The asymmetric unit of the title salt, [Fe(C5H5)(C21H17N3O2]PF6, comprises a 1-(4-ferrocenylphen-yl)-3-(4-nitro-benz-yl)imidazolium cation paired with a hexa-fluorido-phosphate anion. The cation adopts a syn-periplanar arrangement, with the ferrocenylphenyl su... ...