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Abstract
In the title compound, [NiFe2(C5H5)(C9H5F3O2)2(C2H6O)2], the central NiII ion is observed in an octa-hedral coordination environment. The chelating β-diketonate ligands are substituted by ferrocene, a lipophilic organometallic moiety. The ferrocene groups have the normal geometry, with eclipsed cyclo-penta-diene rings. Coordinated ethanol mol-ecules are engaged in inter-molecular hydrogen bonds, and the crystal is further stabilized by weak C-H⋯F and C-H⋯π contacts.
Highlights
In the title compound, [NiFe2(C5H5)(C9H5F3O2)2(C2H6O)2], the central NiII ion is observed in an octahedral coordination environment
The chelating diketonate ligands are substituted by ferrocene, a lipophilic organometallic moiety
Coordinated ethanol molecules are engaged in intermolecular hydrogen bonds, and the crystal is further stabilized by weak C— HÁ Á ÁF and C—HÁ Á Á contacts
Summary
The introduction of the lipophilic organometallic moiety ferrocene, a compound with a sandwich-like structure, in an existing bioactive molecule, is a promising tool for the development of new more efficient drugs with innovative mechanisms of action (Ludwig et al, 2019). As a result of their lipophilic character, ferrocene derivatives can be transferred across cell membranes (Lai et al, 2019). The introduction of trifluoromethyl into the compound is conducive to intermolecular charge transfer, and potentially gives the molecule better non-linear optical properties. The NiII centre shows an octahedral coordination environment built up by the coordination of two chelating -diketonate ligands and two ethanol molecules in a cis arrangement. The cis bond angles describing the octahedral coordination geometry around NiII are in the range 85.60 (10) to 93.52 (10).
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