Crystal structure of bis­(azido-κN)bis­(quinolin-8-amine-κ(2) N,N′)iron(II)

The search for new mol­ecular materials with inter­esting magnetic properties using the pseudohalide azide ion and quinolin-8-amine (aqin, C(9)H(8)N(2)) as a chelating ligand, led to the synthesis and structure determination of the title complex, [Fe(N(3))(2)(C(9)H(8)N(2))(2)]. The complex shows an octa­hedral geometry, with the Fe(II) atom surrounded by six N atoms; the two N(3) (−) anions coordinate in a cis configuration, while the remaining N atoms originate from the two quinolin-8-amine ligands with the quinoline N atoms lying on opposite sides of the Fe atom. The crystal packing is dominated by layers of hydro­philic and aromatic regions parallel to the ac plane, stabilized by a two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network and π–π stacking.