The Structure and Characterization of [1,11-Bis(2-Hydroxybenzyl)-1,4,8,11-Tetraazaundecane]Iron(III) Perchlorate

Abstract  The structure of an Fe(III) complex of reduced Schiff base is reported. The title compound, C₂₁H₃₀ClFeN₄O₆ (I), crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with cell constants: a = 9.988(2) ?, b = 20.430(5) ?, c = 11.415(3) ?, β = 105.480(4)°. It contains a six-coordinate FeN₄O₂ cation where the ligand is a reduced Schiff base resulting from the NaBH₄ reduction of the condensation product between salicylaldehyde and 1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane. Due to the increased flexibility of the saturated backbone of the ligand compared to the Schiff base from which it was synthesized, the complex adopts a trans-FeN₄O₂ conformation. There is extensive hydrogen bonding between the amine H atoms and the anion O atoms. Index Abstract  The structure of an Fe(III) complex of reduced Schiff base is reported which adopts a trans-FeN₄O₂ conformation where the ligand is a reduced hexadentate Schiff base resulting from the NaBH₄ reduction of the condensation product between salicylaldehyde and 1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane.