Dichlorido[1-(8-quinolyliminomethyl)-2-naphtholato]iron(III)

Abstract

The FeIII ion in the title complex, [FeCl2(C20H13N2O)], has a distorted square-pyramidal coordination formed by one O atom and two N atoms from a tridentate 1-(8-quinolyliminomethyl)-2-naphtholate ligand and two Cl atoms. In the crystal structure, molecules form a column structure along the a axis through π–π stacking interactions, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.657 (1) and 3.818 (2) Å. Weak C—H...Cl interactions are observed between the columns.