Access to an unusual Fe9 core topology from the initial use of tricine in iron(III) cluster chemistry

We describe an enneanuclear Fe(III) complex with an unusual boat-shaped core topology and an S = 11/2 ground state, assembled using the ligands tricine {N-(2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl)glycine, H4L} and 2-phenoxybenzoate.