(1-Naphthyliminomethyl)ferrocene

Abstract

In the title molecule, [Fe(C5H5)(C16H12N)], the cyclopentadienyl rings are approximately eclipsed and the interplanar angle is 0.8 (7)°. The Fe atom is slightly closer to the substituted cyclopentadienyl ring, with an Fe...centroid distance of 1.639 (2) Å, compared with 1.645 (2) Å for the unsubstituted ring. The C=N double bond is essentially coplanar with the substituted cyclopentadienyl ring with a deviation of 10.3 (1)°. The angle formed by the C=N double bond and the naphthalene ring system is 47.1 (1)°. The C—N=C—C torsion angle is 177.32 (5)°.