metal-organic compounds
(Ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium bromide
aOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: wsp1314@126.com
The title compound, [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]Br, is isotypic with the analogous chloride compound. The Fe—C bond lengths are in the range 2.020 (6)–2.048 (7) Å. In the crystal, the cations and bromide anions are connected by N+—H⋯Br− hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For the isotypic chloride compound, see: Winter & Wolmershauser (1998). For other structures containing the (N-ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium cation, see: Gibbons & Trotter (1971); Guo (2006); Guo, Yang & Zhang (2006); Guo, Zhou et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: PRPKAPPA (Ferguson, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810018453/bi2381sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810018453/bi2381Isup2.hkl
(Ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylamine (0.607 g, 2.5 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (15 ml) and a yellow solid was obtained after adding HBr (0.5 g, 40%). The precipitate was dissolved by adding DMF and single crystals of the title compound suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained on slow evaporation of the solvents over a period of 7 days.
The ε = C/(T—T0)), suggesting that this compound is not ferroelectric or there may be no distinct occurring within the measured temperature range. Similarly, below the melting point of the compound (184°C), the as a function of temperature goes smoothly, and no dielectric anomaly is observed.
of the compound as a function of temperature indicates that the permittivity is basically temperature-independent (H atoms bound to C atoms were positioned geometrically, with C—H = 0.98, 0.97 and 0.96 Å for those on cyclopentadienyl, methylene and methyl C atoms, respectively, and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq (methyl C). The methyl groups were allowed to rotate about their local threefold axes. Atom H1A was positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on N1, with N—H = 0.91 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(N).
A number of crystal structures containing the (N-ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium cation, [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+, have been reported, including [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+Cl-.2H2O (Guo, Zhou et al., 2006), 2[Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+[ZnCl4]2-.H2O (Gibbons & Trotter, 1971), [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+NO3- (Guo, Yang & Zhang, 2006) and 2[Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+SO42-.5H2O (Guo, 2006). The analogous chloride compound has also been reported (Winter & Wolmershauser, 1998) and the title compound is isomorphous with it.
The
consists of one (N-ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium cation and one bromide anion (Fig. 1). The Fe atom is bonded to the two five-membered carbon rings with Fe—C bond lengths in the range 2.020 (6)-2.048 (7) Å, with mean values of 2.036 and 2.025Å for the unsubstituted and substituted Cp rings, respectively. The Fe···Cp plane distances are 1.638 and 1.651 Å for Cp1 and Cp2, respectively, and the Cp1—Fe—Cp2 angle is 178.58°. These suggest that an interaction may exist between the methyldimethylamine group and the Fe atom, drawing the less electron-rich substituted Cp ligand marginally closer to the metal centre. The two rings, Cp1(C1–C5) and Cp2 (C6–C10), are nearly parallel with a dihedral angle between their mean planes of 1.7°. They exhibit a nearly eclipsed conformation, as is usually found in other ferrocene derivatives (for example, the structures listed above).In the
the cations and bromide ions are connected by N+—H···Br- hydrogen bonds (Fig. 2).For the isomorphous chloride compound, see: Winter & Wolmershauser (1998). For other structures containing the (N-ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium cation, see: Gibbons & Trotter (1971); Guo (2006); Guo, Yang & Zhang (2006); Guo, Zhou et al. (2006).
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku 2005); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku 2005); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: PRPKAPPA (Ferguson, 1999).[Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]Br | Dx = 1.571 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 324.04 | Melting point: 457 K |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2n | Cell parameters from 6130 reflections |
a = 21.393 (4) Å | θ = 3.4–27.6° |
b = 5.9296 (12) Å | µ = 3.99 mm−1 |
c = 10.798 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
V = 1369.7 (5) Å3 | Prism, yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
F(000) = 656 |
Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer | 3117 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2638 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.056 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005) | h = −27→27 |
Tmin = 0.450, Tmax = 0.468 | k = −7→7 |
13217 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
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)] = 0.038 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.078 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0233P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.08 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3117 reflections | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
147 parameters | Δρmin = −0.51 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1474 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.011 (12) |
[Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]Br | V = 1369.7 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 324.04 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 21.393 (4) Å | µ = 3.99 mm−1 |
b = 5.9296 (12) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 10.798 (2) Å | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer | 3117 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005) | 2638 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.450, Tmax = 0.468 | Rint = 0.056 |
13217 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.078 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
S = 1.08 | Δρmin = −0.51 e Å−3 |
3117 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1474 Friedel pairs |
147 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.011 (12) |
1 restraint |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2sigma(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Br1 | 0.56302 (2) | 0.12331 (6) | 0.47649 (4) | 0.05861 (15) | |
Fe1 | 0.31150 (2) | 0.40436 (7) | 0.28011 (5) | 0.03551 (13) | |
N1 | 0.51727 (12) | 0.3869 (4) | 0.2374 (3) | 0.0333 (7) | |
H1A | 0.5230 | 0.3024 | 0.3069 | 0.040* | |
C1 | 0.40534 (14) | 0.4348 (5) | 0.2980 (3) | 0.0309 (7) | |
C2 | 0.38089 (16) | 0.2954 (6) | 0.3942 (3) | 0.0383 (8) | |
H2A | 0.3922 | 0.1379 | 0.4103 | 0.046* | |
C3 | 0.33669 (18) | 0.4253 (7) | 0.4615 (4) | 0.0472 (10) | |
H3A | 0.3119 | 0.3727 | 0.5321 | 0.057* | |
C4 | 0.33448 (18) | 0.6430 (6) | 0.4089 (4) | 0.0462 (10) | |
H4A | 0.3078 | 0.7677 | 0.4364 | 0.055* | |
C5 | 0.37663 (15) | 0.6481 (5) | 0.3083 (3) | 0.0351 (8) | |
H5A | 0.3843 | 0.7777 | 0.2541 | 0.042* | |
C6 | 0.22327 (19) | 0.2783 (10) | 0.2675 (5) | 0.0724 (14) | |
H6A | 0.1959 | 0.2412 | 0.3375 | 0.087* | |
C7 | 0.22629 (19) | 0.4831 (8) | 0.2085 (4) | 0.0591 (12) | |
H7A | 0.2016 | 0.6166 | 0.2302 | 0.071* | |
C8 | 0.2691 (2) | 0.4729 (9) | 0.1167 (4) | 0.0666 (13) | |
H8A | 0.2801 | 0.5962 | 0.0603 | 0.080* | |
C9 | 0.2945 (2) | 0.2549 (12) | 0.1143 (6) | 0.0845 (19) | |
H9A | 0.3258 | 0.1978 | 0.0560 | 0.101* | |
C10 | 0.2658 (3) | 0.1322 (7) | 0.2113 (7) | 0.090 (2) | |
H10A | 0.2732 | −0.0262 | 0.2328 | 0.108* | |
C11 | 0.44972 (15) | 0.3637 (6) | 0.2002 (4) | 0.0357 (9) | |
H11A | 0.4424 | 0.4538 | 0.1266 | 0.043* | |
H11B | 0.4415 | 0.2074 | 0.1790 | 0.043* | |
C12 | 0.55769 (16) | 0.2923 (9) | 0.1398 (4) | 0.0611 (12) | |
H12A | 0.5456 | 0.1393 | 0.1235 | 0.092* | |
H12B | 0.6004 | 0.2960 | 0.1668 | 0.092* | |
H12C | 0.5533 | 0.3802 | 0.0657 | 0.092* | |
C13 | 0.5351 (2) | 0.6194 (5) | 0.2675 (5) | 0.0614 (12) | |
H13A | 0.5786 | 0.6242 | 0.2893 | 0.092* | |
H13B | 0.5104 | 0.6720 | 0.3360 | 0.092* | |
H13C | 0.5278 | 0.7143 | 0.1969 | 0.092* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.0834 (3) | 0.0501 (2) | 0.0424 (2) | 0.0079 (2) | −0.0100 (2) | 0.0080 (2) |
Fe1 | 0.0313 (2) | 0.0357 (3) | 0.0395 (3) | −0.00206 (18) | −0.0070 (3) | −0.0036 (3) |
N1 | 0.0348 (16) | 0.0343 (16) | 0.0308 (16) | 0.0011 (11) | −0.0007 (12) | 0.0048 (12) |
C1 | 0.0279 (15) | 0.0322 (16) | 0.032 (2) | −0.0026 (13) | −0.0029 (15) | −0.0051 (15) |
C2 | 0.036 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.040 (2) | −0.0068 (16) | −0.0095 (17) | 0.0043 (17) |
C3 | 0.037 (2) | 0.072 (3) | 0.033 (2) | −0.0095 (18) | 0.0045 (18) | 0.000 (2) |
C4 | 0.037 (2) | 0.051 (3) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0009 (16) | −0.0006 (19) | −0.0205 (19) |
C5 | 0.0353 (18) | 0.0278 (18) | 0.042 (2) | −0.0027 (12) | −0.0022 (16) | −0.0036 (15) |
C6 | 0.040 (2) | 0.103 (4) | 0.074 (4) | −0.030 (3) | −0.024 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C7 | 0.046 (2) | 0.063 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.013 (2) | −0.023 (2) | −0.007 (3) |
C8 | 0.068 (3) | 0.080 (4) | 0.051 (3) | −0.008 (3) | −0.024 (2) | 0.008 (3) |
C9 | 0.049 (3) | 0.128 (5) | 0.076 (4) | 0.016 (3) | −0.031 (3) | −0.064 (4) |
C10 | 0.091 (4) | 0.034 (3) | 0.145 (6) | −0.013 (3) | −0.078 (4) | −0.002 (3) |
C11 | 0.0324 (19) | 0.040 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.0025 (14) | −0.0033 (15) | −0.0050 (15) |
C12 | 0.042 (2) | 0.089 (3) | 0.053 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.016 (2) | −0.001 (3) |
C13 | 0.054 (2) | 0.054 (3) | 0.077 (4) | −0.0162 (17) | −0.010 (3) | 0.003 (3) |
Fe1—C1 | 2.025 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.412 (5) |
Fe1—C8 | 2.025 (4) | C4—H4A | 0.980 |
Fe1—C10 | 2.029 (4) | C5—H5A | 0.980 |
Fe1—C5 | 2.031 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.373 (7) |
Fe1—C9 | 2.031 (5) | C6—C10 | 1.395 (8) |
Fe1—C7 | 2.034 (4) | C6—H6A | 0.980 |
Fe1—C2 | 2.034 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.351 (6) |
Fe1—C6 | 2.035 (4) | C7—H7A | 0.980 |
Fe1—C3 | 2.035 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.402 (7) |
Fe1—C4 | 2.044 (4) | C8—H8A | 0.980 |
N1—C13 | 1.467 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.416 (8) |
N1—C12 | 1.474 (5) | C9—H9A | 0.980 |
N1—C11 | 1.506 (4) | C10—H10A | 0.980 |
N1—H1A | 0.910 | C11—H11A | 0.970 |
C1—C5 | 1.410 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.970 |
C1—C2 | 1.427 (5) | C12—H12A | 0.960 |
C1—C11 | 1.482 (5) | C12—H12B | 0.960 |
C2—C3 | 1.420 (5) | C12—H12C | 0.960 |
C2—H2A | 0.980 | C13—H13A | 0.960 |
C3—C4 | 1.411 (5) | C13—H13B | 0.960 |
C3—H3A | 0.980 | C13—H13C | 0.960 |
C1—Fe1—C8 | 120.62 (19) | C2—C3—Fe1 | 69.5 (2) |
C1—Fe1—C10 | 125.8 (2) | C4—C3—H3A | 125.9 |
C8—Fe1—C10 | 67.9 (2) | C2—C3—H3A | 125.9 |
C1—Fe1—C5 | 40.70 (12) | Fe1—C3—H3A | 125.9 |
C8—Fe1—C5 | 107.17 (17) | C3—C4—C5 | 107.9 (3) |
C10—Fe1—C5 | 162.2 (3) | C3—C4—Fe1 | 69.4 (2) |
C1—Fe1—C9 | 107.51 (17) | C5—C4—Fe1 | 69.2 (2) |
C8—Fe1—C9 | 40.4 (2) | C3—C4—H4A | 126.0 |
C10—Fe1—C9 | 40.8 (2) | C5—C4—H4A | 126.0 |
C5—Fe1—C9 | 124.5 (2) | Fe1—C4—H4A | 126.0 |
C1—Fe1—C7 | 154.72 (18) | C1—C5—C4 | 108.6 (3) |
C8—Fe1—C7 | 38.89 (18) | C1—C5—Fe1 | 69.44 (16) |
C10—Fe1—C7 | 67.12 (19) | C4—C5—Fe1 | 70.24 (19) |
C5—Fe1—C7 | 120.56 (16) | C1—C5—H5A | 125.7 |
C9—Fe1—C7 | 66.71 (19) | C4—C5—H5A | 125.7 |
C1—Fe1—C2 | 41.15 (14) | Fe1—C5—H5A | 125.7 |
C8—Fe1—C2 | 156.64 (19) | C7—C6—C10 | 108.5 (5) |
C10—Fe1—C2 | 108.73 (17) | C7—C6—Fe1 | 70.3 (2) |
C5—Fe1—C2 | 68.57 (13) | C10—C6—Fe1 | 69.7 (2) |
C9—Fe1—C2 | 121.73 (19) | C7—C6—H6A | 125.8 |
C7—Fe1—C2 | 163.11 (19) | C10—C6—H6A | 125.8 |
C1—Fe1—C6 | 163.51 (19) | Fe1—C6—H6A | 125.8 |
C8—Fe1—C6 | 66.4 (2) | C8—C7—C6 | 109.4 (5) |
C10—Fe1—C6 | 40.2 (2) | C8—C7—Fe1 | 70.2 (2) |
C5—Fe1—C6 | 155.2 (2) | C6—C7—Fe1 | 70.3 (2) |
C9—Fe1—C6 | 67.3 (2) | C8—C7—H7A | 125.3 |
C7—Fe1—C6 | 39.44 (19) | C6—C7—H7A | 125.3 |
C2—Fe1—C6 | 126.91 (19) | Fe1—C7—H7A | 125.3 |
C1—Fe1—C3 | 68.90 (15) | C7—C8—C9 | 108.5 (5) |
C8—Fe1—C3 | 160.9 (2) | C7—C8—Fe1 | 70.9 (3) |
C10—Fe1—C3 | 121.9 (2) | C9—C8—Fe1 | 70.0 (3) |
C5—Fe1—C3 | 68.31 (15) | C7—C8—H8A | 125.7 |
C9—Fe1—C3 | 157.3 (2) | C9—C8—H8A | 125.7 |
C7—Fe1—C3 | 126.08 (18) | Fe1—C8—H8A | 125.7 |
C2—Fe1—C3 | 40.84 (15) | C8—C9—C10 | 107.0 (5) |
C6—Fe1—C3 | 109.4 (2) | C8—C9—Fe1 | 69.6 (3) |
C1—Fe1—C4 | 68.57 (14) | C10—C9—Fe1 | 69.5 (3) |
C8—Fe1—C4 | 124.18 (19) | C8—C9—H9A | 126.5 |
C10—Fe1—C4 | 156.4 (3) | C10—C9—H9A | 126.5 |
C5—Fe1—C4 | 40.55 (15) | Fe1—C9—H9A | 126.5 |
C9—Fe1—C4 | 160.9 (3) | C6—C10—C9 | 106.6 (4) |
C7—Fe1—C4 | 108.37 (17) | C6—C10—Fe1 | 70.1 (3) |
C2—Fe1—C4 | 68.43 (15) | C9—C10—Fe1 | 69.7 (2) |
C6—Fe1—C4 | 121.5 (2) | C6—C10—H10A | 126.7 |
C3—Fe1—C4 | 40.46 (15) | C9—C10—H10A | 126.7 |
C13—N1—C12 | 111.3 (3) | Fe1—C10—H10A | 126.7 |
C13—N1—C11 | 113.2 (3) | C1—C11—N1 | 113.4 (3) |
C12—N1—C11 | 109.7 (3) | C1—C11—H11A | 108.9 |
C13—N1—H1A | 107.5 | N1—C11—H11A | 108.9 |
C12—N1—H1A | 107.5 | C1—C11—H11B | 108.9 |
C11—N1—H1A | 107.5 | N1—C11—H11B | 108.9 |
C5—C1—C2 | 107.6 (3) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.7 |
C5—C1—C11 | 126.2 (3) | N1—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C11 | 126.1 (3) | N1—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C5—C1—Fe1 | 69.86 (18) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—Fe1 | 69.78 (18) | N1—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C11—C1—Fe1 | 122.8 (2) | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 107.6 (3) | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—Fe1 | 69.6 (2) | N1—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C1—C2—Fe1 | 69.07 (19) | N1—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2A | 126.2 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2A | 126.2 | N1—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
Fe1—C2—H2A | 126.2 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 108.2 (3) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—Fe1 | 70.1 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]Br |
Mr | 324.04 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 21.393 (4), 5.9296 (12), 10.798 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1369.7 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.99 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku SCXmini |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.450, 0.468 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13217, 3117, 2638 |
Rint | 0.056 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.078, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 3117 |
No. of parameters | 147 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.28, −0.51 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1474 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.011 (12) |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PRPKAPPA (Ferguson, 1999).
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the starter fund of Southeast University for financial support to purchase the X-ray diffractometer.
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A number of crystal structures containing the (N-ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium cation, [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+, have been reported, including [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+Cl-.2H2O (Guo, Zhou et al., 2006), 2[Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+[ZnCl4]2-.H2O (Gibbons & Trotter, 1971), [Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+NO3- (Guo, Yang & Zhang, 2006) and 2[Fe(C5H5)(C8H13N)]+SO42-.5H2O (Guo, 2006). The analogous chloride compound has also been reported (Winter & Wolmershauser, 1998) and the title compound is isomorphous with it.
The asymmetric unit consists of one (N-ferrocenylmethyl)dimethylammonium cation and one bromide anion (Fig. 1). The Fe atom is bonded to the two five-membered carbon rings with Fe—C bond lengths in the range 2.020 (6)-2.048 (7) Å, with mean values of 2.036 and 2.025Å for the unsubstituted and substituted Cp rings, respectively. The Fe···Cp plane distances are 1.638 and 1.651 Å for Cp1 and Cp2, respectively, and the Cp1—Fe—Cp2 angle is 178.58°. These suggest that an interaction may exist between the methyldimethylamine group and the Fe atom, drawing the less electron-rich substituted Cp ligand marginally closer to the metal centre. The two rings, Cp1(C1–C5) and Cp2 (C6–C10), are nearly parallel with a dihedral angle between their mean planes of 1.7°. They exhibit a nearly eclipsed conformation, as is usually found in other ferrocene derivatives (for example, the structures listed above).
In the crystal structure, the cations and bromide ions are connected by N+—H···Br- hydrogen bonds (Fig. 2).