[N,N'-Bis(2,4-di­methyl­benzene)-2,3-di­methyl-1,4-di­aza­buta-1,3-diene]-fac-tri­carbonyl­(tri­fluoro­acetato)­rhenium(I)

In the title compound, [Re(CF₃COO)(C₂₀H₂₄N₂)(CO)₃], the Re atom has a distorted octahedral configuration. The 1,4-di­aza­buta­diene part of the donor ligand and two carbonyl groups occupy the equatorial plane of the complex, with the third carbonyl ligand and the tri­fluoro­acetate group in the axial positions. The equatorial di­imine ligand is bound to the Re center in an N,N'-bidentate chelating fashion, leading to a five-membered ReN₂C₂ chelate ring with an N-Re-N bite angle of 73.4 (2)°.