Abstract: | The reaction of iron(III) acetylacetonate with zirconium(IV) n-propanolate in n-propanol leads to a tetranuclear species Zr3FeO(OC3H7)10(acac)3. This compound crystallizes in the triclinic system (space group P
): a = 12.426(2), b = 12.977(2), c = 20.129(4) Å, α = 91.55(1), β = 97.90(1), γ = 100.53(1)°. The structure consists of discrete tetranuclear molecules. The metal atoms design an almost perfect tetrahedron around a four-fold coordinated oxygen atom. The zirconium atoms are in a seven-fold coordination and the iron atom in a five-fold coordination. |