title: 1-(Ferrocen-1-ylmeth-yl)-3-methyl-imidazol-3-ium hexa-fluorido-phosphate.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000,  South Africa.
authors.forename: Vincent O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Nyamori
authors.forename: Siphesihle M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zulu
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omondi