[FeCl2(C18H12N2)]	F(000) = 776
Mr = 383.05	Dx = 1.575 Mg m−3
Monoclinic, P21/n	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2yn	Cell parameters from 1323 reflections
a = 7.9777 (6) Å	θ = 2.1–29.3°
b = 12.2268 (11) Å	µ = 1.26 mm−1
c = 16.9904 (12) Å	T = 298 K
β = 102.899 (6)°	Block, red
V = 1615.5 (2) Å3	0.45 × 0.43 × 0.31 mm
Z = 4