Cis-Dichlorobis(2,2′-biquinoline)iridium(III) hexafluorophosphate

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, [IrCl2(bqn)2]PF6, (bqn is 2,2′-bi­quinoline, C18H12N2), contains a monomeric [IrCl2(bqn)2]+ cation and a hexa­fluoro­phosphate anion. The iridium(III) ion is coordinated by four N atoms from two bqn ligands [mean Ir—N distance 2.065 (5) A] and two Cl atoms [Ir—Cl = 2.342 (2) and 2.353 (2) A], forming a distorted octahedral environment. Each 2,2′-bi­quinoline ligand is planar, the mean deviations from the least-squares planes being 0.2431 (6) and 0.1665 (6) A.