Crystal Structure of a Mononuclear Iron(III) Complex, Chloridopentakis(dimethylsulfoxide-κO)iron(III) Bis(tetraphenylborate)

Abstract

A mononuclear iron(III) complex [FeCl(dmso)₅](BPh₄)₂ [chloridopentakis(dimethylsulfoxide-κO)iron(III) bis(tetraphenylborate)] was synthesized, and characterized by a single-crystal X-ray method. The compound crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n and Z = 2 with cell parameters a = 10.4961(16)Å, b = 14.260(2)Å, c = 19.166(3)Å, β = 94.512(2)°, V = 2859.8(7)ų. The R₁ [I > 2σ(I)] and wR₂ (all data) values were 0.1149 and 0.2930, respectively, for all 6552 independent reflections. The analysis revealed an octahedral geometry with ClO₅ donor set.