(4′-Ferrocenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine-κ3N1,N1′,N1′′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)zinc(II) bis(perchlorate) acetonitrile monosolvate

Abstract

In the title complex, [FeZn(C5H5)(C20H14N3)(C12H8N2)](ClO4)2·CH3CN, the ZnII atom is five-coordinated by a tridentate chelating 4′-ferrocenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (fctpy) ligand and a bidentate chelating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand in a distorted square-pyramidal environment with a phen N atom located at the apical position [Zn—N = 2.259 (4) Å]. The terpyridyl motif in each fctpy ligand is coplanar, but the cyclopentadienyl ring is twisted by 9.5 (2)° out of coplanarity with each central pyridine. The two cyclopentadienyl rings of the ferrocenyl group are almost eclipsed with a deviation of 4.5 (1)°. In addition, intermolecular π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distance 3.753 (2) Å] are present between the cyclopentadienyl and outer pyridyl rings of the fctpy ligands. One of the perchlorate anions is equally disordered over two positions.