Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Cyano-bridged 1-D Lanthanum(Ⅲ)-iron(Ⅲ)Complex [La(DMSO)5(H2O)](μ-CN)2[Fe(CN)4]·H2O

A new lanthanumⅢ-ironⅢ complex La(DMSO)5(H2O)](μ-CN)2Fe(CN)4]·H2O 1 (DMSO=dimethylsulfoxide) has been prepared by a facile approach, ball-milling method, and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/n with a=9.7125(3), b=21.5336(7), c=14.3804(5) (A), β=93.242(3)°, C16H34FeLaN6O7S5, Mr=777.55, V=3002.8(2)(A)3, Z=4, Dc=1.720 g/cm3, S=1.053, μ(MoKα)=2.278 mm-1, F(000)=1564, R=0.0490 and wR=0.1270. The crystal structure analysis of 1 reveals a slightly distorted squareantiprism eightfold-coordinated La(Ⅲ) ion and a 1-D zigzag chain structure extending through the Fe-CN-La-NC-Fe linkages. The La(DMSO)5(H2O)](μ-CN)2Fe(CN)4] species are held together via hydrogen bonds to form a three-dimensional framework.