N-(4-Ferrocenylphenyl)benzamide

Abstract

In the title compound, [Fe(C5H5)(C18H14NO)], the unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl ring is disordered over two sets of sites with occupancy ratio of 0.55 (1):0.45 (1). One conformation has the rings eclipsed and the other staggered. An intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bond forms an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds lead to R21(7) ring motifs. The molecules are linked into polymeric chains extending along the b axis.