Intermolecular interactions in N-(ferrocenylmethyl)anthracene-9-carboxamide
Gallagher, John F.ORCID: 0000-0003-4130-4556, Kelly, Paula N., Kenny, Peter T.M. and Lough, Alan J.
(2003)
Intermolecular interactions in N-(ferrocenylmethyl)anthracene-9-carboxamide.
Acta Crystallographica Section C, 59
(12).
pp. 552-554.
ISSN 0108-2701
The title compound, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₂₁H₁₆NO)], was synthesized from the coupling reaction of anthracene-9-carboxylic acid and ferrocenylmethylamine. The ferrocenyl (Fc) group and the anthracene ring system both lie approximately orthogonal to the amide moiety. An amide-amide interaction (along the a axis) is the principal interaction [N...O = 2.910 (2) Å]. A C-H...π(arene) interaction [C...centroid = 3.573 (2) Å] and a C-H...O interaction [C...O = 3.275 (3) Å] complete the hydrogen bonding; two short (Fc)C...C(anthracene) contacts are also present.