Syntheses and crystal structures of three [M(acac)(2)(TMEDA)] complexes (M = Mn, Fe and Zn)

The complexes bis­(acetyl­acetonato-κ(2) O,O′)(N,N,N′,N′-tetra­methyl­ethylenedi­amine-κ(2) N,N′)manganese(II), [Mn(C(5)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(6)H(16)N(2))], bis­(acetyl­acetonato-κ(2) O,O′)(N,N,N′,N′-tetra­methyl­ethylenedi­amine-κ(2) N,N′)iron(II), [Fe(C(5)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(6)H(16)N(2))], and bis­(acetyl­acetonato-κ(2) O,O′)(N,N,N′,N′-tetra­methyl­ethylenedi­amine-κ(2) N,N′)zinc(II), [Zn(C(5)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(6)H(16)N(2))], were synthesized from the reaction of the corresponding metal acetyl­acetonates [M(acac)(2)(H(2)O)(2)] with N,N,N′,N′-tetra­methyl­ethylenedi­amine (TMEDA) in toluene. Each of the complexes displays a central metal atom which is nearly octa­hedrally surrounded by two chelating acac and one chelating TMEDA ligand, resulting in an N(2)O(4) coordination set. Despite the chemical similarity of the complex units, the packing patterns for compounds 1–3 are different and thus the crystal structures are not isotypic.