Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m1107-m1109  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803024401 ]

Trichloro(2,6-di-2-pyridylpyridine-³N)indium(III)

R. J. Butcher, C. George, N. Muratore and A. P. Purdy

Abstract: In the title complex, [InCl₃(C₁₅H₁₁N₃)], the mutually trans bond lengths In-N [2.2438 (16) Å] and In-Cl [2.4080 (5) Å] are shorter than the other In-N and In-Cl bonds (each trans to their own kind). This trans influence was observed earlier in d¹⁰ metal complexes of 2,6-di-2-pyridylpyridine. The crystal structure of (I) is stabilized by extensive intermolecular C-HCl hydrogen bonding.

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