The ORTEP view of this association is presented in Fig. 1. The metal complex has a distorted octahedral geometry with three nitrogen atoms adopting a spatial disposition consistent with a fac-isomer. Selected bond distances and angles in the metal coordination sphere are listed in Table 2. The Fe–N (1.9279(2)–2.0315(2) Å) and Fe–O (1.8679(2) and 1.8765(2) Å) distances are consistent with the existence of a Fe(III) centre in the LS state and are equivalent to those observed for the analogous [Fe(5-Br-salEen)2]BPh4·DMF [40].