1,2:5,6-Di-O-isopropyl­idene-α-d-3-glucofuranosyl (R (p))-2-(diphenyl­phosphino)ferrocene-1-carboxyl­ate

The title compound, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(30)H(32)O(7)P)], which is an inter­mediate in the synthesis of (R (p))-2-(diphenyl­phos­phino)ferrocene-1-carboxylic acid, crystallizes in the common chiral space group P2(1)2(1)2(1). In general, the mol­ecular geometry is very similar to that of the corresponding 2,1′-bis­(diphenyl­phosphino) congener. The ferrocene unit assumes a regular geometry with the proximal bulky substituents efficiently avoiding mutual spatial contacts. In the crystal, the mol­ecules participate in weak intra- and inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions.