Crystal structure of Tris(2-methyl-1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II) tetraphenylborate

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound [Fe(mphen)₃] (BPh₄)₂ a high-spin derivative of iron(II), has been determined by a single crystal X-ray diffraction study at 295 K, being refined to a residual of 0.055 for 4079 'observed' reflections. Crystals are monoclinic P 2₁/c, a 12.326(8), b 15.387(8), c 3679(3) Å, β 98.80(6)º, Z 4. The metal atom environment is considerably distorted from ideal D₃ point symmetry; Fe-N distances range from 2.143(5) to 2.294(4)Å.