( S p )-1-Diphenylphosphanyl-2-{( S )-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)phenyl]hydroxymethyl}ferrocene

The absolute configuration of the title compound, [Fe(C5H5)(C36H29OP2)], is Sp at the ferrocene group and S at the asymmetric C atom. Both P atoms have a trigonal-pyramidal conformation. There is a short intramolecular C-H...P contact with an H...P distance of 2.56 Å. The hydroxy group is involved in an intramolecular O-H...πphenyl interaction. The crystal packing shows five very weak intermolecular C-H...π contacts, with H...Cg distances between 3.26 and 3.39 Å (Cg is the centroid of a phenyl or cyclopentadienyl ring).