Magnetic Behavior and Crystal Structure of [Fe(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](TCNQ)(2): An Unusual One-Dimensional (TCNQ)(2)(-) Radical-Ion System.

The compound [Fe(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](TCNQ)(2), where cyclam is 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane and TCNQ is a partially reduced 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane fragment, has been obtained from the corresponding thiocyanate by metathesis reaction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P&onemacr;, a = 7.832(3) Å, b = 8.