(4,4′-Dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)bis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κC1]iridium(III) hexafluoridophosphate unknown solvate

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Ir(C11H8N)2(C12H12N2O2)]PF6, comprises a [Ir(ppy)2(diMeO-bpy)]+ cation (Hppy = 2-phenylpyridine and diMeO-bpy = 4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridine) and a PF6− anion. The IrIII atom is coordinated by two anionic ppy− ligands, each coordinating in a C^N cyclometalated mode, and one neutral diMeO-bpy ligand, leading to a distorted octahedral geometry defined by a cis-C2N4 donor set. Intermolecular C—F...H contacts lead to a three-dimensional architecture that define columns parallel to a. Unknown disordered solvent molecules reside in these columns with the electron density being treated with SQUEEZE [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18]. The unit-cell data do not reflect the presence of the unresolved solvent.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• cyclometalated iridium complex
• C—H...F interactions
• SQUEEZE