Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2403-m2405  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806030017 ]

cis-(2-Acetylcyclopentanonato-²O,O')bis(2-pyridylphenyl-N)iridium(III) dichloromethane solvate

T.-J. Kim and U. Lee

Abstract: The title compound, [Ir(C₁₁H₈N)₂(C₇H₉O₂)]·CH₂Cl₂ or [Ir(ppy)₂(2-acetylcyclopentanone)] (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine), is a neutral mononuclear iridium(III) complex. The complex and solvent molecules both lie on twofold rotation axes. The iridium centre is coordinated by two N atoms and two C atoms from two ppy ligands [Ir-N = 2.044 (3) Å and Ir-C = 1.992 (4) Å], and two O atoms from the -diketonate ligand [Ir-O= 2.11 (2) and 2.21 (2) Å], forming a distorted octahedral environment. The structure is stabilized by aromatic - stacking and C-H interactions.

Online 6 September 2006

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