Bis(2-{5-[(2-carboxyphenyl)sulfanylmethyl]-2,4-dimethylbenzylsulfanyl}benzoato-κ2O,O′)bis(pyridine-κN)iron(II)

Abstract

The title compound, [Fe(C24H21O4S2)2(C5H5N)2], has 2 symmetry. The FeII cation is located on a twofold rotation axis and is O,O′-chelated by two 2-{5-[(2-carboxyphenyl)sulfanylmethyl]-2,4-dimethylbenzylsulfanyl}benzoate anions and further coordinated by two pyridine ligands in a distorted octahedral geometry. In the anion, the terminal benzene rings are oriented at dihedral angles of 63.81 (14) and 84.50 (14)° with respect to the central benzene ring. Intermolecular O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.