N,N-Dibenzoylferrocenecarboxamide

Abstract

In the title compound, [Fe(C5H5)(C20H14NO3)], the cyclopentadienyl rings deviate by 9.3 (2)° from an eclipsed conformation, defined by C—Cg1—Cg2—C pseudo-torsion angles ranging from 8.8 (1) to 9.85 (1)°. The coordination at the N atom is slightly pyramidal, as indicated by the angular sum around it of 352.6°. The amide group is inclined at 17.86 (9) and 27.27 (11)° with respect to the aromatic rings. In the crystal, molecules are linked by one C—H...O hydrogen bond and one C—H...π interaction into a two-dimensional framework parallel to the b axis.