3-(3-Acetyl­anilino)-1-ferrocenylpropan-1-one

The title ferrocene-containing Mannich base, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₁₆H₁₆NO₂)], crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. Mol­ecules A and B have similar conformations. The dihedral angles between the best planes of the benzene and substituted cyclo­penta­dienyl rings are 88.59 (9) and 84.39 (10)° in A and B, respectively. In the crystal, the independent mol­ecules form centrosymmetric dimers via corresponding N—H...O hydrogen bonds. The dimers further arrange via C—H...π and C—H...O inter­actions. There are no significant inter­actions between the A and B mol­ecules.