(Bipyridyl-κ 2 N , N ′)bis(η 5 -pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(trifluoromethanesulfonato-κ O )cerium(III)

The title compound, [Ce(CF3SO3)(C10H15)2(C10H8N2)], crystallizes as a bent metallocene with an inner-sphere trifluoro­methane­sulfonate ligand [Cg1—Ce—Cg2 = 138.91 (1) A; Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the cyclo­penta­dienyl rings]. The penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dienyl rings have a slightly staggered conformation. The bipyridine ligand has an N—C—C—N torsion angle of −8.2 (7)°.