trans-Diaquabis[5-carboxy-2-(3-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylato-κ2N3,O4]iron(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Fe(C10H6N3O4)2(H2O)2], the FeII atom is located on an inversion centre and is trans-coordinated by two N,O-bidentate 5-carboxy-2-(3-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate ligands and two water molecules, defining a distorted octahedral environment. A two-dimensional network of N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds extending parallel to (110) helps to stabilize the crystal packing.