Redetermination of fac‐tris­(benzo­hydrox­am­ato)­iron(III) tri­hydrate

Due to its importance as a model for naturally occurring iron(III) siderophores such as desferriox­amine B, the crystal structure of the title compound, Fe(C₇H₆NO₂)₃]·3H₂O, which was reported previously (R = 0.12, one of water mol­ecules disordered), has been redetermined (R = 0.041 without disorder). The complex has pseudo‐octahedral geometry around the Fe^III atom, with Fe—O bond lengths ranging from 1.9689 (18) to 2.0585 (17) Å and O—Fe—O bond angles in the chelate rings of 78.01 (7), 78.83 (7) and 78.95 (7)°. There is extensive hydrogen bonding involving the water mol­ecules and the hydro­xamate ligands.