2-Chloro-1-ferrocenylethanone

Abstract

The title molecule, [Fe(C5H5)(C7H6ClO)], comprises a ferrocene unit with a 2-chloroethanone substituent on one of the cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings. The two Cp rings are almost coplanar with an angle of 1.28 (1)° between them. In the crystal, C—H...Cl and C—H...O hydrogen bonds together with an edge-to-face C—H...π contact involving the unsubstituted Cp ring stack molecules along the c-axis direction.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• 2-chloro-1-ferrocenylethanone
• hydrogen bonding
• C—H...π contact