Mer-[3-Phenyl-5-(2-pyridylκ-N)-1,2,4-triazol-1-κido-N 1]bis-(2-quinolylphenyl-κ2 C 1,N) iridium(III) deuterochloro-form disolvate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ir(C13H9N4)(C 15H10N)2]·2CDCl3, the coordination at iridium is octa-hedral, but with narrow ligand bite angles ranging from 74.85 (8) to 83.99 (8)°. The bond lengths at iridium show the expected trans influence, with Ir - N trans to C being appreciably longer than trans to N. The chelate rings are mutually perpendicular to a reasonable approximation [interplanar angles ranging from 77.79 (6) to 83.93 (7)°]. All ligands are approximately planar; the maximum inter-planar angles within ligands are ca 12°. One CDCl3 solvent molecule is severly disordered and was excluded from the refinement.