Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m682-m684  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805007695 ]

The first aluminium-bridged [1.1]ferrocenophane

J. A. Schachner, C. L. Lund, J. W. Quail and J. Müller

Abstract: The structure of the title compound, bis(-ferrocene-1,1'-diyl)bis[chloro(N,N,N'N'-tetramethylethylenediamine)aluminium], [Al₂Fe₂Cl₂(C₅H₄)₄(C₆H₁₆N₂)₂], possesses a center of inversion and an anti conformation. Bound to each Al atom in the bridging position are one Cl atom and one molecule of N,N,N'N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA). The angle between the least-squares planes of the two cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligands is 3.6 (3)°. The five C atoms in the Cp rings are staggered on average at an angle of 10.3 (5)°.

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