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In both complex molecules in the asymmetric unit, the FeIII ion has a distorted O5Cl octahedral coordination environment defined by two bidentate 2-ethoxy-6-formylphenolato ligands, one Cl atom and one water molecule. In the crystal, O—HO hydrogen bonds link the two independent molecules to form a dimer while the solvent molecule is linked to the complex molecule by a weak C—HO hydrogen bond. Further weak C—HO interactions along with weak C—HCl hydrogen bonds link the components into chains parallel to [001].