title: 2-Ferrocenyl-N-(2-ferrocenylbenzo-yl)-N-(4-methyl-2-pyrid-yl)benzamide.
abstract: The title compound, [Fe(2)(C(5)H(5))(2)(C(30)H(22)N(2)O(2))], a 2:1 product of the reaction of 2-ferrocenylbenzoic acid and 2-amino-4-methyl-pyridine, forms a twisted mol-ecular structure in the solid state due to steric effects from the two benzene rings ortho-substituted with ferrocenyl and carbonyl-derived groups. A short intra-molecular C-H⋯π interaction is observed involving a substituted η(5)-C(5)H(4) ring and an ortho H atom of the benzene ring on the opposite side of the mol-ecule. In the crystal structure, there are no classical hydrogen bonds: inter-actions comprise a short C(6)-H⋯π(C(6)) inter-action involving substituted benzene rings and two C-H⋯O=C inter-actions per mol-ecule.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alley
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lough