fac-Tris(2-ethyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-3-olato-kappa2O3,O4)iron(III) and its aluminium(III) analog.

The crystal structures of the title iron(III) and aluminium(III) ethyl maltolate complexes, [Fe(C(7)H(7)O(3))(3)] and [Al(C(7)H(7)O(3))(3)], respectively, are isomorphous. In each case, the three bidentate ligand molecules are bound to the metal atom, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry in a fac configuration.