A Polymorph of Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine Iron(III) Chloride

The structure of the orthorhombic modification of an iron(III) chloride complex of bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, a potential tridentate N-donor ligand, has been determined, i.e. [bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine-[kappa]³N]trichloroiron(III), [FeCl₃(C₁₂H₁₃N₃)]. The iron(III) has a rhombically distorted octahedral coordination environment, made up of all the three N atoms of the capping tridentate ligand and three Cl^- ions.

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