Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Fe(Ⅲ) Schiff Base Complex

A novel Fe(Ⅲ) Schiff base complex,FeⅢ(HL) {H4L = 1,1,1,1-tetrakis[(salicylaldimino)methyl]methane},has been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses,IR spectrum,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/n with a = 12.569(3),b = 12.955(3),c = 17.647(4) ,β = 91.896(9)°,V = 2871.9(1) 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.391 g/cm3,F(000) = 1252.0,Mr = 601.45,R = 0.0383 and wR = 0.1025.The structural analysis reveals that the Fe(Ⅲ) ions are six-coordinated by imine nitrogen atoms and phenolic oxygen atoms form three pendant arms of Schiff base ligands,and one of the salicylaldimine chelating units remains uncoordinated.Discrete complex molecules were further assembled into 1D supramolecular aggregations by C-H…O hydrogen bonding and C-H…π interactions.