Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m761-m763  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804011006 ]

1-Benzyl-3-(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolium iodide

H. Hua, G.-S. Huang, Y.-M. Liang, X.-L. Wu, Y.-X. Ma and B.-H. Chen

Abstract: The title ferrocenyl imidazolium salt, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₁₆H₁₆N₂)]I, results from the reaction of 1-benzylimidazole and (ferrocenylmethyl)trimethylammonium iodide in acetonitrile. It crystallizes in a monoclinic space group, showing disorder of a cyclopentadienyl ring.

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