The title compound, a charge-neutral bis{2-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ato)-6-(1H-πyrazol-1-yl)pyridine} iron(II) complex dimethanol solvate, is a low-spin complex with a moderately distorted pseudooctahedral coordination environment of the metal ion. As a result of the cone shape, the molecules are stacked in mono-periodic columns that are bound by weak hydrogen bonds into di-periodic layers, which, in turn, are arranged in a three-dimensional lattice bound by weak interlayer interactions.
Keywords: crystal structure, spin-crossover, spin transition, energy frameworks
Abstract
As a result of the high symmetry of the Aea2 structure, the asymmetric unit of the title compound, [FeII(C18H15N6)2]·2MeOH, consists of half of a charge-neutral complex molecule and a discrete methanol molecule. The planar anionic tridentate ligand 2-[5-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ato]-6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine coordinates the FeII ion meridionally through the N atoms of the pyrazole, pyridine and triazole groups, forming a pseudo-octahedral coordination sphere of the central ion. The average Fe—N bond distance is 1.955 Å, indicating a low-spin state of the FeII ion. Neighbouring cone-shaped molecules, nested into each other, are linked through double weak C—H(pz)⋯π(ph’) interactions into mono-periodic columns, which are further linked through weak C—H⋯N′/C′ interactions into di-periodic layers. No interactions shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of the neighbouring layers are observed. Energy framework analysis at the B3LYP/6–31 G(d,p) theory level, performed to quantify the intermolecular interaction energies, reproduces the weak interlayer interactions in contrast to the strong interaction within the layers. Intermolecular contacts were quantified using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots, showing the relative contributions of the contacts to the crystal packing to be H⋯H 48.5%, H⋯C/C⋯H 28.9%, H⋯N/N⋯H 16.2% and C⋯C 2.4%.
1. Chemical context
Bisazolepyridines are a broad class of meridional tridentate ligands used to synthesize charged FeII compounds capable of switching between a spin state with the t
2g
4
eg
2 configuration (high-spin, total spin S = 2) and a spin state with the t
2g
6
eg
0 configuration (low-spin, total spin S = 0) due to temperature variation, light irradiation or external pressure (Halcrow, 2014 ▸; Halcrow et al., 2019 ▸). In the case of asymmetric ligand design, where one of the azole groups carries a hydrogen on the nitrogen heteroatom, it was shown that deprotonation can produce neutral complex species that can be high-spin (Schäfer et al., 2013 ▸), low-spin (Shiga et al., 2019 ▸) or exhibit temperature-induced transitions between the spin states of the central atom (Seredyuk et al., 2014 ▸), depending on the ligand field strength. The substituents of ligands can also play an important role in behaviour of the solid samples, determining the way molecules interact with each other and, therefore, influencing the spin state adopted by the central atom. As we have recently shown, the dynamic rearrangement of the substituent groups can lead to an abnormally large hysteresis of the thermal high-spin transition due to the supramolecular mechanism of blocking the deformation of the complex molecule by the methoxy group (Seredyuk et al., 2022 ▸).
In a continuation of our interest in 3d-metal complexes formed by polydentate ligands (Bartual-Murgui et al., 2017 ▸; Bonhommeau et al., 2012 ▸; Valverde-Muñoz et al., 2020 ▸), we report here the structural characterization of a new electroneutral complex [FeII L 2]0 based on an asymmetric mono-deprotonated ligand with two methyl substituents on the phenyl group, L = 2-[5-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ato]-6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine.
2. Structural commentary
The asymmetric unit comprises half of the molecule and a discrete MeOH molecule forming a hydrogen bond O26—H26⋯N12 with the triazole (trz) ring (Fig. 1 ▸). The FeII ion has a pseudo-octahedral coordination environment composed of the nitrogen donor atoms of the pyrazole (pz), pyridine (py) and trz heterocycles with an average Fe—N distance of 1.957 Å (V[FeN6] = 9.654 Å3) being typical for low-spin complexes with an N6 coordination environment (Gütlich & Goodwin, 2004 ▸). The pz, py, trz and phenyl rings, together with the two methyl substituents of one ligand, all lie essentially in the same plane.
Figure 1.
The molecular structure of half the title compound as refined in the asymmetric unit with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. The O—H⋯N hydrogen bond is indicated by the dashed line. This and the next figure were generated with the program Mercury (Macrae et al., 2020 ▸).
The average trigonal distortion parameters, Σ = Σ1 12(|90 − φ i|), with φ i being the N—Fe—N′ angle (Drew et al., 1995 ▸), and Θ = Σ1 24(|60 − θ i|), with θ i being the angle generated by superposition of two opposite faces of the octahedron (Chang et al., 1990 ▸), are 92.8 and 295.0°, respectively. The values reveal a deviation of the coordination environment from an ideal octahedron which is, however, in the expected range for complexes with similar bisazolepyridine ligands (see below). The calculated continuous shape measure (CShM) value relative to the ideal Oh symmetry is 2.18 (Kershaw Cook et al., 2015 ▸).
3. Supramolecular features
As a result of the tapered shape, neighbouring complex molecules are embedded in each other and interact through two weak intermolecular C—H(pz)⋯π(ph’) contacts between the pyrazole (pz) and phenyl (ph) groups, respectively [distance C2)(pz)⋯Cg (ph’) is 3.392 Å, angle between planes of the rings is 73.77°]. The formed mono-periodic supramolecular columns protrude along the c-axis with a stacking periodicity equal to 10.6511 (7) Å (= cell parameter c) (Fig. 2 ▸ a). Weak intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions C—H(pz, py)⋯N/C(pz, trz)/O(MeOH) in the range 2.257–2.893 Å (Table 1 ▸), link neighbouring columns into corrugated di-periodic layers in the bc plane (Fig. 2 ▸ b,c). The layers stack along the b-axis direction without any strong or weak interlayer interactions shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii (Fig. 2 ▸ c). The voids between the layers are occupied by methanol molecules, which participate in the strong hydrogen bonding mentioned above, and weak hydrogen bonding with the aromatic substituents within the layers (a complete list of intermolecular interactions is given in Table 1 ▸).
Figure 2.
(a) A fragment of the mono-periodic supramolecular columns formed by stacking of molecules along the c axis. (b) Di-periodic supramolecular layers formed by stacking of the supramolecular columns. For a better representation, each column has a different colour. Red dashed lines represent weak hydrogen bonds. (c) Stacking of the di-periodic layers along the c axis. Blue shaded areas correspond to the interlayer space without intermolecular interactions shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii. The methanol molecules are not shown for clarity.
Table 1. Hydrogen bonding (Å) of the title compound.
| Hydrogen bond | Length | Symmetry operation of the contact atom |
|---|---|---|
| C7⋯H—C21(pz) | 2.827 | 1 − x, 1 − y, 1 + z |
| C6⋯H—C21(pz) | 2.777 | 1 − x, 1 − y, 1 + z |
| C5⋯H—C21(pz) | 2.756 | 1 − x, 1 − y, 1 + z |
| C4⋯H—C21(pz) | 2.802 | 1 − x, 1 − y, 1 + z |
| C3⋯H—C21(pz) | 2.893 | 1 − x, 1 − y, 1 + z |
| N9⋯H—C15(py) | 2.475 |
+ x, 1 − y,
+ z
|
| N9⋯H—C20(pz) | 2.522 |
+ x, 1 − y,
+ z
|
| H7⋯C20(pz) | 2.641 |
+ x, 1 − y,
+ z
|
| N12⋯H—O26 | 2.017 | x, y, z |
| H17⋯O26 | 2.329 | x, y, z |
| O26⋯H—C22(pz) | 2.257 | −
+ x, 1 − y,
+ z
|
4. Hirshfeld surface and 2D fingerprint plots
Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed and the associated two-dimensional fingerprint plots were generated using Crystal Explorer (Spackman et al., 2021 ▸), with a standard resolution of the three-dimensional d norm surfaces plotted over a fixed colour scale of −0.6122 (red) to 1.3609 (blue) a.u. (Fig. 3 ▸). The pale-red spots symbolize short contacts and negative d norm values on the surface correspond to the interactions described above. The overall two-dimensional fingerprint plot is illustrated in Fig. 4 ▸. The Hirshfeld surfaces mapped over d norm are shown for the H⋯H, H⋯C/C⋯H, H⋯N/N⋯H and C⋯C contacts, and the two-dimensional fingerprint plots, associated with their relative contributions to the Hirshfeld surface. At 48.5%, the largest contribution to the overall crystal packing is from H⋯H interactions, which are located mostly in the central region of the fingerprint plot. H⋯C/C⋯H contacts contribute 28.9%, resulting in a pair of characteristic wings. The H⋯N/N⋯H contacts, represented by a pair of sharp spikes in the fingerprint plot, make a 16.2% contribution to the Hirshfeld surface. Finally, C⋯C contacts, which account for a contribution of 2.4%, are mostly distributed in the middle part of the plot.
Figure 3.
A projection of d norm mapped on the Hirshfeld surface, showing the intermolecular interactions within the molecule. Red areas represent regions where contacts are shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii, blue areas represent regions where contacts are longer than the sum of van der Waals radii, and white areas are regions where contacts are close to the sum of van der Waals radii. This and the next two figures were generated with the program Crystal Explorer (Spackman et al., 2021 ▸).
Figure 4.

(a) The overall two-dimensional fingerprint plot and those decomposed into specified interactions. (b) Hirshfeld surface representations with the function d norm plotted onto the surface for the different interactions.
5. Energy frameworks
The energy frameworks, calculated using the wave function at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) theory level, including the electrostatic potential forces (E ele), the dispersion forces (E dis) and the total energy diagrams (E tot), are shown in Fig. 5 ▸ (Spackman et al., 2021 ▸). The cylindrical radii, adjusted to the same scale factor of 100, are proportional to the relative strength of the corresponding energies. The major contribution to the intermolecular interactions comes from dispersion forces (E dis), reflecting the dominant interactions in the network of the electroneutral molecules. The topology of the energy framework resembles the topology of the intermolecular interactions within and between the supramolecular layers described above. Because of the high lattice symmetry, there are only two different attractive interactions between the molecules within the layers, equal to −58.5 and −90.6 kJ mol−1. As for the interlayer interactions, the absence of supramolecular bonding leads to very weak interactions in the range −7.4 to +2.5 kJ mol−1, i.e. from weakly attracting to weakly repulsive. The colour-coded interaction mappings within a radius of 3.8 Å of a central reference molecule for the title compound together with full details of the various contributions to the total energy (E tot) are given in the supporting information
Figure 5.

The calculated energy frameworks, showing (a) the electrostatic potential forces (E ele), (b) the dispersion forces (E dis) and (c) the total energy diagrams (E tot). Tube size is set at 100 scale.
6. Database survey
A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, Version 5.42, last update February 2021; Groom et al., 2016 ▸) reveals several similar neutral FeII complexes with a deprotonated azole group, for example, those based on pyrazole-pyridine-benzimidazole, XODCEB (Shiga et al., 2019 ▸), phenathroline-tetrazole, QIDJET (Zhang et al., 2007 ▸), and phenanthroline-benzimidazole, DOMQUT (Seredyuk et al., 2014 ▸). We also included in the comparison data for three polymorphs, in different spin states, of a complex structurally similar to the title compound, but carrying a methoxy group on the phenyl substituent (EJQOA, BEJQUG, BEJQUG01, BEJRAN, BEJRER; Seredyuk et al., 2022 ▸) (see schematic structures of all complexes in the supporting information. The Fe—N distances of these complexes in the low-spin state are 1.946–1.991 Å, while in the high-spin state they are in the range 2.138–2.184 Å. The values of the trigonal distortion and CShM(Oh ) change correspondingly, and in the low-spin state they are systematically lower than in the high-spin state. The respective structural parameters of the title compound and related complexes are given in Table 2 ▸.
Table 2. Computed distortion indices (Å, °) for the title compound and similar literature complexes.
| CSD code | Spin state | <Fe—N> | Σ | Θ | CShM(Oh ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title compound | Low-spin | 1.957 | 92.8 | 295.0 | 2.18 |
| XODCEB a | Low-spin | 1.950 | 87.4 | 276.6 | 1.92 |
| QIDJET01 b | Low-spin | 1.970 | 90.3 | 341.3 | 2.47 |
| QIDJET b | High-spin | 2.184 | 145.5 | 553.3 | 5.88 |
| DOMQIH c | Low-spin | 1.962 | 83.8 | 280.7 | 2.02 |
| DOMQUT c | Low-spin | 1.991 | 88.5 | 320.0 | 2.48 |
| DOMQUT02 c | High-spin | 2.183 | 139.6 | 486.9 | 5.31 |
| EJQOA d | Low-spin | 1.946 | 87.5 | 308.9 | 2.16 |
| BEJQUG d | Low-spin | 1.952 | 97.9 | 309.9 | 2.37 |
| BEJQUG01 d | High-spin | 2.138 | 118.0 | 375.9 | 3.34 |
| BEJRAN d | Low-spin | 1.946 | 107.7 | 384.5 | 3.20 |
| BEJRER d | High-spin | 2.139 | 147.8 | 507.2 | 4.92 |
7. Synthesis and crystallization
The ligand L was synthesized by the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction from the commercially available precursors (Enamine Ltd.) according to the method described in the literature (Seredyuk et al., 2022 ▸). The synthesis of the title compound was performed with a layering technique in a standard test tube. The layering sequence was as follows: the bottom layer contained a solution of [Fe(L 2)](BF4)2 prepared by dissolving L = 2-[(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)]-6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine (100 mg, 0.316 mmol) and Fe(BF4)2·6H2O (53 mg, 0.158 mmol) in boiling acetone, to which chloroform (5 ml) was then added. The middle layer was a methanol–chloroform mixture (1:10, 10 ml), which was covered by a layer of methanol (10 ml), to which 100 µl of NEt3 was added dropwise. The tube was sealed, and black plate-like single crystals appeared within 3-4 weeks (yield ca 75%). Elemental analysis calculated for C38H38FeN12O2: C, 60.80; H, 5.10; N, 22.39. Found: C, 60.50; H, 5.31; N, 22.71.
8. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 3 ▸. H atoms were placed in calculated positions using idealized geometries, with C—H = 0.98 Å for methyl groups and 0.95 Å for aromatic H atoms, and refined using a riding model with U iso(H) = 1.2–1.5U eq(C); the hydrogen atom H26 was refined freely. Two OMIT commands were used to exclude beamstop-affected data.
Table 3. Experimental details.
| Crystal data | |
| Chemical formula | [Fe(C18H15N6)2]·2CH4O |
| M r | 750.65 |
| Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, A e a2 |
| Temperature (K) | 180 |
| a, b, c (Å) | 12.6854 (10), 26.315 (2), 10.6511 (7) |
| V (Å3) | 3555.5 (5) |
| Z | 4 |
| Radiation type | Mo Kα |
| μ (mm−1) | 0.48 |
| Crystal size (mm) | 0.3 × 0.24 × 0.04 |
| Data collection | |
| Diffractometer | Xcalibur, Eos |
| Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Rigaku OD, 2022 ▸) |
| T min, T max | 0.824, 1.000 |
| No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6911, 3047, 2211 |
| R int | 0.071 |
| (sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
| Refinement | |
| R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)], wR(F 2), S | 0.061, 0.100, 1.00 |
| No. of reflections | 3047 |
| No. of parameters | 247 |
| No. of restraints | 1 |
| H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.84, −0.50 |
| Absolute structure | Flack x determined using 703 quotients [(I +)−(I −)]/[(I +)+(I −)] (Parsons et al., 2013 ▸). |
| Absolute structure parameter | −0.02 (3) |
Supplementary Material
Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021Isup5.cdx
Supporting data for energy framework analysis and schematic structures of related complexes. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021sup4.doc
CCDC reference: 2211089
Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report
Acknowledgments
Author contributions are as follows: Conceptualization, KZ and MS; methodology, KZ; formal analysis, IOF; synthesis, SOM; single-crystal measurements, SS; writing (original draft), MS; writing (review and editing of the manuscript), TYS, MS; visualization and calculations, VMA; funding acquisition, KZ, MS.
supplementary crystallographic information
Crystal data
| [Fe(C18H15N6)2]·2CH4O | Dx = 1.402 Mg m−3 |
| Mr = 750.65 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Orthorhombic, Aea2 | Cell parameters from 1363 reflections |
| a = 12.6854 (10) Å | θ = 2.6–22.8° |
| b = 26.315 (2) Å | µ = 0.48 mm−1 |
| c = 10.6511 (7) Å | T = 180 K |
| V = 3555.5 (5) Å3 | Plate, clear dark red |
| Z = 4 | 0.3 × 0.24 × 0.04 mm |
| F(000) = 1568 |
Data collection
| Xcalibur, Eos diffractometer | 3047 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed X-ray tube, Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 2211 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.071 |
| Detector resolution: 16.1593 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
| ω scans | h = −12→15 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlisPro; Rigaku OD, 2022) | k = −25→31 |
| Tmin = 0.824, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −12→12 |
| 6911 measured reflections |
Refinement
| Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: mixed |
| Least-squares matrix: full | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.061 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0192P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| wR(F2) = 0.100 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
| S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 0.84 e Å−3 |
| 3047 reflections | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
| 247 parameters | Absolute structure: Flack x determined using 703 quotients [(I+)-(I-)]/[(I+)+(I-)] (Parsons et al., 2013). |
| 1 restraint | Absolute structure parameter: −0.02 (3) |
| Primary atom site location: dual |
Special details
| Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2)
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| Fe1 | 0.500000 | 0.500000 | 0.32399 (13) | 0.0198 (3) | |
| N13 | 0.3533 (4) | 0.48261 (19) | 0.3181 (6) | 0.0170 (12) | |
| N23 | 0.4520 (4) | 0.5467 (2) | 0.1903 (5) | 0.0202 (15) | |
| N19 | 0.3481 (4) | 0.5393 (2) | 0.1587 (4) | 0.0219 (15) | |
| N10 | 0.4953 (5) | 0.4455 (3) | 0.4514 (5) | 0.0211 (15) | |
| O26 | 0.1937 (5) | 0.3536 (3) | 0.6135 (7) | 0.074 (3) | |
| H26 | 0.255 (9) | 0.359 (4) | 0.602 (8) | 0.10 (4)* | |
| N12 | 0.3978 (4) | 0.3867 (2) | 0.5544 (4) | 0.0214 (15) | |
| N9 | 0.5624 (4) | 0.4206 (2) | 0.5293 (5) | 0.0205 (15) | |
| C14 | 0.2907 (5) | 0.5053 (3) | 0.2340 (6) | 0.0189 (17) | |
| C16 | 0.1439 (5) | 0.4588 (3) | 0.3039 (6) | 0.0266 (18) | |
| H16 | 0.070880 | 0.450760 | 0.300859 | 0.032* | |
| C11 | 0.3991 (6) | 0.4244 (3) | 0.4689 (6) | 0.0187 (17) | |
| C18 | 0.3142 (5) | 0.4458 (3) | 0.3926 (6) | 0.0208 (17) | |
| C17 | 0.2084 (5) | 0.4332 (3) | 0.3877 (6) | 0.0232 (18) | |
| H17 | 0.180469 | 0.407444 | 0.440732 | 0.028* | |
| C2 | 0.5444 (6) | 0.3525 (3) | 0.6874 (6) | 0.0221 (17) | |
| C15 | 0.1835 (5) | 0.4957 (3) | 0.2245 (5) | 0.0231 (17) | |
| H15 | 0.139860 | 0.513428 | 0.166841 | 0.028* | |
| C20 | 0.3249 (6) | 0.5650 (3) | 0.0514 (6) | 0.028 (2) | |
| H20 | 0.258538 | 0.565681 | 0.010235 | 0.034* | |
| C7 | 0.6517 (6) | 0.3493 (3) | 0.7117 (6) | 0.031 (2) | |
| H7 | 0.698294 | 0.368889 | 0.661329 | 0.037* | |
| C21 | 0.4130 (6) | 0.5893 (3) | 0.0140 (7) | 0.031 (2) | |
| H21 | 0.420863 | 0.610314 | −0.057996 | 0.038* | |
| C6 | 0.6947 (6) | 0.3191 (3) | 0.8056 (7) | 0.0300 (19) | |
| C5 | 0.6260 (7) | 0.2904 (3) | 0.8814 (7) | 0.036 (2) | |
| C4 | 0.5194 (7) | 0.2928 (3) | 0.8593 (6) | 0.040 (2) | |
| H4 | 0.473076 | 0.273418 | 0.910428 | 0.048* | |
| C22 | 0.4901 (6) | 0.5776 (3) | 0.1021 (7) | 0.0274 (19) | |
| H22 | 0.560432 | 0.589870 | 0.099718 | 0.033* | |
| C24 | 0.8132 (5) | 0.3196 (3) | 0.8284 (8) | 0.048 (2) | |
| H24A | 0.846198 | 0.345213 | 0.774413 | 0.072* | |
| H24B | 0.842489 | 0.286043 | 0.808838 | 0.072* | |
| H24C | 0.827202 | 0.327787 | 0.916573 | 0.072* | |
| C8 | 0.5027 (5) | 0.3860 (3) | 0.5907 (6) | 0.0205 (17) | |
| C3 | 0.4769 (6) | 0.3232 (3) | 0.7632 (6) | 0.035 (2) | |
| H3 | 0.402940 | 0.323876 | 0.749434 | 0.042* | |
| C27 | 0.1677 (7) | 0.3185 (4) | 0.7045 (8) | 0.060 (3) | |
| H27A | 0.208643 | 0.287319 | 0.691455 | 0.089* | |
| H27B | 0.092312 | 0.310638 | 0.699199 | 0.089* | |
| H27C | 0.183692 | 0.332462 | 0.787647 | 0.089* | |
| C25 | 0.6686 (7) | 0.2584 (3) | 0.9889 (7) | 0.057 (3) | |
| H25A | 0.722244 | 0.234986 | 0.956909 | 0.085* | |
| H25B | 0.610868 | 0.238992 | 1.026777 | 0.085* | |
| H25C | 0.700073 | 0.280733 | 1.052319 | 0.085* |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Fe1 | 0.0140 (7) | 0.0239 (8) | 0.0216 (6) | −0.0013 (8) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| N13 | 0.010 (3) | 0.020 (3) | 0.022 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
| N23 | 0.014 (3) | 0.028 (4) | 0.019 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
| N19 | 0.016 (3) | 0.024 (4) | 0.025 (3) | −0.002 (3) | −0.002 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
| N10 | 0.019 (3) | 0.026 (4) | 0.018 (3) | 0.001 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
| O26 | 0.024 (4) | 0.082 (6) | 0.115 (6) | 0.009 (4) | 0.018 (4) | 0.066 (5) |
| N12 | 0.013 (3) | 0.025 (4) | 0.026 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.004 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
| N9 | 0.020 (4) | 0.024 (4) | 0.018 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.004 (3) |
| C14 | 0.012 (4) | 0.024 (5) | 0.021 (4) | −0.007 (4) | 0.003 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
| C16 | 0.013 (4) | 0.034 (5) | 0.032 (5) | −0.005 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.000 (4) |
| C11 | 0.022 (4) | 0.019 (5) | 0.015 (4) | −0.001 (4) | −0.004 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
| C18 | 0.014 (4) | 0.028 (5) | 0.020 (3) | −0.002 (4) | 0.002 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
| C17 | 0.012 (4) | 0.032 (5) | 0.025 (4) | −0.009 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.000 (4) |
| C2 | 0.025 (4) | 0.024 (5) | 0.017 (4) | −0.002 (4) | −0.005 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
| C15 | 0.015 (4) | 0.027 (5) | 0.028 (4) | 0.001 (4) | −0.007 (3) | 0.004 (4) |
| C20 | 0.027 (5) | 0.036 (5) | 0.022 (4) | 0.014 (4) | 0.001 (3) | 0.004 (4) |
| C7 | 0.032 (5) | 0.032 (5) | 0.027 (5) | 0.010 (4) | 0.003 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| C21 | 0.024 (5) | 0.035 (6) | 0.035 (5) | 0.006 (5) | 0.004 (4) | 0.017 (4) |
| C6 | 0.038 (5) | 0.024 (4) | 0.028 (4) | 0.013 (4) | −0.013 (4) | −0.007 (4) |
| C5 | 0.051 (6) | 0.028 (5) | 0.030 (4) | 0.006 (5) | −0.019 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| C4 | 0.056 (6) | 0.033 (5) | 0.031 (6) | −0.017 (5) | −0.006 (4) | 0.013 (4) |
| C22 | 0.025 (5) | 0.029 (5) | 0.029 (4) | −0.010 (4) | 0.006 (4) | 0.006 (4) |
| C24 | 0.040 (5) | 0.060 (6) | 0.045 (4) | 0.020 (5) | −0.008 (5) | 0.012 (6) |
| C8 | 0.017 (4) | 0.024 (5) | 0.021 (4) | 0.002 (4) | 0.002 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
| C3 | 0.029 (5) | 0.044 (6) | 0.031 (4) | −0.009 (4) | −0.011 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| C27 | 0.043 (6) | 0.056 (7) | 0.080 (6) | 0.008 (6) | 0.020 (5) | 0.025 (6) |
| C25 | 0.080 (8) | 0.044 (7) | 0.047 (5) | 0.002 (6) | −0.024 (5) | 0.012 (4) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º)
| Fe1—N13 | 1.917 (5) | C2—C8 | 1.455 (9) |
| Fe1—N13i | 1.917 (5) | C2—C3 | 1.407 (9) |
| Fe1—N23i | 1.977 (6) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
| Fe1—N23 | 1.977 (6) | C20—H20 | 0.9500 |
| Fe1—N10i | 1.974 (6) | C20—C21 | 1.349 (9) |
| Fe1—N10 | 1.974 (6) | C7—H7 | 0.9500 |
| N13—C14 | 1.338 (8) | C7—C6 | 1.389 (9) |
| N13—C18 | 1.348 (8) | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
| N23—N19 | 1.375 (7) | C21—C22 | 1.389 (9) |
| N23—C22 | 1.333 (9) | C6—C5 | 1.409 (10) |
| N19—C14 | 1.403 (8) | C6—C24 | 1.522 (9) |
| N19—C20 | 1.360 (8) | C5—C4 | 1.373 (10) |
| N10—N9 | 1.358 (8) | C5—C25 | 1.520 (10) |
| N10—C11 | 1.355 (9) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
| O26—H26 | 0.79 (11) | C4—C3 | 1.406 (9) |
| O26—C27 | 1.380 (9) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
| N12—C11 | 1.345 (8) | C24—H24A | 0.9800 |
| N12—C8 | 1.386 (8) | C24—H24B | 0.9800 |
| N9—C8 | 1.352 (8) | C24—H24C | 0.9800 |
| C14—C15 | 1.387 (8) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
| C16—H16 | 0.9500 | C27—H27A | 0.9800 |
| C16—C17 | 1.386 (9) | C27—H27B | 0.9800 |
| C16—C15 | 1.383 (9) | C27—H27C | 0.9800 |
| C11—C18 | 1.463 (9) | C25—H25A | 0.9800 |
| C18—C17 | 1.384 (8) | C25—H25B | 0.9800 |
| C17—H17 | 0.9500 | C25—H25C | 0.9800 |
| C2—C7 | 1.388 (9) | ||
| N13—Fe1—N13i | 176.2 (4) | C14—C15—H15 | 121.9 |
| N13—Fe1—N23 | 80.0 (3) | C16—C15—C14 | 116.2 (6) |
| N13—Fe1—N23i | 97.3 (2) | C16—C15—H15 | 121.9 |
| N13i—Fe1—N23 | 97.3 (2) | N19—C20—H20 | 126.1 |
| N13i—Fe1—N23i | 80.0 (3) | C21—C20—N19 | 107.8 (7) |
| N13—Fe1—N10 | 79.6 (3) | C21—C20—H20 | 126.1 |
| N13—Fe1—N10i | 103.0 (2) | C2—C7—H7 | 118.2 |
| N13i—Fe1—N10i | 79.6 (3) | C6—C7—C2 | 123.7 (7) |
| N13i—Fe1—N10 | 103.0 (2) | C6—C7—H7 | 118.2 |
| N23i—Fe1—N23 | 87.9 (3) | C20—C21—H21 | 127.0 |
| N10i—Fe1—N23 | 93.0 (2) | C20—C21—C22 | 106.1 (7) |
| N10—Fe1—N23i | 93.0 (2) | C22—C21—H21 | 127.0 |
| N10i—Fe1—N23i | 159.5 (2) | C7—C6—C5 | 118.4 (7) |
| N10—Fe1—N23 | 159.5 (2) | C7—C6—C24 | 119.9 (7) |
| N10—Fe1—N10i | 93.2 (4) | C5—C6—C24 | 121.6 (7) |
| C14—N13—Fe1 | 119.4 (5) | C6—C5—C25 | 120.6 (7) |
| C14—N13—C18 | 119.8 (6) | C4—C5—C6 | 119.1 (7) |
| C18—N13—Fe1 | 120.6 (5) | C4—C5—C25 | 120.3 (8) |
| N19—N23—Fe1 | 112.5 (4) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.1 |
| C22—N23—Fe1 | 140.8 (5) | C5—C4—C3 | 121.9 (7) |
| C22—N23—N19 | 105.2 (6) | C3—C4—H4 | 119.1 |
| N23—N19—C14 | 116.6 (5) | N23—C22—C21 | 110.9 (7) |
| C20—N19—N23 | 110.0 (6) | N23—C22—H22 | 124.5 |
| C20—N19—C14 | 133.2 (6) | C21—C22—H22 | 124.5 |
| N9—N10—Fe1 | 138.8 (5) | C6—C24—H24A | 109.5 |
| C11—N10—Fe1 | 114.9 (5) | C6—C24—H24B | 109.5 |
| C11—N10—N9 | 106.3 (6) | C6—C24—H24C | 109.5 |
| C27—O26—H26 | 117 (7) | H24A—C24—H24B | 109.5 |
| C11—N12—C8 | 100.8 (6) | H24A—C24—H24C | 109.5 |
| C8—N9—N10 | 105.7 (5) | H24B—C24—H24C | 109.5 |
| N13—C14—N19 | 111.0 (6) | N12—C8—C2 | 123.7 (6) |
| N13—C14—C15 | 123.3 (6) | N9—C8—N12 | 113.2 (6) |
| C15—C14—N19 | 125.7 (6) | N9—C8—C2 | 123.1 (6) |
| C17—C16—H16 | 119.3 | C2—C3—C4 | 119.8 (7) |
| C15—C16—H16 | 119.3 | C2—C3—H3 | 120.1 |
| C15—C16—C17 | 121.4 (7) | C4—C3—H3 | 120.1 |
| N10—C11—C18 | 115.4 (6) | O26—C27—H27A | 109.5 |
| N12—C11—N10 | 114.0 (6) | O26—C27—H27B | 109.5 |
| N12—C11—C18 | 130.6 (7) | O26—C27—H27C | 109.5 |
| N13—C18—C11 | 109.5 (6) | H27A—C27—H27B | 109.5 |
| N13—C18—C17 | 120.5 (6) | H27A—C27—H27C | 109.5 |
| C17—C18—C11 | 130.0 (7) | H27B—C27—H27C | 109.5 |
| C16—C17—H17 | 120.6 | C5—C25—H25A | 109.5 |
| C18—C17—C16 | 118.7 (7) | C5—C25—H25B | 109.5 |
| C18—C17—H17 | 120.6 | C5—C25—H25C | 109.5 |
| C7—C2—C8 | 121.7 (6) | H25A—C25—H25B | 109.5 |
| C7—C2—C3 | 117.2 (7) | H25A—C25—H25C | 109.5 |
| C3—C2—C8 | 121.1 (6) | H25B—C25—H25C | 109.5 |
| Fe1—N13—C14—N19 | 1.3 (8) | C11—N12—C8—C2 | 177.6 (6) |
| Fe1—N13—C14—C15 | −178.9 (5) | C11—C18—C17—C16 | −178.4 (6) |
| Fe1—N13—C18—C11 | −0.5 (8) | C18—N13—C14—N19 | −174.9 (6) |
| Fe1—N13—C18—C17 | −179.7 (5) | C18—N13—C14—C15 | 4.9 (10) |
| Fe1—N23—N19—C14 | 7.5 (7) | C17—C16—C15—C14 | 0.0 (10) |
| Fe1—N23—N19—C20 | −168.3 (4) | C2—C7—C6—C5 | −0.6 (11) |
| Fe1—N23—C22—C21 | 163.0 (6) | C2—C7—C6—C24 | −177.8 (7) |
| Fe1—N10—N9—C8 | −178.8 (5) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 1.1 (11) |
| Fe1—N10—C11—N12 | 178.9 (5) | C20—N19—C14—N13 | 168.7 (7) |
| Fe1—N10—C11—C18 | −1.0 (8) | C20—N19—C14—C15 | −11.1 (12) |
| N13—C14—C15—C16 | −3.1 (10) | C20—C21—C22—N23 | 0.6 (9) |
| N13—C18—C17—C16 | 0.7 (11) | C7—C2—C8—N12 | 173.2 (6) |
| N23—N19—C14—N13 | −5.8 (8) | C7—C2—C8—N9 | −8.5 (11) |
| N23—N19—C14—C15 | 174.4 (6) | C7—C2—C3—C4 | 0.6 (11) |
| N23—N19—C20—C21 | −0.4 (8) | C7—C6—C5—C4 | 0.5 (11) |
| N19—N23—C22—C21 | −0.8 (8) | C7—C6—C5—C25 | −177.4 (7) |
| N19—C14—C15—C16 | 176.7 (6) | C6—C5—C4—C3 | 0.0 (12) |
| N19—C20—C21—C22 | −0.1 (9) | C5—C4—C3—C2 | −0.6 (11) |
| N10—N9—C8—N12 | 0.9 (8) | C22—N23—N19—C14 | 176.5 (6) |
| N10—N9—C8—C2 | −177.5 (6) | C22—N23—N19—C20 | 0.8 (8) |
| N10—C11—C18—N13 | 1.0 (8) | C24—C6—C5—C4 | 177.7 (7) |
| N10—C11—C18—C17 | −179.9 (7) | C24—C6—C5—C25 | −0.3 (12) |
| N12—C11—C18—N13 | −178.9 (7) | C8—N12—C11—N10 | 0.4 (7) |
| N12—C11—C18—C17 | 0.2 (13) | C8—N12—C11—C18 | −179.8 (7) |
| N9—N10—C11—N12 | 0.2 (8) | C8—C2—C7—C6 | 177.9 (6) |
| N9—N10—C11—C18 | −179.7 (6) | C8—C2—C3—C4 | −177.3 (6) |
| C14—N13—C18—C11 | 175.7 (6) | C3—C2—C7—C6 | 0.0 (11) |
| C14—N13—C18—C17 | −3.6 (10) | C3—C2—C8—N12 | −8.9 (11) |
| C14—N19—C20—C21 | −175.2 (7) | C3—C2—C8—N9 | 169.3 (7) |
| C11—N10—N9—C8 | −0.6 (7) | C25—C5—C4—C3 | 178.0 (7) |
| C11—N12—C8—N9 | −0.8 (7) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, z.
Funding Statement
Funding for this research was provided by a grant from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for perspective development of a scientific direction ‘Mathematical sciences and natural sciences’ at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
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Supplementary Materials
Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021Isup5.cdx
Supporting data for energy framework analysis and schematic structures of related complexes. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022009744/yz2021sup4.doc
CCDC reference: 2211089
Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report



