title: Intermolecular interactions in N-(ferrocenylmethyl)anthracene-9-carboxamide.
abstract: The title compound, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(21)H(16)NO)], 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) A]. A C-H.pi(arene) interaction [C.centroid = 3.573 (2) A] and a C-H.O interaction [C.O = 3.275 (3) A] complete the hydrogen bonding; two short (Fc)C.C(anthracene) contacts are also present.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. john.gallagher@dcu.ie
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Paula N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Peter T M
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lough