μ-Oxido-bis({2,2′-[o-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}iron(III)) methanol monosolvate dihydrate

Abstract

The title complex, [Fe2(C20H14N2O2)2O]·CH4O·2H2O, is composed of μ-oxido-bridged ferric 2,2′-[o-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolate (salphen) dimers, one methanol molecule and two H2O molecules. Each iron(III) ion, surrounded by two coordinating N and O atoms from the salphen ligand and one bridging O atom, shows a five-coordinate square-pyramidal geometry. One of the two solvent water molecules is disordered over three positions with occupancies of 0.44 (1), 0.37 (1) and 0.19 (1).