Crystal structure and magnetic properties of dinuclear iron(III) complex with ONNO-donor ligand

Abstract

A new dinuclear Fe(III) complex, [Fe(5-MeOL1)(OH)(0.86)(CH3O)(0.14)](2)aEuro cent 2(CH3OH), [H-2-5-MeOL1 = N,N'-bis(5-methoxy-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine], 1 has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal structure analysis. The structure of 1 consists of two Fe(III) centers with one tetradentate schiff base ligand (N2O2) which are bridged by dihydroxo/dimethoxo groups to yield a Fe2O2 core. Complex 1 exhibits weak antiferromagnetic exchange interaction between Fe(III) ions with J = -0.21 cm(-1).