(Tris{2-[(5-chloro-2-oxido­benzyl­idene-κO)amino-κN]eth­yl}amine-κN)­ytterbium(III): crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis

The Yb(III) atom in the title complex, [Yb(C(27)H(24)Cl(3)N(4)O(3))] [systematic name: (2,2′,2′′-{(nitrilo)­tris­[ethane-2,1-di­yl(nitrilo)­methylyl­idene]}tris­(4-chloro­phenolato)ytterbium(III)], is coordinated by a trinegative, hepta­dentate ligand and exists within an N(4)O(3) donor set, which defines a capped octa­hedral geometry whereby the amine N atom caps the triangular face defined by the three imine N atoms. The packing features supra­molecular layers that stack along the a axis, sustained by a combination of aryl-C—H⋯O, imine-C—H⋯O, methyl­ene-C—H⋯π(ar­yl) and end-on C—Cl⋯π(ar­yl) inter­actions. A Hirshfeld surface analysis points to the major contributions of C⋯H/ H⋯C and Cl⋯H/H⋯Cl inter­actions (along with H⋯H) to the overall surface but the Cl⋯H contacts are at distances greater than the sum of their van der Waals radii.