11-Bromo-1-ferrocenylundecan-1-one

Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m1362 [doi:10.1107/S1600536807016510]

This molecule is a useful precursor to redox active surfactant systems and has the longest unsupported methylene chain to have been examined crystallographically in a ferrocene compound. The undecanone chain is beautifully ordered and bows towards the iron atom. C–H···O and C–H···Br interactions link adjacent molecules in a head-to-tail fashion to stabilize the structure. These dimers assemble further into zigzag chains through C–H···π interactions involving both cyclopentadiene rings.

C.J. McAdam, B.H. Robinson and J. Simpson