A ferric-cyanide-bridged one-dimensional dirhodium complex with (18-crown-6)potassium cations.

The crystal structure of the title compound, catena-poly[bis[aqua(18-crown-6)potassium] diaqua(18-crown-6)potassium [[tetra-mu-benzoato-2:3 kappa(8)O:O'-mu-cyano-1:2 kappa(2)C:N-tetracyano-1 kappa C-irondirhodium(Rh-Rh)]-mu-cyano-1 kappa C:3' kappa N] octahydrate], [K(18-crown-6)(H(2)O)](2)[K(18-crown-6)(H(2)O)(2)][FeRh(2)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(4)(CN)(6)] x 8H(2)O, where (18-crown-6) is 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane (C(12)H(24)O(6)), has been determined. Ferric cyanides connect the dirhodium units to form a one-dimensional chain compound. [K(18-crown-6-ether)(H(2)O)(2)] cations (with inversion symmetry) and [K(18-crown-6-ether)(H(2)O)] cations (in general positions) are located between the chains.