Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties of a Dinuclear Iron(III) Complex Asymmetrically Bridged by a Phenoxo and a Methoxo Group

Abstract

A new dinuclear iron(III) derivative Fe2L(OCH3)Cl2 (L = 1,3-bis[N-(5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)- 2-aminoethyl]-2-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazolidine) has been synthesized, it crystal structure determined and magnetically characterized. The two iron(III) ions are asymmetrically bridged by a phenoxo and a methoxo group and separated by 3.150(2)Å . The magnetic susceptibility of the complex was measured over the range 5 - 349.3 K and the observed data were successfully simulated by the equation based on the spin-Hamiltonian operator , indicating very weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the iron ions with J = −11.3 cm−1. The magnetic and structural parameters of the compound and the nature of the magnetic super-exchange interaction are discussed and compared with data of similar dinuclear iron(III) complexes.