C₂H₅OH, has slightly distorted octahedral coordination about the central Fe atom which bonds to the N and O atoms of each of three 8-hydroxyquinoline ligands. The solvate molecule of ethanol forms a hydrogen bond with the O atom which is least strongly bound to Fe. The Fe-O and Fe-N bond distances are in the ranges 1.936 (5)-1.996 (5) and 2.125 (6)-2.172 (5) Å, respectively.

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