Aqua(benzamidato-κN)bis[3,5-difluoro-2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κC1]iridium(III) methanol monosolvate

• Main Authors: Feng Wu, Songlin Zhang, Yuqiang Ding
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 2012-03-01
• Series: Acta Crystallographica Section E
• Online Access: http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812005922
• ISSN: 1600-5368

In the title compound, [Ir(C11H6F2N)2(C7H6NO)(H2O)]·CH3OH, the IrIII ion adopts an octahedral geometry, and is coordinated by two 3,5-difluoro-2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl ligands, one molecule of water and one benzamidate anion. The two 2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridyl ligands are arranged in a cis-C,C′ and trans-N,N′ fashion. Additionally, there is a bystanding methanol molecule outside the coordination sphere of the IrIII ion. In the crystal, molecules of the title compound are linked by O—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds. One F atom of each ligand is equally disordered over two sites. The C atom of the solvent molecule is likewise disordered over two sites in a 0.589 (11):0.411 (11) ratio.