Crystal Structure of a Liquid Crystalline Ferrocene Derivative, 1,1-bis[10-[4-(4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy]decyloxycarbonyl]ferrocene

The molecular and crystal structures of 1,1ʹ-disubstituted ferrocene derivative, 1,1ʹ-bis[10-[4-(4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) phenoxy]decyloxycarbonyl]ferrocene (bMAF-10) were determined by X-ray diffraction method using the single crystals. The structural molecular feature was the cis conformation ("U" shape) in which the two substituents existed in the same directions, but not the trans conformation ("S" shape) expected in general.