Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m3020  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807057005 ]

1-Ferrocenyl-3-(4-n-octoxylphenyl)propane-1,3-dione

Y. Shang, B. Li, R. Hu, Y. Su and Q. Tang

Abstract: The title compound, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₂₂H₂₇O₃)], which forms an extended conjugated system and appears in the enol form, is mainly stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond. The Fe-C bond distances are nearly equal with a mean value of 2.0312 Å. The two cyclopentadienyl rings are almost parallel to each other, as shown by the dihedral angle of 0.97 (17)°. In the structure, ferrocenyl is the more powerful electron-donating group, with the result that the carbonyl group substituted on the benzene ring has the enol form.

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