Crystal structure of bis{3-(3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)-5-[6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-ato}iron(II) methanol disolvate

Abstract

The unit cell of the title compound, [FeII(C17H12BrN6O)2]·2MeOH, consists of a charge-neutral complex molecule and two independent molecules of methanol. In the complex molecule, the two tridentate ligand molecules 2-[5-(3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]-6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine coordinate to the FeII ion through the N atoms of the pyrazole, pyridine and triazole groups, forming a pseudo-octahedral coordination sphere around the central ion. In the crystal, neighbouring asymmetric molecules are linked through weak C—H(pz)...π(ph) interactions into chains, which are then linked into layers by weak C–H...N/C interactions. Finally, the layers stack into a three-dimensional network linked by weak interlayer C—H...π interactions between the methoxy groups and the phenyl rings. The intermolecular contacts were quantified using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots, revealing the relative contributions of the contacts to the crystal packing to be H...H 34.2%, H...C/C...H 25.2%, H...Br/Br...H 13.2%, H...N/N...H 12.2% and H...O/O...H 4.0%. The average Fe—N bond distance is 1.949 Å, indicating the low-spin state of the FeII ion. Energy framework analysis at the HF/3–21 G theory level was performed to quantify the interaction energies in the crystal structure.