Structure and magnetism of monomeric chlorobis(N-(2-phenylethyl)salicylideniminato)iron(III), Fe(SANE)2Cl

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ic00136a045

Determination of the crystal structure of the monomeric form of the title complex has allowed the identification of structural distortions associated with pairwise molecular interactions in the previously reported dimeric form. In the dimeric species the coordination geometry of the iron ion is severely distorted from the distinctly trigonal-bipyramidal geometry observed in the monomer. Magnetic moment measurements for the monomer confirm that the temperature dependence of the magnetic moment of the dimer arises from interaction between the component molecules. The monomer, FeC₃₀-H₂₈N₂O₂Cl, is monoclinic with space group C2/c, Z = 4, a = 30.13 (3) ?, b = 8.689 (6) ?, c = 10.859 (8) ?, and β = 106.33 (3)° at 293 K.