title: Tris{2-meth-oxy-6-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)iminiometh-yl]phenolate-κO,O'}tris-(thio-cyanato-κN)europium(III).
abstract: The metal center in the structure of the title compound, [Eu(NCS)(3)(C(15)H(15)NO(2))(3)], is coordinated by three Schiff base 2-meth-oxy-6-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)iminiometh-yl]phenolate (L) ligands and three independent thio-cyanate ions. In the crystal structure, the acidic H atom is located on the Schiff base N atom and hydrogen bonded to the phenolate O atom. The coordination environment of the Eu(III) ion is nine-coordinate by three chelating methoxy-phenolate pairs of O atoms and three N-atom terminals of the thio-cyanate ions. The compound is isostructural with the Ce(III) analogue [Liu et al. (2009 ▶). Acta Cryst. E65, m650].
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, People's Republic of China, and College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jia-Lu
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zhao