title: 1-(Ferrocen-1-ylmeth-yl)-3-methyl-imidazol-3-ium iodide.
abstract: The structure of the title compound, [Fe(C5H5)(C10H12N2)]I, consists of a 1-(ferrocen-1-ylmeth-yl)-3-methyl-imidazolium cation which is counter-balanced by an iodide anion. The cyclo-penta-dienyl (Cp) rings of the ferrocene unit have a slightly staggered conformation skewed from an ideal eclipsed conformation by an angle of 3.5 (6)°. The inter-planar angle between the Cp and the imidazole ring is 67.94 (2)°.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Physics, 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