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The title compounds are iron(II) dihalide complexes of the bulky arylimidazole ligand 1-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1H-imidazole. The FeCl2 and FeBr2 complexes are isotypic, while the third compound, also an FeBr2 complex, crystallizes as a diethyl ether disolvate.