文摘
The aerobic reaction of the Schiff-base ligand N-(benzimidazol-2-yl)salicylaldimine (Hbisi) with iron(II) perchlorate in methanol leads to the formation of the remarkable coordination compound [Fe4(μ4-O)(μ-MeO)4(bisi)4](ClO4)2·4MeOH (1), whose single-crystal X-ray structure reveals the presence of a discrete FeIII4(μ4-O) core. Magnetic and Mssbauer studies both show that the exchange interaction within the square tetranuclear iron(III) unit is dominated by the central bridging μ4-oxido ligand, the involvement of the μ-methoxido bridges being negligible.