Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Bis{2-[(2-hydroxymethylphenyl)-iminomethyl]phenolato}chromium(III) nitrate monohydrate

Abstract

The title compound, [Cr^III(HL1-H)₂]NO₃·H₂O, [H₂L1-H = 2-[2-(hydroxymethylphenyl)iminomethyl)phenol], was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 and Z = 2 with cell parameters a = 9.409(5)Å, b = 12.330(5)Å, c = 13.789(5)Å, α = 116.13(3)°, β = 96.99(4)°, γ = 104.81(4)°, V = 1337.1(11)ų. The tridentate ligands bind to the chromium atom as monoanionic chelates.