Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m155-m156  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680300429X ]

cis-Dichlorobis(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine)iridium(III) hexafluorophosphate

N. Yoshikawa, J. Sakamoto, N. Kanehisa, Y. Kai and T. Matsumura-Inoue

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, [IrCl₂(C₂₄H₂₄N₄)₂]PF₆, contains a monomeric [IrCl₂(dmbpy)₂]⁺ cation (dmbpy is 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) and a hexafluorophosphate anion. The iridium(III) ion is coordinated by four N atoms from two dmbpy ligands [mean Ir-N distance = 2.052  (5)  Å] and two Cl atoms [Ir-Cl = 2.360  (9) and 2.356  (2)  Å], forming a distorted octahedral environment. Each 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligand is planar, the mean deviations from the least-squares planes being 0.035  (4) and 0.013  (3)  Å.

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