Tris{2-methoxy-6-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolate-κ2O,O′}tris(thiocyanato-κN)europium(III)

Abstract

The metal center in the structure of the title compound, [Eu(NCS)3(C15H15NO2)3], is coordinated by three Schiff base 2-methoxy-6-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolate (L) ligands and three independent thiocyanate ions. In the crystal structure, the acidic H atom is located on the Schiff base N atom and hydrogen bonded to the phenolate O atom. The coordination environment of the EuIII ion is nine-coordinate by three chelating methoxyphenolate pairs of O atoms and three N-atom terminals of the thiocyanate ions. The compound is isostructural with the CeIII analogue [Liu et al. (2009). Acta Cryst. E65, m650].