“…The Fe...C distances in (1) and (2) are very regular with ranses of 2.028 (5)-2.055 (3) and 2.042(4)-2.070 (3) A, respectively. These distances are comparable with those found in ferrocene (Seiler & Dunitz, 1982) and its derivatives (Shawkataly, Kalil, Fun, Chinnakali, Teoh, Ito & Sawamura, 1993;Shawkataly, Fun, Chinnakali, Yip, Teoh, Ito & Sawamura, 1993;Einstein & Willis, 1980) and are also in the range of those found in structures containing the phenylferrocenyl unit where the Fe--C distances range from 1.957 to 2.212 A with a mean of 2.041 A. Structures with a crowded coordination sphere have a larger range of distances with a mean greater than 2.041 A (Roberts, Silver, Yamin, Drew & Eberhardt, 1988).…”