Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m551-m552  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803014235 ]

cis-Dichlorobis(2,2'-biquinoline)iridium(III) hexafluorophosphate

N. Yoshikawa, J. Sakamoto, N. Kanehisa, Y. Kai, T. Matsumura-Inoue, H. Takashima and K. Tsukahara

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, [IrCl₂(bqn)₂]PF₆, (bqn is 2,2'-biquinoline, C₁₈H₁₂N₂), contains a monomeric [IrCl₂(bqn)₂]⁺ cation and a hexafluorophosphate anion. The iridium(III) ion is coordinated by four N atoms from two bqn ligands [mean Ir-N distance 2.065  (5)  Å] and two Cl atoms [Ir-Cl = 2.342  (2) and 2.353  (2)  Å], forming a distorted octahedral environment. Each 2,2'-biquinoline ligand is planar, the mean deviations from the least-squares planes being 0.2431  (6) and 0.1665  (6)  Å.

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