Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, m1448-m1449
[ doi:10.1107/S1600536812044698 ]

Trichlorido(5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine-²N,N')(dimethylformamide-O)indium(III) hemihydrate

S. A. Shirvan, S. Haydari Dezfuli, F. Khazali, M. Aghajeri and A. Borsalani

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [InCl₃(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)(C₃H₇NO)]·0.5H₂O, contains two independent In^III complex molecules with similar structures and one lattice water molecule. In each complex molecule, the In^III atom is six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral geometry, formed by two N atoms from the chelating 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligand, one O atom from a dimethylformamide and three facial Cl atoms. In the crystal, the lattice water molecule is linked to the complex molecules via O-HCl hydrogen bonds. Further weak C-HCl and C-HO hydrogen bonds result in the formation of a three-dimensional structure.

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