Cis-(2-Acetylcyclopentanonato-κ2O,O′)bis(2-pyridylphenyl-κN)iridium(III) dichloromethane solvate

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 β-diketonate ligand [Ir—O= 2.11 (2) and 2.21 (2) Å], forming a distorted octa­hedral environment. The structure is stabilized by aromatic π–π stacking and C—H⋯π inter­actions.