Crystal structure of ab-Bis(3-methylpyridine)-dc,fe-bis(pentane-2,3,4-trione 3-oximato)iron(II)

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound has been determined at 295 K by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and refined by least squares to a residual of 0.062. Crystals are monoclinic, P2/c, a 19.102(8), b 8.117(4), c 16.610(8) Ǻ, β 111.90(3)°, Z. Unlike the tris(α-oxyimino ketonato)iron(II) complexes which are fac, the present derivative is based upon substitution of the two picoline moieties into a mer derivative, trans to the nitrogen atoms of the chelate ligands. <Fe- N(picoline)> is 2.020; <Fe-N, O(chelate)> 1.880, 1.952 Ǻ.