
Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, m301 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810005155 ]
The title compound, [Fe(C5H5)(C18H32N)], was synthesized by the amination of ferrocenecarbaldehyde. In the complex, the two cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings are almost parallel with a dihedral angle of 1.36 (8)°, and are separated by a centroid-centroid distance of 3.299 (2) Å. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are linked into a one-dimensional supramolecular structure via weak C-H
interactions between the Cp ring H atom and the Cp ring.
A mixture of ferrocenecarbaldehyde (2.415 g, 0.01 mol) and lauryl amine (0.08 mol) in anhydrous methanol (50 ml) was stirred and kept refluxing for 12 h under a nitrogen atmosphere in dark place. NaBH4 (0.110 g, 2.9 mmol) was added in small portions. The mixture was stirred for 15 h, and 10 ml acetone was added to stop the reaction. The mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (30 ml) 10 min later. The combined organic phase was dried with anhydrous Na2SO4, and then evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent, petroleum ether : ethyl acetate = 5:1 by volume) to give the title compound as yellow powder (yield 1.545 g, 80.7%). Single crystals were grown in a mixed solution of hexane/ethyl acetate (2:1 by volume) at room temperature.
H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding atoms, with C—H = 0.98 (CH), 0.97 (CH2) and 0.96 (CH3) Å and N—H = 0.86 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2(1.5 for methyl)Ueq(C,N).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT-Plus(Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
| Fig. 1. Molecular structure of the title compound. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. |
| Fig. 2. A packing diagram of the title compound along the b axis. |
| [Fe(C5H5)(C18H32N)] | F(000) = 832 |
| Mr = 383.39 | Dx = 1.194 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 8358 reflections |
| a = 26.7005 (6) Å | θ = 2.3–27.4° |
| b = 8.0549 (2) Å | µ = 0.71 mm−1 |
| c = 10.0069 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
| β = 97.534 (1)° | Prism, orange |
| V = 2133.60 (8) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.26 × 0.18 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4900 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3892 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.021 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 0.8° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −34→34 |
| Tmin = 0.815, Tmax = 0.881 | k = −10→9 |
| 20623 measured reflections | l = −12→11 |
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.112 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0649P)2 + 0.2305P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.09 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
| 4900 reflections | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
| 228 parameters | Δρmin = −0.37 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0051 (7) |
| [Fe(C5H5)(C18H32N)] | V = 2133.60 (8) Å3 |
| Mr = 383.39 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 26.7005 (6) Å | µ = 0.71 mm−1 |
| b = 8.0549 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
| c = 10.0069 (2) Å | 0.30 × 0.26 × 0.18 mm |
| β = 97.534 (1)° |
| Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4900 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3892 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.815, Tmax = 0.881 | Rint = 0.021 |
| 20623 measured reflections | θmax = 27.5° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.112 | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.09 | Δρmin = −0.37 e Å−3 |
| 4900 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 228 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| C1 | −0.25735 (8) | 0.8925 (3) | 0.3331 (2) | 0.0855 (7) | |
| H1A | −0.2495 | 0.9931 | 0.2887 | 0.128* | |
| H1B | −0.2924 | 0.8926 | 0.3453 | 0.128* | |
| H1C | −0.2505 | 0.7988 | 0.2791 | 0.128* | |
| C2 | −0.22527 (7) | 0.8816 (3) | 0.4689 (2) | 0.0688 (6) | |
| H2A | −0.2342 | 0.9724 | 0.5248 | 0.083* | |
| H2B | −0.2331 | 0.7787 | 0.5121 | 0.083* | |
| C3 | −0.16928 (7) | 0.8879 (3) | 0.46240 (19) | 0.0569 (4) | |
| H3A | −0.1616 | 0.9896 | 0.4174 | 0.068* | |
| H3B | −0.1603 | 0.7958 | 0.4078 | 0.068* | |
| C4 | −0.13669 (6) | 0.8803 (3) | 0.59851 (18) | 0.0570 (5) | |
| H4A | −0.1452 | 0.9737 | 0.6525 | 0.068* | |
| H4B | −0.1448 | 0.7796 | 0.6443 | 0.068* | |
| C5 | −0.08054 (6) | 0.8833 (3) | 0.59124 (19) | 0.0558 (4) | |
| H5A | −0.0726 | 0.9823 | 0.5429 | 0.067* | |
| H5B | −0.0719 | 0.7879 | 0.5397 | 0.067* | |
| C6 | −0.04805 (6) | 0.8813 (3) | 0.72736 (18) | 0.0558 (4) | |
| H6A | −0.0564 | 0.9776 | 0.7783 | 0.067* | |
| H6B | −0.0564 | 0.7832 | 0.7762 | 0.067* | |
| C7 | 0.00828 (6) | 0.8818 (3) | 0.72004 (18) | 0.0557 (4) | |
| H7A | 0.0165 | 0.9785 | 0.6695 | 0.067* | |
| H7B | 0.0167 | 0.7842 | 0.6708 | 0.067* | |
| C8 | 0.04069 (6) | 0.8834 (3) | 0.85633 (19) | 0.0555 (4) | |
| H8A | 0.0319 | 0.7879 | 0.9077 | 0.067* | |
| H8B | 0.0328 | 0.9823 | 0.9048 | 0.067* | |
| C9 | 0.09721 (6) | 0.8801 (3) | 0.84908 (18) | 0.0555 (4) | |
| H9A | 0.1052 | 0.7802 | 0.8020 | 0.067* | |
| H9B | 0.1059 | 0.9744 | 0.7964 | 0.067* | |
| C10 | 0.12966 (6) | 0.8847 (3) | 0.98511 (18) | 0.0546 (4) | |
| H10A | 0.1202 | 0.7927 | 1.0391 | 0.066* | |
| H10B | 0.1227 | 0.9866 | 1.0308 | 0.066* | |
| C11 | 0.18590 (6) | 0.8749 (3) | 0.97731 (18) | 0.0558 (4) | |
| H11A | 0.1930 | 0.7717 | 0.9335 | 0.067* | |
| H11B | 0.1953 | 0.9653 | 0.9216 | 0.067* | |
| C12 | 0.21815 (6) | 0.8834 (3) | 1.11265 (18) | 0.0558 (4) | |
| H12A | 0.2132 | 0.9901 | 1.1540 | 0.067* | |
| H12B | 0.2076 | 0.7976 | 1.1709 | 0.067* | |
| C13 | 0.30453 (6) | 0.8840 (3) | 1.22683 (17) | 0.0544 (4) | |
| H13A | 0.2953 | 0.8050 | 1.2925 | 0.065* | |
| H13B | 0.2998 | 0.9948 | 1.2611 | 0.065* | |
| C14 | 0.35911 (6) | 0.8607 (2) | 1.21065 (17) | 0.0483 (4) | |
| C15 | 0.37909 (7) | 0.7502 (2) | 1.12038 (19) | 0.0560 (4) | |
| H15 | 0.3594 | 0.6787 | 1.0537 | 0.067* | |
| C16 | 0.43262 (8) | 0.7632 (3) | 1.1426 (2) | 0.0698 (6) | |
| H16 | 0.4563 | 0.7016 | 1.0943 | 0.084* | |
| C17 | 0.44560 (7) | 0.8800 (3) | 1.2456 (2) | 0.0731 (6) | |
| H17 | 0.4800 | 0.9137 | 1.2817 | 0.088* | |
| C18 | 0.40041 (7) | 0.9412 (3) | 1.28863 (18) | 0.0591 (5) | |
| H18 | 0.3981 | 1.0241 | 1.3593 | 0.071* | |
| C19 | 0.39885 (9) | 1.2394 (3) | 1.0622 (2) | 0.0687 (6) | |
| H19 | 0.3971 | 1.3232 | 1.1325 | 0.082* | |
| C20 | 0.35736 (7) | 1.1625 (2) | 0.98373 (19) | 0.0597 (5) | |
| H20 | 0.3216 | 1.1831 | 0.9899 | 0.072* | |
| C21 | 0.37662 (8) | 1.0532 (3) | 0.89473 (19) | 0.0596 (5) | |
| H21 | 0.3566 | 0.9829 | 0.8279 | 0.071* | |
| C22 | 0.42930 (8) | 1.0612 (3) | 0.9174 (2) | 0.0639 (5) | |
| H22 | 0.4525 | 0.9971 | 0.8693 | 0.077* | |
| C23 | 0.44322 (7) | 1.1742 (3) | 1.0199 (2) | 0.0680 (6) | |
| H23 | 0.4779 | 1.2043 | 1.0563 | 0.082* | |
| Fe1 | 0.401688 (8) | 0.98868 (3) | 1.08888 (2) | 0.04257 (11) | |
| N1 | 0.27153 (5) | 0.8617 (2) | 1.10053 (15) | 0.0577 (4) | |
| H1 | 0.2825 | 0.8379 | 1.0258 | 0.069* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| C1 | 0.0610 (13) | 0.1023 (19) | 0.0867 (16) | −0.0100 (12) | −0.0147 (12) | 0.0247 (14) |
| C2 | 0.0478 (10) | 0.0909 (16) | 0.0660 (12) | −0.0064 (10) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0139 (11) |
| C3 | 0.0481 (10) | 0.0660 (11) | 0.0557 (11) | −0.0037 (8) | 0.0038 (8) | 0.0017 (9) |
| C4 | 0.0462 (9) | 0.0722 (12) | 0.0524 (10) | −0.0024 (8) | 0.0063 (8) | 0.0028 (9) |
| C5 | 0.0452 (9) | 0.0680 (12) | 0.0538 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0057 (8) | −0.0001 (9) |
| C6 | 0.0442 (9) | 0.0686 (12) | 0.0546 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0069 (8) | 0.0008 (9) |
| C7 | 0.0444 (9) | 0.0677 (12) | 0.0549 (10) | −0.0004 (8) | 0.0063 (8) | −0.0007 (9) |
| C8 | 0.0439 (9) | 0.0677 (12) | 0.0552 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0081 (8) | −0.0008 (9) |
| C9 | 0.0444 (9) | 0.0674 (12) | 0.0553 (11) | −0.0009 (8) | 0.0090 (8) | −0.0011 (9) |
| C10 | 0.0421 (9) | 0.0679 (12) | 0.0541 (10) | 0.0003 (8) | 0.0076 (8) | −0.0011 (9) |
| C11 | 0.0430 (9) | 0.0709 (12) | 0.0542 (10) | −0.0015 (8) | 0.0085 (8) | 0.0015 (9) |
| C12 | 0.0408 (9) | 0.0704 (12) | 0.0571 (11) | −0.0005 (8) | 0.0098 (8) | −0.0004 (9) |
| C13 | 0.0451 (9) | 0.0702 (12) | 0.0488 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0099 (8) | 0.0018 (8) |
| C14 | 0.0450 (9) | 0.0577 (10) | 0.0422 (8) | 0.0011 (8) | 0.0057 (7) | 0.0087 (7) |
| C15 | 0.0598 (11) | 0.0504 (10) | 0.0601 (11) | 0.0051 (8) | 0.0169 (9) | 0.0106 (8) |
| C16 | 0.0587 (12) | 0.0736 (13) | 0.0800 (15) | 0.0258 (10) | 0.0200 (10) | 0.0332 (12) |
| C17 | 0.0439 (10) | 0.1064 (18) | 0.0655 (13) | 0.0029 (11) | −0.0057 (9) | 0.0377 (13) |
| C18 | 0.0569 (11) | 0.0795 (12) | 0.0391 (9) | −0.0042 (10) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0119 (9) |
| C19 | 0.1042 (18) | 0.0467 (10) | 0.0548 (11) | 0.0008 (10) | 0.0089 (11) | −0.0005 (8) |
| C20 | 0.0475 (9) | 0.0644 (11) | 0.0671 (12) | 0.0135 (9) | 0.0077 (9) | 0.0209 (10) |
| C21 | 0.0716 (13) | 0.0614 (11) | 0.0421 (9) | 0.0004 (10) | −0.0060 (9) | 0.0084 (9) |
| C22 | 0.0663 (12) | 0.0721 (12) | 0.0580 (12) | 0.0155 (11) | 0.0253 (10) | 0.0193 (10) |
| C23 | 0.0512 (10) | 0.0744 (13) | 0.0760 (14) | −0.0130 (10) | −0.0002 (10) | 0.0244 (11) |
| Fe1 | 0.03650 (15) | 0.05241 (17) | 0.03810 (16) | 0.00326 (9) | 0.00232 (10) | 0.00551 (9) |
| N1 | 0.0407 (7) | 0.0843 (11) | 0.0486 (8) | −0.0016 (7) | 0.0081 (6) | −0.0071 (8) |
| C1—C2 | 1.511 (3) | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
| C1—H1A | 0.9600 | C13—N1 | 1.454 (2) |
| C1—H1B | 0.9600 | C13—C14 | 1.499 (2) |
| C1—H1C | 0.9600 | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
| C2—C3 | 1.506 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
| C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C14—C15 | 1.421 (2) |
| C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C14—C18 | 1.421 (3) |
| C3—C4 | 1.518 (2) | C14—Fe1 | 2.0502 (16) |
| C3—H3A | 0.9700 | C15—C16 | 1.421 (3) |
| C3—H3B | 0.9700 | C15—Fe1 | 2.0501 (18) |
| C4—C5 | 1.511 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9800 |
| C4—H4A | 0.9700 | C16—C17 | 1.406 (3) |
| C4—H4B | 0.9700 | C16—Fe1 | 2.038 (2) |
| C5—C6 | 1.516 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9800 |
| C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C17—C18 | 1.421 (3) |
| C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C17—Fe1 | 2.0295 (18) |
| C6—C7 | 1.515 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9800 |
| C6—H6A | 0.9700 | C18—Fe1 | 2.0398 (18) |
| C6—H6B | 0.9700 | C18—H18 | 0.9800 |
| C7—C8 | 1.516 (2) | C19—C23 | 1.411 (3) |
| C7—H7A | 0.9700 | C19—C20 | 1.414 (3) |
| C7—H7B | 0.9700 | C19—Fe1 | 2.038 (2) |
| C8—C9 | 1.520 (2) | C19—H19 | 0.9800 |
| C8—H8A | 0.9700 | C20—C21 | 1.398 (3) |
| C8—H8B | 0.9700 | C20—Fe1 | 2.0350 (17) |
| C9—C10 | 1.515 (2) | C20—H20 | 0.9800 |
| C9—H9A | 0.9700 | C21—C22 | 1.397 (3) |
| C9—H9B | 0.9700 | C21—Fe1 | 2.0375 (18) |
| C10—C11 | 1.516 (2) | C21—H21 | 0.9800 |
| C10—H10A | 0.9700 | C22—C23 | 1.386 (3) |
| C10—H10B | 0.9700 | C22—Fe1 | 2.0398 (18) |
| C11—C12 | 1.508 (2) | C22—H22 | 0.9800 |
| C11—H11A | 0.9700 | C23—Fe1 | 2.0347 (19) |
| C11—H11B | 0.9700 | C23—H23 | 0.9800 |
| C12—N1 | 1.457 (2) | N1—H1 | 0.8600 |
| C12—H12A | 0.9700 | ||
| C2—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C17—C16—H16 | 126.0 |
| C2—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C15—C16—H16 | 126.0 |
| H1A—C1—H1B | 109.5 | Fe1—C16—H16 | 126.0 |
| C2—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C16—C17—C18 | 108.48 (19) |
| H1A—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C16—C17—Fe1 | 70.11 (11) |
| H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C18—C17—Fe1 | 69.95 (10) |
| C3—C2—C1 | 114.09 (18) | C16—C17—H17 | 125.8 |
| C3—C2—H2A | 108.7 | C18—C17—H17 | 125.8 |
| C1—C2—H2A | 108.7 | Fe1—C17—H17 | 125.8 |
| C3—C2—H2B | 108.7 | C17—C18—C14 | 107.7 (2) |
| C1—C2—H2B | 108.7 | C17—C18—Fe1 | 69.17 (11) |
| H2A—C2—H2B | 107.6 | C14—C18—Fe1 | 70.06 (10) |
| C2—C3—C4 | 114.54 (16) | C17—C18—H18 | 126.2 |
| C2—C3—H3A | 108.6 | C14—C18—H18 | 126.2 |
| C4—C3—H3A | 108.6 | Fe1—C18—H18 | 126.2 |
| C2—C3—H3B | 108.6 | C23—C19—C20 | 107.33 (19) |
| C4—C3—H3B | 108.6 | C23—C19—Fe1 | 69.62 (12) |
| H3A—C3—H3B | 107.6 | C20—C19—Fe1 | 69.58 (11) |
| C5—C4—C3 | 114.32 (15) | C23—C19—H19 | 126.3 |
| C5—C4—H4A | 108.7 | C20—C19—H19 | 126.3 |
| C3—C4—H4A | 108.7 | Fe1—C19—H19 | 126.3 |
| C5—C4—H4B | 108.7 | C21—C20—C19 | 107.65 (17) |
| C3—C4—H4B | 108.7 | C21—C20—Fe1 | 70.03 (10) |
| H4A—C4—H4B | 107.6 | C19—C20—Fe1 | 69.78 (11) |
| C4—C5—C6 | 114.27 (15) | C21—C20—H20 | 126.2 |
| C4—C5—H5A | 108.7 | C19—C20—H20 | 126.2 |
| C6—C5—H5A | 108.7 | Fe1—C20—H20 | 126.2 |
| C4—C5—H5B | 108.7 | C22—C21—C20 | 108.31 (19) |
| C6—C5—H5B | 108.7 | C22—C21—Fe1 | 70.06 (11) |
| H5A—C5—H5B | 107.6 | C20—C21—Fe1 | 69.83 (10) |
| C7—C6—C5 | 114.28 (15) | C22—C21—H21 | 125.8 |
| C7—C6—H6A | 108.7 | C20—C21—H21 | 125.8 |
| C5—C6—H6A | 108.7 | Fe1—C21—H21 | 125.8 |
| C7—C6—H6B | 108.7 | C23—C22—C21 | 108.50 (19) |
| C5—C6—H6B | 108.7 | C23—C22—Fe1 | 69.92 (11) |
| H6A—C6—H6B | 107.6 | C21—C22—Fe1 | 69.88 (11) |
| C6—C7—C8 | 114.18 (15) | C23—C22—H22 | 125.7 |
| C6—C7—H7A | 108.7 | C21—C22—H22 | 125.7 |
| C8—C7—H7A | 108.7 | Fe1—C22—H22 | 125.7 |
| C6—C7—H7B | 108.7 | C22—C23—C19 | 108.21 (19) |
| C8—C7—H7B | 108.7 | C22—C23—Fe1 | 70.32 (11) |
| H7A—C7—H7B | 107.6 | C19—C23—Fe1 | 69.84 (11) |
| C7—C8—C9 | 114.20 (15) | C22—C23—H23 | 125.9 |
| C7—C8—H8A | 108.7 | C19—C23—H23 | 125.9 |
| C9—C8—H8A | 108.7 | Fe1—C23—H23 | 125.9 |
| C7—C8—H8B | 108.7 | C17—Fe1—C23 | 107.07 (9) |
| C9—C8—H8B | 108.7 | C17—Fe1—C20 | 159.10 (10) |
| H8A—C8—H8B | 107.6 | C23—Fe1—C20 | 67.99 (8) |
| C10—C9—C8 | 114.26 (15) | C17—Fe1—C21 | 158.62 (10) |
| C10—C9—H9A | 108.7 | C23—Fe1—C21 | 67.35 (9) |
| C8—C9—H9A | 108.7 | C20—Fe1—C21 | 40.14 (8) |
| C10—C9—H9B | 108.7 | C17—Fe1—C19 | 122.45 (10) |
| C8—C9—H9B | 108.7 | C23—Fe1—C19 | 40.54 (8) |
| H9A—C9—H9B | 107.6 | C20—Fe1—C19 | 40.63 (8) |
| C9—C10—C11 | 113.96 (15) | C21—Fe1—C19 | 67.69 (9) |
| C9—C10—H10A | 108.8 | C17—Fe1—C16 | 40.44 (9) |
| C11—C10—H10A | 108.8 | C23—Fe1—C16 | 121.59 (8) |
| C9—C10—H10B | 108.8 | C20—Fe1—C16 | 159.64 (10) |
| C11—C10—H10B | 108.8 | C21—Fe1—C16 | 123.34 (10) |
| H10A—C10—H10B | 107.7 | C19—Fe1—C16 | 157.65 (9) |
| C12—C11—C10 | 113.83 (15) | C17—Fe1—C18 | 40.89 (8) |
| C12—C11—H11A | 108.8 | C23—Fe1—C18 | 123.36 (9) |
| C10—C11—H11A | 108.8 | C20—Fe1—C18 | 123.53 (8) |
| C12—C11—H11B | 108.8 | C21—Fe1—C18 | 159.49 (9) |
| C10—C11—H11B | 108.8 | C19—Fe1—C18 | 108.01 (9) |
| H11A—C11—H11B | 107.7 | C16—Fe1—C18 | 68.47 (9) |
| N1—C12—C11 | 111.68 (14) | C17—Fe1—C22 | 122.53 (8) |
| N1—C12—H12A | 109.3 | C23—Fe1—C22 | 39.76 (9) |
| C11—C12—H12A | 109.3 | C20—Fe1—C22 | 67.54 (8) |
| N1—C12—H12B | 109.3 | C21—Fe1—C22 | 40.06 (8) |
| C11—C12—H12B | 109.3 | C19—Fe1—C22 | 67.50 (9) |
| H12A—C12—H12B | 107.9 | C16—Fe1—C22 | 107.34 (9) |
| N1—C13—C14 | 112.18 (14) | C18—Fe1—C22 | 158.80 (9) |
| N1—C13—H13A | 109.2 | C17—Fe1—C15 | 68.22 (9) |
| C14—C13—H13A | 109.2 | C23—Fe1—C15 | 157.63 (9) |
| N1—C13—H13B | 109.2 | C20—Fe1—C15 | 124.14 (8) |
| C14—C13—H13B | 109.2 | C21—Fe1—C15 | 108.60 (9) |
| H13A—C13—H13B | 107.9 | C19—Fe1—C15 | 160.45 (9) |
| C15—C14—C18 | 107.81 (16) | C16—Fe1—C15 | 40.68 (8) |
| C15—C14—C13 | 126.77 (17) | C18—Fe1—C15 | 68.33 (9) |
| C18—C14—C13 | 125.36 (17) | C22—Fe1—C15 | 122.93 (9) |
| C15—C14—Fe1 | 69.72 (10) | C17—Fe1—C14 | 68.47 (7) |
| C18—C14—Fe1 | 69.27 (10) | C23—Fe1—C14 | 160.09 (9) |
| C13—C14—Fe1 | 128.60 (12) | C20—Fe1—C14 | 108.84 (7) |
| C14—C15—C16 | 107.96 (18) | C21—Fe1—C14 | 123.81 (8) |
| C14—C15—Fe1 | 69.72 (10) | C19—Fe1—C14 | 124.22 (8) |
| C16—C15—Fe1 | 69.20 (11) | C16—Fe1—C14 | 68.43 (7) |
| C14—C15—H15 | 126.0 | C18—Fe1—C14 | 40.67 (7) |
| C16—C15—H15 | 126.0 | C22—Fe1—C14 | 159.01 (9) |
| Fe1—C15—H15 | 126.0 | C15—Fe1—C14 | 40.56 (7) |
| C17—C16—C15 | 108.06 (18) | C13—N1—C12 | 113.63 (14) |
| C17—C16—Fe1 | 69.45 (12) | C13—N1—H1 | 123.2 |
| C15—C16—Fe1 | 70.12 (10) | C12—N1—H1 | 123.2 |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 178.87 (19) | C22—C21—Fe1—C14 | −161.73 (13) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | 178.88 (17) | C20—C21—Fe1—C14 | 78.98 (14) |
| C3—C4—C5—C6 | 178.17 (17) | C23—C19—Fe1—C17 | 77.97 (15) |
| C4—C5—C6—C7 | 179.15 (16) | C20—C19—Fe1—C17 | −163.53 (12) |
| C5—C6—C7—C8 | 178.77 (16) | C20—C19—Fe1—C23 | 118.50 (18) |
| C6—C7—C8—C9 | 178.73 (16) | C23—C19—Fe1—C20 | −118.50 (18) |
| C7—C8—C9—C10 | 179.00 (16) | C23—C19—Fe1—C21 | −80.76 (14) |
| C8—C9—C10—C11 | 177.84 (16) | C20—C19—Fe1—C21 | 37.75 (12) |
| C9—C10—C11—C12 | 178.69 (16) | C23—C19—Fe1—C16 | 43.6 (3) |
| C10—C11—C12—N1 | 175.96 (16) | C20—C19—Fe1—C16 | 162.1 (2) |
| N1—C13—C14—C15 | −33.2 (2) | C23—C19—Fe1—C18 | 120.63 (13) |
| N1—C13—C14—C18 | 149.91 (17) | C20—C19—Fe1—C18 | −120.86 (12) |
| N1—C13—C14—Fe1 | 59.3 (2) | C23—C19—Fe1—C22 | −37.26 (12) |
| C18—C14—C15—C16 | −0.18 (19) | C20—C19—Fe1—C22 | 81.24 (13) |
| C13—C14—C15—C16 | −177.53 (16) | C23—C19—Fe1—C15 | −163.6 (2) |
| Fe1—C14—C15—C16 | 58.82 (12) | C20—C19—Fe1—C15 | −45.1 (3) |
| C18—C14—C15—Fe1 | −59.00 (12) | C23—C19—Fe1—C14 | 162.61 (12) |
| C13—C14—C15—Fe1 | 123.65 (17) | C20—C19—Fe1—C14 | −78.89 (13) |
| C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.2 (2) | C15—C16—Fe1—C17 | 119.18 (16) |
| Fe1—C15—C16—C17 | 59.31 (14) | C17—C16—Fe1—C23 | 79.02 (14) |
| C14—C15—C16—Fe1 | −59.14 (12) | C15—C16—Fe1—C23 | −161.80 (12) |
| C15—C16—C17—C18 | −0.1 (2) | C17—C16—Fe1—C20 | −167.86 (19) |
| Fe1—C16—C17—C18 | 59.64 (14) | C15—C16—Fe1—C20 | −48.7 (3) |
| C15—C16—C17—Fe1 | −59.72 (12) | C17—C16—Fe1—C21 | 161.17 (12) |
| C16—C17—C18—C14 | 0.0 (2) | C15—C16—Fe1—C21 | −79.65 (14) |
| Fe1—C17—C18—C14 | 59.71 (13) | C17—C16—Fe1—C19 | 47.3 (3) |
| C16—C17—C18—Fe1 | −59.74 (14) | C15—C16—Fe1—C19 | 166.45 (19) |
| C15—C14—C18—C17 | 0.1 (2) | C17—C16—Fe1—C18 | −37.81 (12) |
| C13—C14—C18—C17 | 177.53 (16) | C15—C16—Fe1—C18 | 81.37 (12) |
| Fe1—C14—C18—C17 | −59.15 (13) | C17—C16—Fe1—C22 | 120.13 (13) |
| C15—C14—C18—Fe1 | 59.28 (12) | C15—C16—Fe1—C22 | −120.69 (12) |
| C13—C14—C18—Fe1 | −123.32 (17) | C17—C16—Fe1—C15 | −119.18 (17) |
| C23—C19—C20—C21 | −0.4 (2) | C17—C16—Fe1—C14 | −81.69 (12) |
| Fe1—C19—C20—C21 | −60.05 (13) | C15—C16—Fe1—C14 | 37.49 (11) |
| C23—C19—C20—Fe1 | 59.65 (14) | C14—C18—Fe1—C17 | −118.95 (19) |
| C19—C20—C21—C22 | 0.2 (2) | C17—C18—Fe1—C23 | −77.08 (17) |
| Fe1—C20—C21—C22 | −59.72 (13) | C14—C18—Fe1—C23 | 163.97 (11) |
| C19—C20—C21—Fe1 | 59.90 (13) | C17—C18—Fe1—C20 | −161.22 (14) |
| C20—C21—C22—C23 | 0.1 (2) | C14—C18—Fe1—C20 | 79.83 (14) |
| Fe1—C21—C22—C23 | −59.46 (14) | C17—C18—Fe1—C21 | 166.6 (2) |
| C20—C21—C22—Fe1 | 59.58 (13) | C14—C18—Fe1—C21 | 47.6 (3) |
| C21—C22—C23—C19 | −0.4 (2) | C17—C18—Fe1—C19 | −119.11 (15) |
| Fe1—C22—C23—C19 | −59.81 (14) | C14—C18—Fe1—C19 | 121.94 (13) |
| C21—C22—C23—Fe1 | 59.43 (14) | C17—C18—Fe1—C16 | 37.41 (14) |
| C20—C19—C23—C22 | 0.5 (2) | C14—C18—Fe1—C16 | −81.54 (13) |
| Fe1—C19—C23—C22 | 60.10 (14) | C17—C18—Fe1—C22 | −45.1 (3) |
| C20—C19—C23—Fe1 | −59.62 (14) | C14—C18—Fe1—C22 | −164.0 (2) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C23 | −118.99 (13) | C17—C18—Fe1—C15 | 81.32 (15) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C23 | 121.61 (14) | C14—C18—Fe1—C15 | −37.63 (11) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C20 | 168.17 (19) | C17—C18—Fe1—C14 | 118.95 (19) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C20 | 48.8 (3) | C23—C22—Fe1—C17 | −77.16 (16) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C21 | −47.7 (3) | C21—C22—Fe1—C17 | 163.26 (14) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C21 | −167.1 (2) | C21—C22—Fe1—C23 | −119.59 (18) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C19 | −160.67 (12) | C23—C22—Fe1—C20 | 82.12 (13) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C19 | 79.94 (15) | C21—C22—Fe1—C20 | −37.47 (13) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C16 | −119.40 (19) | C23—C22—Fe1—C21 | 119.59 (18) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C18 | 119.40 (19) | C23—C22—Fe1—C19 | 37.97 (12) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C22 | −78.27 (15) | C21—C22—Fe1—C19 | −81.62 (14) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C22 | 162.33 (14) | C23—C22—Fe1—C16 | −118.87 (14) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C15 | 37.80 (12) | C21—C22—Fe1—C16 | 121.55 (14) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C15 | −81.60 (14) | C23—C22—Fe1—C18 | −43.8 (3) |
| C16—C17—Fe1—C14 | 81.59 (12) | C21—C22—Fe1—C18 | −163.4 (2) |
| C18—C17—Fe1—C14 | −37.81 (13) | C23—C22—Fe1—C15 | −160.77 (12) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C17 | 120.69 (14) | C21—C22—Fe1—C15 | 79.64 (14) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C17 | −120.31 (14) | C23—C22—Fe1—C14 | 166.26 (18) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C20 | −80.88 (13) | C21—C22—Fe1—C14 | 46.7 (3) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C20 | 38.12 (12) | C14—C15—Fe1—C17 | 81.90 (12) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C21 | −37.33 (12) | C16—C15—Fe1—C17 | −37.58 (12) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C21 | 81.67 (13) | C14—C15—Fe1—C23 | 163.83 (18) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C19 | −119.00 (18) | C16—C15—Fe1—C23 | 44.4 (3) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C16 | 78.93 (15) | C14—C15—Fe1—C20 | −78.92 (13) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C16 | −162.07 (13) | C16—C15—Fe1—C20 | 161.60 (13) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C18 | 162.56 (12) | C14—C15—Fe1—C21 | −120.65 (12) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C18 | −78.44 (15) | C16—C15—Fe1—C21 | 119.88 (13) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C22 | 119.00 (18) | C14—C15—Fe1—C19 | −45.1 (3) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C15 | 46.6 (3) | C16—C15—Fe1—C19 | −164.6 (2) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C15 | 165.58 (19) | C14—C15—Fe1—C16 | 119.48 (16) |
| C22—C23—Fe1—C14 | −165.54 (18) | C14—C15—Fe1—C18 | 37.73 (11) |
| C19—C23—Fe1—C14 | −46.5 (3) | C16—C15—Fe1—C18 | −81.75 (13) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C17 | 160.6 (2) | C14—C15—Fe1—C22 | −162.56 (11) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C17 | 42.1 (3) | C16—C15—Fe1—C22 | 77.96 (14) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C23 | 80.51 (14) | C16—C15—Fe1—C14 | −119.48 (16) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C23 | −38.03 (13) | C15—C14—Fe1—C17 | −81.23 (13) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C21 | −118.53 (17) | C18—C14—Fe1—C17 | 38.01 (14) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C19 | 118.53 (17) | C13—C14—Fe1—C17 | 157.32 (19) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C16 | −41.8 (3) | C15—C14—Fe1—C23 | −161.9 (2) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C16 | −160.4 (2) | C18—C14—Fe1—C23 | −42.6 (3) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C18 | −163.16 (13) | C13—C14—Fe1—C23 | 76.7 (3) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C18 | 78.31 (14) | C15—C14—Fe1—C20 | 120.88 (12) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C22 | 37.40 (13) | C18—C14—Fe1—C20 | −119.89 (13) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C22 | −81.13 (14) | C13—C14—Fe1—C20 | −0.57 (18) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C15 | −78.09 (14) | C15—C14—Fe1—C21 | 78.92 (13) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C15 | 163.37 (11) | C18—C14—Fe1—C21 | −161.85 (13) |
| C21—C20—Fe1—C14 | −120.49 (12) | C13—C14—Fe1—C21 | −42.53 (19) |
| C19—C20—Fe1—C14 | 120.98 (12) | C15—C14—Fe1—C19 | 163.35 (12) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C17 | −41.8 (3) | C18—C14—Fe1—C19 | −77.42 (14) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C17 | −161.1 (2) | C13—C14—Fe1—C19 | 41.90 (19) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C23 | 37.06 (13) | C15—C14—Fe1—C16 | −37.61 (12) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C23 | −82.23 (13) | C18—C14—Fe1—C16 | 81.63 (14) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C20 | 119.30 (18) | C13—C14—Fe1—C16 | −159.05 (19) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C19 | 81.10 (14) | C15—C14—Fe1—C18 | −119.24 (16) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C19 | −38.20 (12) | C13—C14—Fe1—C18 | 119.3 (2) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C16 | −76.83 (16) | C15—C14—Fe1—C22 | 44.6 (2) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C16 | 163.88 (12) | C18—C14—Fe1—C22 | 163.9 (2) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C18 | 162.9 (2) | C13—C14—Fe1—C22 | −76.8 (3) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C18 | 43.6 (3) | C18—C14—Fe1—C15 | 119.24 (16) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C22 | −119.30 (18) | C13—C14—Fe1—C15 | −121.4 (2) |
| C22—C21—Fe1—C15 | −119.41 (13) | C14—C13—N1—C12 | 179.95 (15) |
| C20—C21—Fe1—C15 | 121.30 (12) | C11—C12—N1—C13 | 174.70 (16) |
| Cg1 is the centroid of the C19–C23 ring. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C18—H18···Cg1i | 0.98 | 2.96 | 3.870 (2) | 155 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+5/2, z+1/2. |
| C14—Fe1 | 2.0502 (16) | C19—Fe1 | 2.038 (2) |
| C15—Fe1 | 2.0501 (18) | C20—Fe1 | 2.0350 (17) |
| C16—Fe1 | 2.038 (2) | C21—Fe1 | 2.0375 (18) |
| C17—Fe1 | 2.0295 (18) | C22—Fe1 | 2.0398 (18) |
| C18—Fe1 | 2.0398 (18) | C23—Fe1 | 2.0347 (19) |
| Cg1 is the centroid of the C19–C23 ring. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C18—H18···Cg1i | 0.98 | 2.96 | 3.870 (2) | 155 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+5/2, z+1/2. |
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The high lipophilicity and electrochemical behaviour of ferrocene render it very attractive for drug design. The incorporation of a ferrocenyl moiety into the 'standard' drug offers new possibilities in therapeutic applications and reversal of drug resistances (Atteke et al., 2003; Baramee et al., 2006). On the other hand, the linear compounds derived from ferrocene have shown great useful functions in supramolecular chemisty (Zhang et al., 2010). In this paper, we report the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound.
As shown in Fig. 1, the title compound has a tadpole-typed molecular configuration. The planes of two cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings in the ferrocene scaffold are approximately parallel with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.299 (2) Å and a dihedral angle of 1.36 (8)°. The Fe—C bond distances are in the range of 2.0295 (18) to 2.0502 (16) Å (Table 1), which are consistent with those data in the similar compounds previously reported (Zheng & Liu, 2009). The adjacent molecules are linked by weak C—H···π interactions between ferrocene cores (Table 2), forming a one-dimensional supramolecular architecture as shown in Fig. 2.