Crystal Structure of 1-[(N-Methyl-N-4-nitrobenzyl)aminomethyl]ferrocene

Abstract

The title compound, C₁₉H₂₀FeN₂O₂, was synthesized as a good precursor of amino-ferrocenylphosphine, and its crystal structure was determined. This compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1, with a = 8.473(7)Å, b = 9.990(8)Å, c = 11.455(9)Å, α = 111.787(9)°, β = 97.008(10)°, γ = 104.440(10)°, Z = 2 , V = 846.7(12)ų. The final R value is 0.0473 for 4348 measured reflections. The angle between the phenyl ring and the substituted cyclopentadienyl plane is 17.6(2)°.