1-(Ferrocen-1-ylmeth-yl)-3-methyl-imidazol-3-ium hexa-fluorido-phosphate

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2012 Apr 1;68(Pt 4):m353. doi: 10.1107/S1600536812008719. Epub 2012 Mar 3.

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(10)H(12)N(2))]PF(6), consists of a ferrocene-1-methyl-(3-methyl-imidazolium) cation and a hexa-fluorido-phosphate anion. The ferrocenyl rings are skewed by 6.7 (4)° from the ideal eclipsed conformation. The inter-planar angle between the plane of the substituted cyclo-penta-dienyl ring and that of the imidazole ring is 89.9 (4)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds.