Abstract
In the title ferrocene derivative, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(15)H(16)NO)], the dihedral angle between the best planes of the benzene and the substituted cyclo-penta-dienyl ring is 83.4 (1)°. The presence of a methyl substituent in the para position of the aniline group does not alter the crystal packing compared to that of 3-anilino-1-ferrocenylpropan-1-one [Leka et al. (2012 ▶). Acta Cryst. E68, m229]. The molecules are connected into centro-symmetric dimers via N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In addition, C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N contacts stabilize the crystal packing.